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- 19:36, 8 May 2025 Alfarasalkamil (hist | edit) [3,177 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Alfarasalkamil (الفرس الكامل), "The Complete Horse", is a modern star name given by the IAU in May 2025. ==Etymology and History== ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 2025. == Weblinks == * == Reference == * References (general) * References (early modern) * Ian Ridpath's website ([http://ianridpath.com/startales Star Tales]...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 12:03, 7 May 2025 Balinese Terms (Overview) (hist | edit) [23,488 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Following Alfred Maas (). ==List of terms== Category:Overview Category:Balinese Category:Oceania")
- 07:31, 5 May 2025 Kala Sungsang (hist | edit) [863 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "... is an Oceanic name, used by the ... people on the ... Islands. ... ==Etymology and History== What does the term mean, does it always have the same meaning - was it changed over time. === Origin of Constellation === === Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation === == Mythology == mnemonic tales and cultural significance == Weblinks == * {{NAMESPACE}} == References == * References (general) Category:Oceania Category:Asterism Category:...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 15:01, 3 May 2025 Hyades (hist | edit) [1,429 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The Hyades are a significant pattern of stars in the sky that has been recognized as an asterism or constellation by almost all cultures. They form part of the modern constellation of Taurus. ==Etymology and History== The Greek constellation ... ===Origin of Constellation=== ===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation=== ==Mythology== ==Weblinks== *{{NAMESPACE}} ==References== *References (general) *References (Babylonian) *References (Greco-Roman...") Tags: Visual edit Disambiguation links
- 14:21, 3 May 2025 Achernar (hist | edit) [1,808 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Arabic name آخر النهر (āḫiru ʾn-nahr) meaning, the End of the River; originally used for θ Eri that was considered the end of the river in the ancient star catalog (Almagest). The name was transferred to α Eri in early modern times (around 1600) when the constellation was extended south to this new terminus.<ref>Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambri...") Tags: Visual edit Disambiguation links
- 10:58, 3 May 2025 IAU-Catalog of Exoplanet Names (hist | edit) [470 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The Catalog of Exoplanet Names is continuously written by the IAU-Working Group on Star Names (WGSN)") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:48, 3 May 2025 IAU-Catalog of Star Names (hist | edit) [440 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The IAU-Catalog of Star Names (CSN) is continuously created by the IAU-Working Group on Star Names since 2016.") Tag: Visual edit
- 06:17, 2 May 2025 Pleiades (hist | edit) [6,512 bytes] Dorvic (talk | contribs) (Created page with " A brief information (language, culture of origin) == Etymology and History[edit source] == == Mythology[edit source] == == IAU Working Group on Star Names[edit source] == The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 202x. As this star is already named ..., the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN. == Weblinks[edit source] == == Reference[edit source] == * References (general) * ...") Tags: Visual edit Disambiguation links
- 08:28, 1 May 2025 Unurgunite (hist | edit) [291 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Unurgunite [ˈŋanuɾˌɡ̊aniɟ̊] is an incorrect historical spelling of Nganurganity, the "Jacky lizard" in the culture of the Boorong. WGSN corrects the spelling. #REDIRECT Nganurganity Category:Single star-asterism Category:Star Name Category:Australia")
- 08:18, 1 May 2025 Nganurganity (hist | edit) [1,834 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Nganurganity [ˈŋanuɾˌɡ̊aniɟ̊] is the "Jacky lizard" in the culture of the Boorong, a clan of the indigenous Maligundidj people of northwestern Victoria in Australia, who saw it as an ancestral figure who fights the moon, flanked by his wives. The name was listed as Unurgunite in Stanbridge(1861), for initial ng-, which does not occur in English, was typically ignored in transcription of that era. WGSN corrects the spelling. #REDIRECT Unurgunite Category:S...")
- 15:22, 29 April 2025 Naked Eye Catalog (hist | edit) [1,419 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The Catalogue of Visible Stars (CVS) is a catalogue of celestial objects brighter than 6.5 mag in V-band.") Tag: Visual edit originally created as "Visible Star Catalogue"
- 15:43, 28 April 2025 Apis (hist | edit) [246 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "__DISAMBIG__ here are the words that are spelled "Apis" * Apis (alternative name for for Musca) (The Fly) * Apis (an asterism, temporary constellation, in Aries) {{Disambiguation}} Category:Disambiguation")
- 20:47, 27 April 2025 Arcturus (hist | edit) [653 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An ancient Greek name, meaning "The Guard". ==Etymology and History== ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 202x. As this star is already named ..., the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN. == Weblinks == * == Reference == * References (general) * References (early modern) * Ian R...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:58, 27 April 2025 Antares (hist | edit) [998 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with ""Antares" is a classical Greek name, found in the Almagest (Scorpius) where it is interpretated as "counter part of Mars", anti-ares. ==Etymology and History== ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 202x. As this star is already named ..., the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN. == Weblinks == * == Reference == * References|Referenc...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 05:54, 27 April 2025 Betelgeuse (hist | edit) [7,907 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A brief information (language, culture of origin) ==Etymology and History== ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 201x. == Weblinks == * == Reference == * References (general) * References (early modern) * Ian Ridpath's website ([http://ianridpath.com/startales Star Tales] ) Category:Single star-asterism Category:Star Name...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 10:02, 20 April 2025 Procyon (hist | edit) [987 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The name originates from Greek "pro kyon", "before the dog". Today, this term is used as a star name in the constellation Canis Minor but in antiquity, it designated the area - originally likely a (single star-)asterism. ==Etymology and History== The bright star Procyon was possibly used in Mesopotamia as an indicator for the rising of Cancer. The stars in Cancer are so faint that you can barely see them at dusk - but the bright Procyon rises at the same time, which is...") Tags: Visual edit Disambiguation links
- 08:46, 20 April 2025 Sirius (hist | edit) [5,103 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A brief information (language, culture of origin) ==Etymology and History== ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 202x. As this star is already named ..., the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN. == Weblinks == * == Reference == * References (general) * References (early modern) *...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 10:56, 17 April 2025 al-Nāqa (الناقة) (hist | edit) [7,825 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:An-naqa}} Arabic/ Arabian asterism ==Etymology and History== === '''''al-TERM''''' in Adams (2018),<ref>Danielle Adams, ''Rain Stars Set, Lunar Stations Rise'', 2018</ref> pp. xx-xx. === === '''''al-TERM''''' per Khalid AlAjaji === === '''''al-TERM''''' in Laffitte (2012<ref>Roland Laffitte, ''Le ciel des Arabes'', 2012</ref>, 2025<ref>Roland Laffitte, ''Nommer les étoile: 500 noms hérités des Arabes - Apport de l'uranographie arabe'', Orient des M...") originally created as "An-naqa"
- 10:16, 17 April 2025 Al Faras ( الفرس ) (hist | edit) [10,463 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Arabic/ Arabian asterism ==Etymology and History== === '''''al-TERM''''' in Danielle Adams, ''Rain Stars Set, Lunar Stations Rise'', 2018, pp. 162–163. === === '''''al-TERM''''' per Khalid AlAjaji === === '''''al-TERM''''' in Roland Laffitte, ''Le ciel des Arabes'', 2012. === ==Discussion== ==IAU Working Group Star Names== == Weblinks == * == Reference == Ibn Qutayba al-Dīnawarī, Abū Muḥammad ʿAbdallah b. Muslim. 1956. ''Kitāb al-anwāʾ (fī mawāsim...")
- 12:15, 9 April 2025 Vega (hist | edit) [1,096 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "This is the name of the star α Lyrae in the constellation of Lyra. Kunitzsch and Smart (2006) note that it was applied in medieval times from an abbreviation of its original name ''alnasr al-waqi''<nowiki/>', "the Swooping Eagle (or Vulture)," alternatively used as an asterism name for α, ε, and ζ Lyr. Being used from the end of the 10th century CE, "Vega" is one of the oldest Arabic star names applied in Europe ==Etymology and History== ==Mythology== ==IAU Worki...") Tags: Visual edit Disambiguation links
- 19:13, 6 April 2025 Burangalul (hist | edit) [1,193 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A brief information (language, culture of origin) ==Etymology and History== ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 202x. As this star is already named ..., the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN. == Weblinks == * == Reference == * References (general) Category:Single star-asterism Category:Star Name...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:40, 6 April 2025 Kaffalmusalsala (كفّ المسلسة) (hist | edit) [7,183 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A brief information (language, culture of origin) ==Etymology and History== ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group Star Names== The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 202x. As this star is already named ..., the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN. == Weblinks == * == Reference == * References (general) * References (early modern) * Ian...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 16:16, 4 April 2025 Honores Friderici (hist | edit) [21,975 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A brief information (language, culture of origin) ==Etymology and History== ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group Star Names== The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 202x. As this star is already named ..., the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN. == Weblinks == * == Reference == * References (general) * References (early modern) * Ian...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 15:12, 16 March 2025 Shimu (hist | edit) [4,124 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "alt=celestial map with jade artifact|thumb|Heavenly Pig, an old (obsolete) Chinese constellation. Era of the Lingjiatan Site (6000 BP), graphics by Yunli Shi, animated by Susanne M Hoffmann. Shimu means "Eye of the Pig", it is the name of an individual star in the ancient Chinese constellation of Tian Shi, The Celestial Pig, in Neolithic China. ==Etymology and History== The Lingjiata...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:55, 13 March 2025 Birdhaun البرذون (hist | edit) [1,629 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Birdhaun البرذون}} '''''Al Birdhaun''''' ''( :'' '''البرذون''' ''/ ( 2,29'' is an Arabian star name for ''ε Cen'', a 2.29 mag star in Centaurus. ==Etymology and History== ==='''''al-birdhaun''''' in Danielle Adams, ''Rain Stars Set, Lunar Stations Rise'', 2018, pp. 162–163.=== ==='''''al-birdhaun''''' per Khalid AlAjaji=== ==='''''al-birdhaun''''' in Roland Laffitte, ''Le ciel des Arabes'', 2012.=== Emprunté de façon toute ré...") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:34, 4 March 2025 Heng (hist | edit) [5,354 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Chinese constellation. ==Etymology and History== ... ===Identification of stars=== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Star Names or Orders(Traditional/Qing) !Ho PENG YOKE<ref>P.-Y. Ho, “Ancient And Mediaeval Observations of Comets and Novae in Chinese Sources,” ''Vistas in Astronomy'', 5(1962), 127-225.</ref> !Yi Shitong<ref>Yi Shitong伊世同. ''Zhongxi Duizhao Hengxing Tubiao''中西对照恒星图表1950. Beijing: Science Press.1981: 56.</ref> Based on catalogue in 18t...") Tag: Visual edit
- 13:43, 2 March 2025 mul dZA.BA4.BA4 (hist | edit) [18,696 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with " == Licensing == {{Cc-By}}") Tag: Visual edit
- 08:09, 2 March 2025 Uridimmu (hist | edit) [801 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Uridimmu''}} <sup>(mul)</sup>''Uridimmu'' is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. ==Dictionary== ===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=== The goddess of the underworld, identified with Mars and the constellation Snake (mulMUŠ) [G. 128; Wiggermann 1997, 34-35]. {| class="wikitable" |- !Sources!!Identifications |- |'''"The Great Star List and Miscellenia".''' [<sup>d</sup>Ereš]-ki-gal = min(=<sup>d</sup>ṣal-bat-a-nu) "Ereshkigal = Mars" [Mesop....")
- 08:08, 2 March 2025 Zuqaqīpu (hist | edit) [925 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Zuqaqīpu''}} <sup>mul</sup>''Zuqaqīpu'' is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. ==Dictionary== ===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=== Akkadian parallel to <sup>mul</sup>GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB "Scorpius," mostly in lexical texts of the Urra XXII series, see g19GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB. ===Historical Dictionaries=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col" style="width: 60%;" |Kurtik (2022, z12) ! scope="col" style="width: 40%;" |Gössmann (1...") Tag: Visual edit
- 07:55, 2 March 2025 Ziqpu (hist | edit) [14,851 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "s") Tag: Visual edit
- 07:43, 2 March 2025 Zibānītum (hist | edit) [39,612 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Zibānītum''}} <sup>mul</sup>''Zibānītum'' is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. ==Dictionary== ===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=== Akkadian parallel to <sup>mul</sup>GIŠ.ERIN<sub>2</sub>, <sup>mul</sup>ZI.BA.AN.NA "Libra"; 1) the constellation Libra (Libra), 2) Saturn, Mercury, or Mars [G. 176; CAD Z, 100], see also e18ERIN<sub>2</sub>, g12GI<sub>6</sub>, g22GIŠ.ERIN<sub>2</sub>, z07ZI.BA.AN.NA, z...") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:27, 1 March 2025 ZIB2 (hist | edit) [1,766 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "s") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:27, 1 March 2025 ZIB (hist | edit) [3,542 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<sup>mul</sup>ZIB<sup>me</sup> is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. ==Dictionary== ===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=== Var. reading: <sup>mul</sup>Zib<sup>me</sup>, <sup>mul</sup>Zib; abbreviation of <sup>mul</sup>zibbātu 'Tails'; designation of the zodiac sign and constellation Pisces in later astronomical and astrological texts [G. 175]. {| class="wikitable" |+ !Sources !Identifications |- |'''Astronomical diaries.''' See. [ADRT I-III, passim], the desi...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:33, 1 March 2025 ZI.BA.AN.NA (hist | edit) [6,858 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "s") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:32, 1 March 2025 ZI (hist | edit) [2,404 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<sup>múl</sup>ZI is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. ==Dictionary== ===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=== A nonstandard designation for the sign of the zodiac Libra (Libra) in later astrological texts; probably an abbreviation of <sup>mul</sup>ZI.BA.AN.NA. {| class="wikitable" |+ !Sources !Identifications |- |'''Late astrology.''' Text W 22646. a) In the list of "symbols of zodiacal constellations" Libra (ZI) corresponds to erin<sub>2</sub> "libra" [SpTU I...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:10, 1 March 2025 Zarû (hist | edit) [2,378 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "s") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:06, 1 March 2025 Zapānītu (hist | edit) [2,822 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "s") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:05, 1 March 2025 Zappu (hist | edit) [821 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Zappu''}} <sup>mul / d</sup>''Zappu'' is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. ==Dictionary== ===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=== "Stubble (Mane)," an Akkadian parallel to MUL.MUL "Stars" in lexical texts; = Pleiades, see m35MUL.MUL. ===Historical Dictionaries=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col" style="width: 60%;" |Kurtik (2022, z03) ! scope="col" style="width: 40%;" |Gössmann (1950) |- |«Щетина (Грива)», аккадска...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:02, 1 March 2025 ZAG.GAR (hist | edit) [1,840 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "s") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:58, 25 February 2025 UTU (hist | edit) [18,822 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<sup>mul</sup>GI.GI is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. ==Dictionary== ===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=== var. readings and notations: 20, d20, MAN; = dŠamaš; the solar god Shamash, the Sun [G. 135], see also d09DINGIR, m04MAN, sh03Šamaš. {| class="wikitable" |+ !Sources !Identifications |- |"Prayers to the Gods of the Night." Neo-Assyrian prayer: mul dUTU [Oppenheim 1959, 283:19]. EAE. See. [ABCD, 40, 87, 214; BPO 2, III 24b, XVIII 9; BPO 3, 287; Die...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:54, 25 February 2025 UŠ12.ZU (hist | edit) [2,247 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "s") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:53, 25 February 2025 Uṣurtu (hist | edit) [2,526 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Uṣurtu''}} <sup>mul</sup>''Uṣurtu'' is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. ==Dictionary== ===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=== Lit. "Drawing, Image." [AHw, 1440]; the name of the Great Twins (Gemini)(?) [G. 158]. {| class="wikitable" |- !Sources!!Identifications |- |'''Šumma Sîn ina tāmartīšu.''' diš 30 tur<sub>3</sub> nigin<sub>2</sub>-ma <sup>mul</sup>u<sub>2</sub>-ṣur-ti ina ša<sub>3</sub>-šu<sub>2</sub> gub-iz... "If the M...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:49, 25 February 2025 USAN2.PA.SIKIL (hist | edit) [1,217 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<sup>d</sup>USAN<sub>2</sub>.PA.SIKIL is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. ==Dictionary== ===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=== Epithet of Venus as the evening star(?); in the AN: <sup>d</sup>Anum series (IV 174): <sup>d</sup>usan<sub>2</sub>.pa.sikil = <sup>d</sup>Iš<sub>8</sub>-tar<sub>2</sub> mul.<meš> "Usanpasikil = Goddess of the stars" [CT 25, 31, K.2109+ rev. ii 10; Litke 1998, 161; Tallqvist 1938, 481]. ==Historical Dictionaries== {| class="wikitab...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:48, 25 February 2025 Ur-um AN.NA (hist | edit) [1,262 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Ur-um'' AN.NA}} <sup>mul</sup>''Ur-um'' AN.NA is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. ==Dictionary== ===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=== "Celestial light"(?); apparently part of the constellation mulPA.BIL.SAG (p03). {| class="wikitable" |- !Sources!!Identifications |- |'''"Great Star List and Miscellenia".''' <sup>mul</sup>ur-um an.na = min( = me-šiḫ <sup>d</sup>pa.bil.sag) "Celestial light = Brilliance of Pabilsag"(?) [Mesop.Astrol., Ap...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:44, 25 February 2025 UR2.KUN (hist | edit) [869 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "s") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:43, 25 February 2025 UR.NIG (hist | edit) [1,165 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "s") Tag: Visual edit
- 13:02, 22 February 2025 Unnutu (hist | edit) [6,960 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "s") Tag: Visual edit
- 13:01, 22 February 2025 Ummulūtu (hist | edit) [5,923 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Ummulūtu''}} (MUL.MEŠ) u''mmulūtu'' is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. ==Dictionary== ===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=== Lit. "dim (misty, twinkling) stars"; 1) = ziqpu XIII, a group of stars in Perseus (Perseus), 2) groups of stars in some constellations. {| class="wikitable" |- !Sources!!Identifications |- |'''MUL.APIN.''' (1) List of Enlil's stars (No. 10): a) MUL<sup>meš</sup> um-mu-lu-tum ša<sub>2</sub> ina KUN <sup>mul</sup...") Tag: Visual edit
- 12:54, 22 February 2025 UMBIN (hist | edit) [868 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "s") Tag: Visual edit
- 12:54, 22 February 2025 UL (hist | edit) [1,954 bytes] DavidHilder (talk | contribs) (Created page with "UL is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. ==Dictionary== ===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=== Var. reading: UL<sub>8</sub> (= mul<sub>4</sub>, according to [Borger 2004, Nr. 698]); = kakkabu "Star"; 1) star, luminary, in particular shooting star; 2) determinative before names of luminaries in later texts [G. 148]. {| class="wikitable" |+ !Sources !Identifications |- |'''Lexical texts.''' (1) Urra XXII series: ul = kak-k[a-bu] [MSL XI, 30:22]; ul = kak-ka-bu [...") Tag: Visual edit
