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* (1) Akkadian parallel in lexical and other texts to <sup>mul</sup>KU<sub>6</sub> "Fish," a constellation in South Pisces [[Piscis Austrinus|(Piscis Austrinus]]);
* (1) Akkadian parallel in lexical and other texts to <sup>mul</sup>KU<sub>6</sub> "Fish," a constellation in South Pisces [[Piscis Austrinus|(Piscis Austrinus]]);
* (2) in the "Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts” the name of one of the normal stars in Pisces (η Piscium), see (Kurtik m39) [[MUL2.ŠID.MEŠ|MUL<sub>2</sub>.ŠID.MEŠ]], no. 1;
* (2) in the "Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts” the name of one of the normal stars in Pisces (η Piscium), see (Kurtik m39) [[MUL2.ŠID.MEŠ|MUL<sub>2</sub>.ŠID.MEŠ]], no. 1;
* (3) symbol of the constellation <sup>d</sup>''Anunītum'' (the northern fish of classical Pisces).
* (3) symbol of the constellation <sup>d</sup>''[[Anunitu|Anunītu]]<nowiki/>m'' (the northern fish of classical Pisces).
Akkadian ''Nūnu,'' Akkadian for 'fish' may also be connected with the goddess and constellation [[Anunitu|Anunītum]] for sound reasons. A pun with A''nun''itum and ''Nūnu'' may well have triggered the contributed to the identification of the Mesopotamian goddess Anunitu with the Syriac goddess Derketo (Latin: "Dea Syria") as depicted on the Farnese Globe in place of [[Andromeda]].
Akkadian ''Nūnu,'' Akkadian for 'fish' may also be connected with the goddess and constellation [[Anunitu|Anunītum]] for sound reasons. A pun with A''nun''itum and ''Nūnu'' may well have triggered or contributed to the identification of the Mesopotamian goddess Anunitu with the Syriac goddess Derketo (Latin: "Dea Syria") as depicted on the Farnese Globe in place of [[Andromeda]].
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* (1) MUL<sub>2</sub> KUR ''ša''<sub>2</sub> DUR ''nu-nu'' "A star with great brilliance in the ribbon of Pisces" (η Piscium) [AD I<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.v</ref>, 17, passim].
* (1) MUL<sub>2</sub> KUR ''ša''<sub>2</sub> DUR ''nu-nu'' "A star with great brilliance in the ribbon of Pisces" (η Piscium) [ADRT I<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.v</ref>, 17, passim].
* (2) GU<sub>4</sub>.UD ''ina'' NIM ''ina nu-nu'' IGI "The first appearance of Mercury in the east in Pisces" [AD I<ref name=":0" />, -651 iv 7]; perhaps referring to "Pisces" (in the singular), the symbol of the constellation ''[[Anunitu]]''.
* (2) GU<sub>4</sub>.UD ''ina'' NIM ''ina nu-nu'' IGI "The first appearance of Mercury in the east in Pisces" [ADRT I<ref name=":0" />, -651 iv 7]; perhaps referring to "Pisces" (in the singular), the symbol of the constellation ''[[Anunitu]]''.
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Latest revision as of 15:53, 18 December 2025

Babylonian constellations GU.LA (Ea/Enki) and KU6 in Stellarium (artwork by Jessica Gullberg 2021).

(mul)Nūnu (𒀯𒉡𒉡), The Fish, is most often the Akkadian name for the Sumerian constellation mulKU6 "Fish," in South Pisces (Piscis Austrinus). In the First Millennium, the Akkadian name can also be used for stars in the northern fish of the asterism (Pisces), which demonstrates the transformation of constellation names and images in Andromeda/ Pisces/ Cetus.

Concordance, Etymology, History[1]

Andromeda as Dea Syria on Farnese Globe, SMH 2023, Hoffmann (2025), Some Results on the Ancient Globes, Globe Studies – The Journal of the International Coronelli Society, 69, 4169.

Var.

  • (1) Akkadian parallel in lexical and other texts to mulKU6 "Fish," a constellation in South Pisces (Piscis Austrinus);
  • (2) in the "Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts” the name of one of the normal stars in Pisces (η Piscium), see (Kurtik m39) MUL2.ŠID.MEŠ, no. 1;
  • (3) symbol of the constellation dAnunītum (the northern fish of classical Pisces).

Akkadian Nūnu, Akkadian for 'fish' may also be connected with the goddess and constellation Anunītum for sound reasons. A pun with Anunitum and Nūnu may well have triggered or contributed to the identification of the Mesopotamian goddess Anunitu with the Syriac goddess Derketo (Latin: "Dea Syria") as depicted on the Farnese Globe in place of Andromeda.

Sources Identifications
Lexical texts.

See (Kurtik k24) KU6, (Kurtik a42) dAnunītum.

Example
Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts.
  • (1) MUL2 KUR ša2 DUR nu-nu "A star with great brilliance in the ribbon of Pisces" (η Piscium) [ADRT I[2], 17, passim].
  • (2) GU4.UD ina NIM ina nu-nu IGI "The first appearance of Mercury in the east in Pisces" [ADRT I[2], -651 iv 7]; perhaps referring to "Pisces" (in the singular), the symbol of the constellation Anunītu.
Text BM 36609.
  • DUR MUL nu-nu, DUR nu-nu "Ribbon of Pisces/’ (?)" [Roughton-Steele-Walker 2004[3], Sect. 8: rev. iv 22′, Sect. 9: rev. iv 23′, Sect. 10: rev. v 17′]. See also: mulnu-nu [ACh Suppl.[4] 2, 72 r. 3].

Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, n54) Gössmann (1950)
1) аккадская параллель в лексических и других текстах к mulKU6 «Рыба», созвездие в Южной Рыбе (Piscis Austrinus); 2) в «дневниках наблюдений» в названии одной из нормальных звезд в Рыбах (η Piscium), см. m39MUL2.ŠID.MEŠ, № 1; 3) символ созвездия dAnunītum.

I. Источники.

Лексич. тексты. См. k24KU6, a42dAnunītum. Дневники наблюдений. (1) MUL2 KUR ša2 DUR nu-nu «Звезда с большим блеском на ленте Рыб» (η Piscium) [AD I, 17, passim]. (2) GU4.UD ina NIM ina nu-nu IGI «Первое появление Меркурия на востоке в Рыбах» [AD I, -651 iv 7]; возможно, здесь имеется в виду «Рыба» (в единственном числе), символ созвездия Ануниту. Текст BM 36609. DUR MUL nu-nu, DUR nu-nu «Лента Рыб/ы (?)» [Roughton–Steele–Walker 2004, Sect. 8: rev. iv 22′, Sect. 9: rev. iv 23′, Sect. 10: rev. v 17′]. См. также: mulnu-nu [ACh Suppl. 2, 72 r. 3].

Example

References

  1. ↑ Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, All Skies Encyclopaedia.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.v
  3. ↑ Roughton N.A., Steele J.M., Walker C.B.F. A Late Babylonian Normal and Ziqpu Star Text // AHES. 2004. Vol. 58. P. 537-572.
  4. ↑ Ch. Virolleaud, L'astrologie chaldéenne S(in); Shamasz; Isht(ar); Adad; S/Supp. = Supplément; SS / 2.Supp. = Second Supplément (Paris 1905 - 1912)
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