qa-tu-u₂
qatû

Akkadian adjective

Last edited: 2023-06-26
Primary meaning final
Literal translation final
Variants
qa-tu-u₂ qatû
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final mathematical expression

(27') si-man qa-tu-u₂ ana DU₃-ka a-šar TAB KI si-man-ni-ka TAB a-šar LA₂-u₂ TA si-man-[ni-ka] (28') LA₂ ana si-man qa-tu-u₂ GAR

‘(27’) In order for you to ‘construct’ the final time (interval) (K): where it is additive you add it (C′ ) to your time (interval) (G + J), where it is subtractive you (28’) deduct it from [your] time (interval), you put it down as the final time (interval).’

— BM 32167+ (BMAPT No. 53) obv. ii 27'-28'

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

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

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APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). qa-tu-u₂ (Lemma #678). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/678/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). qa-tu-u₂ (Lemma #678). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/678/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). qa-tu-u₂ (Lemma #678). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/678/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2023) qa-tu-u₂ (Lemma #678), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/678/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac678,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2023},
	title = {qa-tu-u₂ ({Lemma} #678)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/678/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/678/},
}