NIN.SAR
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
mul / dNIN.SAR (𒀯𒊩𒌆𒊬), paired with Erragal are two stars in Lyra for which see the Erragal entry. Multiple readings of the sign SAR in the divine name are possible.
Concordance, Etymology, History
Krebernik (2023)
Goddess (but in late texts also a male deity), “butcher” of Enlil’s palace Ekur, wife of Erragal. The name should be be read dNin-nisig, see RlA s.v. dNin-SAR (EN 25–26r).
Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim
The reading of the sign SAR in the name is not certain. Var. reading:
- dNin.sar,
- dNin.šar,
- dnin.mu2;
For the alternate readings see Lambert (2013) Creation 506.
In astronomical texts usually recorded in pair with Erragal; identified with the star in the constellation Lyrae (ε Lyrae) [Litke 1998[1], 60; MA[2], 126; Tallqvist 1938[3], 402; Gössmann[4] 326], see (Kurtik e21) dErragal.
Historical Dictionaries
| Kurtik (2022, n40) | Gössmann (1950) |
|---|---|
| вар. чтения: dNin.SAR, dnin.mu2; божество (богиня?), в астрономических текстах записывается обычно в паре с Эррагаль; отождествляется со звездой в созвездии Лира (ε Lyrae) [Litke 1998, 60; MA, 126; Tallqvist 1938, 402; G. 326], см. e21dErragal | Example |
References
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ Hunger, H. and Steele, J. M. (2019). The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN, Routledge, NY
- ↑ Tallqvist K. Akkadische Götterepitheta. Helsingforsiae, 1938.
- ↑ Gössmann P.F. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).
