ṣētu

UD.DA
Akkadian · noun
Edited by: Alessia Pilloni
Last edited: 2024-06-10
Meanings
Literal translation
light
Categories
astronomical event
luminous entity other than star planet luminary
meteorological phenomenon
Related Lemmata 1 ›

1. light

1.a light astronomical event

unclear, in statements about omitted phenomena of Mercury

U₄.n(?) GU₄.UD ina NIM UD.DA ŠU₂-šu₂ DIB

‘In day n(?), Mercury in the east - light - its setting will be omitted’

— BM 47721 (= BH 6) obv. 3'

Genre: horoscope Provenance: Uruk

Rochberg, F. 1998. Babylonian Horoscopes. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 88, 1–164. 69

Translation according to: Hunger, H., Sachs, A. J. (2014). Almanacs and Normal Star Almanacs (Vol. 7). Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. pp. XIII-XIV.

2. light of a meteor

2.a light of a meteor luminous entity other than star planet luminary

ana ULU₃ MAR ŠUR UD.DA-su ina KI IGI

‘[a shooting star] flashed to the south-west; its light was seen on the ground.’

— BM 33478 (Rm 4,32) obv. 2

Genre: astronomical diary Provenance: Babylon Date: 441 BC

Sachs, A. J., Hunger, H. 1988. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia, Vol. I: Diaries from 652 B.C. to 262 B.C. Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 58-59

3. shining appearance of sun, moon, stars

3.a shining appearance of sun, moon, stars luminous entity other than star planet luminary

4. open sun

4.a open sun meteorological phenomenon

5. sultry weather

5.a sultry weather meteorological phenomenon
Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Pilloni, A. (2024). UD.DA (Lemma #925). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/925/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Pilloni, A. (2024). UD.DA (Lemma #925). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/925/
MLA (9th)
Pilloni, A. (2024). UD.DA (Lemma #925). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/925/
Harvard
Pilloni, A. (2024) UD.DA (Lemma #925), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/925/ (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac925,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	author = {Pilloni, Alessia},
	year = {2024},
	title = {UD.{DA} ({Lemma} #925)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/925/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/925/},
}