NIN.AN.NA
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dNIN.AN.NA (𒀭𒊩𒌆𒀭𒈾), 'Lady of Heaven,' is a name for the goddess Inanna/Ištar as Venus. An exact Akkadian equivalent would be bēlet šamê (see RlA 9 328).
Concordance, Etymology, History[1]
= "Lady of Heaven," an epithet of Ishtar as the goddess Venus [Gössmann[2] 315].
In the list of gods AN:dAnum (IV 187):
- dNIN.AN.NA = MIN(= dIš8-tar2 MUL.<MEŠ>)
- "Lady of the heavens = Goddess of the stars" [CT[3] 25, 31, K.21109+:16; Litke 1998[4], 161:187]. See also [Gelb 1960; Selz 2000[5]].
Historical Dictionaries
| Kurtik (2022, n26) | Gössmann (1950) |
|---|---|
| = «Госпожа небес», эпитет Иштар как богини Венеры [Gössmann 1950, 315]. В списке богов AN:dAnum (IV 187): dNIN.AN.NA = MIN(= dIš8-tar2 MUL.<MEŠ>) «Госпожа небес = Богиня звезд» [CT 25, 31, K.21109+:16; Litke 1998, 161:187]. См. также [Gelb 1960; Selz 2000]. | Example |
References
- ↑ Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, All Skies Encyclopaedia.
- ↑ Gössmann P.F. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).
- ↑ Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum.
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ Selz G.J. Five Divine Ladies: Thoughts on Inana(k), Ištar, In(n)in(a), Annunītum, and Anat, and the Origin of the Title "Queen of Heaven" // Journal of Gender Studies in Antiquity. 2000. V. 1. P. 29-62.
