izuzzu
GUB
Akkadian · verb
variant GUB : izziz
Edited by: Mathieu Ossendrijver Last edited: 2023-08-20
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1. to be at the solstice
1.a to be at the solstice astronomical event
with Sun as subject
25 šamaš₂ GUB NU PAP
‘(Day) 25, Šamaš was at the solstice; I did not watch.’
2. to be present in the sky
2.a to be present in the sky astronomical event
GE₆ 17 DIR AN ZA ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ GENNA 5/6 KUŠ₃ ana ⸢NIM⸣ GUB ar₂ MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ SUḪUR.MAŠ₂ 1 KUŠ₃ 8 u
‘Night of (day) 17, clouds were in the sky; last part of the night, Sin stood 5/6 cubit behind Kayyamanu to the east, 1 cubit 8 fingers behind the Rear star of the Goat-Fish.’
3. to stand
3.a to stand
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). GUB (Lemma #355). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/355/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). GUB (Lemma #355). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/355/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). GUB (Lemma #355). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/355/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2023) GUB (Lemma #355), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/355/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac355,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
year = {2023},
title = {GUB ({Lemma} #355)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/355/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/355/},
}