rabītu

GAL-tu₂
Akkadian · noun
Edited by: Mathieu Ossendrijver
Last edited: 2023-11-12
Meanings
Literal translation
large one
Categories
mathematical quantity
Related Lemmata 5 ›

1. maximum

1.a maximum mathematical quantity

(18) ša₂ GENNA TA 10 A EN 30 GU TUR-tu₂ (19) TA 30 GU EN 10 A GAL-tu₂

‘(18) For Saturn. From 10 Leo until 30 Aquarius the small one; (19) from 30 Aquarius until 10 Leo the large one.’

— AO 6477 (BMAPT No. 42)

Genre: mathematical astronomy: procedure text Provenance: Uruk Date: ca. 250-150 BCE

Ossendrijver 2012 No. 42 obv. 18-19

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). GAL-tu₂ (Lemma #1050). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1050/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). GAL-tu₂ (Lemma #1050). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1050/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). GAL-tu₂ (Lemma #1050). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1050/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2023) GAL-tu₂ (Lemma #1050), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1050/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1050,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2023},
	title = {GAL-tu₂ ({Lemma} #1050)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1050/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1050/},
}