râḫu

TAG₄
Akkadian · verb
variant re-ḫi : rēḫi
Edited by: Mathieu Ossendrijver
Last edited: 2024-07-15
Meanings
Literal translation
remain
Categories
mathematical expression
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1. remain

1.a remain mathematical expression

(17) ki-i si-man ša₂ GI₆.[DU al-la LA₂ ša₂ GI₆ DIRI LA₂ ša₂ GI₆ TA GI₆ DU NIM] (18) ša₂ TAG₄ ⸢TA 6 LA₂ 1-en⸣ ME TAB

‘(17) If the time by which the night has progressed exceeds the length of night, you deduct the length of night from (the time by which) the night has progressed. (18) What remains you subtract from 6,0. You add 1 day.’

— BM 33451+ (BMAPT No. 61D) obv. 16-17

Genre: mathematical astronomy: procedure text Provenance: Babylon Date: ca. 350-50 BCE

Ossendrijver, M. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. New York: Springer. 398-399

(37) 1.30 ana KUR šamaš₂ re-ḫi 1.30 ina 6 12 DANNA E₁₁-ma 4.30 IB₂.TAG₄ (38) U₄.28.KAM

‘(37) 1,30 remains until sunrise. You deduct 1,30 from 6,0 (UŠ, i.e.) 12 bēru, 4,30 is the remainder (38) of day 28.’

— BM 32167+ (BMAPT No. 53) rev. ii 37-38

Genre: mathematical astronomy: procedure text Provenance: Babylon Date: ca. 350-250 BCE

Ossendrijver, M. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. New York: Springer.

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APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). TAG₄ (Lemma #1045). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1045/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). TAG₄ (Lemma #1045). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1045/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). TAG₄ (Lemma #1045). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1045/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) TAG₄ (Lemma #1045), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1045/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1045,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2024},
	title = {TAG₄ ({Lemma} #1045)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1045/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1045/},
}