MUL₂ e ša₂ SAG GIR₂.TAB
kakkabu elû ša rēš zuqaqīpi

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2024-10-27
Primary meaning β Scorpii
Literal translation the upper star of the head of the scorpion
Variants
MUL₂ e ša₂ SAG GIR₂.TAB kakkabu elû ša rēš zuqaqīpi
MUL₂ AN.TA ša₂ SAG GIR₂.TAB kakkabu elû ša rēš zuqaqīpi
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β Scorpii star: normal star

Jones (2004) c23

⸢GI₆⸣ 26 ŠU₂.ŠU₂ ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI MUL₂ e ša₂ SAG GIR₂ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃

‘Night of (day) 26, very overcast; last part of the night, Sin was 1 1/2 cubits in front of the upper star of the head of the scorpion.’

— BM 33837 (ADRT II No. -232) obv. 21

Genre: astronomical diary
Provenance: Babylon
Date: 233 BCE

Sachs, A. J., Hunger, H. 1989. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia, Vol. II: Diaries from 261 B.C. to 165 B.C. Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 106-107

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APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ e ša₂ SAG GIR₂.TAB (Lemma #430). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/430/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ e ša₂ SAG GIR₂.TAB (Lemma #430). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/430/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ e ša₂ SAG GIR₂.TAB (Lemma #430). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/430/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) MUL₂ e ša₂ SAG GIR₂.TAB (Lemma #430), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/430/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac430,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2024},
	title = {MUL₂ e ša₂ {SAG} {GIR}₂.{TAB} ({Lemma} #430)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/430/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/430/},
}