〈—〉 grḥ ‘night’
〈νύξ〉 nux ‘night’
〈—〉 rhwy ‘night’
〈לַיְלָה〉 laylāh ‘night’
GI₆
mūšu
Akkadian noun
Last edited: 2023-10-10| Primary meaning | night |
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night time interval
(14) NA ana DU₃-ka ki si-man ⸢ša₂ GI₆ DU⸣ al-la LA₂ ša₂ GI₆ ⸢DIRI⸣ LA₂ ša₂ GI₆ ⸢TA⸣ GI₆ DU (15) NIM
‘(14) In order for you to construct NA. If the time by which the night has progressed exceeds the length of night, you deduct the length of night from (the time by which) the night has progressed.’
GI₆ 8 SAG GI₆ sin ina IGI LUGAL 2 KUŠ₃
‘Night of (day) 8, beginning of the night, Sin was 2 cubits in front of the King (star).’
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). GI₆ (Lemma #295). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/295/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). GI₆ (Lemma #295). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/295/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). GI₆ (Lemma #295). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/295/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2023) GI₆ (Lemma #295), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/295/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac295,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
year = {2023},
title = {GI₆ ({Lemma} #295)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/295/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/295/},
}