LA₂
mīṭu

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2024-03-22
Primary meaning subtraction
Literal translation subtraction
Variants
LA₂ mīṭu
mi-ṭu mīṭu
Edited by
subtraction mathematical quantity, arithmetical quantity, subtractive quantity

(8') [TA 13 R]IN₂ EN 27 zib.ME ITI ana I[TI] (9') [2.6.15.4]2 TAB u LA₂-ka

‘(8’) [From 13 Li]b until 27 Psc, month by m[onth] (9’) your addition and subtraction is [2,6;15,4]2.’

— BM 34148 (BMAPT No. 58) rev. 8'-9'

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

Ossendrijver, M. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. New York: Springer 388-389

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). LA₂ (Lemma #556). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/556/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). LA₂ (Lemma #556). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/556/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). LA₂ (Lemma #556). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/556/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) LA₂ (Lemma #556), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/556/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac556,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2024},
	title = {LA₂ ({Lemma} #556)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/556/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/556/},
}