〈aufero〉 ‘to subtract’
ZI
nisḫu
Akkadian noun
Last edited: 2024-03-22| Primary meaning | subtraction |
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| Literal translation | that which is torn out |
| Variants | ZI nisḫu nis-ḫu nisḫu |
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subtraction mathematical quantity, arithmetical quantity, subtractive quantity
(1) 1 ḪUN mi-⸢nu-u₂⸣ ki al 12 ḪUN LA₂-u₂ 11 LA₂ (2) 11 A.RA₂ 30 5.30 5.30 TA 45 (3) ZI ša₂ ḪUN ZI-ma 39.30
‘(1) 1 Aries: whatever it is less than 12 Aries, it is less by 11. (2) 11 times (0);30 is 5;30. You subtract (‘tear out’) 5;30 from 45, (3) the subtraction for Aries, it is 39;30.’
(31) ma-la ina 18-ka kun-nu u ṭe-pi KI-šu₂ la ṭe-pu-u₂ u₃ nis-ḫu TA ŠA₃ ZI-ma al-la ITI (32) ša₂ UGU-šu₂ LA₂-u₂ ana kun-nu E
‘(31) Whatever (month) in your (year) 18 (preceding it) is full, and to which there is no addition added, and a subtraction is subtracted from it, and which is (32) less than the month preceding it, you declare it as full.’
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). ZI (Lemma #212). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/212/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). ZI (Lemma #212). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/212/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). ZI (Lemma #212). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/212/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) ZI (Lemma #212), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/212/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac212,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
year = {2024},
title = {ZI ({Lemma} #212)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/212/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/212/},
}