TUG₂ AN-e
nalbaš (?) šamê

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2023-06-26
Primary meaning garment of the sky
Literal translation garment of the sky
Variants
TUG₂ AN-e nalbaš (?) šamê
Edited by
garment of the sky celestial phenomenon

phenomenon reported during lunar eclipses; identification unclear

(8') 5 UŠ ar₂ MUL₂ DILI ziq-pi sin AN.MI A₂ ULU₃ u KUR ki-i TAB-[u₂ ...] (9') [... ana ZALAG₂-ru] ⸢ki⸣-i TAB-u₂ ina 13 GE₆ TA ULU₃ ana SI u KUR ZALAG₂-ir 27 GAR u ZALAG₂-ru AN.MI-šu₂ TUG₂ AN-e GAR-in

‘(8') When (the point) 5 UŠ behind the single star culminated Sin (made) an eclipse; when it began on the south and east side, [...] (9') [...] when it began [to clear], it cleared in 13 (UŠ) of night from the south to the north and east; 27 (UŠ) onset and clearing; its eclipse had the garment of the sky.’

— BM 33044+33047 (ADRT III No. -122D) obv. 8'-9'

Genre: astronomical diary
Provenance: Babylon
Date: 123 BCE

Sachs, A. J., Hunger, H. 1996. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia, Vol. III. Diaries from 164 B.C. to 61 B.C. Vienna, Austria: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 298-299

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APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). TUG₂ AN-e (Lemma #511). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/511/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). TUG₂ AN-e (Lemma #511). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/511/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). TUG₂ AN-e (Lemma #511). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/511/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2023) TUG₂ AN-e (Lemma #511), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/511/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac511,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2023},
	title = {TUG₂ {AN}-e ({Lemma} #511)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/511/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/511/},
}