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NIM
Akkadian · noun
variants NIM : ṣītu (or a derivation)? , GIŠ.NIM : ṣītu (or a derivation)?
Edited by: Mathieu Ossendrijver
Last edited: 2024-12-11
Meanings
Literal translation
rising
Categories
cardinal direction
Related Lemmata 15 ›

1. east

1.a east cardinal direction

ina 30 MU.MEŠ 7.20 KI-šu₂ ana GIŠ.NIM DIB

‘In 30 years its (Saturn's) position passes 7;20 to the east.’

— BM 41004 rev. 15

Genre: mathematical astronomy: procedure text Provenance: Babylon

Brack-Bernsen & Hunger 2005/6, AfO 51, 96-107

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). NIM (Lemma #1287). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1287/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). NIM (Lemma #1287). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1287/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). NIM (Lemma #1287). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1287/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) NIM (Lemma #1287), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1287/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1287,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2024},
	title = {NIM ({Lemma} #1287)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1287/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1287/},
}