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<sup>mul / d</sup>NIN.SAR (𒀯𒊩𒌆𒊬), paired with [[Erragal]] are two stars in [[Lyra]] for which see the Erragal entry. Multiple readings of the sign SAR in the divine name are possible. |
<sup>mul / d</sup>NIN.SAR (𒀯𒊩𒌆𒊬), paired with [[Erragal]] are two stars in [[Lyra]] for which see the Erragal entry. Multiple readings of the sign SAR in the divine name are possible. A goddess whose name is written with same two signs is also identified with Inanna = Ištar, and so perhaps her astral manifestation as Venus. |
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==Concordance, Etymology, History== |
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For the alternate readings see Lambert (2013) Creation 506. |
For the alternate readings see Lambert (2013) Creation 506. |
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In astronomical texts usually recorded in pair with Erragal; identified with the star in the constellation Lyrae (ε Lyrae) [Litke 1998<ref>''Litke R.L''. A Reconstruction of the Assyro-Babylonian God-Lists, AN:<sup>d</sup>A-nu-um and AN:Anu ša<sub>2</sub> amēli. New Haven, 1998 (Texts from the Babylonian Collection, Vol. 3).</ref>, 60; MA<ref>Hunger, H. and Steele, J. M. (2019). The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN, Routledge, NY</ref>, 126; Tallqvist 1938<ref>''Tallqvist K''. Akkadische Götterepitheta. Helsingforsiae, 1938.</ref>, 402; Gössmann<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 326], see (Kurtik e21) [[Erragal|<sup>d</sup>''Erragal'']]. |
In astronomical texts usually recorded in pair with Erragal; identified with the star in the constellation Lyrae (ε Lyrae) [Litke 1998<ref>''Litke R.L''. A Reconstruction of the Assyro-Babylonian God-Lists, AN:<sup>d</sup>A-nu-um and AN:Anu ša<sub>2</sub> amēli. New Haven, 1998 (Texts from the Babylonian Collection, Vol. 3).</ref>, 60; MA<ref>Hunger, H. and Steele, J. M. (2019). The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN, Routledge, NY</ref>, 126; Tallqvist 1938<ref>''Tallqvist K''. Akkadische Götterepitheta. Helsingforsiae, 1938.</ref>, 402; Gössmann<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 326], see (Kurtik e21) [[Erragal|<sup>d</sup>''Erragal'']]. |
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==Historical Dictionaries== |
==Historical Dictionaries== |
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Revision as of 10:41, 15 December 2025
mul / dNIN.SAR (𒀯𒊩𒌆𒊬), paired with Erragal are two stars in Lyra for which see the Erragal entry. Multiple readings of the sign SAR in the divine name are possible. A goddess whose name is written with same two signs is also identified with Inanna = Ištar, and so perhaps her astral manifestation as Venus.
Concordance, Etymology, History
Krebernik (2023)
Goddess (but in late texts also a male deity), “butcher” of Enlil’s palace Ekur, wife of Erragal. The name should be be read dNin-nisig, see RlA s.v. dNin-SAR (EN 25–26r).
Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim
The reading of the sign SAR in the name is not certain. Var. reading:
- dNin.sar,
- dNin.šar,
- dnin.mu2;
For the alternate readings see Lambert (2013) Creation 506.
In astronomical texts usually recorded in pair with Erragal; identified with the star in the constellation Lyrae (ε Lyrae) [Litke 1998[1], 60; MA[2], 126; Tallqvist 1938[3], 402; Gössmann[4] 326], see (Kurtik e21) dErragal.
Historical Dictionaries
| Kurtik (2022, n40) | Gössmann (1950) |
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| вар. чтения: dNin.SAR, dnin.mu2; божество (богиня?), в астрономических текстах записывается обычно в паре с Эррагаль; отождествляется со звездой в созвездии Лира (ε Lyrae) [Litke 1998, 60; MA, 126; Tallqvist 1938, 402; G. 326], см. e21dErragal | Example |
References
- ↑ Litke R.L. A Reconstruction of the Assyro-Babylonian God-Lists, AN:dA-nu-um and AN:Anu ša2 amēli. New Haven, 1998 (Texts from the Babylonian Collection, Vol. 3).
- ↑ Hunger, H. and Steele, J. M. (2019). The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN, Routledge, NY
- ↑ Tallqvist K. Akkadische Götterepitheta. Helsingforsiae, 1938.
- ↑ Gössmann P.F. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).
