šūlû

E₁₁

Akkadian · verb

variant NIM : šūlû

Edited by: Mathieu Ossendrijver
Last edited: 2024-07-15

Meanings

1. to subtract

Literal translation

to deduct

1. to subtract

1.a to subtract mathematical operation, subtractive operation, arithmetical operation

(16) a-na tar-ṣi 2.12.8.53.20 LA₂-u₂ 2.42.57.46.40 GAR-an (17) [m]im-ma ša₂ al-la 2.12.8.53.20 LA₂-u₂ i-maṭ-ṭu-u₂ (18) [E]N 2.11.51.6.40 LA₂-u₂ TA 2.12.8.53.20 (19) ⸢E₁₁⸣-ma ša₂ re-ḫi GAM 5 DU-ma KI 2.42.57.46.40 (20) [TAB]-ma GAR-an

‘(16) Opposite 2,12;8,53,20, decreasing, you put down 2,42;57,46,40. (17) That which is less than 2,12;8,53,20, decreasing, (18) until 2,11;51,6,40, decreasing, you deduct from 2,12;8,53,20, (19) and what remains you multiply by 5, and you [add] it with 2,42;57,46,40 and (20) you put it down.’

— MLC 2205 (BMAPT No. 67) obv. 16-20

Genre: mathematical astronomy: procedure text Provenance: Uruk Date: ca. 200 BCE

Ossendrijver, M. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. New York: Springer 434

Cite this entry

APA (7th)

Ossendrijver, M. (2024). E₁₁ (Lemma #1086). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1086/

Chicago (Author-Date)

Ossendrijver, M. (2024). E₁₁ (Lemma #1086). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1086/

MLA (9th)

Ossendrijver, M. (2024). E₁₁ (Lemma #1086). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1086/

Harvard

Ossendrijver, M. (2024) E₁₁ (Lemma #1086), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1086/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{zodiac1086,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2024},
	title = {E₁₁ ({Lemma} #1086)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1086/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1086/},
}