ŠAR₂.ŠAR₂
šutābulu

Akkadian verb

Last edited: 2023-08-22
Primary meaning to compute
Literal translation to compute
Variants
ŠAR₂.ŠAR₂ šutābulu
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to compute mathematical operation

(4') ša₂ lu-maš (5') gab-bi ki-i KA ME u ZI ŠAR₂.ŠAR₂

‘For all zodiacal signs, you compute according to the day and the displacement.’

— BM 34081+ (BMAPT No. 18) obv. i' 4'-5'

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

M. Ossendrijver, 2017, New results on a Babylonian scheme for Jupiter's motion along the zodiac, Journal of Near Eastern Studies 76, 231–247 239

to evaluate mathematical operation
Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). ŠAR₂.ŠAR₂ (Lemma #819). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/819/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). ŠAR₂.ŠAR₂ (Lemma #819). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/819/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). ŠAR₂.ŠAR₂ (Lemma #819). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/819/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2023) ŠAR₂.ŠAR₂ (Lemma #819), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/819/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac819,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2023},
	title = {Š{AR}₂.Š{AR}₂ ({Lemma} #819)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/819/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/819/},
}