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KI
Akkadian · noun
Edited by: Alessia Pilloni
Last edited: 2025-02-03
Meanings
Literal translation
place
Categories
astrological concept
astrological place
Related Lemmata 1 ›

1. place of a planet in a zodiacal signs that belongs to its its triplicity

1.a place of a planet in a zodiacal signs that belongs to its its triplicity astrological concept, astrological place

only in horoscopes (Pilloni 2024)

MÚL.BABBAR ina 18 PA UŠ KI MÚL.BABBAR GI-át SILIM-⸢át⸣ NÍG.TUKU SUMUN-bar U₄-MEŠ GÍD.DA-MEŠ

‘Jupiter in 18° Sagittarius. The place of Jupiter: (the native’s life[?] will be) prosperous, at peace?; his wealth will be long-lasting, long days (i.e., life).’

— MLC 2190 (BH 10) obv. 6-8

Genre: horoscope Provenance: Uruk Date: 3rd century BCE (date of birth in horoscope: S.E. 77 III.4 = -234 June 2/3)

Rochberg, F. 1998. Babylonian Horoscopes. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 88, 1–164. 82-85

Pilloni, A. (2024). The Astrological Schemes Behind bīt niṣirtu and KI in the Babylonian Horoscopes. Journal of Ancient Near Eastern History, 11(1), 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1515/janeh-2023-0014

2. planet assigned to the “Terms” of the month of birth.

2.a planet assigned to the “Terms” of the month of birth. astrological concept, astrological place

only in horoscopes (Pilloni 2024)

[dele-b]at GU KI dele-bat a-lid˻DUMU˼.MEŠ TUK

‘[Venu]s (in) Aquarius. (The child) was born (in) the “place” of Venus: he will have sons.’

— NCBT 1231 (=BG 9) obv. 6

Genre: horoscope Provenance: Uruk Date: Seleucid

Rochberg, F. 1998. Babylonian Horoscopes. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 88. 79-81

Pilloni, A. (2024). The Astrological Schemes Behind bīt niṣirtu and KI in the Babylonian Horoscopes. Journal of Ancient Near Eastern History, 11(1), 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1515/janeh-2023-0014
Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Pilloni, A. (2025). KI (Lemma #2713). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2713/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Pilloni, A. (2025). KI (Lemma #2713). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2713/
MLA (9th)
Pilloni, A. (2025). KI (Lemma #2713). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2713/
Harvard
Pilloni, A. (2025) KI (Lemma #2713), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2713/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2713,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Pilloni, Alessia},
	year = {2025},
	title = {KI ({Lemma} #2713)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2713/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2713/},
}