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BE
Akkadian · noun
Edited by: Mathieu Ossendrijver
Last edited: 2026-08-03
Meanings
Literal translation
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Categories
astronomical quantity
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1. elongation

1.a elongation astronomical quantity

BE A.RA₂ BAR.NUN DU

‘You multiply the elongation by the ṣiliptu-coefficient.’

— BM 33451+ (BMAPT No. 61D) obv. 26

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

Ossendrijver, M. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. New York: Springer. 402-403

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APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2026). BE (Lemma #255). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/255/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2026). BE (Lemma #255). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/255/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2026). BE (Lemma #255). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/255/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2026) BE (Lemma #255), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/255/ (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac255,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2026},
	title = {BE ({Lemma} #255)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/255/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/255/},
}