MUL₂ KUR ša₂ DUR nu-nu
kakkabu ba'lu ša rikis nūni

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2024-10-27
Primary meaning η Piscium
Literal translation the bright star of the ribbon of the fishes
Variants
MUL₂ KUR ša₂ DUR nu-nu kakkabu ba'lu ša rikis nūni most common spelling
MUL₂ KUR ša₂ DUR ša₂ nu-nu kakkabu ba'lu ša rikis ša nūni very rare (ADRT -299)
Edited by
η Piscium star: normal star

Jones (2004) c1. In astronomical diaries and related texts

GI₆ 8 SAG GI₆ sin ar₂ MUL₂ KUR ša₂ DUR nu-nu 1/2 KUŠ₃

‘Night of (day) 8, beginning of the night, Sin was 1/2 cubit behind the bright star of the ribbon of the fishes.’

— BM 46229 (ADRT I No. -346) obv. 4

Genre: astronomical diary
Provenance: Babylon
Date: 347 BCE

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. 142-143

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APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ KUR ša₂ DUR nu-nu (Lemma #241). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/241/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ KUR ša₂ DUR nu-nu (Lemma #241). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/241/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ KUR ša₂ DUR nu-nu (Lemma #241). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/241/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) MUL₂ KUR ša₂ DUR nu-nu (Lemma #241), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/241/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac241,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2024},
	title = {MUL₂ {KUR} ša₂ {DUR} nu-nu ({Lemma} #241)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/241/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/241/},
}