UD.DA
ṣētu

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2024-06-10
Primary meaning light
Literal translation light
Variants
UD.DA ṣētu
Edited by
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.
light of a meteor celestial phenomenon

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

shining appearance of sun, moon, stars celestial phenomenon
open sun weather condition
sultry weather weather condition
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: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac925,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Pilloni, Alessia},
	year = {2024},
	title = {UD.{DA} ({Lemma} #925)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/925/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/925/},
}