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[[File:British Museum Queen of the Night.jpg|thumb|"Queen of the Night". Relief. Old Babylonian (Mesopotamia). Iraq, south. 19th c BCE-18th c BCE. (public domain). ]] |
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Ereškigal is the Queen of the Underworld. In the Akkadian myth 'Nergal and Ereshkigal' she marries the god Nergal and elevates her new husband to ultimate sovereignty in the realm of the dead. |
''Ereškigal'' is the Queen of the Underworld. In the Akkadian myth 'Nergal and Ereshkigal' she marries the god Nergal and elevates her new husband to ultimate sovereignty in the realm of the dead. |
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* [<sup>d</sup>Ereš]-ki-gal = min(=<sup>d</sup>ṣal-bat-a-nu) |
* [<sup>d</sup>''Ereš'']-''ki-gal'' = min(=<sup>d</sup>''ṣal-bat-a-nu'') |
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* "Ereshkigal = Mars" [Mesop. Astrol., App. B:110]. |
* "Ereshkigal = Mars" [Mesop. Astrol., App. B:110]. |
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|List of stars V R 46, 1:29. |
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* <sup>mul</sup>muš = <sup>d</sup>Ereš-ki-gal |
* <sup>mul</sup>muš = <sup>d</sup>''Ereš-ki-gal'' |
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* "Snake = Ereshkigal" [HBA, 52:29; Wee 2016, 162-3]. |
* "Snake = Ereshkigal" [HBA, 52:29; Wee 2016, 162-3]. |
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Latest revision as of 07:46, 12 May 2025
Ereškigal is the Queen of the Underworld. In the Akkadian myth 'Nergal and Ereshkigal' she marries the god Nergal and elevates her new husband to ultimate sovereignty in the realm of the dead.
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]. For the goddess and 'Nergal and Ereškigal' see SAACT 8.
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"The Great Star List and Miscellenia".
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List of stars V R 46, 1:29.
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See (Kurtik m43) MUŠ, (Kurtik n29) dNIN.GIŠ.ZI.DA.
Historical Dictionaries
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| богиня подземного мира, отождествляемая с Марсом и созвездием Змея (mulMUŠ) [G. 128; Wiggermann 1997, 34–35].
I. Источники. «Большой список звезд». [dEreš]-ki-gal = min(=dṣal-bat-a-nu) «Эрешкигаль = Марс» [Mesop. Astrol., App. B:110]. Список звезд V R 46, 1:29. mulmuš = dEreš-ki-gal «Змея = Эрешкигаль» [HBA, 52:29; Wee 2016, 162–3]. См. m43dMUŠ, n29dNIN.GIŠ.ZI.DA. |
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