MUL₂ IGI ša SAG ḪUN
kakkabu maḫrû ša rēš agri

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2024-10-27
Primary meaning β Arietis
Literal translation front star of the head of the hired man
Variants
MUL₂ IGI ša SAG ḪUN kakkabu maḫrû ša rēš agri
MUL₂ IGI ša₂ SAG ḪUN.GA₂ kakkabu maḫrû ša rēš agri
MUL₂ IGI ša₂ SAG LU kakkabu maḫrû ša rēš agri
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β Arietis star: normal star

Jones (2004) c2. In astronomical diaries and related texts

GI₆ 6 SAG GI₆ sin SIG MUL₂ IGI ša₂ SAG ḪUN 4 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana NIM ⸢DIB⸣

‘Night of (day) 6, beginning of the night, Sin was 4 cubits below front star of the head of the hired man, Sin having passed 1/2 cubit to the east.’

— BM 46030 (ADRT II No. -249B) obv. 10'

Genre: astronomical diary
Provenance: Babylon
Date: 250 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. 44-45


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APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ IGI ša SAG ḪUN (Lemma #242). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/242/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ IGI ša SAG ḪUN (Lemma #242). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/242/

MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ IGI ša SAG ḪUN (Lemma #242). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/242/

Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) MUL₂ IGI ša SAG ḪUN (Lemma #242), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/242/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac242,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2024},
	title = {MUL₂ {IGI} ša {SAG} Ḫ{UN} ({Lemma} #242)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/242/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/242/},
}