MUL₂ MURUB₄ ša₂ SAG GIR₂.TAB
kakkabu qablû ša rēš zuqaqīpi

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2024-10-27
Primary meaning δ Scorpii
Literal translation the middle star of the head of the scorpion
Variants
MUL₂ MURUB₄ ša₂ SAG GIR₂.TAB kakkabu qablû ša rēš zuqaqīpi
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δ Scorpii star: normal star

Jones (2004) a6

[GI₆ 21 ina ZALAG₂] ⸢sin⸣ ina IGI MUL₂ MURUB₄ ša₂ SAG GIR₂.TAB 2 KUŠ₃

‘[Night of (day) 21, last part of the night], Sin was 2 cubits in front of the middle star of the head of the scorpion.’

— BM 41469 (ADRT III No. -146) rev. 4'

Genre: astronomical diary
Provenance: Babylon
Date: 147 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.

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APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ MURUB₄ ša₂ SAG GIR₂.TAB (Lemma #456). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/456/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ MURUB₄ ša₂ SAG GIR₂.TAB (Lemma #456). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/456/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). MUL₂ MURUB₄ ša₂ SAG GIR₂.TAB (Lemma #456). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/456/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) MUL₂ MURUB₄ ša₂ SAG GIR₂.TAB (Lemma #456), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/456/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac456,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2024},
	title = {MUL₂ {MURUB}₄ ša₂ {SAG} {GIR}₂.{TAB} ({Lemma} #456)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/456/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/456/},
}