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Aḫû
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Jupiter, Mars, and Pleiades in dawn. Photograph on July 8 2024 by Susanne M Hoffmann, animated GIF displays labels (English)

mulAḫû, translated as ‘The Stranger, The Strange One’, a Mesopotamian name for Mars. A word-play with the homonym aḫu, 'brother' may be suspected with the name aḫâtu, sister, for Venus (see A-ḫa-ti).


Visibility & Appearance

Mars is a planet of our solar system and visible to the naked eye. Its motion occurs in loops which are easily observable as he is the fastest of the looping planets.

Images of Mars

  • Close Conjunction of Jupiter (brighter) and Mars (reddish) under Orion (upper right), seen from Cape Town (SMH 2024)

    Close Conjunction of Jupiter (brighter) and Mars (reddish) under Orion (upper right), seen from Cape Town (SMH 2024)

  • Closest Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars in 2024 (Cape Town, SMH).

    Closest Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars in 2024 (Cape Town, SMH).

  • Jupiter, Mars and Pleiades at Dawn (SMH 2024).

    Jupiter, Mars and Pleiades at Dawn (SMH 2024).

  • Jupiter, Mars, Pleiaden in a slightly cloudy morning twilight (SMH 2024).

    Jupiter, Mars, Pleiaden in a slightly cloudy morning twilight (SMH 2024).

  • Mars in the constellation Gemini, The Twins (SMH January 2025).

    Mars in the constellation Gemini, The Twins (SMH January 2025).

  • Mars in the constellation Gemini, The Twins (SMH February 2025).

    Mars in the constellation Gemini, The Twins (SMH February 2025).

  • Mars extremly close to epsilon Geminorum (14 April 2023), seen from Petra, Jordan (SMH).

    Mars extremly close to epsilon Geminorum (14 April 2023), seen from Petra, Jordan (SMH).

  • One day after the close conjunction of Mars with epsilon Geminorum; seen from Petra, Jordan (SMH 2023). The planet then had a visible separation from the star.

    One day after the close conjunction of Mars with epsilon Geminorum; seen from Petra, Jordan (SMH 2023). The planet then had a visible separation from the star.

  • Mars in the Open Star Cluster Praesepe (M44) in Cancer (2023)

    Mars in the Open Star Cluster Praesepe (M44) in Cancer (2023)

  • Mars next to a tower in Central Europe: its reddish colour is extraordinarily obvious (SMH 2025).

    Mars next to a tower in Central Europe: its reddish colour is extraordinarily obvious (SMH 2025).

  • Mars two moon widths next to the Moon, photograph at full moon taken through a window in order to produce a dimmer image of the full moon next to Mars: the planet is at the right edge of the Moon. (SMH January 2025).

    Mars two moon widths next to the Moon, photograph at full moon taken through a window in order to produce a dimmer image of the full moon next to Mars: the planet is at the right edge of the Moon. (SMH January 2025).

Dictionary

Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim

Sources Identifications
Lexical. Texts.
  • Series Ḫg. B VI: mulur.bar.ra = a-ḫu-u = MIN(=dṣal-[bat-a-nu]) "Wolf = Stranger = ditto(=Mars)" [MSL XI, 40:36].
  • Urgud B VI: mulur.bar.ra = a-ḫu-u = MIN(=dṣal-[bat-a-nu]) "Wolf = Stranger  = (Mars) (MSL XI 40: 36).
A Hittite Prayer to the Gods of the Night.

mulA-ḫa-ti [KUB IV, 43 r. 47; BPO 2, 2-3; Van der Toorn 1985, 129:43], possibly related etymologically to mulAḫû [Reynolds 1998, 351]; see, however, [Lambert 1987, 95] and (Kurtik a14) A-ḫa-ti.

Enuma Anu Enlil (EAE).

See. [ACh Suppl., 50:11; Borger 1973, LB 1321 r. 9′; Largement 1957, 246:49-50; SpTU I, 92:6; TU, 16:49-50].

"The Great Star List".
  • (1) List of the names of Mars: mulA-ḫu-u = dmin(dṣal-bat-a-nu) "Stranger = Mars",
  • (2) 7 names of Mars (7 zik-ru-šu): mulA-ḫu-u [Mesop.Astrol., App. B: 89, 237], see also [CAD A/1, 213].

Further Mentions of the Term

Astrology.

           (1) Planet(=Mars) and Erua(=Venus?); DIŠ mulUDU.IDIM u mulA.EDIN: mula-ḫu-u2 it-ten-tu-u2 ŠE.GIŠ.I3 SIG5 ... "If a planet and Erua (comes close to each other), (this means:) the Stranger stands close: the sesame will be good" [TU, 16:49-50; Largement 1957, 246:49-50]; for a parallel see. [SpTU I, 92:6].

            (2) The Eagle(=Mars) and the Pleiades; DIŠ mulA2mušen ana MUL.MUL TE dIM RA mula-ḫu-u2 [...] "If the Eagle approaches the Star Cluster: Adad will send a flood; (it means:) the Stranger (=Mars) [...]" [ACh Suppl., 50:11; Reynolds 1998, 351], see also [Borger 1973, 41:9′]. This prediction suggests an identification: mulA2mušen = mulaḫû = dṣal-bat-a-nu.

Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, a15) Gössmann (1950)
= «Странный, Чужой», «Чужак»; эпитет Марса [G. 11].

I. Источники.

Лексич. тексты. Серия Ḫg. B VI: mulur.bar.ra = a-ḫu-u = MIN(=dṣal-[bat-a-nu]) «Волк = Чужой = ditto(=Марс)» [MSL XI, 40:36]. Хеттская молитва ночным богам. На первом месте: mula-ḫa-ti [KUB IV, 43 r. 47; BPO 2, 2–3; Van der Toorn 1985, 129:43], возможно, связанное этимологически с mulaḫû [Reynolds 1998, 351]; см., однако, [Lambert 1987, 95] и a14 A-ḫa-ti. EAE. См. [ACh Suppl., 50:11; Borger 1973, LB 1321 r. 9′; Largement 1957, 246:49–50; SpTU I, 92:6; TU, 16:49–50]. «Большой список звезд». (1) Список имен Марса: mula-ḫu-u = dmin(dṣal-bat-a-nu) «Чужак = Марс», (2) 7 имен Марса (7 zik-ru-šu): mula-ḫu-u [Mesop.Astrol., App. B: 89, 237], см. также [CAD A/1, 213].

II. Астрология.

(1)  Планета(=Марс) и Эруа(=Венера?); DIŠ mulUDU.IDIM u mulA.EDIN: mula-ḫu-u2 it-ten-tu-u2 ŠE.GIŠ.I3 SIG5 … «Если планета и Эруа (сблизились), (это означает:) Чужак стоит близко: сезам будет хорошим» [TU, 16:49–50; Largement 1957, 246:49–50]; параллель см. [SpTU I, 92:6].

(2)  Орел(=Марс) и Плеяды; DIŠ mulA2mušen ana MUL.MUL TE dIM RA mula-ḫu-u2 […] «Если Орел к Звездам приближается: Адад пошлет наводнение; (это означает:) Чужак (=Марс) […]» [ACh Suppl., 50:11; Reynolds 1998, 351], см. также [Borger 1973, 41:9′]. Это предсказание предполагает отождествление: mulA2mušen = mulaḫû = dṣal-bat-a-nu.

Example

References

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