IGI ša₂ KUR
nanmurtu ša šadê?

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2023-06-26
Primary meaning Morning First
Literal translation eastern appearance
Variants
IGI ša₂ KUR nanmurtu ša šadê?
Edited by
Morning First synodic phenomenon

(1) ⸢ša₂ d⸣.GU₄.UD IGI ša₂ KUR a-na IGI ša₂ KUR (2) TA 1 A EN 16 MAŠ₂ 1.46 TAB

‘(1) For Mercury. Eastern appearance until eastern appearance (2) from 1 Leo until 16 Capricorn you add 1,46.’

— AO 6477 (BMAPT No. 42) obv. 1-2

Genre: mathematical astronomy: procedure text
Provenance: Uruk
Date: ca. 200 BCE

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

See also

〈IGI〉 nanmurtu ‘first appearance’

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). IGI ša₂ KUR (Lemma #213). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/213/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). IGI ša₂ KUR (Lemma #213). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/213/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). IGI ša₂ KUR (Lemma #213). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/213/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2023) IGI ša₂ KUR (Lemma #213), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/213/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac213,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2023},
	title = {IGI ša₂ {KUR} ({Lemma} #213)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/213/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/213/},
}