lapān

la-IGI
Akkadian · preposition
variant la-pan : lapān
Edited by: Alessia Pilloni
Last edited: 2024-12-02
Meanings
Literal translation
in front of
Categories
spatial expression
temporal expression
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1. in front of

1.a in front of spatial expression

astronomical meaning

d.sin ana d.UTU.šu2.a la-IGI

‘The Moon is in front of the Sun by 16(15!);42’

— BM 32167+ (BMAPT No. 53) rev. ii 24

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

Ossendrijver, M. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. New York: Springer. 366-367

[xxxxxxxx 1?]5 UŠ ša2 la-pan d.UTU SUD TA lib3-bi E11-ma

‘[... 1]5 by which it is in front of the Sun, that is remote, you subtract from it, and...’

— BM 34676 (BMAPT No. 13) rev. 11'

Genre: mathematical astronomy: procedure text Provenance: Babylon Date: ca. 350-50 BCE

Ossendrijver, M. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. New York: Springer. 230-231

2. from

2.a from

3. before

3.a before temporal expression

4. on account of

4.a on account of

5. by

5.a by
Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Pilloni, A. (2024). la-IGI (Lemma #525). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/525/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Pilloni, A. (2024). la-IGI (Lemma #525). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/525/
MLA (9th)
Pilloni, A. (2024). la-IGI (Lemma #525). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/525/
Harvard
Pilloni, A. (2024) la-IGI (Lemma #525), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/525/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac525,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Pilloni, Alessia},
	year = {2024},
	title = {la-{IGI} ({Lemma} #525)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/525/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/525/},
}