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TUR
Akkadian · adjective
Edited by: Mathieu Ossendrijver
Last edited: 2024-06-03
Meanings
Literal translation
small
Categories
mathematical quantity
Related Lemmata 2 ›

1. minimum (adj.)

1.a minimum (adj.) mathematical quantity

(3) ša₂ al-la 50.07.15 DIRI TA 1.40.14.30 E₁₁-ma GAR (4) EN 40.20.45 TUR ša₂ al 40.20.45 TUR (5) TA 1.20.41.30 E₁₁-ma GAR

‘(3) That which exceeds 50;7,15 you deduct from 1,40;14,30 and put down. (4) (Similarly) until 40;20,45, the smallest value. That which is smaller than 40;20,45 (5) you deduct from 1,20;41,30 and put down.’

— BM 54120 (BMAPT No. 37) obv. 3-5

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

Ossendrijver, M. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. New York: Springer 298

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APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). TUR (Lemma #1703). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1703/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). TUR (Lemma #1703). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1703/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). TUR (Lemma #1703). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1703/
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BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1703,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2024},
	title = {TUR ({Lemma} #1703)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1703/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1703/},
}