ŠUR GIGIR ša₂ SI
šur narkabti ša iltāni

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2024-10-27
Primary meaning β Tauri
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.’

— BM 34792 (ADRT I No. -373B) obv. 3'

Genre: astronomical diary
Provenance: Babylon
Date: 374 BCE

Sachs, A. J., Hunger, H. 1988. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia, Vol. I: Diaries from 652 B.C. to 262 B.C. Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 104-105

⸢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).’

— BM 45722+ (ADRT II No. -182C) obv. 17

Genre: astronomical diary
Provenance: Babylon
Date: 183 BCE

Sachs, A. J., Hunger, H. 1989. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia, Vol. II: Diaries from 261 B.C. to 165 B.C. Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.


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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/},
}