〈LA₂〉 muṭṭû ‘to subtract’
〈LA₂〉 maṭû ‘to be lacking’
tam-ṭi-tu₄
tamṭītu
Akkadian noun
Last edited: 2024-03-22| Primary meaning | deficit |
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| Literal translation | deficit |
| Variants | tam-ṭi-tu₄ tamṭītu LA₂ tamṭītu |
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deficit mathematical quantity, arithmetical quantity, subtractive quantity
Rarely attested in mathematical astronomy
(33) 4 a-na 30 ŠEŠ.MEŠ SE₃-ma IGI 30 : 2 (34) 4 A.RA₂ 2 8 ⸢8⸣ A.RA₂ 4 tam-ṭi-tu₄ DU-ma (35) 32
‘(33) You divide 4 into 30 parts: the reciprocal of 30 is (0);2, (34) 4 times 2 is (0);8. You multiply (0);8 by 4, the deficit, it is (35) (0);32.’
subtraction mathematical quantity, arithmetical quantity, subtractive quantity
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). tam-ṭi-tu₄ (Lemma #723). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/723/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). tam-ṭi-tu₄ (Lemma #723). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/723/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). tam-ṭi-tu₄ (Lemma #723). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/723/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) tam-ṭi-tu₄ (Lemma #723), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/723/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac723,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
year = {2024},
title = {tam-ṭi-tu₄ ({Lemma} #723)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/723/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/723/},
}