〈šur GIGIR ša₂ ULU₃〉 šur narkabti ša šūti ‘ζ Tauri’
ŠUR GIGIR ša₂ SI
šur narkabti ša iltāni
Akkadian noun
Last edited: 2024-10-27| Primary meaning | β Tauri |
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| Literal translation | the northern rein of the chariot |
| Variants | šur GIGIR ša₂ SI šur narkabti ša iltāni šur is probably st. constr. of šur'u = rein (CAD) šur SI šur iltāni abbreviated form attested mainly after 150 BCE (?) |
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β Tauri star: normal star, star
Jones (2004) c6
15 ina ZALAG₂ sin⸣ ina IGI šur GIGIR ša₂ SI 2 ⸢KUŠ₃⸣
‘Night of (day) 15, last part of the night, Sin was 2 cubits in front of the northern rein of the chariot.’
⸢USAN⸣ MUL₂.BABBAR SIG šur SI 2 1/2 KUŠ₃
‘First part of the night, Jupiter was 2 1/2 cubits below the northern rein (of the chariot).’
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). ŠUR GIGIR ša₂ SI (Lemma #381). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/381/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). ŠUR GIGIR ša₂ SI (Lemma #381). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/381/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). ŠUR GIGIR ša₂ SI (Lemma #381). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/381/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) ŠUR GIGIR ša₂ SI (Lemma #381), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/381/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac381,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
year = {2024},
title = {Š{UR} {GIGIR} ša₂ {SI} ({Lemma} #381)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/381/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/381/},
}