μεσουράνημα
mesouranēma

Greek noun

Last edited: 2024-12-03
Primary meaning upper midheaven
Literal translation midheaven
Variants
μεσουράνημα mesouranēma
μησ mēs abbreviation (P. Oxy. LXI 4257)
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upper midheaven astrological concept

ὡροσκόπος Σκ[ορπίῳ μεσουράνημα .[

‘Ascendant in Scorpio. Midheaven in ...’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4238 7-8

Genre: horoscope
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus
Date: 117 CE

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. I: 252-253 + II: 374-375

Παῦνι ιγʹ εἰς ιδʹ, ὥρᾳ γʹ νυκτός. Ὥρα Ἐγόκερῳ. Μησ Ταύρῳ. Ζεὺς Κριῷ. (...)

‘Pauni 13 till 14, hour 3 of night. Ascendant in Capricorn. Midheaven in Taurus. Jupiter in Aries. (...)’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4257 1-2

Genre: horoscope
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus
Date: 279 CE

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. I: 267 + II: 394-395


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Peeters, T., & Meinhardt, K. (2024). μεσουράνημα (Lemma #2614). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2614/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Peeters, T., & Meinhardt, K. (2024). μεσουράνημα (Lemma #2614). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2614/

MLA (9th)
Peeters, T., & Meinhardt, K. (2024). μεσουράνημα (Lemma #2614). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2614/

Harvard
Peeters, T. and Meinhardt, K. (2024) μεσουράνημα (Lemma #2614), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2614/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac2614,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Peeters, Thomas and Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {μεσουράνημα ({Lemma} #2614)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2614/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2614/},
}