〈E〉 elû ‘to rise’
〈aufero〉 ‘to subtract’
E₁₁
šūlû
Akkadian verb
Last edited: 2024-07-15| Primary meaning | to subtract |
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| Literal translation | to deduct |
| Variants | E₁₁ šūlû NIM šūlû |
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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.’
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: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac1086,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
year = {2024},
title = {E₁₁ ({Lemma} #1086)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1086/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1086/},
}