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1. beginning
1.a beginning spatial expression
said of zodiac signs and constellations
7 dil-bat ina NIM ina SAG LU
‘The 7th, Venus’ last appearance in the east in the beginning of Aries.’
1.b beginning temporal expression
GE₆ ⸢7⸣ SAG GE₆ sin ar₂ MUL₂ ar₂ ša₂ SUḪUR.MAŠ₂ 1 KUŠ₃ sin 1 KUŠ₃ ana SI ⸢NIM⸣
‘Night of (day) 7, beginning of the night, Sin was 1 cubit behind the rear star of the goat-fish, Sin being 1 cubit high to the north.’
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). SAG (Lemma #545). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/545/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). SAG (Lemma #545). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/545/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M. (2023). SAG (Lemma #545). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/545/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. (2023) SAG (Lemma #545), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/545/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac545,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu},
year = {2023},
title = {SAG ({Lemma} #545)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/545/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/545/},
}