Nin-nisig u Erragal

ᵈNin-SAR u ᵈEr₃-ra-gal
Akkadian · noun
Edited by: Marvin Schreiber
Last edited: 2023-10-20
Meanings
Literal translation
Nin-nisig and Erragal
Categories
constellation

1. Nin-nisig-and-Erragal-stars

1.a Nin-nisig-and-Erragal-stars constellation

ε and ζ Lyrae.

DIŠ 2 MUL.MEŠ ša2 EGIR-šu2 GUB.MEŠ-zu d.Nin-SAR u d.Er3-ra-gal

‘¶ The two stars which stand behind it: Nin-nisig and Erragal.’

— BM 86378 i 27

Genre: schematic astronomy: mulapin Provenance: ? Date: ca. 626-539 BCE

Hunger, H. and Steele, J., 2019. The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN. London and New York: Routledge. 35

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Schreiber, M. (2023). dNin-SAR u dEr₃-ra-gal (Lemma #500). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/500/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Schreiber, M. (2023). dNin-SAR u dEr₃-ra-gal (Lemma #500). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/500/
MLA (9th)
Schreiber, M. (2023). dNin-SAR u dEr₃-ra-gal (Lemma #500). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/500/
Harvard
Schreiber, M. (2023) dNin-SAR u dEr₃-ra-gal (Lemma #500), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/500/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac500,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Schreiber, Marvin},
	year = {2023},
	title = {ᵈ{Nin}-{SAR} u ᵈ{Er}₃-ra-gal ({Lemma} #500)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/500/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/500/},
}