šuplu

SIG
Akkadian · noun
variants šup-lu : šuplu , BUR₃ : šuplu
Edited by: Mathieu Ossendrijver
Last edited: 2023-11-09
Meanings
Literal translation
depth
Categories
astronomical quantity
mathematical quantity
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1. distance below ecliptic

1.a distance below ecliptic astronomical quantity

NIM u SIG ša₂ sin GAR

‘You put down the height and depth of Sin.’

— BM 55530 (BMAPT No. 61C) rev. 5

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

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

šu-qa u šup-lu ša₂ ᵈsin KIN.KIN-ma

‘The 'height' and 'depth' of Sin you investigate, and (...)’

— BM 35325 (LBAT 1600) rev. 9'

Genre: astrology Provenance: Babylon Date: ca. 450-50 BCE

Sachs, Abraham, Strassmaier, Johann N., Pinches, Theophilus. G. (1955). Late Babylonian astronomical and related texts.

NIM u₃ BUR₃ ša₂ sin ana DU₃-ka

‘In order for you to compute the "height" and "depth" of Sin’

— BM 41004

Genre: mathematical astronomy: procedure text Provenance: Babylon

Brack-Bernsen & Hunger 2005/6, AfO 51, 96-107

2. minimum

2.a 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’].’

— A 3418 (BMAPT No. 41) 3-4

Genre: mathematical astronomy: procedure text Provenance: Uruk Date: ca. 170-200 BCE

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

Cite this entry
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: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac123,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2023},
	title = {SIG ({Lemma} #123)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/123/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/123/},
}