MUL₂ SIG ša₂ SAG GIR₂.TAB
kakkabu šaplû ša rēš zuqaqīpi

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2024-10-27
Primary meaning π Scorpii
Literal translation the lower star of the head of the scorpion
Variants
MUL₂ SIG ša₂ SAG GIR₂.TAB kakkabu šaplû ša rēš zuqaqīpi
Edited by
π Scorpii star: normal star

Jones (2004) a7

(2) [GI₆ 5 SAG GI₆ sin] (3) ina IGI MUL₂ SIG sa SAG GIR₂.TAB 2 2/3 KUŠ₃

‘(2) [Night of (day) 5, beginning of the night, Sin] (3) was 2 2/3 cubits in front of the lower star of the head of the scorpion.’

— BM 45808 (ADRT I No. -262) obv 3-4

Genre: astronomical diary
Provenance: Babylon
Date: 263 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. 366-367

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APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ SIG ša₂ SAG GIR₂.TAB (Lemma #246). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/246/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ SIG ša₂ SAG GIR₂.TAB (Lemma #246). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/246/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ SIG ša₂ SAG GIR₂.TAB (Lemma #246). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/246/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) MUL₂ SIG ša₂ SAG GIR₂.TAB (Lemma #246), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/246/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac246,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2024},
	title = {MUL₂ {SIG} ša₂ {SAG} {GIR}₂.{TAB} ({Lemma} #246)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/246/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/246/},
}