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GI₆
Akkadian · noun
Edited by: Mathieu Ossendrijver
Last edited: 2024-05-27

Literal translation
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astronomical quantity: lunar six interval

1. time from sunset to first moonrise after sunset

1.a time from sunset to first moonrise after sunset astronomical quantity: lunar six interval

GI₆ ana DU₃-ka

‘In order for you to construct GI₆.’

— BM 35399 (BMAPT No. 61A) rev. 13

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

Ossendrijver, M. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. New York: Springer. 408-409

GI₆ 15 16.20 GI₆ muš

‘Night of (day) 15, GI₆ = 16;20, measured.’

— BM 41616+ (ADRT II No. -255) obv. 17

Genre: astronomical diary Provenance: Babylon Date: 256 BCE

Sachs, A. J., Hunger, H. 1989. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia, Vol. II: Diaries from 261 B.C. to 165 B.C. Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 18-19

40 ša₂ ME u GI₆ TA GI₆ ZI-aḫ

‘(0);40 of ME and GI₆ you subtract from GI₆.’

— AO 6455 (TU 11) obv. 38

Genre: astrology and goal-year astronomy: procedure text Provenance: Uruk Date: ca. 200 BCE

Brack-Bernsen, Lis, and Hunger, Hermann. 2002. TU 11. A Collection of Rules for the Prediction of Lunar Phases and of Month Lengths. SCIAMVS 3: 3–90.


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). GI₆ (Lemma #294). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/294/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). GI₆ (Lemma #294). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/294/

MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). GI₆ (Lemma #294). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/294/

Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) GI₆ (Lemma #294), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/294/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac294,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2024},
	title = {GI₆ ({Lemma} #294)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/294/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/294/},
}