Šarur u Šargaz

Akkadian · noun
Edited by: Marvin Schreiber
Last edited: 2023-10-20
Meanings
Literal translation
Šarur and Šargaz
Categories
constellation

1. Šarur-and-Šargaz-stars

1.a Šarur-and-Šargaz-stars constellation

approx. corresponding to λ and υ scorpii.

DIŠ 2 MUL.MEŠ ša2 ina zi-qit mul.GIR2.TAB GUB.MEŠ-zu d.Šar2-ur4 u d.Šar2-gaz

‘¶ The two stars which stand in the sting of the Scorpion: Šarur and Šargaz.’

— BM 86378 ii 31-32

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. 45-46

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APA (7th)
Schreiber, M. (2023). dŠar₂-ur₄ u dŠar₂-gaz (Lemma #628). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/628/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Schreiber, M. (2023). dŠar₂-ur₄ u dŠar₂-gaz (Lemma #628). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/628/
MLA (9th)
Schreiber, M. (2023). dŠar₂-ur₄ u dŠar₂-gaz (Lemma #628). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/628/
Harvard
Schreiber, M. (2023) dŠar₂-ur₄ u dŠar₂-gaz (Lemma #628), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/628/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac628,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Schreiber, Marvin},
	year = {2023},
	title = {ᵈŠar₂-ur₄ u ᵈŠar₂-gaz ({Lemma} #628)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/628/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/628/},
}