EN.GIŠGAL.AN.NA
mul (d)EN.GIŠGAL.AN.NA is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.
Visibility & Appearance
Jupiter is a planet of our solar system and observable with the naked eye. It is the second brightest planet after Venus, but his light is more yellowish than hers and his motion is slower which is why he was considered more majestetic and regarded as "king planet" by many cultures.
Images of Jupiter
Jupiter in Leo, seen in the Austrian Alp Mountains (SMH 2016).
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).
Jupiter, Mars and Pleiades at Dawn (SMH 2024).
Jupiter, Mars, Pleiaden in a slightly cloudy morning twilight (SMH 2024).
Jupiter at Dusk, slightly cloudy, still visible (bright). (SMH 2025)
Jupiter in Taurus, north of the Hyades & east of the Pleiades (SMH, in early 2025).
Dictionary
= "Lord of the heavenly stands"; the name of Jupiter in the astrological texts [G. 120].
Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim
| Sources | Identifications |
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| EAE.
See. [BPO 3, (p.), D.T.51 rev. 8]. "Reports." [DIŠ mu]lEN.GIŠGAL.AN.NA i-ba-᾽i-il / A.KAL.ME u A.AN.ME [GAL2.ME] / MUL.EN.GIŠGAL.AN.NA : MUL.SAG.ME.[GAR] "(If) Engišgalanna sparkles: [there will be] flood and rain. Engišgalanna = Jupiter." [ARAK, 254:7-9]. ||Example | |
| MUL.APIN.
Astrological predictions: DIŠ mul4 dEN.GIŠGAL.AN.NA KUR4-ma A.AN u A.KAL "If Jupiter has great brilliance: rain and flood" (II iii 33) [MA, 112].||Example |
Historical Dictionaries
| Kurtik (2022) | Gössmann (1950) |
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| = «Владыка небесных стоянок»; название Юпитера в астрологических текстах [G. 120].
I. Источники. EAE. См. [BPO 3, (стр.), D.T.51 rev. 8]. «Рапорты». [DIŠ mu]lEN.GIŠGAL.AN.NA i-ba-᾽i-il / A.KAL.ME u A.AN.ME [GAL2.ME] / MUL.EN.GIŠGAL.AN.NA : MUL.SAG.ME.[GAR] «(Если) Энгишгальанна сверкает: [будут] наводнения и дожди. Энгишгальанна = Юпитер» [ARAK, 254:7–9]. MUL.APIN. Астрологические предсказания: DIŠ mul4 dEN.GIŠGAL.AN.NA KUR4-ma A.AN u A.KAL «Если Юпитер имеет большой блеск: дождь и наводнение» (II iii 33) [MA, 112]. |
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