tūltu

MUL-tu-ul-tu
Akkadian · noun
Edited by: Alessia Pilloni
Last edited: 2026-10-06
Meanings
Literal translation
worm
Categories
star or constellation
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1. worm

1.a worm star or constellation

alias for Anunītu

MUL tul-tum d.a-nu-ni-tum KU₆MEŠ tu-la-a-tum u MUŠEN.MEŠ ḫu-'u₂-u₂

‘Constellation of the worm: Anunītu Fishes are worms and birds are ...’

— K 250+ (CT 26 40-41) iii 28-29

Genre: star list Provenance: Nineveh Date: 7th cent BCE

Weidner, E. F. (1959). Ein astrologischer Sammeltext aus der Sargonidenzeit. Archiv Für Orientforschung, 19, 105–113. 107

Z. 28 (5). Für ḫu-'u₂-u₂ s. CAD 6, S. 212 unter hūa (die Übersetzung «hoot-owl» paßt aber hier nicht), hu'atu (ib.) ist zu streichen (Weidner 1959, 108)
Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Pilloni, A. (2026). MUL-tu-ul-tu (Lemma #2292). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2292/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Pilloni, A. (2026). MUL-tu-ul-tu (Lemma #2292). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2292/
MLA (9th)
Pilloni, A. (2026). MUL-tu-ul-tu (Lemma #2292). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2292/
Harvard
Pilloni, A. (2026) MUL-tu-ul-tu (Lemma #2292), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2292/ (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2292,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	author = {Pilloni, Alessia},
	year = {2026},
	title = {MUL-tu-ul-tu ({Lemma} #2292)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2292/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2292/},
}