nalbaš (?) šamê

TUG₂ AN-e
Akkadian · noun
Edited by: Mathieu Ossendrijver
Last edited: 2023-06-26

Literal translation
garment of the sky
Categories
luminous entity other than star planet luminary

1. garment of the sky

1.a garment of the sky luminous entity other than star planet luminary

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


Cite this entry
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: November 5, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac511,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	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/},
}