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GI₆
Akkadian · noun
Edited by: Mathieu Ossendrijver
Last edited: 2023-10-10
Meanings
Literal translation
night
Categories
time interval
Related Lemmata 4 ›

1. night

1.a night time interval

(14) NA ana DU₃-ka ki si-man ⸢ša₂ GI₆ DU⸣ al-la LA₂ ša₂ GI₆ ⸢DIRI⸣ LA₂ ša₂ GI₆ ⸢TA⸣ GI₆ DU (15) NIM

‘(14) In order for you to construct NA. If the time by which the night has progressed exceeds the length of night, you deduct the length of night from (the time by which) the night has progressed.’

— BM 35399 (BMAPT No. 61A) obv. 14-15

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

Ossendrijver, M. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. New York: Springer. 398-399

GI₆ 8 SAG GI₆ sin ina IGI LUGAL 2 KUŠ₃

‘Night of (day) 8, beginning of the night, Sin was 2 cubits in front of the King (star).’

— BM 41616+ (ADRT II No. -255) obv. 4'

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. 16-17

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APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). GI₆ (Lemma #295). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/295/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). GI₆ (Lemma #295). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/295/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). GI₆ (Lemma #295). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/295/
Harvard
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BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac295,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2023},
	title = {GI₆ ({Lemma} #295)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/295/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/295/},
}