〈—〉 mḥ-1.t ‘waxing (of the Moon)’
〈deficio〉 ‘to be waning’
〈minutus〉 ‘waning’
〈recedo〉 ‘to separate’
〈ἀφαιρέω〉 aphaireō ‘to diminish’
mḥ-2.t
Egyptian noun
Last edited: 2024-01-11| Primary meaning | waning (of the Moon) |
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| Literal translation | second |
| Variants | mḥ-2.t |
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waning (of the Moon) time interval
ḥsb.t 24(.t) ỉbd-4 šmw sw 21 (wnw.t) 8.t n hrw | pꜣ rꜥ mꜣy 21 sbkꜣ | ỉꜥḥ gnḥḏ 6 (ḥr)-tšy kꜣ 12 sbkꜣ | ḥsb.t 1 mḥ-2.t wꜣḥ
‘Regnal year 24, Mesore 21, 8th (hour) of the day | the Sun in Leo 21°: (terms of) Mercury| the Moon in Cancer 6°: (terms of) Mars; Taurus 12°: (terms of) Mercury; Numbering year 1, waning: (it) adds.’
APA (7th)
Winkler, A. (2024). mḥ-2.t (Lemma #522). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/522/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Winkler, A. (2024). mḥ-2.t (Lemma #522). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/522/
MLA (9th)
Winkler, A. (2024). mḥ-2.t (Lemma #522). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/522/
Harvard
Winkler, A. (2024) mḥ-2.t (Lemma #522), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/522/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac522,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
author = {Winkler, Andreas},
year = {2024},
title = {mḥ-2.t ({Lemma} #522)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/522/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/522/},
}