DIB
etēqu

Akkadian verb

Last edited: 2023-09-18
Primary meaning to pass
Literal translation to pass
Variants
DIB etēqu
Edited by
to pass verb of motion

(1) ⸢ša₂ d⸣.GU₄.UD IGI ša₂ KUR a-na IGI ša₂ KUR (2) TA 1 A EN 16 MAŠ₂ 1.46 TAB (3) 16 MAŠ₂ DIB-iq GAM 20 DU-ma TAB

‘(1) For Mercury, morning appearance to morning appearance. (2) From 1 Leo until 16 Capricorn you add 1,46. (3) (If) it (Mercury) passes 16 Capricorn you multiply by (0);20 and add.’

— AO 6477 (BMAPT No. 42) obv. 1-3

Genre: mathematical astronomy: procedure text
Provenance: Uruk
Date: ca. 250-150 BCE

Ossendrijver 2012 No. 42 312-313

to omit astronomical term

said of astronomical phenomena with planet as subject

GU₄.UD ina ŠU₂ IGI-su DIB-iq TA 30 ABSIN EN 5 GIR₂.TAB

‘Mercury omits its appearance in the morning from 10 Aries until 20 Taurus.’

— AO 6477 (BMAPT No. 42) obv. 9

Genre: mathematical astronomy: procedure text
Provenance: Uruk
Date: ca. 250-150 BCE

Ossendrijver 2012 No. 42

to cross verb of motion

GI6 19 19 DIRI AN DIB ULU₃ ŠAR₂

‘Night of (day) 19, (daytime of day) 19: clouds crossed the sky, gusty wind.’

— BM 34651 (ADRT I No. -342A) obv. 11

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. 158-159

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). DIB (Lemma #322). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/322/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). DIB (Lemma #322). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/322/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). DIB (Lemma #322). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/322/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2023) DIB (Lemma #322), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/322/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac322,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2023},
	title = {DIB ({Lemma} #322)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/322/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/322/},
}