KA₂-tu₂
bābtu

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2023-06-26
Primary meaning zodiacal region
Literal translation ward
Variants
KA₂-tu₂ bābtu
Edited by
zodiacal region spatial concept

sometimes used in mathematical astronomy to indicate zones of system A

(6') ina KA₂-tu₂ ša₂ 30 12.⸢30?⸣ (7') BE IGI 9 BE ŠU₂ ina KA₂-tu₂ ša₂ 36 15 BE IGI 7 ⸢BE ŠU₂⸣

‘(6') In the ‘ward’ of 30: 12;[30?] if it (Jupiter) appears (FA), (7’) 9 if it sets (LA). In the ‘ward’ of 36: 15 if it appears, 7 if it sets.’

— BM 34081+ (BMAPT No. 18) obv. i 6'-7'

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

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

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). KA₂-tu₂ (Lemma #654). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/654/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). KA₂-tu₂ (Lemma #654). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/654/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). KA₂-tu₂ (Lemma #654). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/654/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2023) KA₂-tu₂ (Lemma #654), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/654/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac654,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2023},
	title = {KA₂-tu₂ ({Lemma} #654)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/654/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/654/},
}