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šar₂: The Numerical Value 3,600

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Sumerian numerical term valued at 3,600, or 60×60. Alone it specifies neither years nor a planet’s orbit; distinct from Akkadian šar, king.

Modern numerical diagram: šar₂ = 3,600 = 60×60. The number alone specifies neither years nor Nibiru’s orbit; Akkadian šar, king, is a different word
Modern numerical diagram: šar₂ = 3,600 = 60×60. The number alone specifies neither years nor Nibiru’s orbit; Akkadian šar, king, is a different wordModern explanatory diagram by IL Archive · CC BY 4.0 · CC BYImage source

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Value in numerical context

ePSD2 records 3,600 for the Sumerian term. A duration or quantity requires its own context and unit.[1]

Similar spelling, different word

šar Anunnakī in HammurabiHammurabiKing of Babylon in Mesopotamia, reigning around 1792–1750 BCE. A celebrated legal text preserved on a stele and cuneiform copies bears his name.Glossary · Click to read the explanation’s prologue means king of the AnunnakiAnunna / AnunnakiCollective designation for gods in Mesopotamian texts, with variable scope and membership; earliest known attestations belong to the late third millennium BCE.Glossary · Click to read the explanation; šar here is a different AkkadianAkkadianAn ancient East Semitic language written in cuneiform in Mesopotamia.Glossary · Click to read the explanation word.[2] Neither entry establishes a NibiruNibiru: Crossing and Astral NameAkkadian crossing-related word and astral designation, including Jupiter in some contexts and Marduk’s Nibiru. Cited sources establish no inhabited planet returning every 3,600 years.Glossary · Click to read the explanation orbit. Image: modern numerical explanation; explicit links avoid ambiguous shar matches.

References and notes

  1. ORACC/ePSD2, šar₂, numerical value 3,600. Indexed lexical entry and numerical attestations. A numerical value alone specifies neither years nor an orbit. Return to the text ↑
  2. CDLI, P464358, Laws of Hammurapi composite. Prologue, column i, lines 1–19; especially i 2, šar anunnakī. Passage read, not all laws. Return to the text ↑

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  1. Edition 2 · 11 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

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IL Archive, «šar₂: The Numerical Value 3,600», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/entities/shar