malû

DIRI
Akkadian · verb
variants ma-lu-uš-šu₂ : malûššu , DIRI-šu₂ : malûššu
Edited by: Mathieu Ossendrijver
Last edited: 2024-07-01
Meanings
Literal translation
to become full
Categories
mathematical expression
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1. to be/become full

1.a to be/become full mathematical expression

in mathematical astronomy (Moon system A column G): summation of arithmetical sequence

(3) ana tar-ṣi 2.13.20 LA₂-u₂ 2.40 GAR-an mim-ma ša₂ al-la 2.13.20 LA₂-[u₂ LA₂-u₂ EN 2.10.40] (4) LA₂-u₂ A.RA₂ 3.22.30 DU ma-lu-uš-šu₂ 17.46.40 GAR-an ana muḫ-ḫi a-[ḫa-miš₂ GAR.GAR-ma] (5) KI ⸢2.40 TAB-ma GAR⸣-an

‘(3) Opposite 2,13;20, decreasing, you put 2,40. Whatever (the amount) by which it is less than 2,13;20, decreas[ing, until 2,10;40], (4) decreasing, you multiply by 3;22,30; while it fills up you put down (0);17,46,40, you accumulate it together, and (5) you add it with 2,40, and you put it down.’

— BM 32167+ (BMAPT No. 53) rev. i 3-5

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

Ossendrijver, M. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. New York: Springer. 362-363

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). DIRI (Lemma #1512). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1512/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). DIRI (Lemma #1512). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1512/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). DIRI (Lemma #1512). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1512/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) DIRI (Lemma #1512), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1512/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1512,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2024},
	title = {DIRI ({Lemma} #1512)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1512/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1512/},
}