La ŠID.MEŠ

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La ŠID.MEŠ

(MUL) la ŠID.MEŠ (𒀯𒆷𒋃𒈨𒌍), a writing for Akkadian kakkabu la mi-na-ti, literally a 'star without measurements/counting/calculations' is used as a name for Mars in The Great Star List' and a Prophetic text. In this, the planets Mars whose movements ?????? as opposed to the longer more predictable ???? Jupiter and Saturn, opposite of Normal Stars - cross reference needed.  ????

Concordance, Etymology, History

Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim

= kakkab lā mināti 'A star beyond calculation', 'An unpredictable star'; an epithet of Mars [G. 236].

Sources Identifications
"Great Star List and Miscellenia".
  • mul la šid.meš = dmin(= dṣal-bat-a-nu) "A star beyond calculation = Mars" [Mesop.Astrol., App. B:100].
Example
"Prophetic Text B".
  • MUL la mi-na-ti ... "A star beyond calculation..." [Biggs 1987, 10 r. 5].

Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, L01) Gössmann (1950)
= kakkab lā mināti «Звезда, не поддающаяся расчетам», «Непредсказуемая звезда»; эпитет Марса [G. 236].

I. Источники.

«Большой список звезд». mul la šid.meš = dmin(= dṣal-bat-a-nu) «Звезда, не поддающаяся расчетам = Марс» [Mesop.Astrol., App. B:100]. «Пророческий текст B». MUL la mi-na-ti … «Звезда вне расчета…» [Biggs 1987, 10 r. 5].

Example

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