〈ŠID〉 minûtu ‘number’
(unknown lemma 1960)
MUL₂ ŠID.MEŠ
kakkabū minâti
Akkadian noun
Last edited: 2023-10-20| Primary meaning | normal stars |
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| Literal translation | counting stars |
| Variants | MUL₂ ŠID.MEŠ kakkabū minâti |
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normal stars group of stars and constellations
reference stars used in astronomical diaries and related texts
DIB.MEŠ ša₂ dil-bat KI MUL₂ ŠID.MEŠ ina 12 MU-ka 4 U₄ ana MU-ka LA₂-ṭi
‘Passages of Venus with the counting stars: in 12 years 4 days are lacking to your year.’
(13') 29 24 ME NIM-a šamaš₂ AN.MI A₂ ⸢ULU₃⸣ [u] ⸢MAR⸣ ki-i TAB-[u₂ ...] (14') [dil]-bat GU₄.UD u MUL₂ ŠID.MEŠ IGI.MEŠ MUL₂.BABBAR u AN ša₂ ina bi-ib-lu ina AN.MI-šu₂ IGI.MEŠ [...]
‘(13') (Day) 29, at 24 after sunrise, solar eclipse; when it began on the south and west side, [...] (14') [Ven]us, Mercury, and the counting stars were visible; Jupiter and Mars, which were in their period of invisibility, were visible in its eclipse [...]’
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). MUL₂ ŠID.MEŠ (Lemma #514). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/514/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). MUL₂ ŠID.MEŠ (Lemma #514). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/514/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). MUL₂ ŠID.MEŠ (Lemma #514). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/514/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2023) MUL₂ ŠID.MEŠ (Lemma #514), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/514/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac514,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
year = {2023},
title = {MUL₂ Š{ID}.{ME}Š ({Lemma} #514)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/514/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/514/},
}