MUL₂ ar₂ ša SAG ḪUN
kakkabu arkû ša rēš agri

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2025-09-09
Primary meaning α Arietis
Literal translation rear star of the head of the Hired Man
Variants
MUL₂ ar₂ ša SAG ḪUN kakkabu arkû ša rēš agri
Edited by
α Arietis star: normal star

Jones (2004) c3. In astronomical diaries and related texts

GI₆ 23 ina ZALAG₂ sin SIG MUL₂ ar₂ ša SAG ḪUN 5 KUŠ₃

‘Night of the 23rd, last part of the night ('at dawn'), Sin (Moon) was 5 cubits below the Rear Star of the Head of the Hired Man.’

— BM 41477 (ADRT II No. -194A) obv. 12'

Genre: astronomical diary
Provenance: Babylon
Date: 195 BCE

Sachs, A. J., Hunger, H. 1989. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia, Vol. II: Diaries from 261 B.C. to 165 B.C. Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.

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APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2025). MUL₂ ar₂ ša SAG ḪUN (Lemma #240). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/240/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2025). MUL₂ ar₂ ša SAG ḪUN (Lemma #240). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/240/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2025). MUL₂ ar₂ ša SAG ḪUN (Lemma #240). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/240/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2025) MUL₂ ar₂ ša SAG ḪUN (Lemma #240), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/240/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac240,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2025},
	title = {MUL₂ ar₂ ša {SAG} Ḫ{UN} ({Lemma} #240)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/240/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/240/},
}