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ADART 6 46 (X600046)
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| Designation | ADART 6 46 |
|---|---|
| ID | X600046 |
| Museum no. | BM 34603 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | Goal-year text |
| Find spot | unclear |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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+29.KAM {i}se ⸢LUGAL⸣ GU₄ in 26 MUL₂.BABBAR ana ME E-a ŠU ⸢EN 20+[x] ⸢MUL₂.BABBAR ana ŠU₂ ki⸣ [UŠ-a ...] | Year 89, month II, around the 26th, Jupiter’s acronychal rising. Month IV, the 20+xth, when Jupiter became stationary to the west, it became stationary |
| 2' | ar₂ 4.AM₃ IGI{meš} ša₂ PA ⸢ša₂ ana⸣ ZA maš-lu UŠ GAN 7 MUL₂.BABBAR ina MAŠ₂ ŠU₂ NU PAP AB 7 MUL₂.BABBAR ina [...] | the four front ones of Sagittarius, the upper one to the lower one; it is an anomaly. Month IX, the 7th, Jupiter’s last appearance in Capricorn; I did not watch. Month X, [the 7th], Jupiter was in |
| 3' | 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ SIG dele-bat 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL IGI 12 na-su | 3 1⁄2 cubits below Venus, being 1/2 cubit back to the west; rising of Venus to sunrise: 12°; |
| 4' | MU 1.17.KAM {i}se LUGAL DIB-qa{meš} ša₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ina PA u MAŠ₂ ia-a-nu ŠE.DIR | Year 77, when the king passed by, there were no passings of Jupiter in Sagittarius and Capricorn. Month IV was intercalary. |
| 5' | MU 1 ME 52.KAM {m}de-met-ri LUGAL GU₄ 1 8.20 na dele-bat in 3 dele-bat ina ŠU₂ ina TIL MUL₂.MUL₂ ŠU₂ 15 [dele-bat ina NIM] | Year 152, king Demetrius. Month II, the 1st, rising of Venus to sunrise: 8° 20'. Around the 3rd, Venus’ last appearance in the west in the end of Taurus. The 15th, Venus' |
| 6' | ina MUL₂.MUL₂ IGI KUR 9.30 na-su in 13 IGI SIG GE₆ 16 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-SI 2+⸢x⸣ [KUŠ₃] | first appearance in Taurus; it was bright, rising of Venus to sunrise: 9° 30'; (ideal) first appearance on the 13th. Month III, night of the 16th, last part of the night, Venus was 2+x cubits below β Tauri. |
| 7' | GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-ULU₃ 20 SI ŠU GE₆ 5 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ 4 U | Night of the 22nd, last part of the night, Venus was 20 fingers below ζ Tauri. Month IV, night of the 5th?, [last part] of the [night,] Venus was 1 cubit 4 fingers below [fr]om 𝜗 Geminorum. |
| 8' | GE₆ 8 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-⸢še⸣-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1 KUŠ₃ 4 U dele-bat 2 U ana NIM DIB GE₆ 12 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-SIPA 1 1/2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ | [Night of the 8th, last part of the night, Venus was] 1 cubit 4 fingers below μ Geminorum, Venus having passed 2 fingers to the east. Ni[ght of the 12th,] last part [of the night], Venus was 1 1/2 cubits above 𝜗 Gemino[rum.] |
| 9' | GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 5 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 28 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 4 KUŠ₃ NE GE₆ 12 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat | [Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, Venus was] 5 cubits [below α Geminorum.] Night of the 28th, [last part] of the [night, Venus] was 4 cubit[s] below 𝜗 Gemino[rum.] Month V, night of the 12th, last [part of the day, Venus |
| 10' | ⸢SIG⸣ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG SAG-A 5 KUŠ₃ KIN GE₆ 2 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG LUGAL 2 U | 1⁄2 cubit below γ Tauri. Night of the 23rd, last part of the night, Venus was 5? cubits below e Leonis. Month VI, night of the 2nd, [last part] of the day, Venus |
| 11' | dele-bat 2 U ana NIM DIB GE₆ 8 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MUL₂-TUR-ša₂-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL 1 U dele-bat 3 U ana NIM DIB GE₆ 15 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat | Venus having passed 2 fingers to the east. Night of the 8th?, last part of the night, Venus was 1 finger below ϱ Leonis, Venus [having passed] 3 fingers [to the ea]st. Ni[ght of the 15th], last part [of the night], Venus was |
| 12' | SIG GIŠ.KUN-A 5 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 4 U dele-bat 4 U ana ŠU₂ LAL DU₆ GE₆ 7 ina ZALAG₂ [dele-bat] | 5 cubits below 𝜗 Leonis. Night of the 25th, last part of the night, Venus was 4 fingers above β Scorpii, Venus being 4 fingers back to the west. Month VII, night of the 7th, [last part of] the night?, Venus |
| 13' | SIG DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 2/3 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ APIN GE₆ 5 ina ZALAG₂ [dele-bat] | 2/3 cubit below γ Virginis. Night of the 18th, last part of the night, Venus was 1 1⁄2 cubits above 𝜗 Virginis Month VIII, night of the 5th, [last part] of the [night, Venus] |
| 14' | e RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 9 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG RIN₂-ša₂-SI 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e [MUL₂-e-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB] | it was 1/2 cubit above α Librae. Night of the 9th, last part of the night, Venus was 2 1⁄2 cubits below 𝜗 Librae [Night of the 19th,] last part [of the night], Venus was |
| 15' | 4 U dele-bat 4 U ana [ŠU₂] LAL GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e SI₄ 2 KUŠ₂ 20 SI GAN GE₆ 4 [ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat] | 4 fingers, Venus being 4 fingers back to the west. Night of the 25th, last part of the night, Venus was 2 cubits 20 fingers above α Scorpii. Month IX, night of the 4th, [last part] of the day, Venus |
| 16' | e MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA 1 KUŠ₃ AB 20+[x] 8 na dele-bat in 26 dele-bat ina NIM ina SAG GU ŠU₂ MU 1.me.53.[KAM ...] | 1 cubit above θ Ophiuchi. Month X, the 20+xth, rising of Venus to sunrise: 8°. Around the 26th, Venus’ last appearance in the east in the beginning of Aquarius. Year 153 |
| 17' | MU 60+54.KAM {i}an u {i}an A-[šu₂] ⸢LUGAL⸣{meš} BAR 28 GU₄.UD ina ⸢ŠU₂ x⸣ [... IGI ...] | Year 154, Anu and Anu, sons of Šarru-emeš. Month I, the 28th, Mercury’s first appearance in the west ... |
| 18' | ⸢GE₆ x USAN⸣ GU₄.UD SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 4 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 15 ⸢USAN⸣ GU₄.UD ⸢SIG⸣ [...] | [Night of the xth, first part of the night, Mercury was] 4 cubits [below] α Geminorum. Night of the 15th, [first part of] the night?, Mercury |
| 19' | ŠU 10 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina ALLA IGI KUR NIM-a 18 [... GU₄.UD] | Month IV, the 10th, Mercury’s first appearance in the east in Cancer; it was bright (and) high, rising of Mercury to sunrise: 18° |
| 20' | ina ŠU₂ UD.DA ŠU₂-šu₂ DIB ⸢DU₆ 26 [...] | last appearance in the west ..., omitted. “E22DU6 26 ... |
| 21' | ⸢ar₂⸣ GENNA ana NIM IGI KUR 15 [na-su ...] | (ideal) first appearance [in the east] when Saturn became visible to the east; it was bright, rising of Saturn to sunrise: 15° |
| 22' | [x] ⸢GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ GU₄.UD SIG ⸢MUL₂ x⸣ [...] | ... Night of the 19th, last part of the night, Mercury was below η Tauri ... |
| 23' | [GE₆ x ina] ZALAG₂ ⸢GU₄.UD⸣ [...] | Night of the xth, last part of the night, Mercury was |
| r i | ||
| 1' | [ŠE x ŠU₂] ⸢na⸣ | Hand of x |
| 2' | 11.30 ME GE₆ | ‘moonr{I}se to sunset’ (after) 11° 30' |
| 3' | MU 1 ME 42.KAM {i}an u {i}an A-šu₂ LUGAL{meš} | Year 142, kings of Anu and Anu. |
| 4' | ŠU 28 šamaš₂ AN.KU₁₀ A₂ SI | Month IV, the 28th, solar eclipse on the north side |
| 5' | u MAR ki-i TAB-u₂ ina 12 ME | when it began on the west side, at 12° |
| 6' | šal-šu₂ HAB-rat GAR-an | You set up a šû-vessel. |
| 7' | in 20 ME ana ŠU₂ šamaš₂ | At 20° before sunset. |
| 8' | NE GE₆ 15 AN.KU₁₀ sin | Month V, night of the 15th, lunar eclipse |
| 9' | 2 me ki PAP NU IGI | 2 hundred, when I watched I did not see it. |
| 10' | in 4 UŠ GE₆ ana ZALAG₂ | At 4° before sunrise. |
| 11' | AB 13 AN.KU₁₀ sin 5 AB₂ | Month X, the 13th, lunar eclipse (after) 5 months, |
| 12' | BAR DIB in 7 UŠ ME NIM-a | BAR, omitted. At 7° after sunrise. |
| 13' | GE₆ 29 AN.KU₁₀ šamaš₂ ša₂ DIB | Night of the 29th, solar eclipse, omitted. |
| 14' | in 1.33 GE₆ GIN | At 93° after sunset. |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | 15 [...] | The 15th, |
| 2' | 15 [...] | The 15th, |
| 3' | 28 [...] | The 28th, |
| 4' | SIG [...] | III ... |
| 5' | 11+[x ...] ⸢sin⸣ NU IGI | The 11+[xth, ...] I did not see the esīnu-house. |
| 6' | 15 [x]+30 ME muš | The 15th, moonrise to sunset: [x]+30', measured. |
| 7' | 15 1 ŠU₂ muš | The 15th, moonset to sunrise: 1°, measured. |
| 8' | 16 6 GE₆ | The 16th, sunset to moonrise: 6°. |
| 9' | 16 11 na muš | The 16th, sunrise to moonset: 11°, measured. |
| 10' | 28 15 KUR muš | The 28th, moonrise to sunrise: 15°; measured. |
| 11' | ŠU 1 17 KUR₄ a-pir muš ina GUB IGI | Month IV, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 17°; it was bright, earthshine, measured; it could be seen while (the sun) stood there |
| 12' | 14 7 ŠU₂ | 14th moonset to sunrise: 7° |
| 13' | 15 30 NINDA ME muš | The 15th, moonrise to sunset: 30'; measured. |
| 14' | 15 7.30 na muš | The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 7° 30'; measured. |
| 15' | 16 10 UŠ GE₆ | 16th sunset to moonrise: 10° |
| 16' | 27 20.30 KUR muš | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 20° 30'; measured. |
| r iii | ||
| 1' | 14 [...] | The 14th, |
| 2' | 15 1 ⸢ME⸣ [x] | 15 00 00 |
| 3' | 16 8 GE₆ | The 16th, sunset to moonrise: 8°. |
| 4' | 27 15 KUR muš | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 15°; measured. |
| 5' | APIN 1 12 muš ana šamaš₂ SIG | Month VIII, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 12°, measured; it was low to the sun. |
| 6' | 13 3 ŠU₂ DIR muš | The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 3°; measured (despite) clouds |
| 7' | 14 5.30 ME DIR muš | The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 5° 30'; measured (despite) clouds. |
| 8' | 14 14 na muš | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 14°; measured. |
| 9' | 15 6 GE₆ muš | The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 6°, measured. |
| 10' | 27 13.50 KUR | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 13° 50'. |
| 11' | DIR NU PAP | clouds, I did not watch. |
| r iv | ||
| 1' | 27 15+[x] ⸢KUR⸣ [...] | The 27th, [moonrise to sunrise:] 15+x° |
| 2' | ŠE 30 18 ⸢x⸣ [...] | (Day) 30 |
| 3' | 13 11.50 ME ⸢DIR⸣ [x] | The 13th, moonrise to sunset: 11° 50'; cl[ouds, ...] |
| 4' | 13 4.10 ŠU₂ ⸢DIR⸣ NU PAP | The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 4° 10'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 5' | 14 1.40 ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | The 14th, sunset to moonrise: 1° 40' |
| 6' | 14 3.50 ⸢na⸣ [...] ⸢NU⸣ PAP | The 14th, (moonrise to sunrise:) 3° 50’; ēru-plant ...; šamaš-plant, total: |
| 7' | 28 10 UŠ ⸢KUR⸣ [...] | The 28th, moonrise to sunrise: 10° |
| 8' | DIR.ŠE 1 25 [...] | Month XII2, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 25° |
| 9' | DIR muš ina GUB [IGI] | measured (despite) clouds; it could be seen while (the sun) stood there |
| 10' | U₄ 1.KAM IGI{meš} DIB-qa{meš} u AN.KU₁₀{meš} ša₂ ana MU 1.me.1.šu.KAM {m}de-met-⸢ri⸣ [LUGAL] | First days, appearances, passings, and eclipses which were established for year 111, king Demetrius. |
| 11' | kun-nu-[uʾ] | firmly established |
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