KI
ašru

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2025-02-03
Primary meaning planet being in one of the zodiacal signs of its triplicity
Literal translation place
Variants
KI ašru
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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
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: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2713,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Pilloni, Alessia},
	year = {2025},
	title = {KI ({Lemma} #2713)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2713/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2713/},
}