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An Akkadian name |
An Akkadian name for the asterism whose name is normally written <sup>mul</sup>NUN<sup>ki</sup>, which can also be read <sup>mul</sup>eridu<sup>ki</sup>. 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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=== 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. 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 n50NUN<sup>ki</sup>. |
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== Historical Dictionaries == |
== Historical Dictionaries == |
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Revision as of 14:35, 24 March 2025
An Akkadian name for the asterism whose name is normally written mulNUNki, which can also be read muleriduki. 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.
Dictionary
Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim
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 n50NUNki.
Historical Dictionaries
| Kurtik (2022, a13) | Gössmann (1950) |
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| аккадская параллель к mulNUNki «(Звезда города) Эриду»; силлабическая запись в списке звезд из Эмара; см. n50NUNki | Example |
