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<sup>mul</sup>MAŠ<sub>2</sub> is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.
<sup>mul</sup>MAŠ<sub>2</sub> (𒀯𒈧) is an abbreviation for <sup>mul</sup>[[SUḪUR.MAŠ2|SUḪUR.MAŠ<sub>2</sub>]]<sup>ku6</sup> "Goat-Fish". The abbreviation becomes the standard name for the asterism in the later periods.
==Concordance, Etymology, History==
==Dictionary==
===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===
===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===
Abbreviation of <sup>mul</sup>SUḪUR.MAŠ<sub>2</sub><sup>ku6</sup> "Goat-Pish"; the name of the zodiac sign and constellation Capricorn (Capricornus) in later astronomical and astrological texts [G. 263].
Abbreviation of <sup>mul</sup>SUḪUR.MAŠ<sub>2</sub><sup>ku6</sup> "Goat-Fish"; the name of the zodiac sign and constellation Capricorn (Capricornus) in later astronomical and astrological texts [Gössmann<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 263].
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* <sup>mul</sup>MAŠ<sub>2</sub> [KUB IV, 47 r. 46; BPO 2, 2:16; Van der Toorn 1985, 130:46].
* <sup>mul</sup>MAŠ<sub>2</sub> [KUB<ref>''Keilschrifturkunden aus Boghazköi'' (''Berlin''). KBo</ref> IV, 47 r. 46; BPO 2<ref>''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Enuma Anu Enlil, Tablets 50-51. Undena Publications, Malibu, 1981 (Babylonian Planetary Omens: Part Two).</ref>, 2:16; Van der Toorn 1985<ref>''K. van der Toorn.'' Sin and Sanction in Israel and Mesopotamia. A Comparative Study. Maastricht, Van Gorcum, 1985.</ref>, 130:46].
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See. [Reynolds 1999, 370-371, 373].
See. [Reynolds 1999<ref>''Reynolds F.'' Stellar Representations of Tiāmat and Qingu in a Learned Calendar Text // RAI. 1999. Vol. 42. P. 369-378.</ref>, 370-371, 373].
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|'''"Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts".'''
|'''"Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts".'''
*1) MAŠ<sub>2</sub> — a designation for the zodiac sign Capricorn [AD I-III, passim]; first in the diary for -453, Upper edge 3 [AD I, 58].
*1) MAŠ<sub>2</sub> — a designation for the zodiac sign Capricorn [AD I-III<ref name=":0">''Sachs A., Hunger H''. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia. Vol. I: Diaries from 652 B.C. to 262 B.C.; Vol. II: from 261 B.C. to 165 B.C.; Vol. III: Diaries from 164 B.C. to 75 B.C. Vienna, 1988, 1989, 1991.</ref>, passim]; first in the diary for -453, Upper edge 3 [AD I<ref name=":0" />, 58].
*2) Included in the name "normal star": SI MAŠ<sub>2</sub> "Horn of the Goat-Fish" (β Sarricorni) [AD I, 18] (see (Kurtik m39) [[MUL2.ŠID.MEŠ|MUL<sub>2</sub>.ŠID.MEŠ]], no. 33); first in the "diary" for -567: MUL<sub>x</sub> MURUB<sub>4</sub> ''ša''<sub>2</sub> SI MAŠ<sub>2</sub> "Middle star of the horn of the Goat-Fish" [AD I, 48, no, -567 Rev. 5'], in the same text: SUḪUR ''ša''<sub>2</sub> MAŠ<sub>2</sub> as designating the constellation Goat-Fish" [ibid, 50:10'].
*2) Included in the name "normal star": SI MAŠ<sub>2</sub> "Horn of the Goat-Fish" (β Sarricorni) [AD I<ref name=":0" />, 18] (see Kurtik m39 [[MUL2.ŠID.MEŠ|MUL<sub>2</sub>.ŠID.MEŠ]], no. 33); first in the "diary" for -567: MUL<sub>x</sub> MURUB<sub>4</sub> ''ša''<sub>2</sub> SI MAŠ<sub>2</sub> "Middle star of the horn of the Goat-Fish" [AD I<ref name=":0" />, 48, no, -567 Rev. 5'], in the same text: SUḪUR ''ša''<sub>2</sub> MAŠ<sub>2</sub> as designating the constellation Goat-Fish" [ibid.<ref name=":0" />, 50:10'].
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See. [ACT I-III, passim]; used already in lunar tablets of the Achaemenid times [Aaboe-Sachs 1969; Britton 1989].
See. [ACT I-III<ref>''O. Neugebauer.'' Astronomical Cuneiform Texts, London. 1955.</ref>, passim]; used already in lunar tablets of the Achaemenid times [Aaboe-Sachs 1969<ref>''Aaboe A., Sachs A''. Two Lunar Texts of the Achaemenid Period from Babylon // Centaurus. 1969. Vol. 14. Р. 1-22.</ref>; Britton 1989<ref>''Britton J.P.'' An Early Function for Eclipse Magnitudes in Babylonian Astronomy / Centaurus. 1989. Vol. 32. P. 1-52.</ref>].
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|'''Late astrology, magic, and the calendar.'''
|'''Late astrology, magic, and the calendar.'''
*(1) "Horoscopes." See. [BH, 29, passim; Beaulieu-Rochberg 1996, 90:3, 7].
*(1) "Horoscopes." See. [BH, 29, passim; Beaulieu-Rochberg 1996<ref>''Beaulieu  P.-A.,  Rochberg  F. '' The  Horoscope  of  Anu-Bēlšunu // JCS. 1996. Vol. 48. P. 89-94.</ref>, 90:3, 7].
*(2) "Lunaries." BRM IV, 19: MAŠ<sub>2</sub> is the designation for the zodiac sign Capricorn in the zodiacal scheme known as "dodecatemoria" [Ungnad 1941-44, 274-275: l, 9, 19, 40; Neugeb.-Sachs 1952-53].
*(2) "Lunaries." BRM IV, 19: MAŠ<sub>2</sub> is the designation for the zodiac sign Capricorn in the zodiacal scheme known as "dodecatemoria" [Ungnad 1941-44<ref>''Ungnad A.'' Besprechungskunst und Astrologie in Babylonien // AfO. 1941-1944. Bd. 14, Heft 5/6. S. 251- 284.</ref>, 274-275: l, 9, 19, 40; Neugeb.-Sachs 1952-53<ref>''Neugebauer O., Sachs A.'' The "Dodekatemoria" in Babylonian Astrology // AfO. 1952-1953. Bd. XVI. S. 65- 66.</ref>].
* (3) "Microzodiac." Division of the zodiac sign Hired Man(Aries) into 12 parts:
* (3) "Microzodiac." Division of the zodiac sign Hired Man(Aries) into 12 parts:
**a) AO 6483: 10-''i-tum zittu''(ḫa.la) <sup>múl</sup>maš<sub>2</sub> ''šum''<sub>3</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> "the 10th part, its name is Goat-Fish" [TU, 14:18; Sachs 1952, 66],
**(a) AO 6483: 10-''i-tum zittu''(ḫa.la) <sup>múl</sup>maš<sub>2</sub> ''šum''<sub>3</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> "the 10th part, its name is Goat-Fish" [TU<ref name=":1">''Thureau-Dangin F''. Tablettes d’Uruk. Paris, 1922 (= TCL 6).</ref>, 14:18; Sachs 1952<ref name=":2">''Sachs A.'' Babylonian Horoscopes // JCS. 1952. V. 6. P. 49-75.</ref>, 66],
**(b) Sp II 202+: 10-''tu''<sub>2</sub> ḫa.la ša<sub>2</sub> <sup>múl</sup>lu <sup>múl</sup>maš<sub>2</sub> ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>múl</sup>lu "the 10th part of Aries is the Goat-Fish of Aries" [Schaumberger 1955, 245:22]. See also KI <sup>múl</sup>MAŠ<sub>2</sub> in a later magical text [SpTU II, 43:26].
**(b) Sp II 202+: 10-''tu''<sub>2</sub> ḫa.la ša<sub>2</sub> <sup>múl</sup>lu <sup>múl</sup>maš<sub>2</sub> ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>múl</sup>lu "the 10th part of Aries is the Goat-Fish of Aries" [Schaumberger 1955<ref>''Schaumberger J.'' Anaphora und Aufgangskalender in neuen Ziqpu-Texten // ZA. 1955. Bd. 55 (N.F. 17). S. 237-251.</ref>, 245:22]. See also KI <sup>múl</sup>MAŠ<sub>2</sub> in a later magical text [SpTU II<ref name=":3">''Špätbabylonische Texte aus Uruk.'' Teil II / Bearb. von Weiher E. von. Berlin, 1983.</ref>, 43:26].
*(4) "Gypsoma." Capricorn is the hypsoma of Mars," see (Kurtik ts02) ''[[Ṣalbatānu]]''.
*(4) "Gypsoma." Capricorn is the hypsoma of Mars," see (Kurtik ts02) ''[[Ṣalbatānu]]''.
*(5) Zodiacal astrology. KI <sup>múl</sup>MAŠ<sub>2</sub> LAL<sub>2</sub>.<DU>-''in'' ... "Capricorn's area: he will be poor ..." [SpTU II, 43: 26]; for a partial parallel see. [TU, 14: 25; Sachs 1952, 66, 68; LBAT, 1600 obv. 12'].
*(5) Zodiacal astrology. KI <sup>múl</sup>MAŠ<sub>2</sub> LAL<sub>2</sub>.<DU>-''in'' ... "Capricorn's area: he will be poor ..." [SpTU II<ref name=":3" />, 43: 26]; for a partial parallel see. [TU<ref name=":1" />, 14: 25; Sachs 1952<ref name=":2" />, 66, 68; LBAT<ref>''A. Sachs, T. Pinches, J. Strassmaier,'' Late Babylonian Astronomical and Related Texts, London, 1955.</ref>, 1600 obv. 12'].
* (6) Predictions of izbu: BE-''ma'' ''ina'' SAG <sup>múl</sup>MAŠ<sub>2</sub> 1-''en ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub> <sup>d</sup>UDU.IDIM.MEŠ IGI.LA<sub>2</sub> / ''lu-u''<sub>2</sub> ''in-ni-mi-du lu-u''<sub>2</sub> NIM MAN ''ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub> ''iz-ziz'' / SAL.MEŠ MAŠ.TAB.BA U<sub>3</sub>.TU. MEŠ "If at the beginning phases of the Capricorn, a planet reaches first sight or reaches a stationary point or (appears) early(?), (and) the other (planet) stands in the middle: women will give birth to twins" [Biggs 1968, 53-54:8-10], see also (Kurtik u31) [[UZ3|UZ<sub>3</sub>]].
* (6) Predictions of izbu: BE-''ma'' ''ina'' SAG <sup>múl</sup>MAŠ<sub>2</sub> 1-''en ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub> <sup>d</sup>UDU.IDIM.MEŠ IGI.LA<sub>2</sub> / ''lu-u''<sub>2</sub> ''in-ni-mi-du lu-u''<sub>2</sub> NIM MAN ''ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub> ''iz-ziz'' / SAL.MEŠ MAŠ.TAB.BA U<sub>3</sub>.TU. MEŠ "If at the beginning phases of the Capricorn, a planet reaches first sight or reaches a stationary point or (appears) early(?), (and) the other (planet) stands in the middle: women will give birth to twins" [Biggs 1968<ref>''Biggs R.D.'' An Esoteric Babylonian Commentary // RA. 1968. V.62, No 1. P. 51-58.</ref>, 53-54:8-10], see also (Kurtik u31) [[UZ3|UZ<sub>3</sub>]].
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See also: KI <sup>múl</sup>MAŠ<sub>2</sub> [SpTU II, 43:26].
See also: KI <sup>múl</sup>MAŠ<sub>2</sub> [SpTU II<ref name=":3" />, 43:26].


==Historical Dictionaries==
==Historical Dictionaries==
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mulMAŠ2 (𒀯𒈧) is an abbreviation for mulSUḪUR.MAŠ2ku6 "Goat-Fish". The abbreviation becomes the standard name for the asterism in the later periods.

Concordance, Etymology, History

Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim

Abbreviation of mulSUḪUR.MAŠ2ku6 "Goat-Fish"; the name of the zodiac sign and constellation Capricorn (Capricornus) in later astronomical and astrological texts [Gössmann[1] 263].

Sources Identifications
Hittite Prayer to the Gods of the Night.
  • mulMAŠ2 [KUB[2] IV, 47 r. 46; BPO 2[3], 2:16; Van der Toorn 1985[4], 130:46].
MiscelleniaText BM 55466+.

See. [Reynolds 1999[5], 370-371, 373].

"Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts".
  • 1) MAŠ2 — a designation for the zodiac sign Capricorn [AD I-III[6], passim]; first in the diary for -453, Upper edge 3 [AD I[6], 58].
  • 2) Included in the name "normal star": SI MAŠ2 "Horn of the Goat-Fish" (β Sarricorni) [AD I[6], 18] (see Kurtik m39 MUL2.ŠID.MEŠ, no. 33); first in the "diary" for -567: MULx MURUB4 ša2 SI MAŠ2 "Middle star of the horn of the Goat-Fish" [AD I[6], 48, no, -567 Rev. 5'], in the same text: SUḪUR ša2 MAŠ2 as designating the constellation Goat-Fish" [ibid.[6], 50:10'].
Mathematical astronomy.

See. [ACT I-III[7], passim]; used already in lunar tablets of the Achaemenid times [Aaboe-Sachs 1969[8]; Britton 1989[9]].

LBAT 1502.
Late astrology, magic, and the calendar.
  • (1) "Horoscopes." See. [BH, 29, passim; Beaulieu-Rochberg 1996[10], 90:3, 7].
  • (2) "Lunaries." BRM IV, 19: MAŠ2 is the designation for the zodiac sign Capricorn in the zodiacal scheme known as "dodecatemoria" [Ungnad 1941-44[11], 274-275: l, 9, 19, 40; Neugeb.-Sachs 1952-53[12]].
  • (3) "Microzodiac." Division of the zodiac sign Hired Man(Aries) into 12 parts:
    • (a) AO 6483: 10-i-tum zittu(ḫa.la) múlmaš2 šum3-šu2 "the 10th part, its name is Goat-Fish" [TU[13], 14:18; Sachs 1952[14], 66],
    • (b) Sp II 202+: 10-tu2 ḫa.la ša2 múllu múlmaš2 ša2 múllu "the 10th part of Aries is the Goat-Fish of Aries" [Schaumberger 1955[15], 245:22]. See also KI múlMAŠ2 in a later magical text [SpTU II[16], 43:26].
  • (4) "Gypsoma." Capricorn is the hypsoma of Mars," see (Kurtik ts02) Ṣalbatānu.
  • (5) Zodiacal astrology. KI múlMAŠ2 LAL2.<DU>-in ... "Capricorn's area: he will be poor ..." [SpTU II[16], 43: 26]; for a partial parallel see. [TU[13], 14: 25; Sachs 1952[14], 66, 68; LBAT[17], 1600 obv. 12'].
  • (6) Predictions of izbu: BE-ma ina SAG múlMAŠ2 1-en ina ŠA3 dUDU.IDIM.MEŠ IGI.LA2 / lu-u2 in-ni-mi-du lu-u2 NIM MAN ina ŠA3 iz-ziz / SAL.MEŠ MAŠ.TAB.BA U3.TU. MEŠ "If at the beginning phases of the Capricorn, a planet reaches first sight or reaches a stationary point or (appears) early(?), (and) the other (planet) stands in the middle: women will give birth to twins" [Biggs 1968[18], 53-54:8-10], see also (Kurtik u31) UZ3.

See also: KI múlMAŠ2 [SpTU II[16], 43:26].

Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, m22) Gössmann (1950)
сокращение от mulSUḪUR.MAŠ2ku6 «Коза-Рыба»; название знака зодиака и созвездия Козерог (Capricornus) в поздних астрономических и астрологических текстах [G. 263].

I. Источники.

Хеттская молитва ночным богам. mulMAŠ2 [KUB IV, 47 r. 46; BPO 2, 2:16; Van der Toorn 1985, 130:46]. Текст BM 55466+. См. [Reynolds 1999, 370–371, 373]. «Дневники наблюдений». 1) MAŠ2 — обозначение знака зодиака Козерог [AD I–III, passim]; впервые в дневнике за –453, Upper edge 3 [AD I,  58]. 2) Входило в название «нормальной звезды»: SI MAŠ2 «Рог Козы-Рыбы» (β Сapricorni) [AD I, 18] (см. m39MUL2.ŠID.MEŠ, № 33); впервые в «дневнике» за –567 год: MULx MURUB4 ša2 SI MAŠ2 «Средняя звезда рога Козы-Рыбы»  [AD I, 48, No, -567 Rev. 5'], в том же тексте: SUḪUR ša2 MAŠ2 как обозначение созвездия Коза-Рыба» [ibid., 50:10']. Математическая астрономия. См. [ACT I–III, passim]; используется уже в лунных таблицах ахеменидского времени [Aaboe–Sachs 1969; Britton 1989]. LBAT 1502. [… múlM]AŠ2 — звезда Антагубба, см. n20ne2-bu-u2 ša2 GABA-šu2. Поздняя астрология, магия и календарь. (1) «Гороскопы». См. [BH, 29, passim; Beaulieu–Rochberg 1996, 90:3, 7]. (2) «Лунарии». BRM IV, 19: MAŠ2 — обозначение знака зодиака Козерог в зодиакальной схеме, известной под названием «додекатемория» [Ungnad 1941–44, 274–275: l, 9, 19, 40; Neugeb.–Sachs 1952–53]. (3) «Микрозодиак». Подразделение знака зодиака Наемник(Овен) на 12 частей: а) АО 6483: 10-i-tum zittu(ḫa.la) múlmaš2 šum3-šu2 «10-я часть, ее имя Коза-Рыба» [TU, 14:18; Sachs 1952, 66], b) Sp II 202+: 10-tu2 ḫa.la ša2 múllu múlmaš2 ša2 múllu «10-я часть Овна — Коза-Рыба Овна» [Schaumberger 1955, 245:22]. См. также KI múlMAŠ2 в позднем магическом тексте [SpTU II, 43:26]. (4) «Гипсома». Козерог — гипсома Марса», см. ts02Ṣalbatānu. (5) Зодиакальная астрология. KI múlMAŠ2 LAL2.<DU>-in … «Область Козерога: он будет беден …» [SpTU II, 43: 26]; частичная параллель см. [TU, 14: 25; Sachs 1952, 66, 68; LBAT, 1600 obv. 12']. (6) Предсказания izbu: BE-ma ina SAG múlMAŠ2 1-en ina ŠA3 dUDU.IDIM.MEŠ IGI.LA2 / lu-u2 in-ni-mi-du lu-u2 NIM MAN ina ŠA3 iz-ziz / SAL.MEŠ MAŠ.TAB.BA U3.TU.MEŠ «Если в начале Козерога одна из планет достигает первой видимости или достигает стационарной точки или рано (появляется)(?), (а) другая (планета) в середине стоит: женщины будут рожать близнецов» [Biggs 1968, 53–54:8–10], см. также u31UZ3.

См. также: KI múlMAŠ2 [SpTU II, 43:26].

Example

References

  1. Gössmann P.F. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).
  2. Keilschrifturkunden aus Boghazköi (Berlin). KBo
  3. Reiner E., Pingree D. Enuma Anu Enlil, Tablets 50-51. Undena Publications, Malibu, 1981 (Babylonian Planetary Omens: Part Two).
  4. K. van der Toorn. Sin and Sanction in Israel and Mesopotamia. A Comparative Study. Maastricht, Van Gorcum, 1985.
  5. Reynolds F. Stellar Representations of Tiāmat and Qingu in a Learned Calendar Text // RAI. 1999. Vol. 42. P. 369-378.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Sachs A., Hunger H. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia. Vol. I: Diaries from 652 B.C. to 262 B.C.; Vol. II: from 261 B.C. to 165 B.C.; Vol. III: Diaries from 164 B.C. to 75 B.C. Vienna, 1988, 1989, 1991.
  7. O. Neugebauer. Astronomical Cuneiform Texts, London. 1955.
  8. Aaboe A., Sachs A. Two Lunar Texts of the Achaemenid Period from Babylon // Centaurus. 1969. Vol. 14. Р. 1-22.
  9. Britton J.P. An Early Function for Eclipse Magnitudes in Babylonian Astronomy / Centaurus. 1989. Vol. 32. P. 1-52.
  10. Beaulieu  P.-A.,  Rochberg  F.  The  Horoscope  of  Anu-Bēlšunu // JCS. 1996. Vol. 48. P. 89-94.
  11. Ungnad A. Besprechungskunst und Astrologie in Babylonien // AfO. 1941-1944. Bd. 14, Heft 5/6. S. 251- 284.
  12. Neugebauer O., Sachs A. The "Dodekatemoria" in Babylonian Astrology // AfO. 1952-1953. Bd. XVI. S. 65- 66.
  13. 13.0 13.1 Thureau-Dangin F. Tablettes d’Uruk. Paris, 1922 (= TCL 6).
  14. 14.0 14.1 Sachs A. Babylonian Horoscopes // JCS. 1952. V. 6. P. 49-75.
  15. Schaumberger J. Anaphora und Aufgangskalender in neuen Ziqpu-Texten // ZA. 1955. Bd. 55 (N.F. 17). S. 237-251.
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 Špätbabylonische Texte aus Uruk. Teil II / Bearb. von Weiher E. von. Berlin, 1983.
  17. A. Sachs, T. Pinches, J. Strassmaier, Late Babylonian Astronomical and Related Texts, London, 1955.
  18. Biggs R.D. An Esoteric Babylonian Commentary // RA. 1968. V.62, No 1. P. 51-58.