GIR₃ ar₂ ša₂ A
šēpu arkītu ša nēši

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2024-10-27
Primary meaning β Virginis
Literal translation the rear foot of the lion
Variants
GIR₃ ar₂ ša₂ A šēpu arkītu ša nēši
GIR₃ ar₂-tu₂ ša₂ A šēpu arkītu ša nēši
GIR₃ ar₂-tu₂ ša₂ UR.A šēpu arkītu ša nēši
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β Virginis star: normal star

Jones (2004) c18

GI₆ 9 SAG GI₆ sin ina IGI GIR₃ ar₂ ša₂ A 2 KUŠ₃

‘Night of (day) 9, beginning of the night, Sin was 2 cubits in front of the rear foot of the lion.’

— BM 45614 (ADRT III No. -165A) obv. 11

Genre: astronomical diary
Provenance: Babylon
Date: 166 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. 6-7

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APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). GIR₃ ar₂ ša₂ A (Lemma #415). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/415/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). GIR₃ ar₂ ša₂ A (Lemma #415). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/415/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). GIR₃ ar₂ ša₂ A (Lemma #415). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/415/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) GIR₃ ar₂ ša₂ A (Lemma #415), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/415/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac415,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2024},
	title = {GIR₃ ar₂ ša₂ {A} ({Lemma} #415)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/415/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/415/},
}