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

It has been used as a name for several individual stars in Scorpius by different sources: θ Scorpii (Sargas) ι1 Scorpii κ Scorpii

See also Girtablilu

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