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<sup>d</sup>MUL.KI.GAL (𒀭𒀯𒆠𒃲)m 'The Star of he Great Earth,' is a Sumerian name for the goddess Ishtar as Venus, perhaps with reference to the goddess' connections with the Underworld as per the literary works ''Inanna's Descent to the Underworld'' and its Akkadian counterpart ''The Descent of'' ''Ishtar'' ( what to use as a source ETCSL??? and ????). For KI.GAL as a name for the Underworld see MCG ???. |
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<sup>d</sup>MUL.KI.GAL (𒀭𒀯𒆠𒃲) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. |
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==Concordance, Etymology, History== |
==Concordance, Etymology, History== |
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=== Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim === |
=== Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim === |
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Latest revision as of 09:17, 18 September 2025
dMUL.KI.GAL (𒀭𒀯𒆠𒃲)m 'The Star of he Great Earth,' is a Sumerian name for the goddess Ishtar as Venus, perhaps with reference to the goddess' connections with the Underworld as per the literary works Inanna's Descent to the Underworld and its Akkadian counterpart The Descent of Ishtar ( what to use as a source ETCSL??? and ????). For KI.GAL as a name for the Underworld see MCG ???.
Concordance, Etymology, History
Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim
"Star of the great earth," apparently an epithet of Venus as the goddess Ishtar. In the list of gods AO 5376, col. vii 2 [Genouillac 1923].
Historical Dictionaries
| Kurtik (2022, m33) | Gössmann (1950) |
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| «Звезда земли великая», по-видимому, эпитет Венеры как богини Иштар. В списке богов AO 5376, col. vii 2 [Genouillac 1923]. | Example |
