mul.MAŠ.TAB.BA.TUR.TUR
tūʾamū ṣeḫrūtu

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2024-06-03
Primary meaning Small-Twins-star
Literal translation Small-Twins-star
Variants
mul.MAŠ.TAB.BA.TUR.TUR tūʾamū ṣeḫrūtu
Edited by
Small-Twins-star constellation

Approx. corresponding to ζ and λ Geminorum.

DIŠ mul.MAŠ.[TA]B.BA.⌈TUR⌉.TUR d.MUŠ3.LAL3 d.Nin- E[ZEN×GUD]

‘¶ The Small Twins, Alammuš and Nin-gublaga.’

— VAT 9429 i 5

Genre: schematic astronomy: mulapin
Provenance: Assur
Date: 8th-7th cent. BCE

Hunger, H. and Steele, J., 2019. The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN. London and New York: Routledge. 30-31

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APA (7th)
Schreiber, M. (2024). mul.MAŠ.TAB.BA.TUR.TUR (Lemma #696). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/696/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Schreiber, M. (2024). mul.MAŠ.TAB.BA.TUR.TUR (Lemma #696). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/696/
MLA (9th)
Schreiber, M. (2024). mul.MAŠ.TAB.BA.TUR.TUR (Lemma #696). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/696/
Harvard
Schreiber, M. (2024) mul.MAŠ.TAB.BA.TUR.TUR (Lemma #696), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/696/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac696,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Schreiber, Marvin},
	year = {2024},
	title = {mul.{MA}Š.{TAB}.{BA}.{TUR}.{TUR} ({Lemma} #696)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/696/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/696/},
}