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<sup>mul</sup>NUN.DIM<sub>4</sub> (𒀯𒉣𒉽𒉽) is most likely a name for a planet which occurs in a Mouth-Washing ritual in a sequence after the Sun,. Moon, Marduk's star, but before Saturn, Mercury (restored) and Mars. If Marduk here is Jupiter, and the restorations of the passage are correct, of Mercury is correct, <sup>mul</sup>NUN.DIM<sub>4</sub> would have to be a name for Venus which is otherwise unaccounted for in the list. |
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<sup>mul</sup>NUN.DIM<sub>4</sub> (𒀯𒉣𒉽𒉽) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. |
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* (The ritual of "washing the mouth" or "revitalizing" a statue-deity). In the list of astral gods: <sup>mul</sup>NUN.DIM<sub>4</sub> [Mayer 1978<ref>''Mayer W.R.'' Seleukidische Rituale aus Warka mit Emesal-Gebeten // Or. 1978. Vol. 47, № 3. P. 431-458.</ref>, 445:4; Van Dijk 1980<ref>''Texte aus dem Rēs-Heiligtum in Uruk-Warka'' / Kopien von Jan van Dijk. Zur Veröff. vorbereitet u. eingeleitet von Werner R.Mayer. — Berlin: Gebr. Mann Verlag, 1980 (BaM, Beiheft 2).</ref>, Taf. 1:4]. |
* (The ritual of "washing the mouth" or "revitalizing" a statue-deity). In the list of astral gods: <sup>mul</sup>NUN.DIM<sub>4</sub> [Mayer 1978<ref>''Mayer W.R.'' Seleukidische Rituale aus Warka mit Emesal-Gebeten // Or. 1978. Vol. 47, № 3. P. 431-458.</ref>, 445:4-5; Van Dijk 1980<ref>''Texte aus dem Rēs-Heiligtum in Uruk-Warka'' / Kopien von Jan van Dijk. Zur Veröff. vorbereitet u. eingeleitet von Werner R.Mayer. — Berlin: Gebr. Mann Verlag, 1980 (BaM, Beiheft 2).</ref>, Taf. 1:4], most likely Venus (see above): . . . a<-na> <sup>d</sup>60 <sup>d</sup>EN.LIL<sub>2</sub> /<sup>d</sup>/NIN.MAH <sup><d></sup>/EN.ZU/ [<sup>d</sup>UTU<sup>?</sup>] /<sup>d?</sup>IM<sup>?</sup>/ <sup>d</sup>[AMAR]./UTU/ [x] <sup>mul</sup>KAK.SI.SÁ <sup>mul</sup>NUN.DIM<sub>4</sub> <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM.SAG.ÚS <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM.[GU<sub>4</sub>.UTU <sup>mu</sup>]<sup>l</sup>''Șal-bat-a-nu'' u <sup>d</sup>''Nusku.'' (offerings) to Anu, Enlil, Ninmah, Sin, [Shamash<sup>?</sup>], Adad<sup>?</sup>], [Mar]duk [.] Sirius NUN.DIM<sub>4</sub> , Saturn, M[ercury, Mars and (the fire-god) Nusku. |
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Revision as of 14:01, 15 December 2025
mulNUN.DIM4 (𒀯𒉣𒉽𒉽) is most likely a name for a planet which occurs in a Mouth-Washing ritual in a sequence after the Sun,. Moon, Marduk's star, but before Saturn, Mercury (restored) and Mars. If Marduk here is Jupiter, and the restorations of the passage are correct, of Mercury is correct, mulNUN.DIM4 would have to be a name for Venus which is otherwise unaccounted for in the list.
Concordance, Etymology, History
Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim
The name of Venus (?) [Gössmann[1] Nachträge].
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II. Astrology.
(1) Planet and Nundim; DIŠ mulUDU.IDIM ana mulNUN.DIM4 TE a-ḫu-u2 ZI-ma MU [...] "If the planet (Mars?) approaches Nundim: there will be enemy attacks (this) year [...]" [TU[2], 16 r. 18; Largement 1957[3], 250:79b]; DIŠ mulBi-ib-bu ana mulNUN.DIM4? [TE?] KUR URIki BIR-ma LUGAL URIki UŠ2 "If the planet [approaches?] Nundim: the country of Akkad will disintegrate, the king of Akkad will die" [TU[2], 16 r. 45; Largement 1957[3], 252: 106].
(2) The planet, Nundim and the Yellow-Green Star; DIŠ mulUDU.IDIM mulNUN.DIM4 u mulSIG7 it-ten2-tu-u2 ŠUB-ti3 MAŠ2.ANŠE "If the planet, Nundim and the Yellow-Green Star follow each other: the grazing of cattle" [TU[2], 16 r. 19; Largement 1957[3], 250:80].
Historical Dictionaries
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| название Венеры (?) [G. Nachträge].
I. Источники. EAE. См. [TU, 16 rev. 18–19; Largement 1957, 250:79b–80]. Текст W 20030/3. (Ритуал «омовения рта» или «оживления» статуи-божества). В списке астральных богов: mulNUN.DIM4 [Mayer 1978, 445:4; Van Dijk 1980, Taf. 1:4]. II. Астрология. (1) Планета и Нундим; DIŠ mulUDU.IDIM ana mulNUN.DIM4 TE a-ḫu-u2 ZI-ma MU […] «Если планета (Марс?) к Нундим приближается: в (этом) году враг атакует […]» [TU, 16 r. 18; Largement 1957, 250:79b]; DIŠ mulBi-ib-bu ana mulNUN.DIM4? [TE?] KUR URIki BIR-ma LUGAL URIki UŠ2 «Если планета к Нундим [приближается?]: страна Аккада распадется, царь Аккада умрет» [TU, 16 r. 45; Largement 1957, 252: 106]. (2) Планета, Нундим и Желто-зеленая звезда; DIŠ mulUDU.IDIM mulNUN.DIM4 u mulSIG7 it-ten2-tu-u2 ŠUB-ti3 MAŠ2.ANŠE «Если планета, Нундим и Желто-зеленая звезда друг за другом следуют: падеж скота» [TU, 16 r. 19; Largement 1957, 250:80]. |
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References
- ↑ Gössmann P.F. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Thureau-Dangin F. Tablettes d’Uruk. Paris, 1922 (= TCL 6).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Largement R. Contribution à l’Etudes des Astres errants dans l’Astrologie chaldéenne // ZA. 1957. Bd. 18. S.235-264. Abbreviated ACh.
- ↑ Mayer W.R. Seleukidische Rituale aus Warka mit Emesal-Gebeten // Or. 1978. Vol. 47, № 3. P. 431-458.
- ↑ Texte aus dem Rēs-Heiligtum in Uruk-Warka / Kopien von Jan van Dijk. Zur Veröff. vorbereitet u. eingeleitet von Werner R.Mayer. — Berlin: Gebr. Mann Verlag, 1980 (BaM, Beiheft 2).
