suḫurmāšu

MAŠ₂

Akkadian · noun

variants SUḪUR.MAŠ₂ : suḫurmāšu , mul₂.MAŠ₂ : suḫurmāšu , mul.SUḪUR.MAŠ₂ : suḫurmāšu , SUḪUR-ša₂-MAŠ₂ : suḫurmāšu

Edited by: Alessia Pilloni , Mathieu Ossendrijver
Last edited: 2024-04-23

Meanings

1. Capricorn

2. Goat-Fish

Literal translation

Goat-Fish

1. Capricorn

1.a Capricorn zodiac sign

(2) TA 1 A EN 16 MAŠ₂ 1.46 TAB (3) 16 MAŠ₂ DIB-iq GAM 20 DU-ma TAB

‘From 1 Leo until 16 Capricorn you add 1,46. (If) it passes 16 Capricorn you multiply by 0;20 and add.’

— AO 6477 (BMAPT No. 42) obv. 1-2

Genre: mathematical astronomy: procedure text Provenance: Uruk

Ossendrijver, M. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. New York: Springer

2. Goat-Fish

2.a Goat-Fish constellation

ana bu-lim ina ŠA₃ mul.SUḪUR.MAŠ₂ mul.AL.LUL u mul.GU₄.AN.NA

‘For cattle: in the Goat-Fish, the Crab, and the Jaw of the Bull / Bull of Heaven’

— BM 47494 obv. 22

Genre: astrological compendium Provenance: Babylon Date: 464-337 BCE

Hunger, H. 2004. Stars, Cities, and Predictions. Pp. 16–32 in Studies in the History of the Exact Sciences in Honour of David Pingree, eds. Charles Burnett, Jan Hogendijk, Kim Plofker and Michio Yano. Leiden: Brill.

GE₆ 23 [...] e MULₓ(AB₂) TUR ša₂ 3 1/2 KUŠ₃ ar₂ SUḪUR-ša₂-MAŠ₂ GUB LAL₂

‘Night of the 23rd, [... Mars?] was balanced abovesic the small star which stands 3 1/2 cubits behind Capricorn.’

— VAT 4956 (ADRT I No. -567)

Genre: astronomical diary Provenance: ? Date: 568 BC

Sachs, A. J., Hunger, H. 1988. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia, Vol. I: Diaries from 652 B.C. to 262 B.C. Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 50-51

2.b Goat-Fish mixed creature

Cite this entry

APA (7th)

Pilloni, A., & Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MAŠ₂ (Lemma #101). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/101/

Chicago (Author-Date)

Pilloni, A., & Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MAŠ₂ (Lemma #101). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/101/

MLA (9th)

Pilloni, A., & Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MAŠ₂ (Lemma #101). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/101/

Harvard

Pilloni, A. and Ossendrijver, M. (2024) MAŠ₂ (Lemma #101), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/101/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{zodiac101,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Pilloni, Alessia and Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2024},
	title = {MAŠ₂ ({Lemma} #101)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/101/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/101/},
}