Girtab

Girtab (𒄈𒋰) is a Sumerian/Akkadian word for scorpion, and an ancient Mesopotamian constellation corresponding to modern Scorpius.[1][2]

It has been used as a name for several individual stars in Scorpius by different sources:

See also

References

  1. ^ Allen, R. H. (1899). Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning. p. 362-370.
  2. ^ "GIR2.TAB, zuqaqīpu". All Skies Encyclopaedia. IAU Working Group on Star Names. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  3. ^ Kaler, James B., "Girtab", Stars, University of Illinois
  4. ^ Rhoads, Jack W. (November 15, 1971), Technical Memorandum 33-507-A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars (PDF), Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology.
  5. ^ Falkner, David E. (2011), The Mythology of the Night Sky: An Amateur Astronomer's Guide to the Ancient Greek and Roman Legends, Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy, Springer, p. 106, ISBN 978-1-4614-0136-0
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