Alpu

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Alpu

"Bull", a rarely used Akkadian parallel for mulGU4.AN.NA "Heavenly Bull"; = Hyades [CAD A/1, 364], Mesopotamian equivalent for modern Taurus.

Dictionary

Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim

Sources Identifications
          Lexical texts.

Series Ḫg. B VI:

  • mulgu4.an.na = UZU.ME.ZE2 li-e = la-ḫi-e al-pi
  • "Heavenly Bull = Jaw of the Bull = Jaw of the Bull. [MSL XI, 40:43].
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Heavenly Bull drawn by Jessica Gullberg for Stellarium (2021)

Additional

Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, a23) Gössmann (1950)
= «Бык», редко используемая аккадская параллель для mulGU4.AN.NA «Небесный Бык»; = Гиады (Hyades) [CAD A/1, 364].

I. Источники.

Лексич. тексты. Серия Ḫg. B VI: mulgu4.an.na = UZU.ME.ZE2 li-e = la-ḫi-e al-pi «Небесный Бык = Челюсть Быка = Челюсть Быка» [MSL XI, 40:43].

References