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ADART 6 54 (X600054)
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| Designation | ADART 6 54 |
|---|---|
| ID | X600054 |
| Museum no. | BM 33472 + 33524 + 33721 + unnumb. |
| 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 | By the command of Bel and Ezina, may it be well |
| o | ||
| 1' | ⸢MU 1.44.KAM {i}⸢an⸣ [u] {i}an A-šu₂ LUGAL{meš} BAR 10 ⸢MUL₂⸣.BABBAR [ina x IGI ...] | Year 84, “Eane23 and Anu, sons of kings’ sons{I}šû. Month I, the 10th, Jupi[ter's first appearance in ...] |
| 2' | NE in EN 11 MUL₂.⸢BABBAR⸣ ana NIM ki UŠ-u₂ 3 1/2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | Month V, until around the 11th, when Jupiter became stationary to the east, it became stationary 3 1/2 cubits |
| 3' | DU₆ in 10 MUL₂.BABBAR ina ME E-a ⸢GAN 11 [x] ⸢x x x x⸣ [...] | Month VII, around the 10th, Jupiter’s acronychal rising. Month IX, the 11th, ... ... |
| 4' | ⸢DIR.ŠE⸣ 21 ⸢MUL₂.BABBAR⸣ ina ⸢MUL₂.MUL₂ ŠU₂ NU⸣ [PAP] | The 21st, Jupiter’s last appearance in Taurus; I did not watch. |
| 5' | MU 1.31.KAM ŠE.DIR MU 60+32.[KAM {i}an] ⸢LUGAL⸣ BAR GE₆ 11 ina ZALAG₂ ⸢MUL₂⸣.[BABBAR ...] | Year 81, month XII was intercalary. Year 82, “Anu, Šarru-ēṭer. Month I, night of the 11th, last part of the night, Jupiter was |
| 6' | GU₄ GE₆ 2 ina ZALAG₂ MUL₂.BABBAR SIG MUL₂-⸢IGI⸣-[ša₂-SAG]-HUN 4 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 24 [...] | Month II, night of the 2nd, last part of the night, Jupiter was 4 cubits below β Arietis. Night of the 24th, |
| 7' | KIN GE₆ 12 ina ZALAG₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ana ŠU₂ ina LAL-šu₂ ⸢SIG MUL₂⸣-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-HUN 4 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | Month VI, night of the 12th, last part of the night, Jupiter, while moving back to the west, was 4 cubits below a Arietis |
| 8' | SIG MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SAG-HUN 3 1/2 KUŠ₂ GAN ⸢GE₆⸣ 26 USAN MUL₂.BABBAR ⸢x⸣ [...] | 3 1/2 cubits below β Arietis. Month IX, night of the 26th, first part of the night, Jupiter was |
| 9' | AB GE₆ 26 USAN MUL₂.BABBAR SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-HUN 5 KUŠ₃ [...] | Month X, night of the 26th, first part of the night, Jupiter was 5 cubits below α Arietis |
| 10' | MU 1 ME⸣ 1+ŠU+7.KAM {m}de-met-ri LUGAL BAR GE₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG [MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu n n ...] | Year 177, king Demetrius. Month I, night of the 21st, last part of the night, Venus was below η Piscium |
| 11' | ⸢SIG⸣ MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SAG-HUN 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ GU₄ GE₆ 2 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG ⸢MUL₂⸣-[ar₂-ša₂-SAG-HUN n n ...] | 4 1⁄2 cubits [below] β Arietis. Month II, night of the 2nd, last part of the night, Venus was below eta Piscium |
| 12' | ⸢SIG MUL₂⸣.MUL₂ 2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 28 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e is-le₁₀ 2 KUŠ₃ SIG GE₆ [...] | 2 cubits [below η Tauri. Night of the 28th, last part of the night, Venus was] 2? [cubits] above 𝜗 Tauri; Month III, night |
| 13' | 29 ŠU₂ ša₂ dele-bat ina NIM ina MAŠ.MAŠ TA 25 ki PAP NU IGI KIN 17 dele-bat [...] | The 29th, last appearance of Venus in the east in Gemini; from the 25th, when I watched I did not see it. Month VI, the 17th, Venus |
| 14' | in 15 IGI GAN GE₆ 10 USAN dele-bat SIG SI-MAŠ₂ 3 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 10+[x ...] | (ideal) first appearance on the 15th. Month IX, night of the 10th, first part of the night, Venus was 3 cubits below β Capricorni. Night of the 1[0th, ...] |
| 15' | dele-bat 2 U ana ŠU₂ LAL GE₆ 25 USAN dele-bat e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂ n n ZIZ₂ x USAN dele-bat] | Venus being 2 fingers back to the west. Night of the 25th, first part of the night, Venus was above δ Capricorni. [Month XI, the xth,] first part [of the night], Venus was |
| 16' | SIG MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-DUR-nu-nu 2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 26 USAN dele-bat SIG MUL₂-[IGI-ša₂-SAG-HUN n n ...] | 2 cubits below η Piscium. Night of the 26th, first part of the night, Venus was below [𝜗] Arietis |
| 17' | SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-HUN 4 KUŠ₃ ŠE GE₆ 21 USAN dele-bat SIG MUL₂.[MUL₂ n n ...] | 4 cubits below α Arietis. Month IV, night of the 21st, first part of the night, Venus was below ... |
| 18' | DIR.ŠE GE₆ 7 USAN dele-bat e is-le₁₀ n n] GE₆ 24 USAN⸣ [...] | Month XII₂, night of the 7th, first part of the night, Venus was above α Tauri. Night of the 24th?, first [part of the evening, ...] |
| 19' | ⸢MU 1 ME⸣ 29.KAM {i}se LUGAL BAR 11 x x x x⸣ [...] | Year 129, king Seleucus. Month I, the 11th, ... |
| 21' | ⸢e⸣ ŠUR-[GIGIR-ša₂]-ULU₃ 2 KUŠ₃ 23 GU₄.UD ⸢ina NIM⸣ [...] | 2 cubits above ζ Tauri. The 23rd, Mercury’s [first appearance] in the east |
| 22' | ⸢x⸣ [x x GU₄].⸢UD⸣ ina NIM ina TIL MAŠ.MAŠ ŠU₂ NU PAP in [...] | ... Mercury’s last appearance in the east in the end of Gemini; I did not watch. Around |
| 23' | ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ DU₆ in 4 ⸢GU₄⸣.UD ina ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... ... Month VII, around the 4th, Mercury’s in ... |
| 24' | in [x x x GE₆] 10 ina ZALAG₂ GU₄.UD e ⸢MUL₂⸣ [...] | ... Night of the 10th, last part of the night, Mercury was above η Tauri |
| 25' | ⸢x⸣ [x x x] ⸢x x x x x x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 26' | ⸢x⸣ [x x x] ⸢x x x x x x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 27' | [...] ⸢x x DIR.ŠE 7 GU₄.UD ⸢ina NIM ina x x x⸣ [...] | ... Mercury’s in the east in ... |
| 28' | [...] GU₄.UD SIG MUL₂.MUL₂ 2 ⸢x KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | ... Mercury was 2 cubits below η Tauri |
| 29' | [...] ⸢DIR⸣.ŠE 29 GENNA ana ME E-a | ... Month XII2, the 29th, Saturn’s acronychal rising. |
| 30' | [MU 1 ME 16.KAM {i]}an u {i}an A-šu₂ LUGAL{meš} BAR GE₆ [...] | Year 116, kings of the east and west. Month I, night |
| 31' | [...] ⸢GENNA⸣ ana ŠU₂ ki UŠ-a 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ar₂ ⸢RIN₂-ša₂⸣-[ULU₃ ...] | ... when Saturn became stationary to the west, it became stationary 1 1/2 cubits behind α Librae |
| 32' | [...] ⸢na⸣ GENNA in 23 GENNA ina ⸢SAG⸣ [GIR₂.TAB ŠU₂ ...] | ... Saturn around the 23rd, Saturn’s last appearance in the Scorpius |
| 33' | [...] ⸢IGI⸣ GAN GE₆ 1 ina ZALAG₂ GENNA e MUL₂-e-ša₂-SAG-[GIR₂.TAB ...] | ... Month IX, night of the 1st, last part of the night, Saturn was above β Scorpii |
| 34' | [... ar₂] ⸢MUL₂⸣-e-ša₂-SAG-[GIR₂.TAB] UŠ | ... behind δ Scorpii |
| 35' | [...] ⸢DU₆⸣ 8 AN [...] | ... the 8th, Mars |
| r i | ||
| 1' | [ŠE x ŠU₂] na | Hand of ... |
| 2' | [x ME] GE₆ | moonrise to sunset: x° |
| 3' | [...] | |
| 4' | [... x]+6 GE₆ | ... x+6° of night |
| 5' | [... AN].KU₁₀ šamaš₂ | solar eclipse |
| 6' | [...] DIB | omitted |
| 7' | [...] ana ŠU₂ šamaš₂ | ... to the hand of the deity |
| 8' | [... AN].KU₁₀ | ... eclipse |
| 9' | [...] ULU₃ | ... south |
| 10' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ME | ... moonrise to sunset: |
| 13' | [... AN].⸢KU₁₀⸣ sin | ... lunar eclipse |
| 14' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ana ŠU₂ šamaš₂ | ... to the hand of the demon |
| 15' | [GE₆ x] ⸢AN⸣.KU₁₀ šamaš₂ | Night of the xth, solar eclipse |
| 16' | [... x]+23 GE₆ ana ZALAG₂ | ... x+23° before sunrise. |
| 17' | [ŠE x x] 3 ME ⸢muš⸣ | Hand of 300 snakes |
| 18' | [sin AN.KU₁₀] A₂ ULU₃ | lunar eclipse: on the south side |
| 19' | [u KUR ki]-i TAB-u₂ | and the land when it began |
| 20' | ⸢ina⸣ 10+[x] ⸢GE₆⸣ 10 SI GAR-an | The 10+xth, the night-time watch is 10 fingers. |
| 21' | in 4 UŠ GE₆ GIN | At 4° after sunset. |
| 22' | GE₆ 29 AN.KU₁₀ šamaš₂ | Night of the 29, solar eclipse |
| 23' | ša₂ DIB in 1.28 | omitted. At 88° |
| 24' | GE₆ ana ZALAG₂ | before sunrise. |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [DIR.ŠE x] ⸢x⸣ KUR muš ina GUB IGI 4 | Month XII₂, the xth, moonrise to sunrise: ..., measured; it could be seen while (the sun) stood there. 4 |
| 3' | 14 muš ŠU₂ na NU TUK muš | The 14th, measured; sunrise to moonset: ; measured. |
| 4' | 15 ME GE₆ NU TUK muš | The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 15°; measured. |
| 5' | 15 8 na a-kam muš | The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 8°; measured (despite) mist. |
| 6' | 16 15 GE₆ DIR muš | The 16th, sunset to moonrise: 15°; measured (despite) clouds. |
| 7' | 27 9.10 KUR ki PAP NU IGI | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 9° 10'; when I watched I did not see it. |
| 8' | [MU] 1 ME⸣ 57.KAM | Year 157 |
| 9' | {m}de-met-ri LUGAL | Demetrius the king |
| 10' | BAR 30 16 KUR₄ muš ana šamaš₂ SIG | Month I, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 16°, it was bright, measured; it was low to the sun. |
| 11' | 14 6.40 ŠU₂ DIR NU PAP | The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 6° 40'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 12' | 15 7.50 ME DIR NU PAP | The 15th, moonrise to sunset: 7° 50'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 13' | 15 1.20 na DIR NU PAP | The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 1° 20'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 14' | 16 10.30 GE₆ ⸢DIR⸣ NU PAP | The 16th, sunset to moonrise: 10° 30'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 15' | 27 14 KUR muš | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 14°; measured. |
| 16' | GU₄ 1 23 KUR₄ a-pir muš | Month II, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 23°; it was bright, earthshine, measured. |
| 17' | ina GUB IGI ana šamaš₂ NIM | it could be seen while (the sun) stood there; it was high to the sun. |
| 18' | 14 11 ME DIR muš | The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 11°; measured (despite) clouds. |
| 19' | 14 4.30+[x] ŠU₂ DIR muš | The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 4° 30+[x]'; measured (despite) clouds. |
| 20' | 15 5 GE₆ DIR [x] | The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 5°; clouds, ... |
| 21' | 15 6 na ⸢DIR muš⸣ | The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 6°; measured (despite) clouds. |
| 22' | 27 15 KUR a-kam muš | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 15°; measured (despite) mist. |
| 23' | SIG 30 13 ma-diš a-kam muš | III 30 13th moonrise to sunset: 13°, measured (despite) mist |
| 24' | 14 14 ME a-kam muš | The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 14°; measured (despite) mist. |
| 25' | 14 10 ŠU₂ ŠU₂ | 14th moonset to sunrise: 10° |
| 26' | 15 4 GE₆ | The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 4°. |
| 27' | 15 5.30+[x] na a-⸢kam muš⸣ | The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 5° 30+[x]'; measured (despite) mist. |
| 28' | 28 14 KUR [a]-kam | The 28th, moonrise to sunrise: 14°; mist |
| 29' | ŠU 1 18 ⸢KUR a-pir⸣ muš 4 | Month IV, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 18°; it was bright, earthshine, measured. The 4th, |
| 30' | ana šamaš₂ NIM | to the sun |
| 31' | 13 15.40 ME muš | The 13th, moonrise to sunset: 15° 40'; measured. |
| 32' | 13 14.30 na | The 13th, sunrise to moonset: 14° 30'. |
| 33' | 14 15 GE₆ a-⸢kam⸣ [muš] | The 14th, sunset to moonrise: 15°; measured. |
| 34' | 14 ⸢x⸣ na a-⸢kam muš⸣ | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 14°; measured (despite) mist. |
| 35' | [x x].40 KUR DIR NU PAP | moonrise to sunrise: x° 40'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| r iii | ||
| 1' | 10+[x ...] | The 10+xth, ... |
| 2' | 11+[x ...] | The 11+xth, ... |
| 3' | 14 6 na⸣ [...] | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 6° |
| 4' | 27 18 KUR [...] | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 18° |
| 5' | KIN 1 15 KUR₄ a-[pir] | Month VI, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 15°; it was bright, earthshine |
| 6' | muš ina GUB IGI ana šamaš₂ ⸢NIM⸣ | (If) a snake is seen while (the sun) stands there: for the šamaš of the ēru-plant |
| 7' | 12 5.50 ŠU₂ [...] | The 12th, moonset to sunrise: 5° 50' |
| 8' | 13 ME u GE₆ NU TUK ⸢x⸣ [...] | ‘moonr{I}se-to-sunset’ and sunset to setting of Mercury: 13° |
| 9' | 13 9 na ⸢muš⸣ | The 13th, sunrise to moonset: 9°. |
| 10' | 14 7.30 GE₆ a-kam ⸢muš⸣ | The 14th, sunset to moonrise: 7° 30'; measured (despite) mist. |
| 11' | 27 9 KUR a-kam muš | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 9°; measured (despite) mist. |
| 12' | DU₆ 30 10 UŠ ma-diš SIG | VII 30 10 (cubits) the (longer) side, lower side |
| 13' | ma-diš a-kam muš | a bird of water, snake |
| 14' | 12 3 ŠU₂ | 12 00 |
| 15' | 13 9 ME a-kam muš | The 13th, moonrise to sunset: 9°; measured (despite) mist. |
| 16' | 13 2 na a-[kam] ⸢muš⸣ | The 13th, sunrise to moonset: 2°; measured (despite) mist. |
| 17' | 14 2 GE₆ a-kam muš | The 14th, sunset to moonrise: 2°; measured (despite) mist. |
| 18' | 27 22 KUR ⸢x muš⸣ | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 22°; measured. |
| 19' | APIN 1 15 KUR₄ ⸢DIR⸣ [...] | Month VIII, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 15°; it was bright, ‘clouds’ |
| 20' | ana šamaš₂ NIM | to the sun |
| 21' | 12 6.20 ŠU₂ DIR [...] | The 12th, moonset to sunrise: 6° 20'; clouds, |
| 22' | 13 7.20 ME [...] | The 13th, moonrise to sunset: 7° 20' |
| 23' | 13 8.30 na ⸢x⸣ [...] | The 13th, sunrise to moonset: 8° 30'; ... |
| 24' | 14 2 GE₆ ⸢muš⸣ | The 14th, sunset to moonrise: 2°. |
| 25' | 27 14 KUR ⸢muš⸣ | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 14°. |
| 26' | U₄ 1.KAM{⸢meš⸣} [...] | 1st day |
| 27' | ša₂ ana ⸢MU⸣ [...] | Who to the ešumu-temple |
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