E₂ AN.GE₆
bīt attalê

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2023-06-26
Primary meaning eclipse house
Literal translation house of the eclipse
Variants
E₂ AN.GE₆ bīt attalê
Edited by
eclipse house astronomical quantity

meaning perhaps: name of lunar latitude E (moon system A) or specifically value of E where nodal zone begins.

(4') ki al 1.12 mi-šil E₂ AN.GE₆ LA₂ TA 1.12 ⸢E₁₁⸣ [ša₂ re-ḫi] (5') GAM0 2 DU ana E₂ AN.GE₆ GAR

‘(4') If it is less than 1,12, half the ‘eclipse house’, you deduct it from 1,12, [what remains] (5’) you multiply by 2, put down as the ‘eclipse house’.’

— BM 55530 (Ossendrijver 2012 No. 60) obv. 4'-5'

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

Ossendrijver, M. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. New York: Springer. 392-393

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). E₂ AN.GE₆ (Lemma #290). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/290/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). E₂ AN.GE₆ (Lemma #290). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/290/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). E₂ AN.GE₆ (Lemma #290). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/290/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2023) E₂ AN.GE₆ (Lemma #290), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/290/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac290,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2023},
	title = {E₂ {AN}.{GE}₆ ({Lemma} #290)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/290/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/290/},
}