〈x A.RA2 y DU〉 x ana y alāku ‘to multiply x times y’
〈A.RA₂〉 ana ‘times’
〈multiplico〉 ‘to multiply’
〈πολυπλασιασμός〉 poluplasiasmos ‘multiplication’
a-ru-u₂
arû
Akkadian noun
Last edited: 2024-03-22| Primary meaning | multiplication |
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| Literal translation | multiplication |
| Variants | a-ru-u₂ arû |
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multiplication mathematical operation, arithmetical operation, multiplicative operation
Only in mathematical corpus
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]’
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: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac1448,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
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/},
}