NIN.A.ZU

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mul dNIN.A.ZU (𒀯𒊩𒌆𒀀𒍪) is the star of the healing/physician god Ninazu. The limited examples of Ninazu in astronomical contexts suggest an identification with Mars, and perhaps Mercury or Saturn.

Concordance, Etymology, History

Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim

[Gössmann[1] 313], lit. "Lord who knows water"; Sumerian god, son of Ereshkigal, associated with the underworld and venerated at Eshnunn [MNM[2] II, 220; Litke 1998[3], 191:239, note; Tallqvist 1938[4], 398];

Var. designations:

  • 1) epithet of Mercury or Saturn(?),
  • 2) epithet of Mars.
Sources Identifications
Text K.4339

Rev. col iv 8:

  • mul dnin.a.zu = min(= dnin.urta) [CT[5] 25, 13:8], the identification of Ninazu with Ninurta makes its association with Mercury or Saturn likely, see (Kurtik n43) dNIN.URTA.

See also (Kurtik n23) NIM.MAki, II 3, where dNIN.A.ZU is identified with the star of Elam, i.e. Mars.

On connections of Ninazu with mušḫuššu see. [Wiggermann 1992, 151] (see Kurtik m44 mul (d)MUŠ).

Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, n25) Gössmann (1950)
[G. 313], букв. «Господин, знающий воду»; шумерский бог, сын Эрешкигаль, связанный с преисподней и почитавшийся в Эшнунне [МНМ II, 220; Litke 1998, 191:239, note; Tallqvist 1938, 398]; 1)  эпитет Меркурия или Сатурна(?), 2) эпитет Марса.

I. Источники.

Текст K.4339 rev. col iv 8: mul dnin.a.zu = min(= dnin.urta) [CT 25, 13:8], отождествление  Ниназу с Нинуртой делает вероятным его связь с Меркурием или Сатурном, см. n43dNIN.URTA.

См. также n23NIM.MAki, II 3, где dNIN.A.ZU отождествляется со звездой Элама, т.е. Марсом.

О связи Ниназу с mušḫuššu см. [Wiggermann 1992, 151] (см. m44).

Example

References

  1. Gössmann P.F. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).
  2. Мифы народов мира. Т. 1-2 / Глав. ред. С.А.Токарев. 2-е издание. М.: Советская энциклопедия. 1992.
  3. 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).
  4. Tallqvist K. Akkadische Götterepitheta. Helsingforsiae, 1938.
  5. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum.