〈ophiuchus〉 ‘Ophiuchus’
〈Ὀφιοῦχος〉 Ophiouchos ‘Ophiuchus’
MUL₂ KUR ša₂ KIR₄ šil PA
kakkabu ba'lu ša appi šiltaḫ Pabilsag
Akkadian noun
Last edited: 2024-10-27| Primary meaning | θ Ophiuchi |
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| Literal translation | the bright star of the tip of Pabilsag’s arrow |
| Variants | MUL₂ KUR ša₂ KIR₄ šil PA kakkabu ba'lu ša appi šiltaḫ Pabilsag KIR₄ šil-taḫ PA 1/2 KUŠ₃ abbreviated name |
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θ Ophiuchi star: normal star
Jones (2004) c25
GE₆ 20 AN DUL ina ZALAG₂ sin ina IGI KIR₄ šil-taḫ PA 1/2 KUŠ₃
‘Night of (day) 20, rain DUL; last part of the night, Sin was 1/2 cubit in front of the tip of Pabilsag’s arrow.’
GE₆ 6 SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ MUL₂ KUR ša₂ KIR₄ šil-taḫ PA 1 2/3 KUŠ₃
‘Night of (day) 6, beginning of the night, Sin was 1 2/3 cubits behind the bright star of the tip of Pabilsag’s arrow.’
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ KUR ša₂ KIR₄ šil PA (Lemma #437). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/437/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ KUR ša₂ KIR₄ šil PA (Lemma #437). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/437/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ KUR ša₂ KIR₄ šil PA (Lemma #437). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/437/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) MUL₂ KUR ša₂ KIR₄ šil PA (Lemma #437), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/437/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac437,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
year = {2024},
title = {MUL₂ {KUR} ša₂ {KIR}₄ šil {PA} ({Lemma} #437)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/437/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/437/},
}