ALAM

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Variant reading: 1) an epithet of the sun god Šamaš; 2) epithet of Ishtar like the planets of Venus [G. 216; Tallqvist 1938, 341].

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Lexical texts. (1) Series Antagal (Tabl. G 304): ^{d kaš-še-bi} 2´ UDU^?.LUGAL = ^dUTU [CT 19, K.4386 rev. iv 52; MSL XVII, 229:304]; it is possible that the reading here should be ALAM instead of 2´UDU?.LUGAL. (2) Series AN:^dAnum (III 109, IV 177): a) ^{d (BI.še.ba)}ALAM = ^dUD, b) ^dALAM = min(= Iš₈-tar₂ mul.<meš>) "^dALAM = Goddess of the Stars" [Litke 1998, 129:109 + note; 161:177]. 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].	Example