GIR2.TAB
zuqaqīpu

Akkadian noun

Last edited: 2023-06-27
Primary meaning Scorpio
Literal translation Scorpion
Variants
GIR2.TAB zuqaqīpu
mul.GIR2.TAB zuqaqīpu
GIR2 zuqaqīpu
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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.


Scorpion constellation

See also

ḏlꜣ.tScorpio

Σκορπίος SkorpiosScorpio

MUL₂ SIG ša₂ SAG GIR₂.TAB kakkabu šaplû ša rēš zuqaqīpiπ Scorpii

MUL₂ e ša₂ SAG GIR₂.TAB kakkabu elû ša rēš zuqaqīpiβ Scorpii

SI₄ Lisiα Scorpii

MUL₂ MURUB₄ ša₂ SAG GIR₂.TAB kakkabu qablû ša rēš zuqaqīpiδ Scorpii

scorpius Scorpio

SI GIR2.TAB qaran zuqaqīpihorn of the scorpion

trigonum martis Mars' triangle

वृश्चिक vṛścikaScorpio

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M., & Schreiber, M. (2023). 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. (2023). 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. (2023). 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. (2023) GIR2.TAB (Lemma #77), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/77/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac77,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu and Schreiber, Marvin},
	year = {2023},
	title = {GIR2.{TAB} ({Lemma} #77)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/77/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/77/},
}