〈DIŠ.U₄ ša₂ NIM〉 DIŠ.U₄ ša šūqi ‘rising or setting time of moon's distance above ecliptic’
〈SIG〉 šuplu ‘distance below ecliptic’
〈GAL-tu₂〉 rabītu ‘maximum’
〈NIM〉 ? ‘east’
NIM
šūqu
Akkadian noun
Last edited: 2023-11-12| Primary meaning | distance above ecliptic |
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| Literal translation | height |
| Variants | NIM šūqu LA₂ šūqu šu-qa šūqu |
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distance above ecliptic astronomical quantity
NIM u SIG ša₂ sin GAR
‘You put down the height and depth of Sin.’
šu-qa u šup-lu ša₂ ᵈsin KIN.KIN-ma
‘The 'height' and 'depth' of Sin you investigate, and (...)’
maximum mathematical quantity
(3) ša₂ GENNA 25.24.5 NIM ⸢2⸣[2.41.25 SIG] (4) 12 taš an-na-a [ša₂ ME.MEŠ]
‘(3) For Saturn: the ‘height’ is 25;24,5, [the ‘depth’ is 22;41,25], (4) the difference is (0);12; thus [for the ‘days’].’
(5) ša₂ GENNA 14.4.42.30 LA₂ 11.14.2.⸢30⸣ [SIG] (6) 12 taš an-na-a KI.⸢MEŠ⸣
‘(5) For Saturn: the ‘height’ is 14;4,42,30, [the ‘depth’ is] 11;14,2, 30 , (6) the difference is (0);12; thus the positions.’
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). NIM (Lemma #122). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/122/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). NIM (Lemma #122). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/122/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). NIM (Lemma #122). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/122/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2023) NIM (Lemma #122), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/122/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac122,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
year = {2023},
title = {NIM ({Lemma} #122)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/122/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/122/},
}