qaqqaru

Akkadian · noun

variant qaq-qar : qaqqaru

Edited by: Mathieu Ossendrijver
Last edited: 2023-09-19

Meanings

1. zodiacal longitude

2. position

3. region

Literal translation

position

1. zodiacal longitude

1.a zodiacal longitude spatial concept

KI sin u KI šamaš₂ GAR ZI ša₂ sin is-suḫ TA KI s[in LA₂]

‘You put down the position of Sin and the position of Šamaš. The displacement of Sin you [subtract] from the position of Sin.’

— BM 55530 (BMAPT No. 61C) rev. 1

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

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

(1) dil-b]at TA muḫ-ḫi UŠ ⸢ar₂⸣-tu₂ ina 2.⸢8⸣ [ME] (2) 2.8 ⸢KI⸣ DU

‘Dilbat (= Venus). From the second station in 2,8 [days] the position proceeds (by) 2,8.’

— BM 33552 (BMAPT No. 9) obv. 1-2

Genre: mathematical astronomy: procedure text Provenance: Babylon Date: ca. 400-50 BCE

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

2. position

2.a position spatial concept

3. region

3.a region spatial concept

DU₃-šu₂ ša₂ NIM u SIG ša₂ sin AB₂ ana AB₂ 12 DAGAL ma-lak ᵈsin 2.24 MURUB₄-ti qaq-qar ki-ṣa-ri

‘’ Procedure for Sin’s ‘height and depth’, month by month. The width of the path of Sin is 12. The middle part, the region of the node, is 2,24.’

— BM 32167+ (BMAPT No. 53) obv. i 20'

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

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

Cite this entry

APA (7th)

Ossendrijver, M. (2023). KI (Lemma #120). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/120/

Chicago (Author-Date)

Ossendrijver, M. (2023). KI (Lemma #120). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/120/

MLA (9th)

Ossendrijver, M. (2023). KI (Lemma #120). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/120/

Harvard

Ossendrijver, M. (2023) KI (Lemma #120), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/120/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{zodiac120,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2023},
	title = {KI ({Lemma} #120)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/120/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/120/},
}