ŠU.GI - Revision history

WayneHorowitz at 06:54, 27 March 2026

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	<sup>mul</sup>ŠU.GI (𒀯𒋗𒄀) = Akkadian <sup>mul</sup>''šību'', 'the Old Man' is an asterism in male human form in [[Perseus]]. The Uranology group speaks of stars in his head, beard, and right and left hand.		<sup>mul</sup>ŠU.GI (𒀯𒋗𒄀) = Akkadian <sup>mul</sup>''šību'', 'the Old Man' is an asterism in male human form in [[Perseus]]. The Uranology group speaks of stars in his head, beard, and right and left hand.

	'''''The Uranology passages need to be added below (ABC Section 1, E 1'-6'(see Beaulieu et al. 2014: 76 -- also look at LBAT 1502 below'''''		'''''The Uranology passages need to be added below (ABC Section 1, E 1'-6'(see Beaulieu et al. 2014: 76 -- also look at LBAT 1502 below - and Hatinen JCS 75'''''

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			2′. [… šumēl](GÙB?])-˹šu˺? ina muḫḫi(UGU) zappi(M[UL.MUL) tarṣat]

	==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==

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	Authors: ~~Gennady E. Kurtik,~~ {{PAGEAUTHORS}}~~, Euin Choung Kim~~		Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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	[[File:Shugi stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Old Man behind (seeder) Plough in Stellarium 25.3 (paintings CC BY Jessica Gullberg, implementation Susanne M Hoffmann). ]]		[[File:Shugi stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Old Man behind (seeder) Plough in Stellarium 25.3 (paintings CC BY Jessica Gullberg, implementation Susanne M Hoffmann). ]]

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	[[File:Shugi stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Old Man behind (seeder) Plough in Stellarium 25.3 (paintings CC BY Jessica Gullberg, implementation Susanne M Hoffmann). ]]		[[File:Shugi stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Old Man behind (seeder) Plough in Stellarium 25.3 (paintings CC BY Jessica Gullberg, implementation Susanne M Hoffmann). ]]
	<sup>mul</sup>ŠU.GI (𒀯𒋗𒄀) = Akkadian <sup>mul</sup>''šību'', 'the Old Man' is an asterism in male human form in Perseus. The Uranology group speaks of stars in his head, beard, and right and left hand.		<sup>mul</sup>ŠU.GI (𒀯𒋗𒄀) = Akkadian <sup>mul</sup>''šību'', 'the Old Man' is an asterism in male human form in [[Perseus]]. The Uranology group speaks of stars in his head, beard, and right and left hand.

	'''''The Uranology passages need to be added below (ABC Section 1, E 1'-6'(see Beaulieu et al. 2014: 76 -- also look at LBAT 1502 below'''''		'''''The Uranology passages need to be added below (ABC Section 1, E 1'-6'(see Beaulieu et al. 2014: 76 -- also look at LBAT 1502 below'''''

	==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==
	= <sup>mul</sup>''šību'' "Old Man"; constellation in Perseus ~~(Perseus)~~ [Gössmann 1950<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref>, 378; BPO 2<ref name=":1">''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Enuma Anu Enlil, Tablets 50-51. Malibu, Undena Publications, 1981 (Babylonian Planetary Omens: Part Two).</ref>, 15], see also (Kurtik e11) [[EN.ME.ŠAR2.RA\|EN.ME.ŠAR<sub>2</sub>.RA]].		= <sup>mul</sup>''šību'' "Old Man"; constellation in [[Perseus]] [Gössmann 1950<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref>, 378; BPO 2<ref name=":1">''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Enuma Anu Enlil, Tablets 50-51. Malibu, Undena Publications, 1981 (Babylonian Planetary Omens: Part Two).</ref>, 15], see also (Kurtik e11) [[EN.ME.ŠAR2.RA\|EN.ME.ŠAR<sub>2</sub>.RA]].

	==== Sources & Identification(s) ====		==== Sources & Identification(s) ====

WayneHorowitz at 09:19, 26 February 2026

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	<sup>mul</sup>ŠU.GI (𒀯𒋗𒄀) = Akkadian <sup>mul</sup>''šību'', 'the Old Man' is an asterism in male human form in Perseus. The Uranology group speaks of stars in his head, beard, and right and left hand.		<sup>mul</sup>ŠU.GI (𒀯𒋗𒄀) = Akkadian <sup>mul</sup>''šību'', 'the Old Man' is an asterism in male human form in Perseus. The Uranology group speaks of stars in his head, beard, and right and left hand.

	'''''The Uranology passages need to be added below (ABC Section 1, E 1'-6'(see Beaulieu et al. 2014: 76'''''		'''''The Uranology passages need to be added below (ABC Section 1, E 1'-6'(see Beaulieu et al. 2014: 76 -- also look at LBAT 1502 below'''''

	==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==
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	* [...<sup>múl</sup>LU]GAL MUL<sub>2</sub> AN.TA.ŠUR.RA \| 10 ˹UŠ˺ ''ar''<sub>2</sub> S˹A<sub>4</sub>˺ ''ša''<sub>2</sub> [<sup>múl</sup>ŠU.GI ''ana ziq-pi'' ...] "[...Ca]r is the star of Antashurra. (Point) at 100 after the star c great brilliance [Old Man culminates ...]" [Donbaz-Koch 1995<ref>''Donbaz V., Koch J.'' Ein Astrolab der dritten Generation: Nv. 10 // JCS 47, 63-83.</ref>, 76: i 17ʹ, ii 16ʹ].		* ['''''...<sup>múl</sup>LU]GAL MUL<sub>2</sub> AN.TA.ŠUR.RA \| 10 ˹UŠ˺ ar<sub>2</sub> S˹A<sub>4</sub>˺ ša<sub>2</sub> [<sup>múl</sup>ŠU.GI ana ziq-pi ...] "[...Ca]r is the star of Antashurra. (Point) at 100 after the star c great brilliance [Old Man culminates ...]" [Donbaz-Koch 1995<ref>''Donbaz V., Koch J.'' Ein Astrolab der dritten Generation: Nv. 10 // JCS 47, 63-83.</ref>, 76: i 17ʹ, ii 16ʹ].'''''
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WayneHorowitz: Uranology section needs to be added

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	[[File:Shugi stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Old Man behind (seeder) Plough in Stellarium 25.3 (paintings CC BY Jessica Gullberg, implementation Susanne M Hoffmann). ]]		[[File:Shugi stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Old Man behind (seeder) Plough in Stellarium 25.3 (paintings CC BY Jessica Gullberg, implementation Susanne M Hoffmann). ]]
	<sup>mul</sup>ŠU.GI (𒀯𒋗𒄀) = Akkadian <sup>mul</sup>''šību'', 'the Old Man' is an asterism in Perseus.		<sup>mul</sup>ŠU.GI (𒀯𒋗𒄀) = Akkadian <sup>mul</sup>''šību'', 'the Old Man' is an asterism in male human form in Perseus. The Uranology group speaks of stars in his head, beard, and right and left hand.

			'''''The Uranology passages need to be added below (ABC Section 1, E 1'-6'(see Beaulieu et al. 2014: 76'''''

	==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==

WayneHorowitz at 09:11, 26 February 2026

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	<sup>mul</sup>ŠU.GI (𒀯𒋗𒄀) is an ~~ancient Mesopotamian~~ asterism.		<sup>mul</sup>ŠU.GI (𒀯𒋗𒄀) = Akkadian <sup>mul</sup>''šību'', 'the Old Man' is an asterism in Perseus.

	==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==
	= <sup>mul</sup>''šību'' "Old Man"; constellation in Perseus (Perseus) [Gössmann 1950<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref>, 378; BPO 2<ref name=":1">''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Enuma Anu Enlil, Tablets 50-51. Malibu, Undena Publications, 1981 (Babylonian Planetary Omens: Part Two).</ref>, 15], see also (Kurtik e11) [[EN.ME.ŠAR2.RA\|EN.ME.ŠAR<sub>2</sub>.RA]].		= <sup>mul</sup>''šību'' "Old Man"; constellation in Perseus (Perseus) [Gössmann 1950<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref>, 378; BPO 2<ref name=":1">''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Enuma Anu Enlil, Tablets 50-51. Malibu, Undena Publications, 1981 (Babylonian Planetary Omens: Part Two).</ref>, 15], see also (Kurtik e11) [[EN.ME.ŠAR2.RA\|EN.ME.ŠAR<sub>2</sub>.RA]].

Sushoff at 09:18, 17 January 2026

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	[[File:Shugi stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Old Man behind (seeder) Plough in Stellarium 25.3 (paintings CC BY Jessica Gullberg, implementation Susanne M Hoffmann). ]]		[[File:Shugi stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Old Man behind (seeder) Plough in Stellarium 25.3 (paintings CC BY Jessica Gullberg, implementation Susanne M Hoffmann). ]]
	<sup>mul</sup>ŠU.GI (𒀯𒋗𒄀) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.		<sup>mul</sup>ŠU.GI (𒀯𒋗𒄀) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.

Sushoff at 11:32, 8 January 2026

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	[[File:Shugi stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Old Man behind (seeder) Plough in Stellarium 25.3 (paintings CC BY Jessica Gullberg, implementation Susanne M Hoffmann). ]]		[[File:Shugi stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Old Man behind (seeder) Plough in Stellarium 25.3 (paintings CC BY Jessica Gullberg, implementation Susanne M Hoffmann). ]]
	<sup>mul</sup>ŠU.GI (𒀯𒋗𒄀) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.		<sup>mul</sup>ŠU.GI (𒀯𒋗𒄀) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.
	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==
	~~===Kurtik with Hilder~~, ~~Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=~~==
	= <sup>mul</sup>''šību'' "Old Man"; constellation in Perseus (Perseus) [Gössmann 1950<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref>, 378; BPO 2<ref name=":1">''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Enuma Anu Enlil, Tablets 50-51. Malibu, Undena Publications, 1981 (Babylonian Planetary Omens: Part Two).</ref>, 15], see also (Kurtik e11) [[EN.ME.ŠAR2.RA\|EN.ME.ŠAR<sub>2</sub>.RA]].		= <sup>mul</sup>''šību'' "Old Man"; constellation in Perseus (Perseus) [Gössmann 1950<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref>, 378; BPO 2<ref name=":1">''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Enuma Anu Enlil, Tablets 50-51. Malibu, Undena Publications, 1981 (Babylonian Planetary Omens: Part Two).</ref>, 15], see also (Kurtik e11) [[EN.ME.ŠAR2.RA\|EN.ME.ŠAR<sub>2</sub>.RA]].

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	==== Additional ====		==== Additional ====
	==== ~~II.~~ Deity. ====		==== Deity. ====
	Almost nothing is known of Shugi as a deity. His name is absent in the lists of gods, as well as in the main lexical texts, where the constellation gišgigir is widely represented. Mythologemes in which Shugi would appear as an actor, as well as rituals associated with him, are unknown. His role as charioteer to Enmesharra's chariot, indicated as if by the identification šu.gi = maḫāru ša <sup>giš</sup>gigir, can hardly be accepted, since it is known from other texts that the constellation <sup>giš</sup>gigir formed only a part of <sup>mul</sup>šu.gi. The astrological texts add nothing more definite.		Almost nothing is known of Shugi as a deity. His name is absent in the lists of gods, as well as in the main lexical texts, where the constellation gišgigir is widely represented. Mythologemes in which Shugi would appear as an actor, as well as rituals associated with him, are unknown. His role as charioteer to Enmesharra's chariot, indicated as if by the identification šu.gi = maḫāru ša <sup>giš</sup>gigir, can hardly be accepted, since it is known from other texts that the constellation <sup>giš</sup>gigir formed only a part of <sup>mul</sup>šu.gi. The astrological texts add nothing more definite.

	==== ~~III.~~ Symbol. ====		==== Symbol. ====
	A clothed male figure with a beard. Description in VAT 9428 obv. 1-3: ˹<sup>mul</sup>ŠU.GI˺ ''ṣal-mu lu-bu-uš-tu''<sub>4</sub> ''z''[''i-iq-na za-qi'']''n'' / [...] ''i-na'' ZAG-''šu''<sub>2</sub> [''dir-rat na'']-''ši'' / GUB<sub>3</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> ''ina'' UGU MUL.MUL LA<sub>2</sub>-''at''<sub>2</sub> ''ina'' SAG-[''šu''<sub>2</sub> 1 MUL] ˹''e''˺-''ṣir'' "An old man, a clothed human figure with a [bea]rd, / [...] in his right hand, [hol]ds [a whip]. / His left [hand] extends above the Star Cluster. [A star] is depicted on [his] head." [Weidner 1927<ref name=":17">''Weidner E. '' Ein Beschreibung des Sternenhimmels aus Assur // AfO. 1927. Bd. 4. S. 73-85.</ref>, 74; Beaulieu et al. 2018<ref name=":18">Beaulieu, P.-A., Frahm, E., Horowitz, W. & Steele, J. (2018), The Cuneiform Uranology Texts: Drawing the Constellations, American Philosophical Society Press, Philadelphia, USA.</ref>, 21, 24].		A clothed male figure with a beard. Description in VAT 9428 obv. 1-3: ˹<sup>mul</sup>ŠU.GI˺ ''ṣal-mu lu-bu-uš-tu''<sub>4</sub> ''z''[''i-iq-na za-qi'']''n'' / [...] ''i-na'' ZAG-''šu''<sub>2</sub> [''dir-rat na'']-''ši'' / GUB<sub>3</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> ''ina'' UGU MUL.MUL LA<sub>2</sub>-''at''<sub>2</sub> ''ina'' SAG-[''šu''<sub>2</sub> 1 MUL] ˹''e''˺-''ṣir'' "An old man, a clothed human figure with a [bea]rd, / [...] in his right hand, [hol]ds [a whip]. / His left [hand] extends above the Star Cluster. [A star] is depicted on [his] head." [Weidner 1927<ref name=":17">''Weidner E. '' Ein Beschreibung des Sternenhimmels aus Assur // AfO. 1927. Bd. 4. S. 73-85.</ref>, 74; Beaulieu et al. 2018<ref name=":18">Beaulieu, P.-A., Frahm, E., Horowitz, W. & Steele, J. (2018), The Cuneiform Uranology Texts: Drawing the Constellations, American Philosophical Society Press, Philadelphia, USA.</ref>, 21, 24].

	==== ~~IV.~~ Identification. ====		==== Previous Identification. ====
	The constellation of Shuga generally corresponds to the modern Perseus, but it extended much further south and towards the northern stars of Taurus, which forms the Chariot constellation (<sup>giš</sup>GIGIR = <sup>d</sup>''En-me-šar''<sub>2</sub>-''ra''), which was in the feet of Shuga [Weidner 1927<ref name=":17" />, 77-78; 3. Erg.<ref>J.Schaumberger, 3. Ergänzungsheft zum ersten und zweiten Buch von ''Kugler F.X. '' Sternkunde und Sterndienst in Babel. Münster, 1935.</ref> 2, 327; Gössmann 1950<ref name=":0" />, 378, I].		The constellation of Shuga generally corresponds to the modern Perseus, but it extended much further south and towards the northern stars of Taurus, which forms the Chariot constellation (<sup>giš</sup>GIGIR = <sup>d</sup>''En-me-šar''<sub>2</sub>-''ra''), which was in the feet of Shuga [Weidner 1927<ref name=":17" />, 77-78; 3. Erg.<ref>J.Schaumberger, 3. Ergänzungsheft zum ersten und zweiten Buch von ''Kugler F.X. '' Sternkunde und Sterndienst in Babel. Münster, 1935.</ref> 2, 327; Gössmann 1950<ref name=":0" />, 378, I].

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	= Perseus; when the constellation GIGIR(=Enmešarra) was included, it reached as far north as Taurus [MA<ref name=":12" />, 137].		= Perseus; when the constellation GIGIR(=Enmešarra) was included, it reached as far north as Taurus [MA<ref name=":12" />, 137].

	==== V. Parts of the constellation and individual stars. ====		==== Parts of the constellation and individual stars. ====
	(1) "Star of great brilliance in the Old Man"; = ziqpu XIV (α Persei), see ziqpu-stars.		(1) "Star of great brilliance in the Old Man"; = ziqpu XIV (α Persei), see ziqpu-stars.

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	(9) The Old Man's Kurkurru, see below (7).		(9) The Old Man's Kurkurru, see below (7).

	==== ~~VI.~~ Astrology. ====		==== Astrology. ====

	===== Identifications: =====		===== Identifications: =====

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