Ga-ga

^mulGa-ga is an ancient Mesopotamian deity and planet name.

Appearance and Visibility

Mercury is a planet of our solar system and observable with the naked eye. It is bright, but only visible in twilight, close to the Sun, and therefore difficult to be seen.

Images of Mercury

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  Mercury seen at Dawn in Namibia (SMH 2001).

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  Mercury at Dawn in Central Europe (SMH 2924).

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  Mercury at Dawn in Central Europe with Label (SMH 2024).

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  Mercury at Dawn in Central Europe (SMH 2024).

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  Mercury and Venus in comparison to the young lunar crescent (Providence 2025).

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  Mercury and Venus at dusk (Providence 2025).

Dictionary

Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim

Varient readings: ^mulDUG.DUG, ^mulka₃-ka₃; = Kakka, a deity worshiped in Assyria, probably of Amorite origin, associated with Mercury (?) [G. 103].

Sources	Identifications
"Prayers to the Gods of the Night." (1) Hittite prayer: mulga-ga [KUB IV, 47 r. 43; BPO 2, 2:2; Van der Toorn 1985, 129:43]. (2) Neo-Assyrian prayer: mulga-ga [Oppenheim 1959, 282:10]. According to Lambert, it is dka3-ka3, the vizier or messenger of Anu and/or Ishtar, identified with Mercury [Lambert 1987, 94-96]; see also [Litke 1998, 182:146; Steinkeller 1982; Tallqvist 1938, 340].	Example

Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, g01)

Gössmann (1950)

вар. чтения: mulDUG.DUG, mulka3-ka3; = Какка, божество, почитавшееся в Ассирии, вероятно, аморитского происхождения, связанное с Меркурием (?) [G. 103]. I. Источники. «Молитвы ночным богам». (1) Хеттская молитва: mulga-ga [KUB IV, 47 r. 43; BPO 2, 2:2; Van der Toorn 1985, 129:43]. (2) Новоассирийская молитва: mulga-ga [Oppenheim 1959, 282:10]. Cогласно Лэмберту, это dka3-ka3 — визирь или посланник Ану и/или Иштар, отождествляемый с Меркурием [Lambert 1987, 94–96]; см. также [Litke 1998, 182:146; Steinkeller 1982; Tallqvist 1938, 340].

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References

• Kurtik's references