A2.GU2.ZI.GA 𒀉𒄘𒍣𒂵
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A2.GU2.ZI.GA
A2.GU2.ZI.GA (𒀉𒄘𒍣𒂵) is an Mesopotamian term for a bright, not twinkling object in dawn. The term must always refer to a planet but not necessarily always to the same planet.
Concordance, Etymology, History
Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim
Var. readings:
- A2.GU2.ZIG3.GA
- = šēru (Akkadian)
- "(star) of the morning"
- Most often Venus (AHw[1] 1219a; CAD[2] Š/2 312f., 331f.), in this case epithet of the goddess Inanna/Ishtar as the morning star
- But also possible for other celestial objects, e.g. Mercury and Jupiter
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Lexical texts. |
See also: mula2-gu2-zi-ga u4-sa9-dagal-la-ke4 "The morning star, (shining even) at noon" ("Ludingirra's epistle to his mother") [Civil 1964[5] 2:23; ETCSL[6], 5.5.1:23].
Historical Dictionaries
| Kurtik (2022, a05) | Gössmann (1950) |
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| вар. чтения: A2.GU2.ZIG3.GA; = šēru "(звезда) утра"; эпитет богини Инанны/Иштар как утренней звезды [AHw 1219a; CAD Š/2 312f., 331f.].
I. Источники. Лексич. тексты. Серия DC XXII: mula2.gu2.zi.ga = min(kab-kab) še-re-ti [MSL XI 31, Section 11, A col. v 9]; mula2!.g[u2].zi.g[a] = min(kak-ka-bi) še-re-e-ti [SpTU III, 114 А col. v 67]. См также: mula2-gu2-zi-ga u4-sa9-dagal-la-ke4 "Утренняя звезда, (сияющая даже) в полдень" ("Послание Лудингирры к своей матери") [Civil 1964 2:23; ETCSL, 5.5.1:23]. |
- ↑ Soden von W. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.
- ↑ The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956
- ↑ Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon. Vol. XI. The Series HAR-ra = hubullu. Tablets XX-XXIV. Ed. by E.Reiner with the coll. of M.Civil. Roma, 1974.
- ↑ Špätbabylonische Texte aus Uruk. Teil III / Bearb. von Weiher E. von. Berlin, 1988.
- ↑ Civil M. The “Message of Lú-dingir-ra to His Mother” and a Group of Akkado-Hittite “Proverbs” // JNES. 1964. V. 23. P. 1-11.
- ↑ Black J.A., Cunningham G., Fluckiger-Hawker E., Robson E., and Zólyomi G. The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature (http://www-etcsl.orient.ox.ac.uk/), Oxford 1998-.
