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MUL.MUL.LA (𒀯𒀯𒆷) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.
MUL.MUL.LA (𒀯𒀯𒆷), for Akkadian ''mulmullu'' is a poetic name for 'the Arrow,' [[Sirius]] and adjacent areas in [[Canis Major]].
==Concordance, Etymology, History==
==Concordance, Etymology, History==
=== Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim ===
=== Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim ===
= <sup>mul</sup>mullu<sup>(?)</sup> "arrow." [AHw<ref>''Soden von W''. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.</ref>, 671a; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> M/2, 190-191; Gössmann<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 278].
Previously read <sup>mul</sup>''mullu''<sup>(?)</sup> "arrow." [AHw<ref>''Soden von W''. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.</ref>, 671a; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> M/2, 190-191; Gössmann<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 278].


Identity:
Identity:


<sup>mu-ul</sup>mul = mul-mul-lum in the lexical series Aa II/6 ii 37 [MSL XIV<ref>''Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon''. Vol. XIV. Ea A = ''nâqu'', Aa A = ''nâqu'' with their Forerunners and Related Texts. Ed. by M.Civil and W.G.Lambert. Roma, 1979.</ref>, 291].
<sup>mu-ul</sup>mul = ''mul-mul-lum'' in the lexical series Aa II/6 ii 37 [MSL XIV<ref>''Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon''. Vol. XIV. Ea A = ''nâqu'', Aa A = ''nâqu'' with their Forerunners and Related Texts. Ed. by M.Civil and W.G.Lambert. Roma, 1979.</ref>, 291].


The name occurs only in the astrological list of stars VR 46, 1:26. mul.mul.la <sup>giš</sup>tukul ša<sub>2</sub> šu<sup>II</sup> <sup>d</sup>amar.utu "Arrow, weapon, which in the hands of Marduk," see also [HBA<ref>''Weidner E.'' Handbuch der babylonischen Astronomie. Bd. I. Leipzig, 1915.</ref>, 52; Wee 2016<ref>Wee, J. (2016). Virtual Moons over Babylonia: The Calendar Text System, Its Micro-Zodiac of 13, and the Making of Medical Zodiology. The Circulation of Astronomical Knowledge in the Ancient World, Ed. J. M. Steele, 139–229.</ref>, 162-3]. According to Schaumberger, it is the constellation MUL.MUL "Star Cluster" (Pleiades) [3. Erg., 336].
The name occurs only in the astrological list of stars VR 46, 1:26. mul.mul.la <sup>giš</sup>tukul ša<sub>2</sub> šu<sup>II</sup> <sup>d</sup>amar.utu "Arrow, weapon, which in the hands of Marduk," see also [HBA<ref>''Weidner E.'' Handbuch der babylonischen Astronomie. Bd. I. Leipzig, 1915.</ref>, 52; Wee 2016<ref>Wee, J. (2016). Virtual Moons over Babylonia: The Calendar Text System, Its Micro-Zodiac of 13, and the Making of Medical Zodiology. The Circulation of Astronomical Knowledge in the Ancient World, Ed. J. M. Steele, 139–229.</ref>, 162-3].

A commentary on the term ''mulmullu'', a term for arrows (as in bows and arrows) in a hunting context in the Babylonian Theodicy line 60 (Lambert 1960: 74-75) makes an identification of this asterism name with those for Sirius: mul.mul šil-tah (for ''šiltahu'', Akkadian for <sup>mul</sup>kak.si.sá). Previously Schaumberger took this as a Akkadian loan-word from Sumerian MUL.MUL "Star Cluster" (Pleiades) [3. Erg., 336].


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== Historical Dictionaries ==
== Historical Dictionaries ==
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| = <sup>mul</sup>mullu(?) «Стрела» [AHw, 671a; CAD M/2, 190–191; G. 278]. Тождество: <sup>mu-ul</sup>mul = mul-mul-lum в лексич. серии Aa II/6 ii 37 [MSL XIV, 291]. Название встречается только в астрологическом списке звезд VR 46, 1:26. mul.mul.la <sup>giš</sup>tukul ša<sub>2</sub> šu<sup>II</sup> <sup>d</sup>amar.utu «Стрела, оружие в руках Мардука», см. также [HBA, 52; Wee 2016, 162–3]. Согласно Шаумбергеру, это созвездие MUL.MUL «Звезды» (Плеяды) [3. Erg., 336].
| = <sup>mul</sup>mullu(?) «Стрела» [AHw, 671a; CAD M/2, 190–191; G. 278]. Тождество: <sup>mu-ul</sup>mul = mul-mul-lum в лексич. серии Aa II/6 ii 37 [MSL XIV, 291]. Название встречается только в астрологическом списке звезд VR 46, 1:26. mul.mul.la <sup>giš</sup>tukul ša<sub>2</sub> šu<sup>II</sup> <sup>d</sup>amar.utu «Стрела, оружие в руках Мардука», см. также [HBA, 52; Wee 2016, 162–3]. Согласно Шаумбергеру, это созвездие MUL.MUL «Звезды» (Плеяды) [3. Erg., 336].
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Latest revision as of 16:02, 20 November 2025

MUL.MUL.LA (𒀯𒀯𒆷), for Akkadian mulmullu is a poetic name for 'the Arrow,' Sirius and adjacent areas in Canis Major.

Concordance, Etymology, History

Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim

Previously read mulmullu(?) "arrow." [AHw[1], 671a; CAD[2] M/2, 190-191; Gössmann[3] 278].

Identity:

mu-ulmul = mul-mul-lum in the lexical series Aa II/6 ii 37 [MSL XIV[4], 291].

The name occurs only in the astrological list of stars VR 46, 1:26. mul.mul.la gištukul ša2 šuII damar.utu "Arrow, weapon, which in the hands of Marduk," see also [HBA[5], 52; Wee 2016[6], 162-3].

A commentary on the term mulmullu, a term for arrows (as in bows and arrows) in a hunting context in the Babylonian Theodicy line 60 (Lambert 1960: 74-75) makes an identification of this asterism name with those for Sirius: mul.mul šil-tah (for šiltahu, Akkadian for mulkak.si.sá). Previously Schaumberger took this as a Akkadian loan-word from Sumerian MUL.MUL "Star Cluster" (Pleiades) [3. Erg., 336].

Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, m36) Gössmann (1950)
= mulmullu(?) «Стрела» [AHw, 671a; CAD M/2, 190–191; G. 278]. Тождество: mu-ulmul = mul-mul-lum в лексич. серии Aa II/6 ii 37 [MSL XIV, 291]. Название встречается только в астрологическом списке звезд VR 46, 1:26. mul.mul.la gištukul ša2 šuII damar.utu «Стрела, оружие в руках Мардука», см. также [HBA, 52; Wee 2016, 162–3]. Согласно Шаумбергеру, это созвездие MUL.MUL «Звезды» (Плеяды) [3. Erg., 336].

References

  1. ↑ Soden von W. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.
  2. ↑ The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...
  3. ↑ Gössmann P.F. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).
  4. ↑ Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon. Vol. XIV. Ea A = nâqu, Aa A = nâqu with their Forerunners and Related Texts. Ed. by M.Civil and W.G.Lambert. Roma, 1979.
  5. ↑ Weidner E. Handbuch der babylonischen Astronomie. Bd. I. Leipzig, 1915.
  6. ↑ Wee, J. (2016). Virtual Moons over Babylonia: The Calendar Text System, Its Micro-Zodiac of 13, and the Making of Medical Zodiology. The Circulation of Astronomical Knowledge in the Ancient World, Ed. J. M. Steele, 139–229.
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