〈zib〉 zibbātu ‘Pisces’
〈MUL₂ KUR ša₂ DUR nu-nu〉 kakkabu ba'lu ša rikis nūni ‘η Piscium’
〈mul.SIM.MAḪ〉 šinūnūtu ‘Swallow-star’
〈Λίνοι〉 Linoi ‘Cords’
〈Νότιος Λίνος〉 Notios Linos ‘Southern Cord’
DUR SIM.MAḪ
rikis šinūnūti
Akkadian noun
Last edited: 2024-12-11| Primary meaning | δεζ Piscium |
|---|---|
| Literal translation | the ribbon of the swallow |
| Variants | DUR SIM.MAḪ rikis šinūnūti DUR ša2 SIM.MAḪ rikis ša šinūnūti |
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δεζ Piscium? normal star, star
Jones (2004) a13
( 6') ⸢MU 32⸣ SIG in EN 20 MUL₂.⸢BABBAR⸣ [ana NIM ki UŠ-u₂] (7') [x] KUŠ₃ SIG DUR SIM.MAḪ ⸢UŠ⸣ [...]
‘(6') Y[ear 3]2, month III, until around (day) 20, when Ju[piter became stationary to the east,] (7) it became stationary [...] cubits below the ribbon of the swallow [...]’
DUR SIM.MAḪ 26?.[1]5 ŠE
‘The ribbon of the swallow: .. 26?;[1]5 (zodiac sign corresponding to) month XII.’
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). DUR SIM.MAḪ (Lemma #306). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/306/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). DUR SIM.MAḪ (Lemma #306). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/306/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). DUR SIM.MAḪ (Lemma #306). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/306/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) DUR SIM.MAḪ (Lemma #306), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/306/ (Accessed: June 5, 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac306,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-05]},
author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
year = {2024},
title = {DUR {SIM}.{MA}Ḫ ({Lemma} #306)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/306/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/306/},
}