〈praedico〉 ‘to predict’
E
qabû
Akkadian verb
Last edited: 2023-06-26| Primary meaning | to predict |
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| Literal translation | to say |
| Variants | E.A qabû E qabû DU₁₁.GA qabû |
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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.’
(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.’
to say
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: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac316,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
year = {2023},
title = {E ({Lemma} #316)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/316/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/316/},
}