MUL₂ IGI ša₂ še-pit MAŠ.MAŠ
kakkabu maḫrû ša šepīt māši

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2025-02-25
Primary meaning Propus (η Geminorum)
Literal translation the front star of the twins' feet
Variants
MUL₂ IGI ša₂ še-pit MAŠ.MAŠ kakkabu maḫrû ša šepīt māši
Edited by
Propus (η Geminorum) star: normal star

Jones (2004) c8

GE₆ 8 SAG GE₆ sin ina IGI MUL₂ IGI ša₂ še-pit MAŠ.MAŠ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃

‘Night of the 8th, beginning of the night, Sin was 1 1/2 cubits in front of the front star of the twins' feet.’

— BM 46229 (ADRT I No. -346) rev. 2

Genre: astronomical diary
Provenance: Babylon
Date: 347 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.

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APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2025). MUL₂ IGI ša₂ še-pit MAŠ.MAŠ (Lemma #382). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/382/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2025). MUL₂ IGI ša₂ še-pit MAŠ.MAŠ (Lemma #382). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/382/
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Ossendrijver, M. (2025). MUL₂ IGI ša₂ še-pit MAŠ.MAŠ (Lemma #382). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/382/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2025) MUL₂ IGI ša₂ še-pit MAŠ.MAŠ (Lemma #382), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/382/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac382,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2025},
	title = {MUL₂ {IGI} ša₂ še-pit {MA}Š.{MA}Š ({Lemma} #382)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/382/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/382/},
}