qabû

Akkadian · verb

variants E.A : qabû , DU₁₁.GA : qabû

Edited by: Mathieu Ossendrijver
Last edited: 2023-06-26

Meanings

1. to predict

2. to say

Literal translation

to say

1. to predict

1.a to predict mathematical operation

(37) 4.30 IB₂.TAG₄ (38) U₄.28.KAM 4.30 ⸢ME⸣ NIM.A ana KUR E.A GAR-an

‘(37) 4,30 is the remainder (38) of day 28. You put down 4,30 as the time (from New Moon) to sunrise in order to predict KUR.’

— BM 32167+ (BMAPT No. 53) rev. ii 37-38

Genre: mathematical astronomy: procedure text Provenance: Babylon Date: ca. 350-250 BCE

Ossendrijver, M. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. New York: Springer. 368-369

(11) ki-i sin [ma]-la a-ma-ri la ma-ṣu-u₂ (12) ZI ᵈsin ša₂ 1-en u₄-mu KI-šu₂ TAB-ma ana kun-nu E-bi

‘(11) If Sin is insufficient(ly bright) for being visible (12) you add Sin’s displacement for 1 day to it and you predict a full month.’

— BM 32167+ (BMAPT No. 53) rev. ii 11-12

Genre: mathematical astronomy: procedure text Provenance: Babylon Date: ca. 350-250 BCE

Ossendrijver, M. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. New York: Springer. 364-365

2. to say

2.a to say

Cite this entry

APA (7th)

Ossendrijver, M. (2023). E (Lemma #316). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/316/

Chicago (Author-Date)

Ossendrijver, M. (2023). E (Lemma #316). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/316/

MLA (9th)

Ossendrijver, M. (2023). E (Lemma #316). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/316/

Harvard

Ossendrijver, M. (2023) E (Lemma #316), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/316/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{zodiac316,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2023},
	title = {E ({Lemma} #316)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/316/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/316/},
}