PAP.SUKKAL
dPAP.SUKKAL (ππ½π) is one of many names for the premier ancient Mesopotamian messenger deity (PAP = foremost) (sukkal = messenger, vizier) who is identified with mulSIPA.ZI.AN.NA "True Shepherd of Anu.' (Orion). Many examples are to be found in standard Mesopotamian astronomical works including the Astrolabes, MUL.APIN, the Uranology group, and The Great Star List.
Concordance, Etymology, History[1]
= dPap-sukkal;
Papsukal, deity of the constellation mulSIPA.ZI.AN.NA "True Shepherd of Anu" (see Kurtik s22), also apparently associated with the planet Mercury or Saturn (see Kurtik g12 GI6).
He is a divine messenger. dPap-sukkal (AN 7r) is the ancient Mesopotamia.[2]
Sources
See (Kurtik s22) SIPA.ZI.AN.NA.
Additional
Deity.
Akkadian deity identified with Ninshubur and Ilabrat already in the early lists of gods [Weidner 1924-25[3], 11:19, 13:12]. Together with Ninshubur, Papsukal was considered the vizier of Ana and some other gods, including Zababa, Antu, see AN:dAnum (I 33, 42-45, V 51), AN:Anu Ε‘a amΔli (61-69) [Litke 1998[4], 25-26, 173, 232-233]. In the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian periods (and perhaps earlier) he was depicted as an anthropomorphic male figure in a long robe, wearing a horned cap, and holding in his right hand a long rod, stretching from the ground to a point well above his head. The epithet of Ninshubur/Papsukal, found already on the seals of the Old Babylonian periods: "the one who holds the great scepter" [Braun-Holzinger 1996[5], 302, Nr. 489ff.; Litke 1998[4], 25:32a]. Papsukalβs symbolic animal, depicted on one Old Babylonian seal and repeatedly depicted on kudurra, was a striding bird [Braun-Holzinger 1996[5], 346, Nr. 1042; Seidl 1968[6], 74, 150; Kurtik 2007[7], fig. 48]. On the worship of Papsukal in Hellenistic Uruk see. [Beaulieu 1992[8], 60-63]. His name was used for the luminaries, a constellation and apparently Saturn(?) (see Kurtik s22 SIPA.ZI.AN.NA, VI 7).
On Ninshubur/Papsukal see also [MNM 2[9], 222; Black-Green 1992[10], 141-142; Tallqvist 1938[11], 436-437; Watanabe 1991[12], 365].
Historical Dictionaries
| Kurtik (2022, p05) | GΓΆssmann (1950) |
|---|---|
| = dPap-sukkal; ΠΠ°ΠΏΡΡΠΊΠ°Π»Ρ, Π±ΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΡΠΎΠ·Π²Π΅Π·Π΄ΠΈΡ mulSIPA.ZI.AN.NA Β«ΠΡΠ°Π²Π΅Π΄Π½ΡΠΉ ΠΠ°ΡΡΡΡ
ΠΠ½ΡΒ» (ΠΡΠΈΠΎΠ½) (ΡΠΌ. s22), ΡΠ²ΡΠ·Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅, ΠΏΠΎ-Π²ΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΠΌΠΎΠΌΡ, Ρ ΠΏΠ»Π°Π½Π΅ΡΠΎΠΉ β ΠΠ΅ΡΠΊΡΡΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π‘Π°ΡΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΌ (ΡΠΌ. g12GI6).
I. ΠΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΈ. Π‘ΠΌ. s22SIPA.ZI.AN.NA. II. ΠΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ. ΠΠΊΠΊΠ°Π΄ΡΠΊΠΎΠ΅ Π±ΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ, ΠΎΡΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π΅ΡΡΠ²Π»ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΎΠ΅ Ρ ΠΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠ±ΡΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΈ ΠΠ»Π°Π±ΡΠ°ΡΠΎΠΌ ΡΠΆΠ΅ Π² ΡΠ°Π½Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠΏΠΈΡΠΊΠ°Ρ Π±ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ² [Weidner 1924β25, 11:19, 13:12]. ΠΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅ Ρ ΠΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠ±ΡΡΠΎΠΌ ΡΡΠΈΡΠ°Π»ΡΡ Π²ΠΈΠ·ΠΈΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΠ½Π° ΠΈ Π½Π΅ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΡ Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΈΡ Π±ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ², Π² ΡΠΎΠΌ ΡΠΈΡΠ»Π΅ ΠΠ°Π±Π°Π±Ρ, ΠΠ½ΡΡ, ΡΠΌ. AN:dAnum (I 33, 42β45, V 51), AN:Anu Ε‘a amΔli (61β69) [Litke 1998, 25β26, 173, 232β233]. Π Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΈ Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ²Π°Π²ΠΈΠ»ΠΎΠ½ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΎΠ΄Ρ (Π°, Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎ, ΠΈ ΡΠ°Π½Π΅Π΅) ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ°Π»ΡΡ Π² Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ Π°Π½ΡΡΠΎΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΌΡΠΆΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΈΠ³ΡΡΡ Π² Π΄Π»ΠΈΠ½Π½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΈ, Π² ΡΠΎΠ³Π°ΡΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ°ΠΏΠΊΠ΅, Π΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠ°ΡΠΈΠΌ Π² ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΠΊΠ΅ Π΄Π»ΠΈΠ½Π½ΡΠΉ ΠΆΠ΅Π·Π» ΠΎΡ Π·Π΅ΠΌΠ»ΠΈ Π΄ΠΎ ΡΡΠΎΠ²Π½Ρ Π½Π°ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π²ΡΡΠ΅ Π³ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ²Ρ. ΠΠΏΠΈΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠ±ΡΡΠ°/ΠΠ°ΠΏΡΡΠΊΠ°Π»Ρ, Π²ΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΡ ΡΠΆΠ΅ Π½Π° ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΡΡ ΡΡΠ°ΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π²ΠΈΠ»ΠΎΠ½ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΠΈ: Β«ΡΠΎΡ, ΠΊΡΠΎ Π΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠΈΡ Π²Π΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΡΠΊΠΈΠΏΠ΅ΡΡΒ» [Braun-Holzinger 1996, 302, Nr. 489 ΠΈ ΡΠ».; Litke 1998, 25:32a]. ΠΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠΈΠΌΠ²ΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠΌ, ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠΌ Π½Π° ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΠ°ΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π²ΠΈΠ»ΠΎΠ½ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΠΈ ΠΈ Π½Π΅ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎ Π½Π° ΠΊΡΠ΄ΡΡΡΡ, Π±ΡΠ»Π° ΡΠ°Π³Π°ΡΡΠ°Ρ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠ° [Braun-Holzinger 1996, 346, Nr. 1042; Seidl 1968, 74, 150; ΠΡΡΡΠΈΠΊ 2007, ΡΠΈΡ. 48]. Π ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ»ΠΎΠ½Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ ΠΠ°ΠΏΡΡΠΊΠ°Π»Ρ Π² ΡΠ»Π»ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΌ Π£ΡΡΠΊΠ΅ ΡΠΌ. [Beaulieu 1992, 60β63]. ΠΠ³ΠΎ ΠΈΠΌΡ ΠΈΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΠΎΡΡ Π΄Π»Ρ ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΠ·Π½Π°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠΈΠ» β ΡΠΎΠ·Π²Π΅Π·Π΄ΠΈΡ ΠΈ, ΠΏΠΎ-Π²ΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΠΌΠΎΠΌΡ, Π‘Π°ΡΡΡΠ½Π°(?) (ΡΠΌ. s22, VI 7). Π ΠΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠ±ΡΡΠ΅/ΠΠ°ΠΏΡΡΠΊΠ°Π»Π΅ ΡΠΌ. ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ [ΠΠΠ 2, 222; BlackβGreen 1992, 141β142; Tallqvist 1938, 436β437; Watanabe 1991, 365]. |
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