mul.giš.GAN2.UR3
maškakātu

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2023-07-03
Primary meaning Harrow-star
Literal translation Harrow-star
Variants
mul.giš.GAN2.UR3 maškakātu
Edited by
Harrow-star constellation

Approx. corresponding to the eastern part of Vela.

DIŠ MUL ša2 ina A2-šu2 GUB-zu mul.giš.GAN2.UR3 giš.TUKUL ša2 d.A-E2 ša2 ina lib3-bi-šu2 ZU.AB i-bar-ru-u2

‘¶ The star which stands at its side: the Harrow, the weapon of Mār-bīti, by means of which he sees the subterranean waters.’

— BM 86378 ii 23-24

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. 43-44

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Schreiber, M. (2023). mul.giš.GAN2.UR3 (Lemma #625). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/625/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Schreiber, M. (2023). mul.giš.GAN2.UR3 (Lemma #625). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/625/
MLA (9th)
Schreiber, M. (2023). mul.giš.GAN2.UR3 (Lemma #625). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/625/
Harvard
Schreiber, M. (2023) mul.giš.GAN2.UR3 (Lemma #625), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/625/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac625,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Schreiber, Marvin},
	year = {2023},
	title = {mul.giš.{GAN2}.{UR3} ({Lemma} #625)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/625/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/625/},
}