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ADART 6 53 (X600053)
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| Designation | ADART 6 53 |
|---|---|
| ID | X600053 |
| Museum no. | BM 34968 + 35040 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
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| 1' | [...] ⸢x x x ŠU₂ x⸣ [...] | ... hand of ... |
| 2' | [...] ⸢GE₆⸣ 1 USAN MUL₂.BABBAR e MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA n n] | ... Night of the 1st, first part of the night, Jupiter was above θ Ophiuchi |
| 3' | [MU 1 ME 1+ŠU.3.KAM {i}a]-⸢lik⸣ LUGAL BAR GE₆ 4 USAN dele-bat e MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1 KUŠ₃ 8 SI GE₆ 6 ⸢USAN⸣ [...] | Year 133, king of the Apsu. Month I, night of the 4th, first part of the night, Venus was 1 cubit 8 fingers above η Geminorum. Night of the 6th, [first part] of the evening, |
| 4' | [... x]+1 SI ana NIM DIB GE₆ 9 USAN dele-bat e MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-SIPA 4 KUŠ₃ <GE₆> 19 USAN [...] | ... having passed [x]+1 fingers to the east. Night of the 9th, first part of the night, Venus was 4 cubits above γ Geminorum. {v}Night> of the 19th?, first? part [of the night?, ...] |
| 5' | [...] GU₄ GE₆ 8 USAN dele-bat e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ 1 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 22 [...] | Month II, night of the 8th, first part of the night, Venus was 1 cubit above δ Cancri. Night of the 22nd, |
| 6' | [...] ⸢USAN⸣ dele-bat SIG LUGAL 4 SI ŠU 1 12 na dele-bat in 6 dele-bat ina ŠU₂ ina SAG A ŠU₂ [...] | ... first part of the night, Venus was 4 fingers below α Leonis. Month IV, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 12°. Around the 6th, Venus’ last appearance in the west in the beginning of Leo |
| 7' | [...] ⸢in⸣ 20 IGI NE GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG SAG-A 6 KUŠ₃ KIN GE₆ 5 [...] | ... (ideal) first appearance on the 20th. Month V, night of the 23rd, last part of the night, Venus was 6 cubits below ε Leonis. Month VI, night [of the 5th, ...] |
| 8' | GE₆ 13 [ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MUL₂-TUR-ša₂]-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL 1 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG GIŠ.KUN-A 5 [KUŠ₃ ...] | Night of the 13th, last part of the night, Venus was 1 cubit below ϱ Leonis. Night of [the 23rd,] last part [of the night], Venus was 5 cubits below a Leonis |
| 9' | GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-[A n n ...] GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 2/3 KUŠ₃ APIN GE₆ 1+[x ...] | Scorpii Night of the 18th, last part of the night, Venus was 2/3 cubit below γ Virginis. Month VIII, night of the 1+[xth, ...] |
| 10' | GE₆ 19 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat ⸢e RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃⸣ 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 21 ⸢ina ZALAG₂⸣ dele-bat SIG RIN₂-ša₂-SI 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ dele-bat 2 [SI ...] | Night of the 19th, last part of the night, Venus was 1⁄2 cubit above α Librae. Ni[ght of the 21st,] last part [of the night], Venus was 2 1/2 cubits below a Librae, Venus being 2 fingers |
| 11' | e MUL₂-e-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB 8 SI GE₆ 10 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e SI₄ 3 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e MUL₂-⸢KUR⸣-[ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA ...] | 8 fingers [above] β Scorpii. Night of the 10th, last part of the night, Venus was 3 cubits above &U01d1 Ophiuchi. Ni[ght of the 20th,] last part [of the night], Venus was above eta Piscium |
| 12' | ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG SI-MAŠ₂ 2 KUŠ₃ ZIZ₂ GE₆ 8 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂ 1 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 10+[x ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂] | last part of the night, Venus was 2 cubits below β Capricorni. Month XI, night of the 8th, last part [of the night], Venus was 1 cubit above 𝜗 Capri[corni]. Night of the 10+[xth, first part] of the [night,] Venus was |
| 13' | 1 KUŠ₃ dele-bat 6 SI ana NIM DIB ŠE 16 9 na dele-bat in 20 dele-bat ina NIM ina zib{me} ŠU₂ | 1 cubit, Venus having passed 6 fingers to the east. Month IV, the 16th, rising of Venus to sunrise: 9°. Around the 20th, Venus’ last appearance in the east in Pisces. |
| 14' | MU 1 ME 25.KAM {i}an u {i}se A-šu₂ LUGAL{meš} BAR 25 GU₄.UD ina NIM UD.DA IGI DIB GU₄ 9 GU₄.UD ina ⸢NIM⸣ [...] | Year 125, kings of the Anu and Seleucus. Month I, the 25th, Mercury’s first appearance in the east ..., omitted. Month II, the 9th?, Mercury in the ešumu e23 |
| 15' | [ina] ŠU₂ ina ALLA IGI KUR 15 na-su in 2 IGI GE₆ 16 USAN GU₄.UD SIG SAG-A 5 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 21 ⸢USAN⸣ GU₄.UD ⸢x⸣ [...] | first appearance [in the west] in Cancer; it was bright, rising of Mercury to sunrise: 15°; (ideal) first appearance on the 2nd. Night of the 16th, first part of the night, Mercury was 5 cubits below ε Leonis. Ni[ght of the 21st, eponym year of ...] Mercury |
| 16' | ⸢ŠU⸣ 14 ŠU₂ ša₂ GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina A TA 12 ki PAP NU IGI NE 14 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina A 3 KUŠ₃ ar₂ LUGAL ana NIM ⸢GUB⸣ [IGI] | The 14th, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in Leo: from the 12th, when I watched I did not see it. Month V, the 14th?, Mercury's [first appearance] in the east in leo, 3 cubits behind α Leonis to the east; it was bright, |
| 17' | [KUR] ⸢NIM⸣-a 18 na-su in 9 IGI KIN 1 11 na GU₄.UD in 2 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina SAG ABSIN ŠU₂ APIN 1 GU₄.[UD ina ŠU₂] | Month VI, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month,) sunset to moonset: 11°; Mercury, around the 2nd, Mercury’s last appearance in the east in the beginning of Virgo. Month VIII, the [1st, Mercu]ry's |
| 18' | [ina] GIR₂.TAB ina IGI sin 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ GUB IGI KUR NIM-a 15 na-su in 28 ša₂ DU₆ IGI 15 ŠU₂ ša₂ GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina PA [...] | in Scorpius, it stood 1 1/2 cubits in front of the moon to the west; it was bright (and) high, sunset to setting of Mercury: 15°; (ideal) first appearance on the 28th of month VII. The 15th, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in Sagittarius |
| 19' | [x] GU₄.UD ina NIM ina GIR₂.TAB IGI KUR NIM-a 16 na-su in 24 IGI GAN GE₆ 8 ina ZALAG₂ GU₄.UD e MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-[KIR₄-šil-PA] | [The xth,] Mercury’s first appearance in the east in Scorpius; it was bright (and) high, rising of Mercury to sunrise: 16°; (ideal) first appearance on the 24th. Month IX, night of the 8th, last part of the night, Mercury was above θ Ophiuchi. |
| 20' | ⸢x⸣ KUŠ₃ AB 8 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina MAŠ₂ ŠU₂ NU PAP ZIZ₂ 14 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina zib{me} 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ar₂ dele-bat ana ⸢NIM⸣ [GUB IGI] | cubits ... Month X, the 8th, Mercury’s last appearance in the east in Capricorn; I did not watch. Month xI, the 14th?, Mercury's [first appearance] in the west in Pisces, 2 1⁄2 [cubits] behind Venus to the east |
| 21' | ⸢KUR⸣ NIM-a 16 na-su in 12 IGI ŠE in 1 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina TIL zib{me} ŠU₂ NU PAP | it was bright (and) high, rising of Mercury to sunrise: 16°; (ideal) first appearance on the 12th. Month IV, around the 1st, Mercury’s last appearance in the west in the end of Pisces; I did not watch. |
| 22' | [MU 1 ME 12.KAM {i}an u {i}an A-šu₂ LUGAL{meš} BAR EN 28 GENNA ana ŠU₂ ki UŠ-a 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ar₂ GIR₃-ar₂-⸢ša₂⸣-[A ...] | Year 122, kings of the four quarters (of the world). Month I, until the 28th, when Saturn became stationary to the west, it became stationary 2 1/2 cubits behind β Scorpii |
| 23' | [ŠU₂ ša₂] GENNA ina ABSIN TA ⸢x ki⸣ PAP NU IGI KIN 27 GENNA ina ABSIN 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ar₂ DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN IGI KUR [...] | Month IV, Saturn’s first appearance in Virgo: from the xth to the west, I did not see it. Month VI, the 27th, Saturn's [first appearance] in [Virgo] 1 1/2 cubits behind γ Virginis; it was bright |
| 24' | [GAN] in EN 29 GENNA ana NIM ki UŠ-u₂ 2 KUŠ₃ ina IGI SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN UŠ | Month IX, around until the 29th, when Saturn became stationary to the east, it became stationary 2 cubits in front of α Virginis. |
| 25' | [MU 60+32.KAM] {i}an LUGAL ŠU 8 16 na ša₂ AN in 10 AN ina A ŠU₂ APIN 5 AN [...] | Year 92, king of the lands. Month IV, the 8th, rising of Mars to sunrise: 16°. Around the 10th, Mars’ last appearance in Leo. Month VIII, the 5th?, Mars |
| 26' | [MU 1 ME 23.KAM] ⸢DIR⸣.ŠE GE₆ 24 USAN ⸢AN SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI x⸣ [x x x] ⸢x⸣ [...] | Year 123, ‘moonrise to sunset’. Night of the 24th, first part of the night, Mars was below [α Geminorum ...] ... |
| 27' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
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