〈RIN₂ ša₂ SI〉 zibānītu ša iltāni ‘β Librae’
〈aquilo〉 ‘north wind’
〈Ἄρκτος〉 Arktos ‘Ursa Major’
〈septentrionalis〉 ‘northern’
〈septemtrio〉 ‘north’
〈שְׂמֹאל〉 śəmōʾl ‘north’
〈Βορρᾶς〉 Borras ‘north wind’
SI
iltānu
Akkadian noun
Last edited: 2025-02-03| Primary meaning | north |
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| Literal translation | north |
| Variants | SI iltānu Commonly used in the astronomical diaries IM.SI iltānu rarely used in the astronomical diaries IM.SI.SA2 iltānu |
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north cardinal direction
north wind type of wind
24 DIR AN ZA SI GIN ina KIN.SIG ŠU₂
‘The 24th, clouds were in the sky, the north wind blew; in the afternoon, overcast.’
⸢19⸣ IM.SI ŠAR₂ KALAG GE₆ 20 IM ŠAR
‘The 19th, strong gusty north wind. Night of the 20th, gusty wind.’
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2025). SI (Lemma #404). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/404/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2025). SI (Lemma #404). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/404/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2025). SI (Lemma #404). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/404/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2025) SI (Lemma #404), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/404/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac404,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
year = {2025},
title = {SI ({Lemma} #404)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/404/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/404/},
}