〈synodicus〉 ‘in conjunction with the sun’
šitqulu
LAL₂
Akkadian verb
Last edited: 2024-06-10| Primary meaning | to be in or near conjunction? |
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| Literal translation | to be in balance |
| Variants | LAL₂ šitqulu |
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to be in or near conjunction? spatial expression, astronomical term
GE₆ ⸢14⸣ [x]+1 GE₆ DIR muš SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI SI₄ 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana SI-šu₂ SIG LAL₂
‘Night of (day) 14, GE₆ (= sunset to moonrise) was [x]+1 (UŠ), measured (despite) clouds; beginning of the night, Sin was 1/2 cubit in front of Lisi (= α Sco), it was balanced to its lower horn.’
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). šitqulu (Lemma #1696). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1696/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). šitqulu (Lemma #1696). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1696/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). šitqulu (Lemma #1696). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1696/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) šitqulu (Lemma #1696), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1696/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac1696,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
year = {2024},
title = {šitqulu ({Lemma} #1696)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1696/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1696/},
}