GABA.RI
meḫertu

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2023-06-26
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GABA.RI meḫertu
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value mathematical quantity

tentative meaning of some instances of the term in mathematical astronomy

(11') 30.45 U₄.⸢MEŠ⸣ [u 11.3.20] (12') U₄.MEŠ ana UGU a-ḫa-miš₂ GAR.GAR-ma 41.48.20 U₄.MEŠ GABA.RI MU.AN.NA GAR-[an]

‘(11') You accumulate 30;45 (error for 30;55) ‘days’ and [11;3,20] together, 41;48,20 (error for 41;58,20) ‘days’ you put down as the value of the ‘year’.’

— BM 34081+ (BMAPT No. 18) rev. i 11'-12'

Genre: mathematical astronomy: procedure text
Provenance: Babylon
Date: ca. 250-50 BCE

Ossendrijver, M. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. New York: Springer. 252-253

counterpart astronomical event

term connected to Goal Year method

GABA.RI U₄.NA₂.A ana DU₃-ka

‘In order for you to compute the counterpart of the day of disappearance (of SIn).’

— AO 6455 (TCL VI 11 = TU 11) rev. 8

Genre: collection of astrological and astronomical rules
Provenance: Uruk
Date: ca. 200 BCE

Brack-Bernsen, Lis, and Hunger, Hermann. 2002. TU 11. A Collection of Rules for the Prediction of Lunar Phases and of Month Lengths. SCIAMVS 3: 3–90.

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(13) TA UGU giš.DA SUMUN-bar GABA.RI-e UNUG.ki SAR-ma IGI.TAB IM md.DIŠ-EN-šu₂-nu lu₂.GALA ᵈ[DIŠ u an-tu₄ A ša₂] (14) m.NIG₂.SUM.MU ᵈDIŠ A md.sin-TI-IR₂ qat₃ md.DIŠ-AD-GUR A-šu₂ lu₂.UMBISAG U₄ ᵈDIŠ ᵈEN.LIL₂.LA₂ UNUG.ki-u₂ (15) ⸢UNUG⸣.ki ITI.AB U₄.14.KAM MU 1-me.20.KAM m.an-ti-'i-i-ku-su LUGAL

‘(13) From an old writing board, a copy from Uruk, written and checked. Tablet of Anu-belshunu, lamentation priest of Anu and Antu, son of (14) Nidinti-Anu, descendant of Sin-leqi-unninni. Hand of Anu-aba-uter, his son, scribe of Enuma Anu Enlil, the Urukean. (15) Uruk, month X day 14 year 1 hundred 20, Antiochos was king.’

— VAT 7815+ rev. 13-15

Genre: astrological compendium
Provenance: Uruk
Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). GABA.RI (Lemma #607). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/607/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). GABA.RI (Lemma #607). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/607/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). GABA.RI (Lemma #607). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/607/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2023) GABA.RI (Lemma #607), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/607/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac607,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2023},
	title = {GABA.{RI} ({Lemma} #607)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/607/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/607/},
}