〈αὐξομείωσις〉 auxomeiōsis ‘difference’
〈TAB u LA₂〉 ṭīpu u mīṭu ‘additive or subtractive difference’
〈ὑπεροχή〉 huperochē ‘difference’
taš-pil-tu₂
tašpiltu
Akkadian noun
Last edited: 2023-06-26| Primary meaning | difference |
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| Literal translation | difference |
| Variants | taš-pil-tu₂ tašpiltu taš tašpiltu |
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difference mathematical quantity
(2') 17.46.40 taš-pil-tu₂ (3') ⸢ša₂ 18⸣ MU.MEŠ
‘(2') (0);17,46,40, the difference (3’) for 18 years.’
(5) ša₂ GENNA 14.4.42.30 LA₂ 11.14.2.⸢30⸣ [SIG] (6) 12 taš an-na-a KI.⸢MEŠ⸣
‘(5) For Saturn: the ‘height’ is 14;4,42,30, [the ‘depth’ is] 11;14,2, 30, (6) the difference is (0);12; thus the positions.’
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). taš-pil-tu₂ (Lemma #657). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/657/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). taš-pil-tu₂ (Lemma #657). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/657/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). taš-pil-tu₂ (Lemma #657). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/657/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2023) taš-pil-tu₂ (Lemma #657), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/657/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac657,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
year = {2023},
title = {taš-pil-tu₂ ({Lemma} #657)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/657/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/657/},
}