〈ŠU.SI〉 ubānu ‘finger’
KUŠ₃
ammatu
Akkadian noun
Last edited: 2024-11-03| Primary meaning | cubit |
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| Literal translation | cubit |
| Variants | KUŠ₃ ammatu |
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cubit unit of celestial position
24 fingers
ina 9 MU.MEŠ 6 KUŠ₃ DAGAL ma-la-ka ul-tu NIM ana BUR₃ BUR₃-ma
‘In 9 years it goes down 6 cubits, the width of the path from "height" to "depth", and (...)’
cubit unit of length
24 fingers
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). KUŠ₃ (Lemma #159). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/159/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). KUŠ₃ (Lemma #159). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/159/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). KUŠ₃ (Lemma #159). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/159/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) KUŠ₃ (Lemma #159), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/159/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac159,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
year = {2024},
title = {KUŠ₃ ({Lemma} #159)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/159/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/159/},
}