arû

Akkadian · noun
Edited by: Mathieu Ossendrijver
Last edited: 2024-03-22
Meanings
Literal translation
multiplication
Categories
mathematical operation
arithmetical operation
multiplicative operation
mathematical expression
Related Lemmata 9 ›

1. multiplication

1.a multiplication mathematical operation, arithmetical operation, multiplicative operation

Only in mathematical corpus

2. computation

2.a computation mathematical expression

Meaning attested once in colophon of computed lunar table. This rare meaning is not mentioned in CAD (but see CAD arû A 2)

(21′) a-ru-u₂ ne₂-me-qi₂ ᵈdiš-u₂-tu₂ ad.ḫal dingir.[meš gal.meš] (22') mi₂.uru₃ um-man-nu zu-u₂ ana lu₂ [zu-u₂] (23′) li-kal-lim la lu₂.zu-u₂ nu [igi-mar nig₂.gig] (24′) ᵈa-nim ᵈen-lil₂ u₃ [ᵈe-a dingir.meš gal.meš]

‘(21') Computation, wisdom of Anûtu, secret of the [great] gods, (22') guarded knowledge of the scholar. One who knows (23')may reveal it to one who knows, one who does not know may not see it, it is a taboo of (24') Anu, Enlil, [Ea, and the great gods]’

— AO 6485 (ACT No. 135) rev. 21'-24'

Genre: mathematical astronomy: synodic table Provenance: Uruk Date: ca. 200 BCE

Neugebauer, Otto, 1955, Astronomical Cuneiform Texts

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). a-ru-u₂ (Lemma #1448). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1448/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). a-ru-u₂ (Lemma #1448). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1448/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). a-ru-u₂ (Lemma #1448). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1448/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) a-ru-u₂ (Lemma #1448), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1448/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1448,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2024},
	title = {a-ru-u₂ ({Lemma} #1448)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1448/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1448/},
}