NE.NE.GAR
mulNE.NE.GAR (𒀯𒉈𒉈𒃻) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.
Concordance, Etymology, History
Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim
The name is present only in the list of astral gods in the New Year ritual in Babylon: múlNE.NE.GAR ša2 ina ramani(NI2)-šu2 banû(DU3)u "Nenegar who created himself" [RAcc.[1], 138:311; Linssen 2004[2], 220, 229]. If this is correct, one can compare this with the tradition in Neo-Assyrian Enuma-Elish theology that Assur created himself (need reference)??? Thus, we may have here an echo in the Babylonian tradition of a previous Assyrian polemic against Marduk and Babylon making use of the Enuma Elish narrative.
In [Gössmann[3] 301] the identity mulNE.NE.GAR = mulNE.GI.IZI.GAR is assumed (see Kurtik n13); in [Reiner 1995[4], 138, n. 660] the reading NE.NE.GAR = Ne-bi2-rux, i.e. Jupiter, is suggested. The name corresponds to the 5th month of the Babylonian calendar (ituNE.IZI.GAR = abu); therefore, it is not excluded that it denotes one of the constellations heliacally rising in this month: According to MUL.APIN I ii 44, on the 5th or 15th day of the month mulPAN ('the Bow') and mulLUGAL ('the King'), which would be Marduk in time and place of the Babylonian New Year's Ritual tablets. This too can lead us to a identification of mulNE.NE.GAR with Marduk.
Historical Dictionaries
| Kurtik (2022, n14) | Gössmann (1950) |
|---|---|
| название присутствует только в списке астральных богов в новогоднем ритуале в Вавилоне: múlNE.NE.GAR ša2 ina ramani(NI2)-šu2 banû(DU3)u «Ненегар, который сам себя создал» [RАcc., 138:311; Linssen 2004, 220, 229].
В [G. 301] предполагается тождество mulNE.NE.GAR = mulNE.GI.IZI.GAR (см. n13); в [Reiner 1995, 138, n. 660] предлагается чтение NE.NE.GAR = Ne-bi2-rux, т.е. Юпитер. Название соответствует 5-му месяцу вавилонского календаря; не исключено поэтому, что оно обозначает одно из созвездий, гелиакически восходящих в этот месяц. |
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References
- ↑ Thureau-Dansin F. Rittuels accadiens. Paris, 1921.
- ↑ Linssen, Marc J.H. The Cults of Uruk and Babylon : The Temple Ritual Texts as Evidence for Hellenistic Cult Practises. Vol. 25. Cuneiform Monographs. Leiden, Boston : Brill, Styx. 2004.
- ↑ Gössmann P.F. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).
- ↑ Reiner E. Astral Magic in Babylonia. Philadelphia, The Amer. Philos. Soc., 1995.
