MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ ALLA ša₂ SI
kakkabu arkû ša allutti ša iltāni

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2024-10-27
Primary meaning γ Cancri
Literal translation the rear star of the crab to the north
Variants
MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ ALLA ša₂ SI kakkabu arkû ša allutti ša iltāni
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γ Cancri star: normal star

rarely used. Jones (2004): a5

[ina] ⸢ZALAG₂⸣ sin ar₂ MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ ALLA ša₂ SI 1 KUŠ₃

‘Last part of the ni]ght, Sin was 1 cubit behind the rear star of the crab to the north.’

— BM 45782 (ADRT II No. -166A) obv. 5

Genre: astronomical diary
Provenance: Babylon
Date: 167 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. 484-485


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ ALLA ša₂ SI (Lemma #455). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/455/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ ALLA ša₂ SI (Lemma #455). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/455/

MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ ALLA ša₂ SI (Lemma #455). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/455/

Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ ALLA ša₂ SI (Lemma #455), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/455/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac455,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2024},
	title = {MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ {ALLA} ša₂ {SI} ({Lemma} #455)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/455/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/455/},
}