twtw nty hby
Egyptian · noun
Edited by: Andreas Winkler
Last edited: 2024-10-21
Meanings
Literal translation
zodiac sign which is depressed/desce
Categories
astrological concept
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1. apoklima (?)

1.a apoklima (?) astrological concept

possible meaning

[ỉw=f ḫpr r wn] sw bꜣn ṯsy | ẖn tꜣ mỉ.t 2.t r wn sw nfr ẖn nꜣ twtw.w nty hby [...

‘[If a] maleficent star exalts | in the 2 paths when a beneficent star is inside the zodiac signs which are depressed’

— P.Carlsberg 81 Frag. 31 ii 3-4

Genre: astrological treatise Provenance: Tebtunis Date: 2nd cent. CE

Unpublished
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APA (7th)
Winkler, A. (2024). twtw nty hby (Lemma #553). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/553/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Winkler, A. (2024). twtw nty hby (Lemma #553). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/553/
MLA (9th)
Winkler, A. (2024). twtw nty hby (Lemma #553). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/553/
Harvard
Winkler, A. (2024) twtw nty hby (Lemma #553), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/553/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac553,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Winkler, Andreas},
	year = {2024},
	title = {twtw nty hby ({Lemma} #553)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/553/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/553/},
}