ana ME E
ana ūmi elû?

Akkadian verb

Last edited: 2024-03-22
Primary meaning to rise acronychally
Literal translation to rise to daylight
Variants
ana ME E ana ūmi elû?
ana ME A ana ūmi elû?
ana ME E.A ana ūmi elû?
ana ME E₁₁ ana ūmi elû?
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to rise acronychally synodic phenomenon, astronomical phenomenon, planetary phenomenon, phenomenon of Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

Last visible rising of star or planet after sunset, which happens at most a few days before its opposition with the Sun. Also said of Sirius in astronomical diaries.

[52.30 ME] ⸢ša₂⸣ ME 4.1⸢3.40⸣ GUR-ma ana ME A

‘[52;30 days] it turns back (0);4,1 3,40 per day, and (then) it (Saturn) rises to daylight.’

— A 3418 (BMAPT No. 41) obv. 6

Genre: mathematical astronomy: procedure text
Provenance: Uruk
Date: ca. 170-200 BCE

Ossendrijver, M. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. New York: Springer 309-310

4 KI ana ar₂-šu₂ LA₂-is-ma ana ME E

‘The position recedes backward 4, then it (Jupiter) rises to daylight.’

— BM 34081+ (BMAPT No. 18) obv. i 10'

Genre: mathematical astronomy: procedure text
Provenance: Babylon
Date: ca. 250-50 BCE

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

21 GENNA ana ME E.A

‘(Day) 21, Saturn rose to daylight.’

— BM 34651 (ADRT I No. -342A) obv. 12

Genre: astronomical diary
Provenance: Babylon
Date: 343 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.

12 d.SAG.ME.GAR ana ME E₁₁

‘(Day) 12, Jupiter rose to daylight.’

— VAT 4956 (ADRT I No. -567) obv. 4

Genre: astronomical diary
Provenance: ?
Date: 568 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. 46-47

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). ana ME E (Lemma #311). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/311/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). ana ME E (Lemma #311). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/311/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). ana ME E (Lemma #311). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/311/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) ana ME E (Lemma #311), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/311/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac311,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2024},
	title = {ana {ME} {E} ({Lemma} #311)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/311/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/311/},
}