zuqaqīpu

GIR₂.TAB

Akkadian · noun

variants mul.GIR₂.TAB : zuqaqīpu , GIR₂ : zuqaqīpu

Edited by: Mathieu Ossendrijver , Marvin Schreiber
Last edited: 2025-12-15

Meanings

1. Scorpio

2. Scorpius

Literal translation

Scorpion

1. Scorpio

1.a Scorpio zodiac sign

DIŠ mul2.GIR2.TAB Dil-mun u Bar-⸢sipa.ki⸣

‘¶ The Scorpion: Dilmun and Borsippa.’

— BM 47494 obv. 10

Genre: astrological compendium Provenance: Babylon? Date: 464-337 BCE

Hunger, H. 2004. Stars, Cities, and Predictions. Pp. 16–32 in Studies in the History of the Exact Sciences in Honour of David Pingree, eds. Charles Burnett, Jan Hogendijk, Kim Plofker and Michio Yano. Leiden: Brill.

10 GIR₂.TAB 2.40 ša₂ al 10 GIR₂.TAB DIRI A.RA₂ 24 ⸢DU⸣ TA 2.40 LA₂

‘10 Scorpio: 2,40, (the amount) by which it exceeds 10 Scorpio you multiply by 0;24, subtract from 2,40.’

— BM 32167+ (BMAPT No. 53) Obv. i 9'

Genre: mathematical astronomy: procedure text Provenance: Babylon Date: ca. 350-250 BCE

Ossendrijver, M. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. New York: Springer.

(9') ina GIR₂ u PA 1 ⸢TAB⸣ (10') ša₂ al 30 PA DIRI (11') A.RA₂ 1.30 D[U]

‘In Scorpio and Sagittarius you add 1,(0), (the amount) by which it exceeds 30 Sagittarius you multiply by 1;30.’

— BM 33048 (BMAPT No. 43) Rev.(?) i' 9'-11'

Genre: mathematical astronomy: procedure text Provenance: Babylon Date: ca. 350-50 BCE

Ossendrijver, M. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. New York: Springer.

2. Scorpius

2.a Scorpius constellation

Cite this entry

APA (7th)

Ossendrijver, M., & Schreiber, M. (2025). GIR₂.TAB (Lemma #77). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/77/

Chicago (Author-Date)

Ossendrijver, M., & Schreiber, M. (2025). GIR₂.TAB (Lemma #77). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/77/

MLA (9th)

Ossendrijver, M., & Schreiber, M. (2025). GIR₂.TAB (Lemma #77). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/77/

Harvard

Ossendrijver, M. and Schreiber, M. (2025) GIR₂.TAB (Lemma #77), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/77/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{zodiac77,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu and Schreiber, Marvin},
	year = {2025},
	title = {GIR₂.{TAB} ({Lemma} #77)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/77/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/77/},
}