igiten [FRACTION]

igiten [FRACTION] (6x: Old Babylonian) wr. igi-te-en; i-gi₄-te "fraction (math.); proportion" Akk. igitennum

[1]		igi-te-en
[2]		i-gi₄-te
+	-0 (6x/100%).

	3500	3000	2500	2000	1500	1000	(no date)
[1]				3
[2]				1

5 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. fraction (math.) (6x/100%)

~ unknown/Old Babylonian/unknown igi-te-na SAOC 44, 47 13; 2(diš) 2/3(diš) gin₂ ku₃ babbar igi-te e-tel-KA-ištar SAOC 44, 47 6.

2. proportion

Akk. igitennum "fraction".

[2002] J. Hoyrup, Lengths Widths Surfaces 44.

[1989] P. Michalowski, Lamentation over Sumer and Ur 73.

See ETCSL: igi-te-en=fraction.

ePSD contacts: Steve Tinney and Philip Jones.