〈mul.LUGAL〉 šarru ‘King-star’
〈UR.A〉 nēšu ‘Leo’
MUL₂ TUR ša₂ 4 KUŠ₃ ar₂ LUGAL
kakkabu ṣeḫru ša 4 ammati arki šarri
Akkadian noun
Last edited: 2024-10-27| Primary meaning | ρ Leonis |
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| Literal translation | the small star which is 4 cubits behind the king |
| Variants | MUL₂ TUR ša₂ 4 KUŠ₃ ar₂ LUGAL kakkabu ṣeḫru ša 4 ammati arki šarri MUL₂ TUR ša₂ 4 KUŠ₃ ar₂ MUL₂.LUGAL kakkabu ṣeḫru ša 4 ammati arki šarri |
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ρ Leonis star: normal star
Jones (2004) c16
(5) [GE₆ 10] (6) [SAG] ⸢GE₆ sin SIG⸣ MUL₂ TUR ša₂ 4 [KUŠ₃] ⸢ar₂⸣ LUGAL 1 2/3 KUŠ₃ sin 8 SI ana NIM DIB
‘[Night of (day) 10, beginning] of the night, Sin was 1 2/3 cubits below the small star which is 4 cubits behind the king, Sin having passed 8 fingers to the east.’
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ TUR ša₂ 4 KUŠ₃ ar₂ LUGAL (Lemma #412). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/412/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ TUR ša₂ 4 KUŠ₃ ar₂ LUGAL (Lemma #412). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/412/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ TUR ša₂ 4 KUŠ₃ ar₂ LUGAL (Lemma #412). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/412/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) MUL₂ TUR ša₂ 4 KUŠ₃ ar₂ LUGAL (Lemma #412), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/412/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac412,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
year = {2024},
title = {MUL₂ {TUR} ša₂ 4 {KU}Š₃ ar₂ {LUGAL} ({Lemma} #412)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/412/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/412/},
}