〈LA2〉 naḫāsu ‘to subtract’
〈ZI〉 nasāḫu ‘to subtract’
〈LA₂〉 mīṭu ‘subtraction’
〈tam-ṭi-tu₄〉 tamṭītu ‘deficit’
〈LA₂〉 maṭû ‘to be lacking’
〈aufero〉 ‘to subtract’
LA₂
muṭṭû
Akkadian verb
Last edited: 2024-03-22| Primary meaning | to subtract |
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| Literal translation | to diminish |
| Variants | LA₂ muṭṭû used with preposition ana |
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to subtract mathematical operation, subtractive operation, arithmetical operation
preferred for identity-conserving subtractions
(5) [IGI.DU₈.A ša₂ d].dil-bat 8 MU.MEŠ a-na ar₂-ki-ka GUR-ar₂ (6) [xxxxx] 4 u₄-mu.MEŠ tu-maṭ-ṭa IGI-mar
‘(5) [The appearances ... of] Venus: you turn back 8 years behind you, (6) [...] you diminish (the date) by 4 days, you see it (Venus).’
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). LA₂ (Lemma #474). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/474/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). LA₂ (Lemma #474). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/474/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). LA₂ (Lemma #474). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/474/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) LA₂ (Lemma #474), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/474/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac474,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
year = {2024},
title = {LA₂ ({Lemma} #474)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/474/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/474/},
}