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An Akkadian name |
An Akkadian name for the asterism whose name is normally written [[NUNki|<sup>mul</sup>NUN<sup>ki</sup>]] (𒀯𒉣𒆠), which can also be read <sup>mul</sup>eridu<sup>k</sup><sup>i</sup>, in the area of Vela. The asterism is identified with the Sumero-Akkadian god of the waters, Enki = Ea, whose city is indeed Eridu located in southernmost Mesopotamia proximate to the Persian Gulf coast. |
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==Dictionary== |
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== Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref> == |
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=== Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim === |
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For the Akkadian syllabic rendering of the name see the Urra star-list from Emar, Emar IV/4 151: 162: <sup>mul</sup>NUN<sup>ki</sup> = ''e-ri-du''. |
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An Akkadian name or explanation for the Sumerian star-name written Emar IV/4 151: 162: <sup>mul</sup>NUN<sup>ki</sup> = e-ri-du. NUN<sup>ki</sup> being the standard writing for the name of the city of Eridu, with the sign NUN itself having a reading eridu. The syllabic Akkadian writing for the entry in Emar Urra Star-List, <sup>mul</sup>NUN<sup>ki</sup> = e-ri-du, can support a readings <sup>mul</sup>eridu or <sup>mul</sup>eridu<sup>ki</sup> for references given sub n50NUN<sup>ki</sup>. |
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This syllabic writing at Emar can support a readings <sup>mul</sup>eridu or <sup>mul</sup>eridu<sup>ki</sup> for references given sub (Kurtik n50) [[NUNki|NUN<sup>ki</sup>]]. |
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== Historical Dictionaries == |
== Historical Dictionaries == |
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Latest revision as of 19:29, 15 December 2025
An Akkadian name for the asterism whose name is normally written mulNUNki (𒀯𒉣𒆠), which can also be read muleriduki, in the area of Vela. The asterism is identified with the Sumero-Akkadian god of the waters, Enki = Ea, whose city is indeed Eridu located in southernmost Mesopotamia proximate to the Persian Gulf coast.
Concordance, Etymology, History[1]
For the Akkadian syllabic rendering of the name see the Urra star-list from Emar, Emar IV/4 151: 162: mulNUNki = e-ri-du.
This syllabic writing at Emar can support a readings muleridu or muleriduki for references given sub (Kurtik n50) NUNki.
Historical Dictionaries
| Kurtik (2022, e17) | Gössmann (1950) |
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| аккадская параллель к mulNUNki «(Звезда города) Эриду»; силлабическая запись в списке звезд из Эмара; см. n50NUNki | Example |
References
- ↑ Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, All Skies Encyclopaedia.




