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[[File:Marduk and pet.svg|thumb|The Statue of Marduk depicted on a cylinder seal of the 9th century BC Babylonian king Marduk-zakir-shumi I. Detailed info, from Schaudig (2008), p. 559:]]
[[File:Marduk and pet.svg|thumb|The Statue of Marduk depicted on a cylinder seal of the 9th century BC Babylonian king Marduk-zakir-shumi I. Detailed info, from Schaudig (2008), p. 559:]]
<sup>d</sup>''Marduk'' (𒀭𒈠𒊒𒁺𒊌) is the supreme deity of the city of Babylon, identified for the most part with Jupiter or Mercury; for a syllabic entry in lexical texts, but sometimes other planets and asterisms. His name is most often written with Sumerograms [[AMAR.UD|<sup>d</sup>AMAR.UTU]]. For the astronomical information concerning '''''<sup>d</sup>Marduk =''''' '''''[[AMAR.UD|<sup>d</sup>AMAR.UTU]] =''''' '''[[Nēberu|Neberu]] (as Marduk's Star).'''
<sup>d</sup>''Marduk'' (𒀭𒈠𒊒𒁺𒊌) is the supreme deity of the city of Babylon, identified for the most part with Jupiter or Mercury; for a syllabic entry in lexical texts, but sometimes other planets and asterisms. His name is most often written with Sumerograms [[AMAR.UD|<sup>d</sup>AMAR.UTU]]. For the astronomical information concerning '''''<sup>d</sup>Marduk =''''' '''''[[AMAR.UD|<sup>d</sup>AMAR.UTU]] =''''' '''[[Nēberu|Neberu]] (as Marduk's Star), with the list of the names of Marduk's asterism for each month of the year also given in this entry.'''


XVIX. K. 3384 (Reiner-Pigree, BPO 3, 1998, 262-63 Group G) + K. 5990 (IIIR 43, 2 = ACh Ištar VIII
<s>XVIX. K. 3384 (Reiner-Pigree, BPO 3, 1998, 262-63 Group G) + K. 5990 (IIIR 43, 2 = ACh Ištar VIII</s>


11<reverse only>)
<s>11<reverse only>)</s>


Venus -Names; see also BM 45697 (81-7-6, 102) (LBAT 1564), BM 37391, and maybe BM 32314.
<s>Venus -Names; see also BM 45697 (81-7-6, 102) (LBAT 1564), BM 37391, and maybe BM 32314.</s>


Text has MA sign form of TIM and NA.
<s>Text has MA sign form of TIM and NA.</s>


Marduk-Names
<s>Marduk-Names</s>


measurements: 72 × 120.5 × 21 mm
<s>measurements: 72 × 120.5 × 21 mm</s>


obv. 1 [M]U AD.ḪAL d[AMAR.UTU]
<s>obv. 1 [M]U AD.ḪAL d[AMAR.UTU]</s>


2 [DIŠ ina ITU].BÁR dŠUL.PA.È dAMAR.[UTU]
<s>2 [DIŠ ina ITU].BÁR dŠUL.PA.È dAMAR.[UTU]</s>


3 [DIŠ ina I]TU.GUD dUD.AL.TAR dAMAR.U[TU]
<s>3 [DIŠ ina I]TU.GUD dUD.AL.TAR dAMAR.U[TU]</s>


4 [DIŠ ina IT]U.SIG4 dAŠ.GÁN KÁ.DINGIR.MEŠ dAMAR.UT[U]
<s>4 [DIŠ ina IT]U.SIG4 dAŠ.GÁN KÁ.DINGIR.MEŠ dAMAR.UT[U]</s>


5 DIŠ ina ITU.ŠU dda-pi-nu dAMAR. UT[U]
<s>5 DIŠ ina ITU.ŠU dda-pi-nu dAMAR. UT[U]</s>


6 DIŠ ina ITU.NE dma-ak-ru-ú dAMAR.UTU
<s>6 DIŠ ina ITU.NE dma-ak-ru-ú dAMAR.UTU</s>


7 DIŠ ina ITU.KIN dSAG.ME.GAR dAMAR.UTU
<s>7 DIŠ ina ITU.KIN dSAG.ME.GAR dAMAR.UTU</s>


8 DIŠ ina ITU.DUL dni-bi-ru dAMAR. UT[U]]214
<s>8 DIŠ ina ITU.DUL dni-bi-ru dAMAR. UT[U]]214</s>


9 [DIŠ i]na ITU.APIN drap-pu dAMAR. UT[U]]
<s>9 [DIŠ i]na ITU.APIN drap-pu dAMAR. UT[U]]</s>


10 [DIŠ ina I]TU.GÁN UL.GÀM dAMAR. UT[U]
<s>10 [DIŠ ina I]TU.GÁN UL.GÀM dAMAR. UT[U]</s>


11 [DIŠ ina I]TU.AB UL.LUGAL dAMAR. UT[U]
<s>11 [DIŠ ina I]TU.AB UL.LUGAL dAMAR. UT[U]</s>


12 [DIŠ ina IT]U.ZÍZ UL.GAL dAMAR. UT[U]
<s>12 [DIŠ ina IT]U.ZÍZ UL.GAL dAMAR. UT[U]</s>


13 [DIŠ ina IT]U.ŠE UL.KU6 dé-a dAMAR.UTU
<s>13 [DIŠ ina IT]U.ŠE UL.KU6 dé-a dAMAR.UTU</s>


== Contents ==
== <s>Contents</s> ==


<s><br />
Here we need an edition of Marduk\s star for each month - see NA3</s>


==<s>Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref></s>==
Here we need an edition of Marduk\s star for each month - see NA3
<s>City god of Babylon, identified with Enki’s son Assalluḫi, became head of the Babylonian pantheon towards the end of the 2nd mill. BCE. <sup>d</sup>AMAR.UTU (EN 33r).<ref>Hoffmann, S. M. and Krebernik, M. (2023). What do deities tell us about the celestial positioning system, in: R. Rollinger, I. Madreiter, M. Lang, C. Pappi (eds.). The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East, Papers held at the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique International and 12th Melammu Symposium July 16-20 2018, Innsbruck. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 539-579</ref></s>


===<s>Historical Dictionaries</s>===
==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==
City god of Babylon, identified with Enki’s son Assalluḫi, became head of the Babylonian pantheon towards the end of the 2nd mill. BCE. <sup>d</sup>AMAR.UTU (EN 33r).<ref>Hoffmann, S. M. and Krebernik, M. (2023). What do deities tell us about the celestial positioning system, in: R. Rollinger, I. Madreiter, M. Lang, C. Pappi (eds.). The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East, Papers held at the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique International and 12th Melammu Symposium July 16-20 2018, Innsbruck. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 539-579</ref>

===Historical Dictionaries===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! scope="col" style="width: 60%;" |Kurtik (2022, m11)
! scope="col" style="width: 60%;" |<s>Kurtik (2022, m11)</s>
! scope="col" style="width: 40%;" |Gössmann (1950)
! scope="col" style="width: 40%;" |<s>Gössmann (1950)</s>
|-
|-
|= <sup>mul d</sup>AMAR.UTU; Мардук — верховное божество города Вавилон, отождествляемое с Юпитером или Меркурием; силлабическая запись в лексических текстах см. a28<sup>d</sup>AMAR.UTU.
|<s>= <sup>mul d</sup>AMAR.UTU; Мардук — верховное божество города Вавилон, отождествляемое с Юпитером или Меркурием; силлабическая запись в лексических текстах см. a28<sup>d</sup>AMAR.UTU.</s>
|Example
|<s>Example</s>
|}
|}
==References==
==<s>References</s>==
*[[References (Babylonian)|Kurtik's references]]
*[[References (Babylonian)|<s>Kurtik's references</s>]]
[[Category:Mesopotamian]]
[[Category:Mesopotamian]]
[[Category:Akkadian]]
[[Category:Akkadian]]

Revision as of 09:15, 31 December 2025

The Statue of Marduk depicted on a cylinder seal of the 9th century BC Babylonian king Marduk-zakir-shumi I. Detailed info, from Schaudig (2008), p. 559:

dMarduk (𒀭𒈠𒊒𒁺𒊌) is the supreme deity of the city of Babylon, identified for the most part with Jupiter or Mercury; for a syllabic entry in lexical texts, but sometimes other planets and asterisms. His name is most often written with Sumerograms dAMAR.UTU. For the astronomical information concerning dMarduk = dAMAR.UTU = Neberu (as Marduk's Star), with the list of the names of Marduk's asterism for each month of the year also given in this entry.

XVIX. K. 3384 (Reiner-Pigree, BPO 3, 1998, 262-63 Group G) + K. 5990 (IIIR 43, 2 = ACh Ištar VIII

11<reverse only>)

Venus -Names; see also BM 45697 (81-7-6, 102) (LBAT 1564), BM 37391, and maybe BM 32314.

Text has MA sign form of TIM and NA.

Marduk-Names

measurements: 72 × 120.5 × 21 mm

obv. 1 [M]U AD.ḪAL d[AMAR.UTU]

2 [DIŠ ina ITU].BÁR dŠUL.PA.È dAMAR.[UTU]

3 [DIŠ ina I]TU.GUD dUD.AL.TAR dAMAR.U[TU]

4 [DIŠ ina IT]U.SIG4 dAŠ.GÁN KÁ.DINGIR.MEŠ dAMAR.UT[U]

5 DIŠ ina ITU.ŠU dda-pi-nu dAMAR. UT[U]

6 DIŠ ina ITU.NE dma-ak-ru-ú dAMAR.UTU

7 DIŠ ina ITU.KIN dSAG.ME.GAR dAMAR.UTU

8 DIŠ ina ITU.DUL dni-bi-ru dAMAR. UT[U]]214

9 [DIŠ i]na ITU.APIN drap-pu dAMAR. UT[U]]

10 [DIŠ ina I]TU.GÁN UL.GÀM dAMAR. UT[U]

11 [DIŠ ina I]TU.AB UL.LUGAL dAMAR. UT[U]

12 [DIŠ ina IT]U.ZÍZ UL.GAL dAMAR. UT[U]

13 [DIŠ ina IT]U.ŠE UL.KU6 dé-a dAMAR.UTU

Contents


Here we need an edition of Marduk\s star for each month - see NA3

Concordance, Etymology, History[1]

City god of Babylon, identified with Enki’s son Assalluḫi, became head of the Babylonian pantheon towards the end of the 2nd mill. BCE. dAMAR.UTU (EN 33r).[2]

Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, m11) Gössmann (1950)
= mul dAMAR.UTU; Мардук — верховное божество города Вавилон, отождествляемое с Юпитером или Меркурием; силлабическая запись в лексических текстах см. a28dAMAR.UTU. Example

References

  1. Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, All Skies Encyclopaedia.
  2. Hoffmann, S. M. and Krebernik, M. (2023). What do deities tell us about the celestial positioning system, in: R. Rollinger, I. Madreiter, M. Lang, C. Pappi (eds.). The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East, Papers held at the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique International and 12th Melammu Symposium July 16-20 2018, Innsbruck. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 539-579