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ADART 6 45 (X600045)
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| Designation | ADART 6 45 |
|---|---|
| ID | X600045 |
| Museum no. | BM 34932; BM 40866 + 41130; BM 132286 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | Goal-year text |
| Find spot | unclear |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| t.e. | ||
| 1' | ina a-mat {d}EN u {d}GAŠAN-ia₂ liš-lim | At the command of Bel and Beltija may it go well. |
| o | ||
| 1' | MU 60+27.KAM {i}se ⸢LUGAL SIG EN 10 MUL₂.BABBAR⸣ [ana ŠU₂ ki UŠ-a ...] | Year 87, month III, until the 10th, when Jupiter became stationary to the west, |
| 2' | DU₆ in 2 MUL₂.BABBAR ina TIL RIN₂ ŠU₂ ⸢APIN⸣ [...] | Month VII, around the 2nd, Jupiter’s last appearance in the end of Libra; eta Piscium |
| 3' | ŠE in EN 8 MUL₂.BABBAR ana NIM ⸢ki⸣ [UŠ-u₂ ...] | Month IV, around until the 8th, when Jupiter became stationary to the east, it became stationary ... |
| 4' | MU 1.15.KAM {i}se LUGAL KIN [...] | Year 115, king Seleucus. Month VI, |
| 5' | APIN GE₆ 9 ina ZALAG₂ MUL₂.BABBAR SIG ⸢MUL₂⸣-[e-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB ...] | Month VIII, night of the 9th, last part of the night, Jupiter was below β Scorpii |
| 6' | MU 1 ME 50.KAM {i}an LUGAL BAR [...] | Year 150, king Anu. Month I, |
| 7' | [(ŠUR-GIGIR)]-ša₂-SI 2 KUŠ₃ dele-bat 4 U ana ŠU₂ LAL [...] | 2 cubits β Tauri, Venus being 4 fingers back to the west |
| 8' | GE₆ 24 USAN dele-bat e MUL₂-IGI-[ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ ... e] | Night of the 24th, first part of the night, Venus was above η Geminorum |
| 9' | [MUL₂-ar₂]-⸢ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1 KUŠ₃⸣ GE₆ 29 ⸢USAN⸣ [...] | 1 cubit μ Geminorum. Night of the 29th, first part of the night, |
| 10' | [x x] ⸢USAN⸣ dele-bat SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ [...] | ... first part of the night, Venus was below β Geminorum |
| 11' | [SIG] GE₆ 4 USAN dele-bat SIG ⸢SAG⸣-[A n n ...] | Month III, night of the 4th, first part of the night, Venus was below ε Leonis |
| 12' | e MUL₂-TUR-ša₂-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL 2/3 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | 2/3 cubit above ϱ Leonis |
| 13' | ⸢e⸣ GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 2 U dele-bat 2 U ana ⸢NIM⸣ [DIB ...] | 2 fingers above β Scorpii, Venus having passed 2 fingers to the east |
| 14' | ⸢e⸣ SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 1 U dele-bat 2 U ana ŠU₂ ⸢LAL⸣ [...] | 1 finger above α Virginis, Venus being 2 fingers back to the west |
| 15' | SIG RIN₂-ša₂-SI 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ ina 20 dele-bat <ina> ŠU₂ [... ŠU₂ (...) DU₆ x dele-bat ina NIM] | 4 1⁄2 cubits below β Librae. Around the 20th, Venus’ [last appearance] in the west ... Month VII, the xth, Ve[nus'] first appearance in the east |
| 16' | ina RIN₂ IGI TUR 8 na-su in 15 [IGI ...] | first appearance in Libra; it was small, rising of Mercury to sunrise: 8°; (ideal) first appearance on the 15th |
| 17' | SIG RIN₂-ša₂-SI 2 KUŠ₃ 8 U GE₆ 15 [...] | 2 cubits 8 fingers below β Librae. Night of the 15th, |
| 18' | AB GE₆ 8 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e MUL₂-[KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA ...] | Month X, night of the 8th, last part of the night, Venus was above θ Ophiuchi |
| 19' | GE₆ 29 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e MUL₂-IGI-[ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂ ...] | Night of the 29th, last part of the night, Venus was above γ Capricorni |
| 20' | MU 1 ME 12.KAM {i}an u {i}⸢an⸣ [A-šu₂ LUGAL{meš} ...] | Year 122, kings of Anu and Eanna |
| 21' | ina NIM UD.DA ŠU₂-šu₂ DIB SIG 7 [...] | last appearance in the east ..., omitted. Month III, the 7th, |
| 22' | GE₆ 28 USAN GU₄.UD e ⸢x⸣ [...] | Night of the 28th, first part of the night, Mercury was above α |
| 23' | [x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 25' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 26' | [...] ⸢x⸣ IGI KUR NIM-a [...] | ... first appearance in the east; it was bright (and) high, |
| 27' | ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ KUŠ₃ AB in [...] | ... cubits Month X, around |
| 28' | ⸢x⸣ [...] ina ⸢x⸣ IGI ŠE in 8 ⸢GU₄⸣.[UD ...] | ... first appearance in ... Month IV, around the 8th, Mercury's |
| 29' | MU 60+39.KAM ...] GENNA ina zib{me} IGI KUR NIM-a ina 8 [IGI ...] | [Year 69, ...] Saturn’s first appearance in Pisces; it was bright (and) high, (ideal) first appearance on the 8th |
| 30' | ŠU ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢DUR⸣-{mul₂}SIM.MAH UŠ KIN in 10+[x] GENNA ana ME [E-a ...] | Hand of ..., first part of the night, the Swallow. Month VI, around the 10+xth, Saturn’s acronychal rising. |
| 31' | GAN ⸢x⸣ [... ana ŠU₂ ki UŠ-a ina zib]{me} UŠ ŠE 15 15 na GENNA in 17 GENNA ina [(TIL) zib{me]} ⸢ŠU₂⸣ [...] | Month IX, e’e23 when it became stationary to the west, it was in Pisces. Month IV, the 15th, rising of Saturn to sunrise: 15°. Around the 17th, Saturn's [last appearance] in the end of Psalm X |
| 32' | MU 1.19.[KAM ...] 21 AN ina TIL ABSIN ŠU₂ | Year 79, ... The 21st, Mars’ last appearance in the end of Virgo. |
| 33' | MU 1 ME 11.[KAM {i}an u {i}an A-šu₂ LUGAL{meš} BAR GE₆ x] ⸢USAN⸣ AN e MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ 1/2 KUŠ₃ ša₂ šu-ut KA LU₂ | Year 111, kings of the four quarters (of the world). Month I, night of the [xth,] first part of the night, Mars was 1/2 cubit above θ Cancri. That man’s mouth |
| 34' | ⸢x x⸣ [... GE₆ x USAN AN e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂]-⸢ALLA⸣-ša₂-ULU₃ 20 SI | ... Night of the xth, first part of the night, Mars was 20 fingers above δ Cancri. |
| 35' | ⸢x⸣ [... GE₆ x USAN AN] SIG SAG-A 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ GU₄ GE₆ 9 USAN AN e LUGAL 1/2 KUŠ₃ | ... Night of the xth, first part of the night, Mars was 3 1⁄2 cubits below ε Leonis. Month II, night of the 9th, [first part] of the evening, Mars |
| 36' | ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢AN SIG MUL₂-TUR-ša₂-4-KUŠ₃⸣-ar₂-LUGAL 1/2 KUŠ₃ SIG GE₆ 7 USAN | β ... Mars was 1⁄2 cubit below a Leonis. Month III, night of the 7th, first part of the night, |
| 37' | [AN SIG GIŠ.KUN-A n n ... USAN AN x GIR₃-ar₂]-ša₂-A 1 U i-ṣa AN ana ⸢ŠU₂⸣ [LAL ...] | [Mars was ... below θ Leonis ...] first part of the night, Mars was 1 finger 𝜗 Ophiuchi, Mars being a little back to the west |
| 38' | ⸢ŠU⸣ GE₆ 10+[x ...] KUŠ₃ | Night of the 10+xth, cubits |
| r i | ||
| 1' | ⸢MU 1 ME 39.KAM | Year 139, |
| 2' | {i}an u {i}an A-šu₂ LUGAL{meš} | Anu and Anu, sons of kings |
| 3' | DU₆ 15 ŠU₂ na | Month VII, ‘moonset to sunr{I}se’: 15° |
| 4' | 9.50 ME GE₆ | sunset to moonrise: 9° 50'. |
| 5' | APIN 13 ŠU₂ na | Month VIII, ‘moonset to sunr{I}se’: 13° |
| 6' | 8.40 ME GE₆ | ‘moonr{I}se to sunset’ (plus) 𝜗 |
| 7' | GAN 13 ŠU₂ na | Month IX, ‘moonset to sunr{I}se’: 13° |
| 8' | 9.10 ME GE₆ | moonrise to sunset: 9° 10'. |
| 9' | ⸢AB⸣ 10 UŠ ŠU₂ [na] | 10 UŠ is the na (gauge) |
| 10' | 15 [ME GE₆] | 15° of night |
| 11' | ⸢ZIZ₂ 9 ŠU₂ na⸣ | XI 9th, last appearance |
| 12' | 14.40 ME ⸢GE₆⸣ | The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 14° 40'. |
| 13' | ŠE 6.20 ŠU₂ ⸢na⸣ | Hand of 6 20 |
| 14' | 6 ⸢ME GE₆⸣ | 6 black eagles |
| 15' | [...] ⸢in⸣ 48 GE₆ GIN | ... in the evening, 48° after sunset |
| 16' | [x x AN].⸢KU₁₀⸣ sin ša₂ DIB | lunar eclipse, which was omitted. |
| 17' | [in] 1.18 ME ana ŠU₂ šamaš₂ | At 81° before sunset. |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | [MU 1 ME 40.⸢KAM⸣ {i}an u {i}an | Year 140, “Araḫsamnu and Aramean |
| 2' | A-šu₂ LUGAL{meš} | son of kings |
| 3' | BAR 30 [...] DIR muš | Month I, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) ; measured (despite) clouds. |
| 4' | [... ana] ⸢šamaš₂ NIM⸣ | ... to the ešamaš-bird |
| 5' | 14 [x] ŠU₂ DIR NU PAP | The 14th, moonset to sunrise: ...; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 6' | 15 [x] ⸢ME⸣ DIR NU PAP | The 15th, [moonrise to sunrise:] ...; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 7' | 15 [x na] a-kam muš | The 15th, sunrise to moonset: ...; measured (despite) mist. |
| 8' | 16 [x GE₆] ⸢DIR⸣ muš | The 16th, sunset to moonrise: ...; measured. |
| 9' | 20+[x x KUR] ⸢DIR⸣ NU PAP | The 20+xth, moonrise to sunrise: ; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 10' | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 11' | 14 x x⸣ [ME ...] | The 14th, ... |
| 12' | 14 4.20 ŠU₂ | The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 4° 20'. |
| 13' | 15 9 GE₆ | The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 9°. |
| 14' | 15 11 na muš | The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 11°, measured. |
| 15' | 27 17.20 KUR muš | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 17° 20'; measured. |
| r iii | ||
| 1' | NE 30 12 ⸢KUR₄⸣ [...] | Month V, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 12°; it was bright |
| 2' | a-kam muš | water, measured |
| 3' | 14 10 UŠ ME muš | The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 10°; measured. |
| 4' | 14 8 ŠU₂ | 14th moonset to sunrise: 8° |
| 5' | 15 2 GE₆ | The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 2°. |
| 6' | 15 8 na muš | The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 8°, measured. |
| 7' | 28 12 KUR a-kam ⸢muš⸣ | The 28th, moonrise to sunrise: 12°; measured (despite) mist. |
| 8' | KIN 1 10 UŠ [...] | VI 1 10 UŠ |
| 9' | ma-diš ⸢SIG⸣ | a kind of plant |
| 10' | 13 [...] | The 13th, |
| 11' | ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 12' | 10+[x ...] | The 10+xth, ... |
| 13' | 14 [...] | The 14th, |
| 14' | 27 11.10+[x ...] | The 27th, ... 11° 10+[x ...] |
| r iv | ||
| 1' | [GAN ...] | Month IX, ... |
| 2' | [...] | |
| 3' | 11 [...] | 11 ... |
| 4' | 12 [...] | 12 ... |
| 5' | 13 [...] | The 13th, |
| 6' | 14 [...] | The 14th, |
| 7' | U₄ 1.KAM IGI{meš} DIB-qa{meš} u AN.KU₁₀{meš} ša₂ ana ⸢MU⸣ 1.me.58.KAM] | First days, appearances, passings, and eclipses which were established for E-MU-E-23, 158th day |
| 8' | {m}de-met-ri ⸢LUGAL⸣ [kun-nu-uʾ] | Demetrius, the king’s palace, established |
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