〈—〉 twtw n s-ḥm.t ‘feminine zodiac sign’
〈—〉 twtw n hwṱ ‘masculine zodiac sign’
〈θηλυκός〉 thēlukos ‘feminine’
〈masculinus〉 ‘masculine’
〈mas〉 ‘masculine sign’
〈femininus〉 ‘feminine’
〈femineus〉 ‘feminine’
NITA
zikaru
Akkadian adjective
Last edited: 2024-10-27| Primary meaning | masculine |
|---|---|
| Literal translation | male |
| Variants | NITA zikaru NITA2 zikaru |
| Edited by |
masculine zodiac sign quality, luminary or planetary quality, month quality
(6') (...) BAR NE u GAN NITA : GU₄ KIN u AB MU[NUS SIG DU₆ u ZIZ2 NITA] (7′) ŠU APIN u ŠE MUNUS : aš2-šu2 mul2.BABBAR ina KI MUNUS.MEŠ KI d.30 GUB-zu NITA U3.TU : aš2-šu2 d.GENNA ⸢lu⸣ [d.ṣal-bat-a-nu] (8′) ina KI MUNUS.MEŠ KI 30 NITA U3.TU : aš2-šu2 d.GU₄.UD ina KI.MEŠ ša2 NITA u MUNUS KI 30 MUNUS ⸢U3⸣.[TU] (9′) ša2 d.dil-bat KIMIN-ma
‘(6') (...) Month I, month V, and month IX (the first triplicity) are masculine. Month II, month VI, and month X (the second triplicty) are fem[inine. Month III, month VII, and month XI (the third triplicity) are masculine]. (7') Month IV, month VIII, and month XII (the fourth triplicity) are feminine. Because Jupiter stands in the region of the feminine signs (of the zodiac) with the moon, she will give birth to a boy. Because Saturn or [Mars] (8') (stands) in the region of feminine signs (of the zodiac) with the moon, she will give birth to a boy. Because Mercury (stands) in the region of masculine or feminine (signs of the zodiac) with the moon, she will give birth to a girl. (9') For Venus it is the same.’
APA (7th)
Schreiber, M. (2024). NITA (Lemma #2577). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2577/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Schreiber, M. (2024). NITA (Lemma #2577). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2577/
MLA (9th)
Schreiber, M. (2024). NITA (Lemma #2577). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2577/
Harvard
Schreiber, M. (2024) NITA (Lemma #2577), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2577/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac2577,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
author = {Schreiber, Marvin},
year = {2024},
title = {NITA ({Lemma} #2577)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2577/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2577/},
}