EN
adi

Akkadian preposition

Last edited: 2023-07-25
Primary meaning until
Literal translation until
Variants
EN adi
a-di
Edited by
until preposition

u₃ APIN 30 TA 14 ša₂ DU₆ a-di 12 ša₂ APIN

‘and month VIII (begins on day) 30 (of the preceding month): from (day) 14 of month VII until (day) 12 of month VIII’

— BM 36722 ii 3

Genre: mathematical astronomy: procedure text
Provenance: Babylon
Date: Seleucid

Ossendrijver, M. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. New York: Springer 348-349

TA 27 zib EN 13 ABSIN₀ AB₂ ana AB₂ 1.58.45.42 TAB u LA₂ lib₃ -bu-u₂ ša₂ MURUB₄ -tu₂ KUR-ad₂

‘From 27 Psc until 13 Vir you add and subtract 1,58;45,42 month by month, whereby you reach the central part.’

— BM 32167+ (BMAPT No. 53) Rev. i 21

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

Ossendrijver, M. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. New York: Springer. 360

while conjunction
as long as conjunction
Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Pilloni, A. (2023). EN (Lemma #429). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/429/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Pilloni, A. (2023). EN (Lemma #429). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/429/
MLA (9th)
Pilloni, A. (2023). EN (Lemma #429). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/429/
Harvard
Pilloni, A. (2023) EN (Lemma #429), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/429/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac429,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Pilloni, Alessia},
	year = {2023},
	title = {EN ({Lemma} #429)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/429/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/429/},
}