[…] interest for the money, as much as he has received, he shall give a note therefor, and on the day, when they settle, pay to the merchant.
The first record of Auriga’s stars was in Mesopotamia as a constellation called GAM, representing a scimitar or crook. However, this may have represented just Capella (Alpha Aurigae) or the modern constellation as a whole; this figure was alternatively called Gamlum or MUL.GAM in the MUL.APIN.