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ADART 6 68 (X600069)
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| Designation | ADART 6 68 |
|---|---|
| ID | X600069 |
| Museum no. | BM 38405 |
| 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' | MU 1 ME 9.KAM {i}an u {i}an A-šu₂ ⸢LUGAL{meš⸣} ŠU [...] ⸢ana⸣ NIM ina LAL-šu₂ e ⸢GIR₃-ar₂-ša₂-A 1 [...] | Year 109, Anu and Anu, sons of Šarru-šarri, hand of ... Anu-e23, while moving back to the east, 1 ... above β Scorpii |
| 3' | e SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 1 KUŠ₃ 6 SI ŠE GE₆ 1 ina ⸢ZALAG₂ MUL₂⸣.BABBAR ana ⸢ŠU₂⸣ [ina] ⸢LAL⸣-šu₂ e SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ | 1 cubit 6 fingers above α Virginis. Month IV, night of the 1st, in the morning watch, Jupiter, while moving back to the west, was 1 1/2 cubits above a Virginis |
| 4' | MU 1 ME 20.KAM ša₂ ši-i MU 1 ME 1.24.⸢KAM⸣ {[i]}⸢ar⸣-ša₂-kam LUGAL BAR in 17 dele-bat ina ŠU₂ ina MUL₂.MUL₂ ŠU₂ DIR NU PAP 29 dele-⸢bat⸣ [...] | Year 121, which is year 124, king of Araḫsamna. Month I, around the 17th, Venus’ last appearance in the west in Taurus; clouds, I did not watch. The 29th, Ve[nus ...] |
| 5' | KUR NIM-a 11 na-su in 28 ⸢IGI⸣ [SIG] GE₆ 2 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e is-le₁₀ 20 SI GE₆ 16 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-SI 4 KUŠ₃ ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | it was bright (and) high, rising of Venus to sunrise: 11°; (ideal) first appearance on the 28th of month III. Night of the 2nd, last part of the night, Venus was 20 fingers above α Tauri. Ni[ght of the 16th,] last part [of the night], Venus was 4 cubits below 𝜗 Tauri; ešume [night ...] |
| 6' | SIG ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-ULU₃ 2/3 KUŠ₃ <GE₆> 30 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1 KUŠ₃ ŠU GE₆ 2 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | 2/3 cubit below 𝜁 Tauri. <Night> of the 30th, last part of the night, Venus was 1? [cubit] below [η Geminorum.] Month IV, night of the 2nd, [last part] of the [night, Venus] was 1 cubit [below] rho Leonis |
| 7' | ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-⸢SIPA⸣ 2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 15 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-IGI 4 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 20+[x] ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ NE ⸢GE₆⸣ [...] | last part of the night, Venus was 2 cubits above γ Geminorum. Night of the 15th, last part [of the night], Venus was 4 1⁄2 [cubits] below 𝜗 Gemino[rum.] Ni[ght of the 20+[xth,] first part of [the night,] Venus was 3 1/2 cubit(s) below a Gemi[norum]. Month V, night of the 23rd, |
| 8' | SIG MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-ULU₃ 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 15 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG SAG-A 5 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 23 ina [ZALAG₂ dele-bat] ⸢SIG⸣ LUGAL 2 SI ⸢dele-bat 2 [SI ...] | 1⁄2 cubit below δ Cancri. Night of the 15th, last part of the night, Venus was 5 cubits below e Leonis. Ni[ght of the 23rd,] last part [of the night], Venus was 2 fingers above 𝜗 Leonis, Venus being 2 fingers |
| 9' | ina ZALAG₂ dele-⸢bat e MUL₂⸣-TUR-ša₂-4-KUŠ₃-ar₂-LUGAL 1 SI TE KIN GE₆ 7 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG GIŠ.KUN-A 5 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 16 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e ⸢GIR₃⸣-[ar₂-ša₂-A ...] | last part of the night, Venus was 1 finger above ϱ Leonis, it came close. Month VI, night of the 7th, last part [of the night], Venus was 5 cubits below 𝜗 Leonis. Night of the 16th, [last part] of the [night,] Venus was above eta Tauri |
| 10' | ⸢GE₆⸣ 20+[x ina ZALAG₂] ⸢dele-bat SIG⸣ DELE-ša₂-⸢IGI-ABSIN⸣ 2/3 KUŠ₃ DU₆ GE₆ 8 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 1 2/3 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e ⸢RIN₂⸣-[ša₂-ULU₃ ...] | Night of the 20+[xth, last part of the night, Venus was] 2/3 cubit [below γ Virginis.] Month VII, night of the 8th, [last part] of the [night, Venus] was 1 2/3 [cubits] above a Virginis [Night of the 25th,] last part [of the night], Venus was above eta Piscium |
| 11' | GE₆ 29 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG RIN₂-ša₂-SI 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ APIN GE₆ 10 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e MUL₂-e-ša₂-[SAG]-GIR₂.TAB 8 SI GE₆ 16 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e ⸢SI₄⸣ [...] | Night of the 29th, last part of the night, Venus was 2 1⁄2 cubits below β Librae. Month VIII, night of the 10th, [last part] of the [night, Ve]nus was 8 fingers above 𝜗 Scorpii. Ni[ght of the 16th,] last part [of the night], Venus was above ēru-flour |
| 12' | GE₆ 25 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA 1 KUŠ₃ AB 7 dele-bat ⸢ina NIM⸣ [ina] ⸢MAŠ₂ ŠU₂⸣ [x x] ŠE 23 dele-bat ina ŠU₂ ina HUN IGI KUR NIM-a [...] | Night of the 25th, last part of the night, Venus was 1 cubit above θ Ophiuchi. Month X, the 7th, Venus’ last appearance in the east in Capricorn ... Month IV, the 23rd, Venus' first appearance [in the west] in Aries; it was bright (and) high, |
| 13' | MU 1 ME 46.KAM {i}an LUGAL GU₄ 9 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina MAŠ.MAŠ IGI KUR NIM-a 16 [na-su ...] ⸢x USAN GU₄.UD⸣ [...] | Year 146, king of the Apsu. Month II, the 9th, Mercury’s first appearance in the west in Gemini; it was bright (and) high, sunset to setting of Mercury: 16° ... first part of the night, Mercury was |
| 14' | GE₆ 13 USAN GU₄.UD SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 2 KUŠ₃ SIG 16 18 na GU₄.⸢UD⸣ [...] | Night of the 13th, first part of the night, Mercury was 2 cubits below β Geminorum. Month III, the 16th, rising of Mercury to sunrise: 18° |
| 15' | SIG dele-bat IGI 18 na-su in 11 IGI 27 15 na GU₄.UD NE [...] | it was below Venus; rising of Mercury to sunrise: 18°; (ideal) first appearance on the 11th. The 27th, sunrise to moonset: 15’. Month V, ... |
| 16' | DU₆ in 11 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ UD.DA ŠU₂-šu₂ DIB 29 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina SAG GIR₂.TAB [IGI ...] | Month VII, around the 11th, Mercury’s last appearance in the west ..., omitted. The 29th, Mer[cury's first appearance] in the east in the beginning of Scorpius |
| 17' | in 27 IGI APIN GE₆ 9 ina ZALAG₂ GU₄.UD e MUL₂-e-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB 10 ⸢SI⸣ [... GAN] | (ideal) first appearance on the 27th. Month VIII, night of the 9th, last part of the night, Mercury was 10 fingers above β Scorpii |
| 18' | in 5 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina PA ŠU₂ AB 14 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina GU IGI KUR NIM-a 10+[x na-su ...] | Around the 5th, Mercury’s last appearance in the east in Sagittarius. Month X, the 14th, Mer[cury's first appearance] in the west in Aquarius; it was bright (and) high, rising of Mercury to sunrise: 10+x° ... |
| 19' | 27 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina SAG zib{me} IGI DIR NU PAP ŠE 23 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina TIL zib{⸢me⸣} [ŠU₂ ...] | The 27th, Mercury’s first appearance in the east in the beginning of Pisces; clouds, I did not watch. Month IV, the 23rd, Mercury's last appearance in [the east] in the end of Pi[sces ...] |
| 20' | MU 1 ME 33.KAM {i}se LUGAL BAR 14 17 na GENNA in 17 GENNA ina MUL₂.MUL₂ ⸢ŠU₂⸣ [...] | Year 133, king Seleucus. Month I, the 14th, sunset to setting of Saturn: 17°. Around the 17th, Saturn’s [last appearance] in Taurus |
| 21' | SIG GE₆ 20 ina ZALAG₂ GENNA SIG ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-SI 2 2/3 KUŠ₃ ŠU GE₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ GENNA [...] | Month III, night of the 20th, last part of the night, Saturn was 2 2/3 cubits below β Tauri. Month IV, night [of the 23rd, last] part of [the night, Sa]turn |
| 22' | GENNA ana NIM ki-i UŠ-u₂ 1 KUŠ₃ ar₂ ŠUR-GIGIR-ša₂-ULU₃ 4 SI ana ⸢SI⸣ [NIM UŠ ...] | when Saturn became stationary to the east, it became stationary 1 cubit behind ζ Tauri, 4 fingers high to the north |
| 23' | e ⸢ŠUR⸣-GIGIR-ša₂-ULU₃ 6 SI APIN 11 GENNA ana ME ⸢E-a⸣ [...] | 6 fingers above ζ Tauri. Month VIII, the 11th, Saturn’s acronychal rising |
| 24' | EN 10 ⸢GENNA⸣ ana ŠU₂ ki-i UŠ-a 1/2 KUŠ₃ ina IGI ⸢ŠUR-GIGIR⸣-[ša₂-ULU₃ ...] | until the 10th, when Saturn became stationary to the west, it became stationary 1/2 cubit in front of ζ Tauri |
| 25' | ⸢SIG⸣ [ŠUR]-⸢GIGIR⸣-ša₂-SI 3 KUŠ₃ ⸢GE₆ 2 [...] | 3 cubits β Tauri. Night of the 2nd, |
| 26' | [MU 1 ME 13.KAM {i}⸢an⸣ [...] | Year 113, “The Anu-ešum-plant ...] |
| r i | ||
| 1' | [AB x] ŠU₂ na | [Month X, ...] ‘moonset to sunrise’ (plus) x° |
| 2' | [x] ME GE₆ | moonrise to sunset: x° |
| 3' | ZIZ₂ ⸢x⸣ ŠU₂ na | Month XI, eponym year of ... |
| 4' | 17 ME GE₆ | moonrise to sunset: 17°; |
| 5' | ŠE 8.40 ŠU₂ na | Hand of 8 40 |
| 6' | 17.20 ME GE₆ | ‘moonr{I}se to sunset’ (plus) 𝜗 20' |
| 7' | ⸢MU 1 ME 1.14.KAM⸣ | “[Year 1]14 |
| 8' | {[i}ar]-ša₂-kam LUGAL | It is the king’s extispicy. |
| 9' | ⸢x⸣ 29 ⸢AN⸣.[KU₁₀] ⸢šamaš₂⸣ | 29 ešamaš temples |
| 10' | [x] ⸢x⸣ [x x] ⸢x⸣ | |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | GU₄ 30 [...] | Month II, the 30th?, ... |
| 2' | 14 4 [ŠU₂ ...] | The 14th, moonset to sunrise: 4° |
| 3' | 15 1 ME | The 15th, moonrise to sunset: 1°. |
| 4' | 15 4.30 na DIR ⸢muš⸣ | The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 4° 30'; clouds, |
| 5' | 16 18 GE₆ DIR ⸢muš⸣ | The 16th, sunset to moonrise: 18°; clouds, |
| 6' | 27 16 KUR muš | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 16°; measured. |
| 7' | SIG 1 17 KUR₄ a-kam muš | Month III, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 17°; it was bright, measured (despite) mist. |
| 8' | 13 12 ŠU₂ | The 13th, moonset to sunrise: 12°. |
| 9' | 14 4 ME muš | The 14th, moonrise to sunset: 4°, measured. |
| 10' | 14 1.30 na ⸢muš⸣ | The 14th, sunrise to moonset: 1° 30'. |
| 11' | 15 12 GE₆ [x (x)] | The 15th, sunset to moonrise: 12° ... |
| 12' | 27 18 KUR ⸢muš⸣ | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 18°. |
| 18' | 27 [...] | The 27th, |
| r iii | ||
| 1' | [x] ⸢x⸣ DIR muš | [The xth,] moonrise to sunset: measured (despite) clouds. |
| r iv | ||
| 1' | 15 13 ⸢ME⸣ [...] | The 15th, moonrise to sunset: 13° |
| 2' | 15 5 na [...] | The 15th, sunrise to moonset: 5° |
| 3' | 16 2 GE₆ [...] | The 16th, sunset to moonrise: 2° |
| 4' | 27 12.50 ⸢KUR⸣ [...] | The 27th, moonrise to sunrise: 12° 50' |
| 5' | BAR 1 18 KUR₄ a-pir ⸢muš⸣ | Month I, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month, sunset to moonset:) 18°; it was bright, earthshine, |
| 6' | [U₄ 1.⸢KAM⸣ IGI.DU₈.A{meš} DIB-qa{⸢meš⸣} [AN.KU₁₀]{meš} ša₂ a-na ⸢MU 1.me.28.KAM⸣ ša₂ ši-i | On the 1st day, first appearances, passings, eclipses which are for year 198, that is |
| 7' | [MU 1.me.1.32.KAM {i}ar-ša₂-kam] ⸢LUGAL⸣ kun-nu-uʾ | Year 122, “It is the Upper Aršakam,’ the Šarrukku-temple was established. |
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