mḥ-2.t
Egyptian · noun
Edited by: Andreas Winkler
Last edited: 2024-01-11
Meanings
Literal translation
second
Categories
time interval
Related Lemmata 5 ›

1. waning (of the Moon)

1.a 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.’

— O. Athribis 17-36-5/1741 1-4

Genre: horoscope Provenance: Athribis Date: 6 BCE

Escolano-Poveda, 2022, Astrologica Athribitana: Four Demotic-Hieratic Horoscopes from Athribis (O. Athribis 17-36-5/1741 and ANAsh. Mus.D.O.633 Reedited), Journal for the History of Astronomy, 53.1, 49-82. 57

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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)
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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/
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@misc{zodiac522,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	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/},
}