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^mulGa-ga is an ancient Mesopotamian deity and planet name.

Varient readings: ^mulDUG.DUG, ^mulka₃-ka₃; = Kakka, a deity worshiped in Assyria, probably of Amorite origin, associated with Mercury (?) [G. 103].

Sources	Identifications
"Prayers to the Gods of the Night." (1) Hittite prayer: ^mulga-ga [KUB IV, 47 r. 43; BPO 2, 2:2; Van der Toorn 1985, 129:43]. (2) Neo-Assyrian prayer: ^mulga-ga [Oppenheim 1959, 282:10]. According to Lambert, it is ^dka₃-ka₃, the vizier or messenger of Anu and/or Ishtar, identified with Mercury [Lambert 1987, 94-96]; see also [Litke 1998, 182:146; Steinkeller 1982; Tallqvist 1938, 340].	Example

Kurtik (2022, g01)	Gössmann (1950)
вар. чтения: ^mulDUG.DUG, ^mulka₃-ka₃; = Какка, божество, почитавшееся в Ассирии, вероятно, аморитского происхождения, связанное с Меркурием (?) [G. 103]. I. Источники. «Молитвы ночным богам». (1) Хеттская молитва: ^mulga-ga [KUB IV, 47 r. 43; BPO 2, 2:2; Van der Toorn 1985, 129:43]. (2) Новоассирийская молитва: ^mulga-ga [Oppenheim 1959, 282:10]. Cогласно Лэмберту, это ^dka₃-ka₃ — визирь или посланник Ану и/или Иштар, отождествляемый с Меркурием [Lambert 1987, 94–96]; см. также [Litke 1998, 182:146; Steinkeller 1982; Tallqvist 1938, 340].	Example

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-<sup>mul</sup>''Ga-ga'' is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.
+<sup>mul</sup>''Ga-ga'' is an ancient Mesopotamian deity and planet name.
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 |'''"Prayers to the Gods of the Night."'''
-(1) Hittite prayer: <sup>mul</sup>ga-ga [KUB IV, 47 r. 43; BPO 2, 2:2; Van der Toorn 1985, 129:43]. (2) Neo-Assyrian prayer: <sup>mul</sup>ga-ga [Oppenheim 1959, 282:10]. According to Lambert, it is <sup>d</sup>ka<sub>3</sub>-ka<sub>3</sub>, the vizier or messenger of Anu and/or Ishtar, identified with Mercury [Lambert 1987, 94-96]; see also [Litke 1998, 182:146; Steinkeller 1982; Tallqvist 1938, 340].||Example
+* (1) Hittite prayer: <sup>mul</sup>ga-ga [KUB IV, 47 r. 43; BPO 2, 2:2; Van der Toorn 1985, 129:43].
+* (2) Neo-Assyrian prayer: <sup>mul</sup>ga-ga [Oppenheim 1959, 282:10].
+According to Lambert, it is <sup>d</sup>ka<sub>3</sub>-ka<sub>3</sub>, the vizier or messenger of Anu and/or Ishtar, identified with Mercury [Lambert 1987, 94-96]; see also [Litke 1998, 182:146; Steinkeller 1982; Tallqvist 1938, 340].
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