MUL.AN.DIRI.A
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dMUL.AN.A.DIRI.A (𒀭𒀯𒀭𒋛𒀀𒀀) is a Sumerian name for Venus. Its sense seems to be mul an a diri(g), 'The star which floats like a raft in the sky.'
Concordance, Etymology, History
Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim
See EPSD2 adirig, "raft". Compare also the Sumerian name for Mercury, gišMA2.DIRI.GA, 'The Ferry-boat.'
Var.:
- dMul.an.a.diri; lit. "The Dominant Star in the Sky, "The Drifting Star in the Sky" — an epithet of Venus [Gössmann[1] 275].
Only in the list of gods AN:dAnum (IV 185):
- dmul.an.diri.a = min(=dIš8-tar2 mul.<meš> = dIštar kakkabī)
Need to check CT[2] 25 and the variants also via Gössmann[1] 275 and Litke 1998[3]???
Historical Dictionaries
| Kurtik (2022, m30) | Gössmann (1950) |
|---|---|
| вар.: dMul.an.a.diri; букв. «Звезда неба господствующая» — эпитет Венеры [G. 275]. Только в списке богов AN:dAnum (IV 185): dmul.an.diri.a = min(=dIš8-tar2 mul.<meš> = dIštar kakkabī) «Звезда неба господствующая = Богиня звезд» [CT 25, 31:15; Litke 1998, 161:185 + notes]. |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gössmann P.F. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Litke R.L. A Reconstruction of the Assyro-Babylonian God-Lists, AN:dA-nu-um and AN:Anu ša2 amēli. New Haven, 1998 (Texts from the Babylonian Collection, Vol. 3).
