MUL₂ IGI ša₂ ALLA ša₂ SI
kakkabu maḫrû ša allutti ša iltāni

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2024-10-27
Primary meaning η Cancri
Literal translation the front star of the crab to the north
Variants
MUL₂ IGI ša₂ ALLA ša₂ SI kakkabu maḫrû ša allutti ša iltāni
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η Cancri star: normal star

Jones (2004) a2. Rarely used.

GE₆ 27 ina ZALAG₂ sin e MUL₂-IGI-ša₂-ALLA-ša₂-SI 1 KUŠ₃ sin 1/2 KUŠ₃ ana ŠU₂ LAL

‘Night of (day) 27, last part of the night, Sin was 1 cubit above the front star of the crab to the north, Sin being 1/2 cubit back to the west.’

— BM 43025+ (ADRT III No. -77A) rev. 14

Genre: astronomical diary
Provenance: Babylon
Date: 78 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. 494-495


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ IGI ša₂ ALLA ša₂ SI (Lemma #445). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/445/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ IGI ša₂ ALLA ša₂ SI (Lemma #445). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/445/

MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ IGI ša₂ ALLA ša₂ SI (Lemma #445). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/445/

Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) MUL₂ IGI ša₂ ALLA ša₂ SI (Lemma #445), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/445/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac445,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2024},
	title = {MUL₂ {IGI} ša₂ {ALLA} ša₂ {SI} ({Lemma} #445)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/445/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/445/},
}