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Alam (𒀩) is a Mesopotamian term in connection with the Sun and Venus, basically referring to their associated deities.   | 
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==Concordance, Etymology, History==  | 
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===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===  | 
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Latest revision as of 17:41, 16 August 2025
Alam (𒀩) is a Mesopotamian term in connection with the Sun and Venus, basically referring to their associated deities.
Concordance, Etymology, History
Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim
Variant readings:
- 1) an epithet of the sun god Šamaš;
 - 2) epithet of Ishtar like the planets of Venus [G. 216; Tallqvist 1938, 341].
 
| Sources | Identifications | 
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Lexical texts.
 
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Example | 
Inscriptions on the Kassite seal: mulAlan sir2.gal / ḫe2.du7 utaḫ šen.na "Star Alan, the great light, the decoration of the pure sky" [Limet 1971, 76; PSD A/3, 163].
Historical Dictionaries
| Kurtik (2022, a20) | Gössmann (1950) | 
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| вар. чтения: ALAN; 1) эпитет бога Солнца Шамаша; 2) эпитет Иштар как планеты Венеры [G. 216; Tallqvist 1938, 341]. | Example | 
| I. Источники.
 Лексич. тексты. 
 Надпись на касситской печати: mulAlan sir2.gal / ḫe2.du7 utaḫ šen.na «Звезда Алан, великий свет, украшение чистого неба» [Limet 1971, 76; PSD A/3, 163].  | 
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