ŠU₂ ša₂ KUR
rabû ša napāḫi/nipḫi

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2025-02-03
Primary meaning Morning Last
Literal translation eastern setting
Variants
ŠU₂ ša₂ KUR rabû ša napāḫi/nipḫi
Edited by
Morning Last synodic phenomenon

for Mercury, Venus

(1) ŠU₂ ša₂ KUR a-na ŠU₂ ša₂ KUR (2) zib.ME ḪUN 3.45.20 TAB (3) MUL₂ MAŠ ALLA 3.29.40 TAB (4) A ABSIN 3.28.50 TAB (5) RIN₂ GIR₂.TAB PA 3.38.30 TAB (6) ⸢MAŠ₂ GU⸣ 3.35.10 TAB

‘(1) Eastern setting to eastern setting: (2) Pisces Aries you add 3,45,20; (3) Taurus Gemini Cancer you add 3,29,40, (4) Leo Virgo you add 3,28,50, (5) Libra Scorpio Sagittarius you add 3,38,30, (6) Capricorn, Aquarius you add 3,35,10.’

— BM 35495 (BMAPT No. 7) rev. vi 1-6

Genre: mathematical astronomy: procedure text
Provenance: Babylon
Date: ca. 350-50 BCE

Ossendrijver, M. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. New York: Springer. 219-223

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2025). ŠU₂ ša₂ KUR (Lemma #234). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/234/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2025). ŠU₂ ša₂ KUR (Lemma #234). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/234/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2025). ŠU₂ ša₂ KUR (Lemma #234). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/234/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2025) ŠU₂ ša₂ KUR (Lemma #234), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/234/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac234,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2025},
	title = {Š{U}₂ ša₂ {KUR} ({Lemma} #234)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/234/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/234/},
}