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ADART 6 49 (X600049)
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| Designation | ADART 6 49 |
|---|---|
| ID | X600049 |
| Museum no. | BM 34595 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ NE 30 MUL₂.BABBAR ina ABSIN 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ar₂ ⸢GU₄⸣.[UD ...] | ... Month V, the 30th, Jupiter was 2 1/2 cubits in Virgo, behind Mercury |
| 2' | [...] ⸢SA₄⸣-ša₂-ABSIN 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana SI NIM UŠ ZIZ₂ in 10+[x ...] | ... 2 1/2 cubits high to the north. Month XI, around the 10+[xth, ...] |
| 3' | [... ana] ⸢NIM⸣ ina LAL-šu₂ SIG GIŠ.KUN-A 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ DU₆ GE₆ 22 [...] | ... while moving back to the east, it was 4 1/2 cubits below θ Leonis. Month VII, night of the 22nd, |
| 4' | [...] 29 dele-bat ina ŠU₂ ina TIL MUL₂.MUL₂ ŠU₂ GU₄ 11 dele-bat ina ŠU₂ ina MUL₂.[MUL₂ IGI ...] | ... The 29th, Venus’ last appearance in the west in the end of Taurus. Month II, the 11th?, Venus' first appearance in [the west in Taurus ...] |
| 5' | [... SIG] ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-SI 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG ⸢ŠUR⸣-[GIGIR-ša₂-ULU₃ ...] | 3 1/2 cubits [below] β Tauri. Night of the 24th, last part of the night, Venus was below 𝜁 Tauri |
| 6' | [... GE₆] 9 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 13 ina [ZALAG₂ dele-bat] | [... Night] of the 9th, last part of the night, Venus was 1 cubit below μ Geminorum. Night of the 13th, [last part of] the night?, Venus |
| 7' | [...] 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 28 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ ⸢NE⸣ [...] | ... 1/2 cubit. Night of the 28th, last part of the night, Venus was 3 1⁄2 cubits below β Geminorum. ... |
| 8' | [...] ⸢SIG⸣ SAG-A 5 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 29 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG LUGAL 2 U dele-bat 2 [U ana x x] | ... 5 cubits below ε Leonis. Night of the 29th, last part of the night, Venus was 2 fingers below a Leonis, Venus being 2 fingers to |
| 9' | [... x]+1 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG GIŠ.KUN-A 5 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat | [... the x]+1st, last part of the night, Venus was 5 cubits below θ Leonis. Night of the 22nd, [last part] of the day, Venus |
| 10' | [... SIG] ⸢DELE⸣-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 2/3 KUŠ₃ dele-bat 4 SI ana ŠU₂ LAL GE₆ 14 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat | 2/3 cubit below γ Virginis, Venus being 4 fingers back to the west. Night of the 14th, last part of the night, Venus was |
| 11' | [... e RIN₂-ša₂]-⸢ULU₃⸣ 8 SI GE₆ 6 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG RIN₂-(ša₂ RIN₂)-ša₂-SI 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ | 8 fingers above α Librae. Night of the 6th, last part of the night, Venus was 2 1⁄2 cubits below a Librae |
| 12' | [...] ⸢e⸣ SI₄ 2 2/3 KUŠ₃ GAN GE₆ 3 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA 1 KUŠ₃ | ... 2 2/3 cubits α Scorpii. Month IX, night of the 3rd, last part of the night, Venus was 1 cubit above 𝜗 Ophiuchi. |
| 13' | [... ina] ⸢ŠU₂ ina⸣ HUN IGI TUR 8 na-su in 28 IGI | first appearance in the west in Aries; it was small, sunset to setting of Mercury: 8°; (ideal) first appearance on the 28th. |
| 14' | [...] ⸢GU₄⸣.UD e is-le₁₀ 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 11 | ... Mercury was 3 1/2 cubits above α Tauri. Night of the 11th, |
| 15' | [... e ŠUR-GIGIR]-ša₂-ULU₃ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 21 USAN GU₄.UD | 1 1/2 cubits [above] ζ Tauri. Night of the 21st, first part of the night, Mercury was |
| 16' | [... e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-še]-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 27 USAN GU₄.UD | 1 1/2 cubits [above] μ Geminorum. Night of the 27th, first part of the night, Mercury was |
| 17' | [... ina NIM ina] MAŠ.MAŠ IGI KUR NIM-⸢a 19 na-su in 10 IGI | first appearance in the east in Gemini; it was bright (and) high, rising of Mercury to sunrise: 19°; (ideal) first appearance on the 10th. |
| 18' | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| r iii | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 2' | [...] DIR NU PAP | ... clouds, I did not watch. |
| 3' | [x x] GE₆ DIR NU PAP | ... night, clouds, I did not watch. |
| 4' | [x] 6.40 na NU PAP | sunrise to moonset: 6° 40'; I did not watch. |
| 5' | [x] 22.50 KUR DIR NU PAP | moonrise to sunrise: 22° 50'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| r iv | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 2' | ⸢x⸣ 10 UŠ na a-kam muš | The xth, sunrise to moonset: 10°; measured (despite) mist |
| 3' | 27 17.30 KUR DIR NU PAP | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 17° 30'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 4' | ŠE 1 24.10 DIR NU PAP | Month IV, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 24° 10'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 5' | 12 6.50 ŠU₂ DIR NU PAP | The 12th, moonset to sunrise: 6° 50'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 6' | 13 8 ME DIR [x x] | The 13th, moonrise to sunset: 8°; clouds ... |
| 7' | 13 5.50 na ⸢DIR⸣ [x x] | The 13th, sunrise to moonset: 5° 50'; cl[ouds, ...] |
| 8' | 14 4 GE₆ DIR ⸢muš⸣ | The 14th, sunset to moonrise: 4°; clouds, |
| 9' | 28 8.50 KUR ki PAP NU IGI | The 28th, moonrise to sunrise: 8° 50'; when I watched I did not see it. |
| 10' | BAR 30 18 na-su DIR muš | Month I, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month,) sunset to moonset: 18°; measured (despite) clouds. |
| 11' | [...] ⸢DIB⸣-qa{meš} u AN.KU₁₀{meš} ša₂ a-na MU 1.me.1.šu.8.KAM | ... ešdib-stones and eclipses which were established for year 108 |
| 12' | {m}de-met-ri LUGAL kun-nu-uʾ | Demetrius the king established. |
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