〈SIG〉 šapālu ‘to be below the ecliptic’
〈DIŠ.U₄ ša₂ SIG〉 DIŠ.U₄ ša šupli ‘rising or setting time of moon's distance below ecliptic’
〈NIM〉 šūqu ‘distance above ecliptic’
〈KI.TA〉 šaplâtu ‘lower part’
〈TUR-tu₂〉 ṣeḫertu ‘minimum’
SIG
šuplu
Akkadian noun
Last edited: 2023-11-09| Primary meaning | distance below ecliptic |
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| Literal translation | depth |
| Variants | SIG šuplu šup-lu šuplu BUR₃ šuplu |
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distance below ecliptic astronomical quantity
NIM u SIG ša₂ sin GAR
‘You put down the height and depth of Sin.’
šu-qa u šup-lu ša₂ ᵈsin KIN.KIN-ma
‘The 'height' and 'depth' of Sin you investigate, and (...)’
NIM u₃ BUR₃ ša₂ sin ana DU₃-ka
‘In order for you to compute the "height" and "depth" of Sin’
minimum mathematical quantity
(3) ša₂ GENNA 25.24.5 NIM ⸢2⸣[2.41.25 SIG] (4) 12 taš an-na-a [ša₂ ME.MEŠ]
‘(3) For Saturn: the ‘height’ is 25;24,5, [the ‘depth’ is 22;41,25], (4) the difference is (0);12; thus [for the ‘days’].’
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). SIG (Lemma #123). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/123/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). SIG (Lemma #123). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/123/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). SIG (Lemma #123). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/123/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2023) SIG (Lemma #123), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/123/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac123,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
year = {2023},
title = {SIG ({Lemma} #123)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/123/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/123/},
}