MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ SUḪUR.MAŠ₂
kakkabu arkû ša suḫurmāši

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2024-10-27
Primary meaning δ Capricorni
Literal translation the rear star of the goat-fish
Variants
MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ SUḪUR.MAŠ₂ kakkabu arkû ša suḫurmāši
Edited by
δ Capricorni star: normal star

Jones (2004) c28

GI₆ 10 SAG GI₆ sin ar₂ MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ SUḪUR.MAŠ₂ 1 1/2 KUŠ₃

‘Night of the 10th, beginning of the night, the moon was 1 1/2 cubits behind the rear star of the goat-fish.’

— BM 37231 (ADRT I No. -333) rev. 11'

Genre: astronomical diary
Provenance: Babylon
Date: 334 BCE

Sachs, A. J., Hunger, H. 1988. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia, Vol. I: Diaries from 652 B.C. to 262 B.C. Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 166-167

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APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ SUḪUR.MAŠ₂ (Lemma #444). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/444/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ SUḪUR.MAŠ₂ (Lemma #444). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/444/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ SUḪUR.MAŠ₂ (Lemma #444). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/444/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ SUḪUR.MAŠ₂ (Lemma #444), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/444/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac444,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2024},
	title = {MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ {SU}Ḫ{UR}.{MA}Š₂ ({Lemma} #444)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/444/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/444/},
}