ana IGI-šu₂
ana maḫrišu

Akkadian adverb

Last edited: 2024-06-24
Primary meaning forward
Literal translation forward
Variants
ana IGI-šu₂ ana maḫrišu
Edited by
forward spatial expression, planetary motion, direction of motion

[ina] ⸢6.42⸣ ME.MEŠ TA IGI ana IGI 30 KI DU

‘In 6,42 days from appearance to appearance the position (of Jupiter) goes forward by 30.’

— BM 34081+ (BMAPT No. 18) obv. i 5

Genre: mathematical astronomy: procedure text
Provenance: Babylon
Date: ca. 250-50 BCE

Ossendrijver, M. 2016, Ancient Babylonian astronomers calculated Jupiters position from the area under a time-velocity graph, Science, 351, 482-484 482-484

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APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). ana IGI-šu₂ (Lemma #1119). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1119/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). ana IGI-šu₂ (Lemma #1119). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1119/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). ana IGI-šu₂ (Lemma #1119). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1119/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) ana IGI-šu₂ (Lemma #1119), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1119/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1119,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2024},
	title = {ana {IGI}-šu₂ ({Lemma} #1119)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1119/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1119/},
}