mul.SIM.MAḪ
šinūnūtu

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2024-06-02
Primary meaning Swallow-star
Literal translation Swallow-star
Variants
mul.SIM.MAḪ šinūnūtu
mul.SIM.MAḪ.mušen šinūnūtu
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Swallow-star constellation

Approx. corresponding ε, ζ, θ Pegasi, α Equulei, and the western fish of Pisces.

DIŠ MUL ša2 ina IGI-et mul.AŠ.IKU GUB-zu mul.Ši-nu-nu-tu4

‘¶ The star which stands opposite the Field: the Swallow.’

— BM 86378 i 41

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. 38

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Schreiber, M. (2024). mul.SIM.MAḪ (Lemma #584). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/584/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Schreiber, M. (2024). mul.SIM.MAḪ (Lemma #584). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/584/
MLA (9th)
Schreiber, M. (2024). mul.SIM.MAḪ (Lemma #584). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/584/
Harvard
Schreiber, M. (2024) mul.SIM.MAḪ (Lemma #584), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/584/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac584,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Schreiber, Marvin},
	year = {2024},
	title = {mul.{SIM}.{MA}Ḫ ({Lemma} #584)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/584/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/584/},
}