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<sup>mul</sup>NUN.DIM<sub>4</sub> is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.
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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 below are correct, <sup>mul</sup>NUN.DIM<sub>4</sub> would have to be a name for Venus which is otherwise unaccounted for.
==Dictionary==

=== Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim ===
==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==
The name of Venus (?) [G. Nachträge].
The name of Venus (?) [Gössmann<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> Nachträge].
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See. [TU<ref name=":0">''Thureau-Dangin F''. Tablettes d’Uruk. Paris, 1922 (= TCL 6).</ref>, 16 rev. 18-19; Largement 1957<ref name=":1">''Largement R.'' Contribution à l’Etudes des Astres errants dans l’Astrologie chaldéenne // ZA. 1957. Bd. 18. S.235-264. Abbreviated ACh.</ref>, 250:79b-80].
See. [TU, 16 rev. 18-19; Largement 1957, 250:79b-80].
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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>, 445:4-5; 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> (Venus), Saturn, M[ercury, Mars and (the fire-god) Nusku.
(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, 445:4; Van Dijk 1980, Taf. 1:4].
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=== Additional ===
=== Additional ===
          '''II. Astrology.'''


==== Astrology. ====
          (1) Planet and Nundim; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM ana <sup>mul</sup>NUN.DIM<sub>4</sub> TE a-ḫu-u<sub>2</sub> ZI-ma MU [...] "If the planet (Mars?) approaches Nundim: there will be enemy attacks (this) year [...]" [TU, 16 r. 18; Largement 1957, 250:79b]; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>Bi-ib-bu ana <sup>mul</sup>NUN.DIM<sub>4</sub><sup>?</sup> [TE<sup>?</sup>] KUR URI<sup>ki</sup> BIR-ma LUGAL URI<sup>ki</sup> UŠ<sub>2</sub> "If the planet [approaches?] Nundim: the country of Akkad will disintegrate, the king of Akkad will die" [TU, 16 r. 45; Largement 1957, 252: 106].
          (1) Planet and Nundim; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM ''ana'' <sup>mul</sup>NUN.DIM<sub>4</sub> TE ''a-ḫu-u''<sub>2</sub> ZI-''ma'' MU [...] "If the planet (Venus?) approaches Nundim: there will be enemy attacks (this) year [...]" [TU<ref name=":0" />, 16 r. 18; Largement 1957<ref name=":1" />, 250:79b]; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>''Bi-ib-bu ana'' <sup>mul</sup>NUN.DIM<sub>4</sub><sup>?</sup> [TE<sup>?</sup>] KUR URI<sup>ki</sup> BIR-''ma'' LUGAL URI<sup>ki</sup> UŠ<sub>2</sub> "If the planet (approaches?) Nundim (Venus?): the country of Akkad will disintegrate, the king of Akkad will die" [TU<ref name=":0" />, 16 r. 45; Largement 1957<ref name=":1" />, 252: 106].


          (2) The planet, Nundim and the Yellow-Green Star; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM <sup>mul</sup>NUN.DIM<sub>4</sub> u <sup>mul</sup>SIG<sub>7</sub> it-ten<sub>2</sub>-tu-u<sub>2</sub> ŠUB-ti<sub>3</sub> MAŠ<sub>2</sub>.ANŠE "If the planet, Nundim and the Yellow-Green Star follow each other: the grazing of cattle" [TU, 16 r. 19]. [TU, 16 r. 19; Largement 1957, 250:80].
          (2) The planet, Nundim and the Yellow-Green Star; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM <sup>mul</sup>NUN.DIM<sub>4</sub> ''u'' <sup>mul</sup>SIG<sub>7</sub> ''it-ten''<sub>2</sub>-''tu-u''<sub>2</sub> ŠUB-''ti''<sub>3</sub> MAŠ<sub>2</sub>.ANŠE "If the planet, Nundim and the Yellow-Green Star follow each other: the grazing of cattle" [TU<ref name=":0" />, 16 r. 19; Largement 1957<ref name=":1" />, 250:80].


== Historical Dictionaries ==
== Historical Dictionaries ==
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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 below are correct, mulNUN.DIM4 would have to be a name for Venus which is otherwise unaccounted for.

Concordance, Etymology, History[1]

The name of Venus (?) [Gössmann[2] Nachträge].

Sources Identifications
EAE.

See. [TU[3], 16 rev. 18-19; Largement 1957[4], 250:79b-80].

Text W 20030/3.
  • (The ritual of "washing the mouth" or "revitalizing" a statue-deity). In the list of astral gods: mulNUN.DIM4 [Mayer 1978[5], 445:4-5; Van Dijk 1980[6], Taf. 1:4], most likely Venus (see above): . . . a<-na> d60 dEN.LIL2 /d/NIN.MAH <d>/EN.ZU/ [dUTU?] /d?IM?/ d[AMAR]./UTU/ [x] mulKAK.SI.SÁ mulNUN.DIM4 mulUDU.IDIM.SAG.ÚS mulUDU.IDIM.[GU4.UTU mu]lȘal-bat-a-nu u dNusku. (offerings) to Anu, Enlil, Ninmah, Sin, [Shamash?], Adad?], [Mar]duk [.] Sirius NUN.DIM4 (Venus), Saturn, M[ercury, Mars and (the fire-god) Nusku.

Additional

Astrology.

          (1) Planet and Nundim; DIŠ mulUDU.IDIM ana mulNUN.DIM4 TE a-ḫu-u2 ZI-ma MU [...] "If the planet (Venus?) approaches Nundim: there will be enemy attacks (this) year [...]" [TU[3], 16 r. 18; Largement 1957[4], 250:79b]; DIŠ mulBi-ib-bu ana mulNUN.DIM4? [TE?] KUR URIki BIR-ma LUGAL URIki2 "If the planet (approaches?) Nundim (Venus?): the country of Akkad will disintegrate, the king of Akkad will die" [TU[3], 16 r. 45; Largement 1957[4], 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[3], 16 r. 19; Largement 1957[4], 250:80].

Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, n51) Gössmann (1950)
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 URIki2 «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].

Example

References

  1. Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, All Skies Encyclopaedia.
  2. Gössmann P.F. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Thureau-Dangin F. Tablettes d’Uruk. Paris, 1922 (= TCL 6).
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Largement R. Contribution à l’Etudes des Astres errants dans l’Astrologie chaldéenne // ZA. 1957. Bd. 18. S.235-264. Abbreviated ACh.
  5. Mayer W.R. Seleukidische Rituale aus Warka mit Emesal-Gebeten // Or. 1978. Vol. 47, № 3. P. 431-458.
  6. 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).