MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ ALLA ša₂ ULU₃
kakkabu arkû ša allutti ša šūti

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2024-10-27
Primary meaning δ Cancri
Literal translation the rear star of the crab to the south
Variants
MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ ALLA ša₂ ULU₃ kakkabu arkû ša allutti ša šūti
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δ Cancri star: normal star

Jones (2004) c13

GE₆ 22 ina ZALAG₂ sin ar₂ MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ ALLA ša₂ ULU₃ 2 1/2 KUŠ₃ sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana ULU₃ SIG

‘Night of (day) 22, last part of the night, Sin was 2 1/2 cubits behind the rear star of the crab to the south, Sin being 1 cubit low to the south.’

— BM 32839+ (ADRT III No. -141F) obv. 6'

Genre: astronomical diary
Provenance: Babylon
Date: 142 BCE

Sachs, A. J., Hunger, H. 1996. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia, Vol. III. Diaries from 164 B.C. to 61 B.C. Vienna, Austria: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 124-125


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ ALLA ša₂ ULU₃ (Lemma #410). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/410/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ ALLA ša₂ ULU₃ (Lemma #410). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/410/

MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ ALLA ša₂ ULU₃ (Lemma #410). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/410/

Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ ALLA ša₂ ULU₃ (Lemma #410), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/410/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac410,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2024},
	title = {MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ {ALLA} ša₂ {ULU}₃ ({Lemma} #410)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/410/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/410/},
}