MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ še-pit MAŠ.MAŠ
kakkabu arkû ša šepīt māši

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2024-10-27
Primary meaning μ Geminorum
Literal translation the rear star of the twins' feet
Variants
MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ še-pit MAŠ.MAŠ kakkabu arkû ša šepīt māši
Edited by
μ Geminorum star: normal star

Jones (2004) c9

(28) GE₆ 23 USAN AN e MUL₂ ar₂ (29) [ša₂ še]-⸢pit⸣ MAŠ.MAŠ 20 SI

‘Night of the 23rd, first part of the night, Mars was 20 fingers above the rear star of the twins' feet.’

— BM 46229 (ADRT I No. -346) rev. 28-29

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. 150-151

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APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ še-pit MAŠ.MAŠ (Lemma #383). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/383/
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Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ še-pit MAŠ.MAŠ (Lemma #383). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/383/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ še-pit MAŠ.MAŠ (Lemma #383). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/383/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ še-pit MAŠ.MAŠ (Lemma #383), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/383/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac383,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2024},
	title = {MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ še-pit {MA}Š.{MA}Š ({Lemma} #383)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/383/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/383/},
}