TAB u LA₂
ṭīpu u mīṭu

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2024-07-29
Primary meaning additive or subtractive difference
Literal translation addition and subtraction
Variants
ṭīpu u mīṭu TAB u LA₂
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additive or subtractive difference mathematical quantity, arithmetical quantity

(8') [TA 13 R]IN₂ EN 27 zib.ME ITI ana I[TI] (9') [2.6.15.4]2 TAB u LA₂-ka

‘(8’) [From 13 Li]b until 27 Psc, month by m[onth] (9’) your addition and subtraction is [2,6;15,4]2.’

— BM 34148 (BMAPT No. 58) BM 34148 (BMAPT No. 58)

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

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

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). TAB u LA₂ (Lemma #2286). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2286/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). TAB u LA₂ (Lemma #2286). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2286/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). TAB u LA₂ (Lemma #2286). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2286/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) TAB u LA₂ (Lemma #2286), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2286/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2286,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2024},
	title = {TAB u {LA}₂ ({Lemma} #2286)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2286/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2286/},
}