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ADART 6 57 (X600057)
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| Designation | ADART 6 57 |
|---|---|
| ID | X600057 |
| Museum no. | BM 35036 (+) 35334 + 35696 |
| 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' | [MU 1 ME 10.KAM ... ina] ⸢IGI⸣ SA₄-⸢ša₂⸣-[ABSIN] | Year 110, ... in the ‘faces the sky’ sign of Virgo |
| 2' | [...] ŠU₂ ⸢DU₆⸣ 29 MUL₂.BABBAR ina RIN₂ IGI | Month VII, the 29th, Jupiter’s first appearance in Libra |
| 3' | [...] ⸢ki UŠ-u₂⸣ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ina IGI MUL₂-⸢e⸣-[ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB] | ... E’e, the eastern side, 2 1/2 cubits in front of β Scorpii |
| 4' | [UŠ ...] | UŠ |
| 5' | [MU 60+38.KAM ... MUL₂.BABBAR e] SA₄-ša₂-⸢ABSIN 1 1/2 KUŠ₃⸣ | [Year 98, ...] Jupiter was 1 1/2 cubits above α Virginis. |
| 6' | [...] ⸢MUL₂⸣.BABBAR SIG ⸢RIN₂-ša₂⸣-SI 3 KUŠ₃ | ... Jupiter was 3 cubits below β Librae |
| 7' | [...] KA | ... ... |
| 8' | [MU 1 ME 1.13.KAM {i}ar-ša₂]-⸢ka⸣-a ⸢LUGAL BAR GE₆ 18 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MUL₂-KUR-[ša₂-DUR-nu-nu] | Year 113, Arsaces king. Month I, night of the 18th, last part of the night, Venus was below η Piscium. |
| 9' | n n ... dele-bat SIG MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SAG]-⸢HUN⸣ 4 ⸢KUŠ₃ GU₄ GE₆⸣ [x] ⸢ina ZALAG₂⸣ dele-bat SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SAG-HUN 5 KUŠ₃ | [... Venus was] 4 cubits below β Arietis. Month II, night of the xth, last part of the night, Venus was 5? [cubits] below rho Leonis. |
| 10' | [... GE₆] 29 [ina] ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ dele-bat [e is-le₁₀ 1 KUŠ₃] 6 SI SIG GE₆ 10 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat | ... Night of the 29th, in the morning watch, Venus was 1 cubit 6 fingers above α Tauri. Month III, night of the 10th, last part of the night, Venus |
| 11' | [...] ⸢ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-ULU₃⸣ 4 SI dele-bat 4 U ana NIM DIB GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat | ... 4 fingers ζ Tauri, Venus having passed 4 fingers to the east. Night of the 20th, last part of the night, Venus was |
| 12' | [...] ⸢x⸣ GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 4 SI | ... night of the 22nd, last part of the night, Venus was 4 fingers below μ Geminorum |
| 13' | [... ŠU] GE₆ 5 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 4 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 9 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat | [... Month IV, night of the 5th, last part of the night, Venus was] 4 cubits [below] α Geminorum. Night of the 9th, [last part of] the night?, Venus |
| 14' | [SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ n n ... MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂]-ULU₃ 2 SI dele-bat 2 U ana ŠU₂ LAL GE₆ 30 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat | [... below β Geminorum ...] 2 fingers 𝜗 Cancri, Venus being 2 fingers back to the west. Night of the 30th, last part of the night, Venus was |
| 15' | [SIG SAG-A n n ...] ⸢x⸣ GE₆ 15 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat ⸢e⸣ [MUL₂]-⸢TUR⸣-ša₂-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-⸢LUGAL⸣ [N] ⸢U⸣ | below ε Leonis ... Night of the 15th, last part of the night, Venus was above eta Piscium |
| 16' | [... dele-bat SIG GIŠ.KUN-A N] KUŠ₃ dele-bat 4 SI ana NIM DIB KIN ⸢GE₆⸣ 1 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat | Venus was [nn] cubits below θ Leonis, Venus having passed 4 fingers to the east. Month VI, night of the 1st, last part of the night, Venus was |
| 17' | [e GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A n n ...] dele-bat SIG DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 2/3 ⸢KUŠ₃ dele-bat⸣ 6 U ana NIM DIB | above β Scorpii ... Venus was 2/3 cubit below gamma Virginis, Venus having passed 6 fingers to the east. |
| 18' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x x x⸣ [x x] ⸢x x⸣ x x | |
| 19' | [...] ⸢x⸣-ša₂-IGI ⸢x x⸣ KUŠ₃ dele-bat [...] ⸢x x⸣ | ... eša-iGI ... cubits, Venus ... |
| 20' | [... dele-bat ina] ŠU₂ ina GU IGI TUR 9 na-⸢su⸣ [...] | ... Venus’ first appearance in the west in Aquarius; it was small, rising of Venus to sunrise: 9° |
| 21' | [... SIG MUL₂-ar₂]-⸢ša₂⸣-SAG-HUN 5 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 10+[x ...] | 5 cubits below α Arietis. Night of the 10+[xth, ...] |
| 22' | [...] | |
| 23' | [MU 1 ME 35.KAM ... ŠUR]-⸢GIGIR-ša₂-x x⸣ 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ [...] | [Year 136, ...] ... 1/2 cubit Night |
| 24' | [...] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ GE₆ 17 USAN GU₄.UD e MUL₂-[ar₂-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ n n ...] | ... cubits Night of the 17th, first part of the night, Mercury was above μ Geminorum |
| 25' | [...] ⸢ina ŠU₂⸣ ina MAŠ.MAŠ ŠU₂ NU PAP SIG 9 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina MAŠ.MAŠ [IGI ...] | ... last appearance in the west in Gemini; I did not watch. Month III, the 9th, Mercury’s [first appearance] in the east [in Ge]mini |
| 26' | [...] ina ALLA ŠU₂ NE in 7 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina ABSIN IGI [...] | ... last appearance in Cancer. Month V, around the 7th, Mercury’s first appearance in the west in Virgo |
| 27' | [...] KIN 22 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina TIL ABSIN 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ⸢e⸣ [SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN ...] | ... Month VI, the 22nd, Mercury’s first appearance in the east in the end of Virgo, 1 1/2 cubits above α Virginis |
| 28' | [... GU₄.UD] ina ŠU₂ ina TIL PA IGI GAN 27 GU₄.UD ina ⸢ŠU₂⸣ [... ŠU₂ ...] | [... Mercu]ry’s first appearance in the west in the end of Sagittarius. Month IX, the 27th, Mercury was in Capricorn ... |
| 29' | [... TA x] ⸢ša₂⸣ GAN ki PAP NU IGI 12 GU₄.UD [ina] ⸢NIM⸣ ina ⸢GU⸣ [IGI ...] | ... from the xth of month IX, when I watched I did not see it. The 12th, Mercury’s [first appearance] in the east in the west |
| 30' | [...] 24 GU₄.UD ⸢ina NIM⸣ ina SAG ⸢zib⸣{me} ŠU₂ DIR NU PAP ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... The 24th, Mercury’s last appearance in the east in the beginning of Pisces; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 31' | [...] ⸢x x ŠE GE₆⸣ 26 USAN GU₄.UD SIG MUL₂.MUL₂ 2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | ... Night of the 26th, first part of the night, Mercury was 2 cubits below η Tauri |
| 32' | [... x]+17 GENNA ana NIM ki UŠ-u₂ 1 KUŠ₃ ina IGI SI-MAŠ₂ 2 KUŠ₃ ana ⸢ULU₃⸣ [SIG UŠ ...] | ... the x+17th, when Saturn became stationary to the east, it became stationary 1 cubit in front of β Capricorni, 2 cubits low to the south |
| 33' | [...] 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ ina IGI SI-MAŠ₂ 2 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG UŠ GAN in [...] | ... 2 1/2 cubits in front of β Capricorni, 2 [cubits low] to the south. Month IX, around |
| 34' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [x] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ ana ULU₃ SIG SIG GU₄.UD 1 KUŠ₃ ana ⸢ULU₃⸣ [SIG ...] | ... β Tauri ... cubits low to the south, 1 cubit below Mercury to the east |
| 35' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢muš⸣ | ... snake |
| 2' | [...] muš | ... snake |
| 3' | [SIG x x] na-su a-kam | Month III, ..., sunset to moonset: ...; mist |
| 4' | [...] ⸢x⸣ <ana> šamaš₂ SIG | ... <it is low> to the sun |
| 5' | [x x] ME NU PAP | moonrise to sunset: ...; I did not watch. |
| 6' | [x x ŠU₂] | ... hand |
| 7' | [x x].30 GE₆ | sunset to moonrise: x° 30' |
| 8' | [x] 13 na a-kam muš | ... sunrise to moonset: 13°, measured (despite) mist |
| 9' | [x] 17.20 KUR | ... moonrise to sunrise: 17° 20' |
| 10' | ⸢ŠU⸣ 1 16 na-su KUR₄ a-pir | The 1st, sunrise to moonset: 16°; it was bright, earthshine |
| 11' | ⸢muš⸣ ina GUB IGI ana šamaš₂ SIG | (If) a snake is seen while (the sun) stands there: it is low to the sun. |
| 12' | [x] 6 ŠU₂ NU PAP | ... 6th, moonset to sunrise: I did not watch |
| 13' | [x x]+5 ME ⸢DIR⸣ [x] | moonrise to sunset: [x]+5° |
| 14' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| r iii | ||
| 1' | DU₆ 30 [...] | Month VII, the 30th, ... |
| 2' | muš ma-diš ⸢ana⸣ [...] | (Sum) The snake, the ... of heaven and earth (Akk) The serpent, the wild bull of heaven |
| 3' | 13 6.30 ⸢ŠU₂⸣ [...] | The 13th, 6° 30' |
| 4' | 14 8.20 ME ⸢DIR⸣ [...] | The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 8° 20'; cl[ouds, ...] |
| 5' | 14 6 na a-kam muš | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 6°; measured (despite) mist. |
| 6' | 15 30 NINDA GE₆ | The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 30'. |
| 7' | 27 16.30 ⸢KUR⸣ [...] | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 16° 30' |
| 8' | APIN 30 [...] | Month VIII, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month), |
| 9' | ana [...] | to ... |
| r iv | ||
| 1' | ⸢x x x x⸣ DIR muš | ..., measured (despite) clouds |
| 2' | 27 14 KUR DIR muš | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 14°; measured (despite) clouds. |
| 3' | ⸢ŠE⸣ 30 11.20 DIR NU PAP | (Day) XII, (the 1st of which was identical with) the 30th (of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 11° 20'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 4' | 14 11 ŠU₂ DIR muš | The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 11°; measured (despite) clouds |
| 5' | 15 6 ME DIR muš | The 15th, moonrise to sunset: 6°; measured (despite) clouds. |
| 6' | 15 40 NINDA na DIR NU PAP | The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 40'; clouds, I did not watch. |
| 7' | 16 10 UŠ GE₆ DIR muš | The 16th, sunset to moonrise: 10°; measured (despite) clouds. |
| 8' | 28 11.30 KUR NU PAP | The 28th, moonrise to sunrise: 11° 30'; I did not watch. |
| 9' | BAR 1 16 na-su DIR muš | Month I, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month,) sunset to moonset: 16°; measured (despite) clouds. |
| 10' | ana šamaš₂ NIM | to the sun |
| 11' | [... AN].⸢KU₁₀⸣{meš} ša₂ a-na MU 1 ME 17.KAM | eclipse which is for year 117 |
| 12' | [ša₂ ši-i MU 1 ME 60+21.KAM {i}ar]-ša₂-ka-a LUGAL kun-nu-uʾ | This (is) year 121, when the king established the Euphrates. |
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