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<sup>d</sup>LA.KU.DU (𒀭𒆷𒆪𒁺) is a name for Mercury that is preserved one time only—in the British Museum divination commentary K. 4166+4366. Given that the term is at present a hapax legomena it is not possible to determine if the name is to be interpreted as Sumerian or Akkadian.
<sup>d</sup>LA.KU.DU is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.
==Dictionary==
==Dictionary==
=== Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim ===
=== Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim ===
Name of Mercury; identity: <sup>d</sup>LA.KU.DU = <sup>d</sup>UDU.IDIM.GU<sub>4</sub>.UD  "Lacud = Mercury" only in [II R 39, 5:59e].
Name of Mercury; identity: <sup>d</sup>LA.KU.DU = <sup>d</sup>UDU.IDIM.GU<sub>4</sub>.UD  "Lacud = Mercury" only in K4166+4366 i 21 (CDLI P395431). The fragment K4366 was previously published as AfO 14 pl. VII and II R 39 with some discussion of p. 310 (Weidner, AfO 14 (1941-44) 308-316.
== Historical Dictionaries ==
== Historical Dictionaries ==
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! scope="col" style="width: 60%;" | Kurtik (2022)
! scope="col" style="width: 60%;" | Kurtik (2022, L02)
! scope="col" style="width: 40%;" | Gössmann (1950)
! scope="col" style="width: 40%;" | Gössmann (1950)
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[[Category:Mesopotamian]]
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[[Category:Sumerian]]
[[Category:Sumerian]]
[[Category:Akkadian]]
[[Category:West Asian]]
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[[Category:Eurasia]]
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[[Category:Cuneiform]]
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[[Category:Solar System]]
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[[Category:Mercury]]

Latest revision as of 11:25, 21 July 2025

dLA.KU.DU (𒀭𒆷𒆪𒁺) is a name for Mercury that is preserved one time only—in the British Museum divination commentary K. 4166+4366. Given that the term is at present a hapax legomena it is not possible to determine if the name is to be interpreted as Sumerian or Akkadian.

Dictionary

Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim

Name of Mercury; identity: dLA.KU.DU = dUDU.IDIM.GU4.UD  "Lacud = Mercury" only in K4166+4366 i 21 (CDLI P395431). The fragment K4366 was previously published as AfO 14 pl. VII and II R 39 with some discussion of p. 310 (Weidner, AfO 14 (1941-44) 308-316.

Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, L02) Gössmann (1950)
название Меркурия; тождество: dLA.KU.DU = dUDU.IDIM.GU4.UD "Лакуду = Меркурий" только в [II R 39, 5:59e]. Example

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