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ADART 6 71 (X600072)
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| Designation | ADART 6 71 |
|---|---|
| ID | X600072 |
| Museum no. | BM 34455 + 35398 |
| 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 x x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [... IGI].DU₈{meš} DIB-qa{meš} ša₂ MUL₂.BABBAR ina zib{me} [...] | first appearances, passings of Jupiter in Pisces |
| 3' | [... MU] 1 ME 60+30.KAM {i}ar-ša₂-ka-a LUGAL BAR GE₆ 5 ⸢USAN⸣ [...] | Year 190, king of Arsaces. Month I, night of the 5th, first part of the night, |
| 4' | [...] ⸢MUL₂⸣-IGI-ša₂-še-pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ 1 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 15 USAN dele-bat e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-⸢še⸣-[pit₂-MAŠ.MAŠ n n ...] | 1 cubit [above] η Geminorum. Night of the 15th, first part of the night, Venus was above a cuneiform sign |
| 5' | [... GE₆ x]+8 USAN dele-bat e MAŠ.MAŠ-ša₂-SIPA 4 KUŠ₃ dele-bat 4 U ana NIM DIB GE₆ [...] | [... Night of the x]+8th, first part of the night, Venus was 4 cubits above γ Geminorum, Venus having passed 4 fingers to the east. Night |
| 6' | [...] ⸢GE₆⸣ 1 USAN dele-bat SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 13 USAN dele-bat e MUL₂-ar₂-[ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-...] | ... Night of the 1st, first part of the night, Venus was 2 cubits below β Geminorum. Ni[ght of the 13th], first part [of the night], Venus was above 𝜗 Cancri |
| 7' | [... SIG] SAG-A 3 KUŠ₃ SIG GE₆ 2 USAN dele-bat e LUGAL 20 SI dele-bat 4 SI ana NIM ⸢DIB⸣ [...] | ... 3 cubits below ε Leonis. Month III, night of the 2nd, first part of the night, Venus was 20 fingers above a Leonis, Venus being 4 fingers high to the east |
| 8' | [... MUL₂-TUR-ša₂-4-KUŠ₃]-ar₂-LUGAL 2/3 KUŠ₃ dele-bat 4 SI ana NIM DIB GE₆ 17 USAN dele-bat SIG GIŠ.KUN-A 4 1/2 [KUŠ₃ ...] | 2/3 cubit ϱ Leonis, Venus having passed 4 fingers to the east. Night of the 17th, first part of the night, Venus was 4 1/2 cubits below 𝜗 Leonis |
| 9' | [... GIR₃]-ar₂-ša₂-A 3 SI ŠU GE₆ 15 USAN dele-bat SIG DELE-ša₂-IGI-ABSIN 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ⸢GE₆ 29 [...] | 3 fingers [... β] Scorpii. Month IV, night of the 15th, first part of the night, Venus was 1 1/2 cubits below gamma Virginis. Night of the 29th, |
| 10' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 1/2 KUŠ₃ KIN 1 8 na dele-bat in 3 dele-bat ina ŠU₂ ina SAG RIN₂ ŠU₂ 27 dele-bat ina ⸢NIM⸣ [...] | ... 1⁄2 cubit ... Virginis. Month VI, the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), sunset to moonset: 8°. Around the 3rd, Venus’ last appearance in the west in the beginning of Libra. The 27th, Venus was in α Elam |
| 11' | [...] GE₆ 21+[x] ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e SA₄-ša₂-ABSIN 8 U APIN GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e [RIN₂-ša₂-ULU₃ n n] | ... Night of the 21+[xth, last part of the night, Venus was] 8 fingers [above] α Virginis. Month VIII, night of the 22nd, [last part] of the [night], Venus was above 𝜗 Librae. |
| 12' | [...] dele-bat ⸢SIG RIN₂⸣-ša₂-SI 2 KUŠ₃ GAN GE₆ 10 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e MUL₂-e-ša₂-SAG-GIR₂.TAB 2/3 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | ... Venus was 2 cubits below β Librae. Month IX, night of the 10th, last part of the night, Venus was 3/3 cubit above 𝜗 Scorpii |
| 13' | [... GE₆ x]+7 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA 1 KUŠ₃ ZIZ₂ GE₆ 6 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat SIG ⸢SI⸣-[MAŠ₂ n n ...] | [... Ni]ght of the x+7th, last part of the night, Venus was 1 cubit above θ Ophiuchi. Month XI, night of the 6th?, [last part] of the [night,] Venus was below eta Piscium |
| 14' | [... e] MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂ 1 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂ dele-bat e MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-SUHUR-⸢MAŠ₂⸣ n n ...] | 1 cubit [above] γ Capricorni. Night of the 22nd, last part of the night, Venus was above 𝜗 Capri[corni ...] |
| 15' | [MU 1 ME 52.KAM] {m}de-met-ri LUGAL BAR in 2 GU₄.UD ina NIM UD.DA IGI DIB in 20 GU₄.UD ina NIM [UD.DA ŠU₂-šu₂ DIB ...] | [Year 152,] king Demetrius. Month I, around the 2nd, Mercury’s first appearance in the east ..., omitted. Around the 20th, Mercury's [last appearance] in the west ... |
| 16' | [... GU₄].⸢UD⸣ ina ŠU₂ ina MAŠ.MAŠ IGI NU PAP GE₆ 24 USAN GU₄.UD SIG MAŠ.MAŠ-ar₂ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ SIG GE₆ 1+[x ...] | [... Mercury’s] first appearance in the west in Gemini; I did not watch. Night of the 24th, first part of the night, Mercury was 2 1/2 cubits below β Geminorum. Month III, night of the 1+[xth, ...] |
| 17' | [...] ⸢ULU₃⸣ 2/3 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 12 USAN GU₄.UD SIG SAG-A 4 KUŠ₃ ŠU 2 ŠU₂ ša₂ GU₄.UD [...] | ... 2/3 cubit θ Tauri. Night of the 12th, first part of the night, Mercury was 4 cubits below 𝜗 Leonis. Month IV, the 2nd, Mercury’s last appearance |
| 18' | [...] ⸢x⸣ 27 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina TIL ALLA 1 KUŠ₃ ina IGI sin ana ŠU₂ IGI KUR NIM-a 14+[x na-su ...] | ... the 27th, Mercury’s first appearance in the east in the end of Cancer, 1 cubit in front of the moon to the west; it was bright (and) high, rising of Mercury to sunrise: 14+x° |
| 19' | [...] LUGAL 4 SI in 17 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina A ŠU₂ NU PAP DU₆ in 11 ina ŠU₂ [...] | ... 4 fingers α Leonis. Around the 17th, Mercury’s last appearance in the east in Leo; I did not watch. Month VII, around the 11th, [first appearance] in the west |
| 20' | [...] ŠU₂-šu₂ DIB APIN 14 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina GIR₂.TAB IGI KUR NIM-a 17.30 na-[su ...] | ..., omitted. Month VIII, the 14th, Mercury’s first appearance in the east in Scorpius; it was bright (and) high, rising of Mercury to sunrise: 17° 30' |
| 21' | [...] KUŠ₃ GAN GE₆ 4 ina ZALAG₂ GU₄.UD e MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-KIR₄-šil-PA 1 KUŠ₃⸣ [...] | Month IX, night of the 4th, last part of the night, Mercury was 1 cubit above θ Ophiuchi |
| 22' | [...] ⸢ZIZ₂⸣ 1 GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ ina SAG zib{me} IGI KUR NIM-a 14 ⸢na-su⸣ [...] | ... Month XI, the 1st, Mercury’s first appearance in the west in the beginning of Pisces; it was bright (and) high, 14th, alpha Scorpii |
| 23' | [...] ⸢ina ŠU₂ ina zib{me⸣} ŠU₂ NU PAP ⸢ŠE 21 GU₄.UD ina NIM ina zib{me} IGI KUR NIM-a [...] | ... last appearance in the west in Pisces; I did not watch. Month VIII, the 21st, Mercury’s [first appearance] in the east [in Pisce;] it was bright (and) high, |
| 24' | [...] ⸢na⸣ GENNA in 13 ⸢GENNA⸣ [ina A] ⸢ŠU₂ x x x⸣ [...] ⸢x 28 x⸣ [...] | ... “Saturn, around the 13th, Saturn’s [last appearance] in the ešû-plant |
| 25' | [... SIG GIŠ].KUN-A 4 KUŠ₃ GAN [in] ⸢x GENNA ana⸣ [NIM ki UŠ]-u₂ 2 KUŠ₃ [...] | 4 cubits below θ Leonis. Month IX, around the xth, Saturn’s acronychal rising; when it became stationary to the east, 2 cubit[s ...] |
| 26' | [...] ⸢ULU₃ x x⸣ [ZIZ₂] in 8 GENNA ana ME E-a GE₆ 27 ⸢USAN GENNA⸣ SIG GIŠ.KUN-⸢A⸣ [...] | ... Tauri. Month XI, around the 8th, Saturn’s acronychal rising. Night of the 27th, first part of the night, Saturn was below θ Leonis |
| 27' | [MU 1 ME] 19.KAM {i}an u {i}an A-⸢šu₂ LUGAL{meš⸣} BAR in EN 1 AN ana NIM [ki] ⸢UŠ⸣-u₂ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ar₂ 4.⸢AM₃⸣ [ar₂{meš} ...] | Year 119, kings of the four quarters (of the world). Month I, around until the 1st, when Mars became stationary to the east, it became stationary 1 1/2 cubits behind the fourth quarter of the world |
| 28' | [...] E-a SIG in [x] AN ana ŠU₂ ki UŠ-a 2 [KUŠ₃] ⸢ar₂⸣ 4.AM₃ ⸢IGI{meš⸣} [...] | ... came out. Month III, around the xth, when Mars became stationary to the west, it became stationary 2 cubits above eta Piscium, 4 first-fruit offerings |
| 29' | [MU 1 ME 51.KAM] {⸢m}de-met-ri⸣ LUGAL KIN GE₆ 22 USAN AN ana [NIM] ina LAL-šu₂ SIG SI-⸢MAŠ₂⸣ [...] | Year 151, king Demetrius. Month VI, night of the 22nd, first part of the night, Mars, while moving back to the east, was below β Capricorni |
| 30' | [...] ⸢SIG⸣ MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂ 2 U DIM₄ GE₆ 25 USAN AN SIG ⸢MUL₂⸣-[ar₂-ša₂-SUHUR-MAŠ₂ n n] | ... 2 fingers below γ Capricorni, it came near. Night of the 25th, first part of the night, Mars was below eta Tauri |
| 31' | [...] ana ŠU₂ LAL AB GE₆ 4 USAN AN SIG MUL₂-KUR-ša₂-⸢DUR⸣-nu-nu ⸢x x⸣ [...] | ... back to the west. Month X, night of the 4th, first part of the night, Mars was below η Piscium ... |
| 32' | [... SIG] MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-SAG-HUN 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ GE₆ 20 USAN AN ⸢SIG⸣ MUL₂-ar₂-ša₂-[SAG-HUN ...] | 3 1⁄2 cubits below β Arietis. Night of the 20th, first part of the night, Mars was below eta Piscium |
| 33' | [...] USAN AN SIG MUL₂.MUL₂ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃ ŠE GE₆ 9 ⸢USAN⸣ [...] | ... first part of the night, Mars was 1 1⁄2 cubits below η Tauri. Month IV, night of the 9th, first part [of the night?, ...] |
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