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(MUL.MEŠ) ''bīt sakkî'' is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.
A group of 6 stars within or in the vicinity of Heracles in Mesopotamian astral science. The meaning of the name is unclear.
==Dictionary==
==Dictionary==
= "(Stars) Bit Sakkî" [G. 59, CAD S, 79a; AHw, 1012b; Beaulieu et al. 2018, 23, 25, 32]; group of stars in Serpens (Serpens) and Ophiuchus (Ophiuchus) near Hercules (Herkules) (?).
= "(Stars) Bit Sakkî" [G. 59, CAD S, 79a; AHw, 1012b; Beaulieu et al. 2018, 23, 25, commentary p. 32]; group of stars in Serpens (Serpens) and Ophiuchus (Ophiuchus) near Hercules (Herkules) (?).


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| Only in the New Assyrian text VAT 9428
| Only in Neo-Assyrian text VAT 9428 r. 13: 6 MUL.MEŠ bit sak-ki-i i-ti K[ASKAL? MUL.MEŠ š]u-ut <sup>d</sup>A-nim li-me-tam "6 stars of Bit Sakki, located near [the stars on the path]way to Anu, (but) outside it" [Weidner 1927, 75, 77; Beaulieu et al, 2018, 23, 25, Section IX]. || Example

* r. 13: 6 MUL.MEŠ bit sak-ki-i i-ti K[ASKAL? MUL.MEŠ š]u-ut dA-nim li-me-tam
** “6 stars of Bit Sakki, located near [to the stars on the pu]ti Anu, (but) outside it”
** [Weidner 1927, 75, 77; Beaulieu et al, 2018, 23, 25, Section IX].
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A group of 6 stars within or in the vicinity of Heracles in Mesopotamian astral science. The meaning of the name is unclear.

Dictionary

= "(Stars) Bit Sakkî" [G. 59, CAD S, 79a; AHw, 1012b; Beaulieu et al. 2018, 23, 25, commentary p. 32]; group of stars in Serpens (Serpens) and Ophiuchus (Ophiuchus) near Hercules (Herkules) (?).

Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim

Sources Identifications
Only in the New Assyrian text 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 stars of Bit Sakki, located near [to the stars on the pu]ti Anu, (but) outside it”
    • [Weidner 1927, 75, 77; Beaulieu et al, 2018, 23, 25, Section IX].
Example

Additional

          II. Identification.  

          = possibly, stars located on the back portion of the Serpent (ζ, η, θ Ser) and the northern end of the Ophiuchus [Weidner 1927, 84; G. 59].

          = among the stars near the constellation Hercules [CAD 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, 32].

          = six stars in the Dog constellation [Beaulieu et al. 2018, 72].

Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, e05) Gössmann (1950)
= «(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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