E₃
šūṣû

Akkadian verb

Last edited: 2023-10-19
Primary meaning to compute
Literal translation to let appear
Variants
E₃ šūṣû + ina (from): to compute from
E₃ šūṣû + ana (to): to transform into
Edited by
to compute mathematical operation

to compute Q2 from Q1

[NIM u SIG TA] ⸢ḪAB-rat⸣.MEŠ ana šu-ṣu-u₂

‘In order to compute [the ‘height and depth’ from] the ‘disks’.’

— BM 34079 (BMAPT No. 65) obv. 15'

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

Ossendrijver, M. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. New York: Springer. 426-427

to transform mathematical operation

to transform Q1 into Q2

(9) 2.13.20 ša₂ U₄.1.KAM ana U₄.14.KAM ana šu-ṣu-u₂ 20.⸢3⸣[9.48.53.20] (10) ⸢TAB u⸣ LA₂ ša₂ al 2.17.⸢4⸣.48.53.20 DIRI [TA 2.17.4.48] (11) ⸢5⸣[3.20] LA₂ ša₂ ⸢al⸣ 1.57.47.⸢5⸣[7.4]6.[40 LA₂ KI 1.57] (12) 4⸢7.5⸣[7.4]6.40 TAB-ma GAR-an

‘(9) In order to transform 2,13;20 for day 1 (= Φ_nm) into (that for) day 14 (= Φ_fm) (10) you add and subtract 2[0;39,48,53,20]. (The amount) by which it exceeds 2,17;[4],48,53,20 you subtract [from 2,17;4,48],5[3,20]. (11) (The amount) by which it [is less] than 1,57;47,[57,4]6,[40] (12) you add [with 1,57];4[7,57,4]6,40 and put down.’

— BM 34079 (BMAPT No. 65) rev. 9

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

Ossendrijver, M. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. New York: Springer. 426-427

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). E₃ (Lemma #655). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/655/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). E₃ (Lemma #655). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/655/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). E₃ (Lemma #655). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/655/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2023) E₃ (Lemma #655), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/655/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac655,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2023},
	title = {E₃ ({Lemma} #655)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/655/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/655/},
}