MUL₂ IGI ša₂ SUḪUR.MAŠ₂
kakkabu maḫrû ša suḫurmāši

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2024-10-27
Primary meaning γ Capricorni
Literal translation the front star of the goat-fish
Variants
MUL₂ IGI ša₂ SUḪUR.MAŠ₂ kakkabu maḫrû ša suḫurmāši
Edited by
γ Capricorni star: normal star

Jones (2004) c27

[GE₆ 6 SAG GE₆] ⸢sin e⸣ MUL₂ IGI ša₂ ⸢SUḪUR⸣.MAŠ₂ ⸢2 1/2⸣ KUŠ₃ SI GIN

‘[Night of (day) 6, beginning of the night,] Sin was 2 1/2 cubits above the front star of the goat-fish; the north wind blew.’

— BM 41462+ (ADRT III No. -163B) obv. 4

Genre: astronomical diary
Provenance: Babylon
Date: 165 BCE

Sachs, A. J., Hunger, H. 1996. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia, Vol. III. Diaries from 164 B.C. to 61 B.C. Vienna, Austria: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 10-11

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APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ IGI ša₂ SUḪUR.MAŠ₂ (Lemma #369). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/369/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ IGI ša₂ SUḪUR.MAŠ₂ (Lemma #369). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/369/
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Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ IGI ša₂ SUḪUR.MAŠ₂ (Lemma #369). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/369/
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Ossendrijver, M. (2024) MUL₂ IGI ša₂ SUḪUR.MAŠ₂ (Lemma #369), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/369/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac369,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2024},
	title = {MUL₂ {IGI} ša₂ {SU}Ḫ{UR}.{MA}Š₂ ({Lemma} #369)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/369/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/369/},
}