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ADART 6 50 (X600050)
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| Designation | ADART 6 50 |
|---|---|
| ID | X600050 |
| Museum no. | BM 34615 |
| 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) |
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| 1' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [... e] ⸢SA₄⸣-ša₂-ABSIN 1 1/2 [KUŠ₃ ...] | 1 1/2 cubits above α Virginis |
| 3' | [...] GE₆ 17 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e ⸢MUL₂⸣ [...] | ... Night of the 17th, last part of the night, Venus was above η Tauri |
| 4' | [...] 16 9 na dele-bat ⸢in⸣ [...] | ... The 16th, rising of Venus to sunrise: 9° |
| 5' | [MU 1 ME] 22.KAM {i}an LUGAL BAR 2 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina MUL₂.⸢MUL₂ IGI⸣ [...] | Year 122, king of the Apsu. Month I, the 2nd, Mercury’s first appearance in the west in Taurus |
| 6' | [USAN] GU₄.UD SIG ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-SI 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 15 ⸢USAN⸣ [GU₄.UD e ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-ULU₃ ...] | first part of the night, Mercury was 1 1⁄2 cubits below β Tauri. Night of the 15th, first part [of the night], Mercury was above 𝜁 Tauri |
| 7' | [e MUL₂]-⸢IGI⸣-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 23 USAN ⸢GU₄.UD⸣ e ⸢MUL₂⸣ [...] | 1 1/2 cubits above η Geminorum. Night of the 23rd, first part of the night, Mercury was above eta Tauri |
| 8' | [e MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂]-⸢SIPA⸣ 4 KUŠ₃ GU₄ 8 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina MAŠ.⸢MAŠ ŠU₂⸣ NU PAP SIG 15 [...] | 4 cubits above γ Geminorum. Month II, the 8th, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in Gemini; I did not watch. Month III, the 15th, |
| 9' | [...] ⸢GU₄⸣.UD SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 5 KUŠ₃ ⸢GE₆⸣ [x] ina ZALAG₂ GU₄.UD SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-⸢ar₂⸣ [...] | ... Mercury was 5 cubits below α Geminorum. Night of the [xth, last part of the night, Mercury was] |
| 10' | [NE x GU₄.UD ina] ⸢ŠU₂⸣ ina ABSIN IGI NU PAP [x x x] ⸢na⸣ GU₄.UD in 18 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ⸢ina⸣ [x ŠU₂ ...] | [Month V, the xth, Mercury’s] first appearance in the west in Virgo; I did not watch. ... ešûtu; Mercury, around the 18th?, Mercury's [last appearance] in the south in ... |
| 11' | [...] ina ZALAG₂ [GU₄.UD e] SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ DU₆ 23 11 ⸢na⸣ [GU₄.UD ...] | ... last part of the night, Mercury was 1 1/2 cubits above α Virginis. Month VII, the 23rd, the 11th, Mercury’s [first appearance ...] |
| 12' | [... ar₂] dele-bat ana NIM IGI KUR NIM-a 15 na-su in 10 [IGI ...] | ... first appearance behind Venus to the east; it was bright (and) high, sunset to setting of Mercury: 15°; (ideal) first appearance on the 10th ... |
| 13' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ GU₄.UD ina NIM ina MAŠ₂ 1 KUŠ₃ ar₂ SI-MAŠ₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... Mercury’s first appearance in the east in Capricorn, 1 cubit behind β Geminorum. ... |
| 14' | [...] ⸢NIM⸣-a 16 na-su in 12 IGI GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ GU₄.UD ⸢e⸣ [GENNA ...] | ... rising of Mercury to sunrise: 16°; (ideal) first appearance on the 12th. Night of the 20th, last part of the night, Mercury was above [Saturn ...] |
| 15' | [... MU] 1 ME 23.KAM BAR 1 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina TIL HUN 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ina IGI MUL₂.MUL₂ ana ⸢x x⸣ [...] | Year 123, month I, the 1st, Mercury’s first appearance in the west in the end of Aries, 1 1/2 cubits in front of η Tauri to ... |
| 16' | [MU 1 ME 9.KAM {i}an u {i}an A]-šu₂ LUGAL{meš} SIG GE₆ 25 USAN GENNA ana NIM ina LAL-šu₂ e LUGAL 2 SI ŠU 1 13 [na GENNA ...] | Year 109, kings of the four quarters. Month III, night of the 25th, first part of the night, Saturn, while moving back to the east, was 2 fingers above α Leonis. Month IV, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 13° |
| 17' | [...] ⸢GENNA⸣ ina A 2 2/3 KUŠ₃ ar₂ LUGAL ana NIM IGI 15.30 na-su in 11 IGI GE₆ 26 ina ZALAG₂ ⸢GENNA⸣ [...] | ... Saturn’s first appearance in Leo, 2 2/3 cubits behind α Leonis to the east; rising of Saturn to sunrise: 15° 30'; (ideal) first appearance on the 11th. Night of the 26th, last part of the night, Saturn |
| 18' | [... ana] ⸢NIM⸣ ki UŠ-u₂ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ina IGI GIŠ.KUN-A 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG UŠ ZIZ₂ in 6 GENNA ana [ME E-a] | when it became stationary to the east, it was 1 1⁄2 cubits in front of θ Leonis, being 4′cubits low to the south. Month XI, around the 6th, Saturn’s acronychal rising. |
| 19' | [MU 1.29.KAM ...] ⸢SIG⸣ in EN 27 AN ana NIM ki UŠ-u₂ ina GU UŠ NU PAP NE in 1 AN ana ME E-a NU PAP EN 27 [...] | [Year 89, ...] ‘wool-tree’. Around until the 27th, when Mars became stationary to the east, it became stationary in Aquarius; I did not watch. Month V, around the 1st, Mars' acronychal rising; I didn<t watch>. Until the 27[th, ....] |
| 20' | [...] ⸢UŠ⸣ NU IGI | ... I did not see the ešû-bird |
| 21' | [MU 1 ME 21.KAM ...] GE₆ 24 ina ZALAG₂ AN e MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂ 10 SI GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ AN e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SUHUR-[MAŠ₂ n n ...] | [Year 121, ... Night of the 24th, last part of the night, Mars was] 10 fingers [above γ Capricorni. Night] of the 25th, [last part] of [the night, Ma]rs was above 𝜗 Capri[corni ...] |
| 22' | [...] ⸢AN⸣ SIG MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu 2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 23 USAN AN SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-HUN 3 KUŠ₃ ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | ... Mars was 2 cubits below η Piscium. Night of the 23rd, first part of the night, Mars was 3 cubit below a Arietis. Night |
| 23' | [... MUL₂-x]-ša₂-SAG-HUN 4 KUŠ₃ ŠE GE₆ 2 USAN AN SIG MUL₂.MUL₂ 1 KUŠ₃ 4 SI GE₆ 22 USAN AN e [is-le₁₀ n n ...] | 4 cubits ... α Arietis. Month IV, night of the 2nd, first part of the night, Mars was 1 cubit 4 fingers below 𝜗 Tauri. Night of the 22nd?, first [part of the evening, Mars] was above a Tauri |
| 24' | [...] ⸢USAN⸣ AN SIG ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-SI 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ | ... first part of the night, Mars was 1 1/2 cubits below β Tauri |
| r i | ||
| 1' | [MU 1 ME 49.⸢KAM⸣ {i}an LUGAL | Year 149, king of the Euphrates. |
| 2' | [DU₆ x] ⸢ŠU₂⸣ na | [Month VII, ...] sunrise to moonset: |
| 3' | [x] ME GE₆ | moonrise to sunset: x° |
| 4' | [APIN x] ⸢ŠU₂⸣ na | [APIN x] ešû-plant |
| 5' | [x]+20 ME GE₆ | moonrise to sunset: [x]+20' |
| 6' | [GAN x] ŠU₂ na | [Month IX, ...] last appearance |
| 7' | [x] ME GE₆ | moonrise to sunset: x° |
| 8' | [AB x] ŠU₂ na | [Month X, ...] ‘moonset to sunrise’ (plus) x° |
| 9' | [x] ME GE₆ | moonrise to sunset: x° |
| 10' | [ZIZ₂ x ŠU₂ na] | [Month XI, …] na |
| 11' | [x ME GE₆] | ... after sunset. |
| 12' | [ŠE x]+10 ⸢ŠU₂⸣ [na] | Hand of x+10 ešû-plants |
| 13' | [x]+40 ME GE₆ | moonrise to sunset: [x]+40' |
| 14' | ⸢MU⸣ 1 ME 50.KAM {i}an LUGAL | “It is the 150th year of Anu, the king |
| 15' | ⸢NE⸣ 14 5 ŠU₂ muš | The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 5°, measured. |
| 16' | ⸢AN⸣.KU₁₀ sin ša₂ DIB | lunar eclipse which was omitted. |
| 17' | ⸢in⸣ 25 ME ana ŠU₂ šamaš₂ | ‘moonrise to sunset’ plus 25° |
| 18' | GE₆ 29 AN.KU₁₀ šamaš₂ ša₂ DIB | Night of the 29th, solar eclipse, omitted. |
| 19' | ⸢in⸣ 16 GE₆ GIN | At 16° after sunset. |
| 20' | ZIZ₂ 13 1 ŠU₂ DIR muš | Month XI, the 13th, moonset to sunrise: 1°; measured (despite) clouds. |
| 21' | ⸢AN⸣.KU₁₀ sin ša₂ DIB | lunar eclipse which was omitted. |
| 22' | ⸢in⸣ 1.10 ME NIM-a | (after) sunrise, moonrise to sunset: 1° 10'. |
| 23' | [GE₆] 29 x⸣ [...] | Night of the 29th, ... |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | MU 1 ME 50.KAM {i}an LUGAL | Year 150, king Antiochus. |
| 2' | BAR 30 13.30 DIR NU PAP | Month I, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 13° 30'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 3' | 13 7.30 ŠU₂ NU PAP | The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 7° 30'; I did not watch. |
| 4' | 14 1.20 na DIR NU PAP | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 1° 20'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 5' | 15 2.20 ME DIR NU PAP | The 15th, moonrise to sunset: 2° 20'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 6' | 16 10 UŠ GE₆ DIR NU PAP | The 16th, sunset to moonrise: 10°; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 7' | 27 14.30 KUR DIR NU ⸢PAP⸣ | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 14° 30'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 8' | GU₄ 1 23.40 DIR NU PAP | Month II, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 23° 40'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 9' | 13 4.20 ŠU₂ DIR NU PAP | The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 4° 20'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 10' | 14 6.10 ME DIR NU PAP | The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 6° 10'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 11' | 14 5.10 na NU PAP | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 5° 10'; I did not watch. |
| 12' | 15 x] NINDA GE₆ DIR NU PAP | The 15th, sunset to moonrise: ...; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 13' | 26 x⸣ KUR NU PAP | The 26th, moonrise to sunrise: ...; I did not watch. |
| 14' | SIG 30 17 na-su KUR₄ a-pir | Month III, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month,) sunset to moonset: 17°; it was bright, earthshine, |
| 15' | ⸢muš⸣ ana šamaš₂ SIG | (If) a snake is low to the sun |
| 16' | 14 1.40 ŠU₂ | 14th moonset to sunrise: 1° 40’ |
| 17' | 15 5 ME a-kam muš | The 15th, moonrise to sunset: 5°; measured (despite) mist. |
| 18' | 15 10 UŠ na a-kam muš | The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 10°; measured (despite) mist |
| 19' | 16 8.10 GE₆ NU ⸢PAP⸣ | The 16th, sunset to moonrise: 8° 10'; I did not watch. |
| 20' | 27 17 KUR ⸢NU⸣ [PAP] | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 17°; it was bright, total |
| 21' | ŠU 1 20+[x ...] | IV 1 20+[x ...] |
| r iii | ||
| 1' | ⸢NE 30 15 na-su DIR muš | Month V, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month,) sunset to moonset: 15°; measured (despite) clouds |
| 2' | 14 5 ŠU₂ | 14th moonset to sunrise: 5° |
| 3' | 15 2 ME DIR NU PAP | The 15th, moonrise to sunset: 2°; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 4' | 15 8 na a-kam muš | The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 8°; measured (despite) mist. |
| 5' | 16 9 GE₆ muš | The 16th, sunset to moonrise: 9°, measured. |
| 6' | 28 18.30 KUR muš | The 28th, moonrise to sunrise: 18° 30'; measured. |
| 7' | KIN 1 15.30 na-su KUR₄ a-pir muš | Month VI, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month,) sunset to moonset: 15° 30'; it was bright, earthshine, measured. |
| 8' | 13 12 ŠU₂ | The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 12°. |
| 9' | 14 4 ME a-kam muš | The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 4°; measured (despite) mist. |
| 10' | 14 4 na a-kam muš | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 4°; measured (despite) mist. |
| 11' | 15 7.30 GE₆ | The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 7° 30’. |
| 12' | 27 16 KUR a-kam muš | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 16°; measured (despite) mist. |
| 13' | DU₆ 1 21 na-su KUR₄ a-pir muš | Month VII, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month,) sunset to moonset: 21°; it was bright, earthshine, measured. |
| 14' | ina GUB IGI ana šamaš₂ NIM | it could be seen while (the sun) stood there; it was high to the sun. |
| 15' | 13 5.40 ME NU PAP | The 13th, moonrise to sunset: 5° 40'; I did not watch. |
| 16' | 13 3 ⸢ŠU₂⸣ [...] | The 13th, 3 ešû-plants |
| 17' | 14 3+[x GE₆ ...] | The 14th, sunset to moonrise: 3+x° ... |
| 18' | 14 [... na ...] | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: ... |
| r iv | ||
| 1' | GAN 1 17.30 na-su KUR₄ a-⸢pir⸣ [x] | Month IX, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month,) sunset to moonset: 17° 30'; it was bright, earthshine |
| 2' | ina GUB IGI ana šamaš₂ NIM | it could be seen while (the sun) stood there; it was high to the sun. |
| 3' | 12 16.20 ŠU₂ DIR NU PAP | The 12th, moonset to sunrise: 16° 20'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 4' | 13 6.30 ME DIR muš | The 13th, moonrise to sunset: 6° 30'; measured (despite) clouds. |
| 5' | 13 2.40 na DIR NU PAP | The 13th, sunrise to moonset: 2° 40'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 6' | 14 6 GE₆ a-kam muš | The 14th, sunset to moonrise: 6°; measured (despite) mist. |
| 7' | 27 19.30 KUR muš | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 19° 30'; measured. |
| 8' | AB 1 23.10 DIR NU PAP | Month X, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 23° 10'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 9' | 12 9.20 ŠU₂ DIR ⸢NU⸣ [PAP] | The 12th, moonset to sunrise: 9° 20'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 10' | 13 2.40 [ME ...] | The 13th, moonrise to sunset: 2° 40' |
| 11' | 13 [x na ...] | The 13th, sunrise to moonset: ... |
| 12' | 14 [x GE₆ ...] | The 14th, sunset to moonrise: ... |
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