ALAM
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Mesopotamian term for in connection with the Sun and Venus, basically referring to their associated deities.
Dictionary
Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim
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.
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]. |
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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 |
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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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