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:

• θ Scorpii (Sargas)^[3]
• ι¹ Scorpii^[4]
• κ Scorpii^[5]

See also

• Girtablilu