NIM
šaqû

Akkadian verb

Last edited: 2023-06-26
Primary meaning to ascend
Literal translation to ascend
Variants
NIM šaqû
LA₂ šaqû
Edited by
to ascend verb of motion

(6') ki-i NIM NIM u lu-⸢u₂ LA₂ BUR₃⸣ šu-u₂ (7') ⸢TA⸣ BE ša₂ A.RA₂ BAR.N[UN tal-lik] ⸢LA₂⸣ ki-i BUR₃ BUR₃ u lu-u₂ BUR₃ LA₂ šu-u₂ KI BE ša₂ A.RA₂ (8') BAR.NUN tal-lik TAB ana ⸢ŠU₂⸣ [xx] ⸢GAR⸣-an

‘(6') If (the Moon) is high, ascending, or high, descending, you subtract this (7') from the elongation which [you had multiplied] by the ṣiliptu-coefficient. If it is low, descending, or low, ascending, you add this with the elongation which you had multiplied by (8') the ṣiliptu-coefficient. You put it down as ŠU₂ [...].’

— MMA 86.11.363 (BMAPT No. 61G) obv. 6'-8'

Genre: mathematical astronomy: procedure text
Provenance: Babylon
Date: ca. 350-100 BCE

Ossendrijver, M. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. New York: Springer. 398-399

to be high verb of position
to be above the ecliptic verb of position

(10') NIM u SIG ša₂ ḪAB AN.MI (11') A.RA₂ 20 DU ina NIM (12') KI 17.24 TAB ina SIG (13') ZI

‘(10') The height and depth of the disk of the eclipse (11') you multiply by (0);20. When it is high (12') you add it with 17;24; when it is low (13') you tear it out.’

— BM 32167+ (BMAPT No. 53) obv. ib 10-13

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

Ossendrijver, M. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. New York: Springer. 360-361

to become high verb of motion
Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). NIM (Lemma #472). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/472/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). NIM (Lemma #472). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/472/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). NIM (Lemma #472). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/472/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2023) NIM (Lemma #472), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/472/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac472,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2023},
	title = {NIM ({Lemma} #472)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/472/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/472/},
}