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An Akkadian name for the asterism whose name is normally written [[NUNki|<sup>mul</sup>NUN<sup>ki</sup>]] (𒀯𒉣𒆠), which can also be read <sup>mul</sup>eridu<sup>k</sup><sup>i</sup>, in the area of Vela. 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. |
An Akkadian name for the asterism whose name is normally written [[NUNki|<sup>mul</sup>NUN<sup>ki</sup>]] (𒀯𒉣𒆠), which can also be read <sup>mul</sup>eridu<sup>k</sup><sup>i</sup>, in the area of Vela. 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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== Concordance, Etymology, History == |
== Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref> == |
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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 (Kurtik n50) [[NUNki|NUN<sup>ki</sup>]]. |
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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''. |
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== Historical Dictionaries == |
== Historical Dictionaries == |
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Latest revision as of 19:29, 15 December 2025
An Akkadian name for the asterism whose name is normally written mulNUNki (𒀯𒉣𒆠), which can also be read muleriduki, in the area of Vela. 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.
Concordance, Etymology, History[1]
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 (Kurtik n50) NUNki.
Historical Dictionaries
| Kurtik (2022, e17) | Gössmann (1950) |
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| аккадская параллель к mulNUNki «(Звезда города) Эриду»; силлабическая запись в списке звезд из Эмара; см. n50NUNki | Example |
References
- ↑ Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, All Skies Encyclopaedia.
