Eridu

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Eridu


An Akkadian name or explanation for the asterism whose name is normally written mulNUNki,

Dictionary

Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim

An Akkadian name or explanation for the Sumerian star-name written Emar IV/4 151: 162: mulNUNki = e-ri-du. NUNki being the standard writing for the name of the city of Eridu, with the sign NUN itself having a reading eridu. The syllabic Akkadian writing for the entry in Emar Urra Star-List, mulNUNki = e-ri-du, can support a readings muleridu or muleriduki for references given sub n50NUNki.

Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, a13) Gössmann (1950)
аккадская параллель к mulNUNki «(Звезда города) Эриду»; силлабическая запись в списке звезд из Эмара; см. n50NUNki Example

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