twtw n s-ḥm.t

Egyptian noun

Last edited: 2024-09-23
Primary meaning feminine zodiac sign
Literal translation female image
Edited by
feminine zodiac sign astrological concept, zodiac sign quality

[ṯꜣy pꜣ swsw] mḥ-12 twtw (n) s-ḥm.t nꜣw smḥ

‘[From the] 12th [degree], it means female zodiac signs to the left;’

— P.Carlsberg XI 10 12

Genre: literary text
Provenance: Tebtunis
Date: 2nd Cent. CE

Quack, J. F. and K. Ryholt, 2019, Petese Interpreting Astrology by Imhotep for King Nechepsos. Copenhagen, 2019, 161-183. 165

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Winkler, A. (2024). twtw n s-ḥm.t (Lemma #689). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/689/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Winkler, A. (2024). twtw n s-ḥm.t (Lemma #689). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/689/
MLA (9th)
Winkler, A. (2024). twtw n s-ḥm.t (Lemma #689). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/689/
Harvard
Winkler, A. (2024) twtw n s-ḥm.t (Lemma #689), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/689/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac689,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Winkler, Andreas},
	year = {2024},
	title = {twtw n s-ḥm.t ({Lemma} #689)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/689/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/689/},
}