4.AM₃ ar₂ ša₂ PA ša₂ ana ZA maš-lu
4 arkûtu ša Pabilsag ša ana ZA mašlū

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2024-10-27
Primary meaning four stars in Sagittarius
Literal translation the four rear ones of Pabilsag which are similar to the sign ZA
Variants
4.AM₃ ar₂ ša₂ PA ša₂ ana ZA maš-lu 4 arkûtu ša Pabilsag ša ana ZA mašlū
4.AM₃ ar₂.MEŠ ša₂ PA ša₂ ana ZA maš-lu 4 arkûtu ša Pabilsag ša ana ZA mašlū
Edited by
four stars in Sagittarius star: normal star

Jones (2004) a9. Rarely used; perhaps = σ , φ, ζ , and τ Sagittarii (Jones 2004)

[ GENNA ...] KUŠ₃ ar₂ 4.AM₃ ar₂.MEŠ ša₂ PA ša₂ ana ZA maš-lu UŠ

‘[Saturn] became stationary [...] cubits behind the four rear ones of Pabilsag which are similar to the ZA sign.’

— BM 45617+ (ADRT II -190B) rev. 16'

Genre: astronomical diary
Provenance: Babylon
Date: 191 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. 310-311

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APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). 4.AM₃ ar₂ ša₂ PA ša₂ ana ZA maš-lu (Lemma #457). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/457/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). 4.AM₃ ar₂ ša₂ PA ša₂ ana ZA maš-lu (Lemma #457). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/457/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2024). 4.AM₃ ar₂ ša₂ PA ša₂ ana ZA maš-lu (Lemma #457). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/457/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2024) 4.AM₃ ar₂ ša₂ PA ša₂ ana ZA maš-lu (Lemma #457), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/457/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac457,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
	year = {2024},
	title = {4.{AM}₃ ar₂ ša₂ {PA} ša₂ ana {ZA} maš-lu ({Lemma} #457)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/457/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/457/},
}