〈retrogradus〉 ‘retrograde’
LA₂
naḫāsu
Akkadian verb
Last edited: 2023-06-26| Primary meaning | to move in retrograde direction |
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| Literal translation | to recede |
| Variants | LA₂ naḫāsu |
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to move in retrograde direction verb of motion
(9') [TA UŠ] (10') 4 KI ana ar₂-šu₂ LA₂-is-ma ana ME E
‘(9') [From the station] (10') the position (of Jupiter) moves backward 4 (UŠ), then it rises to daylight (Acronychal Rising).’
to be behind verb of position
ina ZALAG₂ dil-bat e LUGAL 2 SI dil-bat 4 SI ana ŠU₂ LA₂
‘Last part of the night, Venus was 2 fingers above the King (α Leonis), Venus being 4 fingers behind to the west.’
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). LA₂ (Lemma #165). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/165/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). LA₂ (Lemma #165). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/165/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). LA₂ (Lemma #165). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/165/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2023) LA₂ (Lemma #165), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/165/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac165,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
year = {2023},
title = {LA₂ ({Lemma} #165)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/165/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/165/},
}