ina rabê nanmuru

ina ŠU₂ IGI
Akkadian · verb
Edited by: Mathieu Ossendrijver
Last edited: 2023-06-26
Meanings
Literal translation
to appear in the West
Categories
synodic phenomenon
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1. Evening First

1.a Evening First synodic phenomenon

(1) ⸢u₄⸣-mu dil-bat ina ŠU₂ IGI lu ina KUR ŠU₂-u₂ U₄.MEŠ u KI.MEŠ ana igi-gub-u₂ [x] (2) ina ŠU.2-ka tu-kal

‘(1) The day when Venus appears in the West or sets in the East: (2) you hold the "days" and the positions for the igigubbû-coefficients [...] in your hands.’

— BM 34221 (BMAPT No. 46) rev. ii 1-2

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

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

10 GU4.UD ina ŠU₂ ina UR.A 3 KUŠ3 ina IGI dil-bat ana ŠU₂ IGI 16 [NA-su in 8 IGI]

‘(Day) 10, Mercury appears in the West in the Lion, 3 cubits in front of Venus to the West, its [NA (sunset to setting of Mercury)] is 16 (UŠ), the (ideal first) appearance was on (day) 8.]’

— BM 32149+ (ADRT I No. -366A) obv. 38'

Genre: astronomical diary Provenance: Babylon Date: 367 BCE

Sachs, A. J., Hunger, H. 1988. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia, Vol. I: Diaries from 652 B.C. to 262 B.C. Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 136-137

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APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). ina ŠU₂ IGI (Lemma #238). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/238/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). ina ŠU₂ IGI (Lemma #238). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/238/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). ina ŠU₂ IGI (Lemma #238). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/238/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2023) ina ŠU₂ IGI (Lemma #238), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/238/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac238,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2023},
	title = {ina Š{U}₂ {IGI} ({Lemma} #238)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/238/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/238/},
}