GAL.A.RU.RU
dGAL.A.RU.RU (Great Aruru) is a name for the goddess Ištar of the Stars, namely Venus.
What is Kurtik MNM and do we need something better for Aruru. ???
Images of Venus (Naked Eye Appearance)
Venus above Sahara (Nov. 2005, Susanne M Hoffmann)
Venus above campfire (Sahara 2008, SMH)
Moon and Venus in morning twilight above Austrian mountains (CC BY Susanne M Hoffmann 2016).
Venus and Pleiades above a mountain at Dawn in Europe (SMH 2020)
Venus above the rocks at Petra, Jordan (SMH 2023), it's already rather dark (not really dusk any more).
Venus above the Gate to the Shaolin Temple (China 2024, SMH)
Venus and Moon at Dusk (Europe, SMH 2025)
Saturn, Venus and Moon at Dusk (SMH 2025)
Moon and Venus in tropical dusk in Indonesia (Karimunjawa, SMH 2024).
Moon and Venus at Dusk (SMH 2025).
Venus and Moon at Dusk, 2025 (SMH)
Venus above houses, evening star, (SMH 2025)
Venus and Pleiades at Dusk in Europe (SMH 2020), for comparison of brightness
Dictionary
Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim
Epithet of Venus [G. 63]; in the identity: dGAL.A.RU.RU = MIN(= diš8-tar2 MUL.<MEŠ>) "Great Aruru = Goddess of the stars" [CT 25, 31, K. 2109+:17]. Aruru, the ancient mother goddess responsible for the birth and fate of people, the name is present already in the early lists of the gods, see. [MNM I, 109; Tallqvist 1938, 256, 309; Weidner 1924-25, 78, Kol. 7:1].
Historical Dictionaries
| Kurtik (2022, g04) | Gössmann (1950) |
|---|---|
| эпитет Венеры [G. 63]; в тождестве: dGAL.A.RU.RU = MIN(= diš8-tar2 MUL.<MEŠ>) «Великая Аруру = Богиня звезд» [CT 25, 31, K. 2109+:17]. Аруру, древняя богиня-мать, отвечавшая за рождение и судьбы людей, имя присутствует уже в ранних списках богов, см. [МНМ I, 109; Tallqvist 1938, 256, 309; Weidner 1924–25, 78, Kol. 7:1]. | Example |
