GISKIM
ittu

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2023-06-26
Primary meaning omen sign
Literal translation sign
Variants
GISKIM ittu
Edited by
omen sign astrological concept

(9') GISKIM.BI ZU.ŠE₃ 59.8.58.16.17.46.40 a-na 6.4.30 IL₂-ma (10') 5.59.20 ip-pal-ka

‘In order to know its sign: you ‘raise’ (0);59,8,58,16,17,46,40 to 6,4;30, then (10’) it gives you 5,59;20.’

— BM 36712 (BMAPT No. 102) obv. 9'-10'

Genre: mathematical astronomy: procedure text
Provenance: Babylon
Date: ca. 350-50 BCE

Ossendrijver, M. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. New York: Springer 518-519

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). GISKIM (Lemma #380). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/380/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). GISKIM (Lemma #380). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/380/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). GISKIM (Lemma #380). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/380/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2023) GISKIM (Lemma #380), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/380/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac380,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2023},
	title = {GISKIM ({Lemma} #380)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/380/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/380/},
}