IR.BI4.IL

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mulIR.BI4.IL is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.

Dictionary

Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim

[G. 201]; apparently one of the epithets of Mars; only in prediction: DIŠ mulIR.BI4.IL(?) ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ UŠ2.MEŠ dṢal-bat-a-nu u2-tan-na-[at] "When Irbil? (observed): horses die; (this happens when) the brilliance of Mars wanes" [ACh Ištar, 30:44].

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

Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, i14) Gössmann (1950)
[G. 201]; по-видимому, один из эпитетов Марса; только в предсказании: DIŠ mulIR.BI4.IL(?) ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ UŠ2.MEŠ dṢal-bat-a-nu u2-tan-na-[at] «Когда  Ирбил? (наблюдается): лошади умирают; (это происходит, когда) блеск Марса ослабевает» [ACh Ištar, 30:44]. Example

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