E2 sakkî/ bīt sakkî
E2 sakkî / bīt sakkî (𒂍𒊕𒆠𒄿) is a group of 6 stars within or in the vicinity of Hercules in Mesopotamian astral science. The meaning of the name is unclear.
Concordance, Etymology, History
= "(Stars) Bīt Sakkî" [Gössmann[1] 59; CAD[2] S, 79a; AHw[3], 1012b; Beaulieu et al. 2018[4], 23, 25, commentary p. 32]; group of stars in Serpens (The Snake) and Ophiuchus (The Snake-Carrier) near Hercules(?).
Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim
| Sources | Identifications |
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| Only in the New Assyrian text VAT 9428 | Example |
Additional
II. Identification.
= possibly, stars located on the back portion of Serpens (ζ, η, θ Ser) and the northern end of Ophiuchus [Weidner 1927[7], 84; Gössmann[8] 59].
= among the stars near the constellation Hercules [CAD[9] S, 79a].
= the stars of Bit Sakki belong to the path of Anu, but are on the border between it and the path of Enlil [Beaulieu et al. 2018[10], 32].
= six stars in the Dog constellation [Beaulieu et al. 2018[11], 72].
Historical Dictionaries
| Kurtik (2022, e05) | Gössmann (1950) |
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| = «(Звезды) Бит Сакки» [G. 59, CAD S, 79a; AHw, 1012b; Beaulieu et al. 2018, 23, 25, 32]; группа звезд в Змее (Serpens) и Змееносце (Ophiuchus) около Геркулеса (Herkules) (?).
I. Источники. Только в новоассирийском тексте VAT 9428 r. 13: 6 MUL.MEŠ bit sak-ki-i i-ti K[ASKAL? MUL.MEŠ š]u-ut dA-nim li-me-tam «6 звезд Бит Сакки, расположенные рядом [со звездами на пу]ти Ану, (но) вне его» [Weidner 1927, 75, 77; Beaulieu et al, 2018, 23, 25, Section IX]. II. Отождествление. = возможно, звезды в задней части Змеи (ζ, η, θ Ser) и в северной части Змееносца [Weidner 1927, 84; G. 59]. = среди звезд около созвездия Геркулес [CAD S, 79a]. = звезды Бит Сакки принадлежат пути Ану, но находятся на границе между ним и путем Энлиля [Beaulieu et al. 2018, 32] = шесть звезд в созвездии Пса [Beaulieu et al. 2018, 72]. |
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References
- ↑ Gössmann P.F. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).
- ↑ The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...
- ↑ Soden von W. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.
- ↑ Beaulieu, P.-A., Frahm, E., Horowitz, W. & Steele, J. (2018), The Cuneiform Uranology Texts: Drawing the Constellations, American Philosophical Society Press, Philadelphia, USA.
- ↑ Weidner E. Ein Beschreibung des Sternenhimmels aus Assur // AfO. 1927. Bd. 4. S. 73-85.
- ↑ Beaulieu, P.-A., Frahm, E., Horowitz, W. & Steele, J. (2018), The Cuneiform Uranology Texts: Drawing the Constellations, American Philosophical Society Press, Philadelphia, USA.
- ↑ Weidner E. Ein Beschreibung des Sternenhimmels aus Assur // AfO. 1927. Bd. 4. S. 73-85.
- ↑ Gössmann P.F. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).
- ↑ The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...
- ↑ Beaulieu, P.-A., Frahm, E., Horowitz, W. & Steele, J. (2018), The Cuneiform Uranology Texts: Drawing the Constellations, American Philosophical Society Press, Philadelphia, USA.
- ↑ Beaulieu, P.-A., Frahm, E., Horowitz, W. & Steele, J. (2018), The Cuneiform Uranology Texts: Drawing the Constellations, American Philosophical Society Press, Philadelphia, USA.
