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	Authors: ~~Gennady E. Kurtik,~~ {{PAGEAUTHORS}}~~, Euin Choung Kim~~		Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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	<sup>mul d</sup>ŠUL.GI (𒀯𒀭𒂄𒄀) is an ancient Sumerian asterism which shares its name with the great king of the Ur III Empire, Shulgi of Ur (ca. 2100-2050). Its astronomical identification is uncertain.		<sup>mul d</sup>ŠUL.GI (𒀯𒀭𒂄𒄀) is an ancient Sumerian asterism which shares its name with the great king of the Ur III Empire, Shulgi of Ur (ca. 2100-2050). Its astronomical identification is uncertain.

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	Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}, Euin Choung Kim		Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}, Euin Choung Kim
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	<sup>mul d</sup>ŠUL.GI (𒀯𒀭𒂄𒄀) is an ancient Sumerian asterism which shares its name with the great king of the Ur III Empire, Shulgi of Ur (ca. 2100-2050).		<sup>mul d</sup>ŠUL.GI (𒀯𒀭𒂄𒄀) is an ancient Sumerian asterism which shares its name with the great king of the Ur III Empire, Shulgi of Ur (ca. 2100-2050). Its astronomical identification is uncertain.

	==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>mul d</sup>ŠUL.GI (𒀯𒀭𒂄𒄀) is an ancient Sumerian asterism which shares its name with the great king of the Ur III Empire, Shulgi of Ur (ca. 2100-2050).		<sup>mul d</sup>ŠUL.GI (𒀯𒀭𒂄𒄀) is an ancient Sumerian asterism which shares its name with the great king of the Ur III Empire, Shulgi of Ur (ca. 2100-2050).

	==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>==
	A star (planet, constellation?) named in honor of king Shulgi, who ruled in Ur in the first half of the XXI century BCE (III dynasty of Ur). According to legend, he ascended to heaven after his death and transformed into a celestial luminary [BCT 1<ref>''Watson P.J.'' Catalogue of cuneiform tablets in Birmingham City Museum. Vol. I. Neo-Sumerian Texts from Drehem. Birmingham, 1982.</ref>, 132:5; Foxvog 1993<ref>''Foxvog D.A.'' Astral Dumuzi / Near Eastern Studies in Honor of W.W.Hallo. Bethesda, MD, 1993.</ref>, 105; Horowitz-Watson 1991<ref>''Horowitz W., Watson Ph. J.'' Further Notes on Birmingham Cuneiform Tablets Volume 1 // ASJ. 1991. Vol. 13, P. 409-416.</ref>, 410ff.; Steinkeller 2013b; Selz 2014]. The name <sup>mul d</sup>šul.gi occurs in the monolingual Sumerian star lists [MSL XI, 133, col. viii 41. 138, rev. ii 2′], predating the creation of a similar list in the Urra XXII series. In the hymns dedicated to Shulgi, the king is often likened to a celestial object (mul.an, mul.gin, mul.an.gin) [Castellino 1972<ref>''Castellino G. ''Two Šulgi Hymns. Roma, 1972 (Studi Semitici, 42).</ref>, B:198, 364; C:19, 33, 49, 81, 111, 142]. In one hymn, the temple of e<sub>2</sub>.ḫur.sag in Ur, is compared to šul.gi.an.na "the heavenly Shulgi" [TCS 3<ref>''Sjoberg Å.W., Bergmann S.J.'' The Collection of the Sumerian Temple Hymns. N.Y., Locust Valley, 1969 (Texts from Cuneiform Sources, Vol. 3).</ref>, 24:132].		A star (planet, constellation?) named in honor of king Shulgi, who ruled in Ur in the first half of the XXI century BCE (III dynasty of Ur).

	~~The presence of the~~ name ~~Shulgi~~ in the monolingual Sumerian lists ~~of stars indicates that the system of constellation names~~, ~~known from texts of the II millennium BC and later~~, ~~were already in~~ the ~~stage~~ of ~~formation~~ in the ~~era of the III dynasty of Ur~~.		The name <sup>mul d</sup>šul.gi occurs in the monolingual Sumerian star lists [MSL XI, 133, col. viii 41. 138, rev. ii 2′], predating the creation of a similar list in the Urra XXII series.

	On the possible astronomical meaning of the Shulgi star see also [Walker 1983a<ref>''Walker Ch.'' // The Bulletin of the Society for Mesopotamian Studies. 1983. Vol. 5. P. 21-23.</ref>].		The presence of the name Shulgi in the monolingual Sumerian lists of stars indicates that the system of constellation names, known from texts of the II millennium BC and later, were already in the stage of formation in the era of the III dynasty of Ur.

			On the possible astronomical meaning of the Shulgi star see also [Walker 1983a<ref>''Walker Ch.'' // The Bulletin of the Society for Mesopotamian Studies. 1983. Vol. 5. P. 21-23.</ref>].

			=== Mythology/ Religion ===
			According to legend, he ascended to heaven after his death and transformed into a celestial luminary [BCT 1<ref>''Watson P.J.'' Catalogue of cuneiform tablets in Birmingham City Museum. Vol. I. Neo-Sumerian Texts from Drehem. Birmingham, 1982.</ref>, 132:5; Foxvog 1993<ref>''Foxvog D.A.'' Astral Dumuzi / Near Eastern Studies in Honor of W.W.Hallo. Bethesda, MD, 1993.</ref>, 105; Horowitz-Watson 1991<ref>''Horowitz W., Watson Ph. J.'' Further Notes on Birmingham Cuneiform Tablets Volume 1 // ASJ. 1991. Vol. 13, P. 409-416.</ref>, 410ff.; Steinkeller 2013b; Selz 2014].

			In the hymns dedicated to Shulgi, the king is often likened to a celestial object (mul.an, mul.gin, mul.an.gin) [Castellino 1972<ref>''Castellino G. ''Two Šulgi Hymns. Roma, 1972 (Studi Semitici, 42).</ref>, B:198, 364; C:19, 33, 49, 81, 111, 142]. In one hymn, the temple of e<sub>2</sub>.ḫur.sag in Ur, is compared to šul.gi.an.na "the heavenly Shulgi" [TCS 3<ref>''Sjoberg Å.W., Bergmann S.J.'' The Collection of the Sumerian Temple Hymns. N.Y., Locust Valley, 1969 (Texts from Cuneiform Sources, Vol. 3).</ref>, 24:132].

	==Historical Dictionaries==		==Historical Dictionaries==

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	<sup>mul d</sup>ŠUL.GI (𒀯𒀭𒂄𒄀) is an ancient ~~Mesopotamian~~ asterism.		<sup>mul d</sup>ŠUL.GI (𒀯𒀭𒂄𒄀) is an ancient Sumerian asterism which shares its name with the great king of the Ur III Empire, Shulgi of Ur (ca. 2100-2050).

	==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>mul d</sup>ŠUL.GI (𒀯𒀭𒂄𒄀) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.		<sup>mul d</sup>ŠUL.GI (𒀯𒀭𒂄𒄀) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.

	==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>==
	A star (planet, constellation?) named in honor of king Shulgi, who ruled in Ur in the first half of the XXI century BCE (III dynasty of Ur). According to legend, he ascended to heaven after his death and transformed into a celestial luminary [BCT 1<ref>''Watson P.J.'' Catalogue of cuneiform tablets in Birmingham City Museum. Vol. I. Neo-Sumerian Texts from Drehem. Birmingham, 1982.</ref>, 132:5; Foxvog 1993<ref>''Foxvog D.A.'' Astral Dumuzi / Near Eastern Studies in Honor of W.W.Hallo. Bethesda, MD, 1993.</ref>, 105; Horowitz-Watson 1991<ref>''Horowitz W., Watson Ph. J.'' Further Notes on Birmingham Cuneiform Tablets Volume 1 // ASJ. 1991. Vol. 13, P. 409-416.</ref>, 410ff.; Steinkeller 2013b; Selz 2014]. The name <sup>mul d</sup>šul.gi occurs in the monolingual Sumerian star lists [MSL XI, 133, col. viii 41. 138, rev. ii 2′], predating the creation of a similar list in the Urra XXII series. In the hymns dedicated to Shulgi, the king is often likened to a celestial object (mul.an, mul.gin, mul.an.gin) [Castellino 1972<ref>''Castellino G. ''Two Šulgi Hymns. Roma, 1972 (Studi Semitici, 42).</ref>, B:198, 364; C:19, 33, 49, 81, 111, 142]. In one hymn, the temple of e<sub>2</sub>.ḫur.sag in Ur, is compared to šul.gi.an.na "the heavenly Shulgi" [TCS 3<ref>''Sjoberg Å.W., Bergmann S.J.'' The Collection of the Sumerian Temple Hymns. N.Y., Locust Valley, 1969 (Texts from Cuneiform Sources, Vol. 3).</ref>, 24:132].		A star (planet, constellation?) named in honor of king Shulgi, who ruled in Ur in the first half of the XXI century BCE (III dynasty of Ur). According to legend, he ascended to heaven after his death and transformed into a celestial luminary [BCT 1<ref>''Watson P.J.'' Catalogue of cuneiform tablets in Birmingham City Museum. Vol. I. Neo-Sumerian Texts from Drehem. Birmingham, 1982.</ref>, 132:5; Foxvog 1993<ref>''Foxvog D.A.'' Astral Dumuzi / Near Eastern Studies in Honor of W.W.Hallo. Bethesda, MD, 1993.</ref>, 105; Horowitz-Watson 1991<ref>''Horowitz W., Watson Ph. J.'' Further Notes on Birmingham Cuneiform Tablets Volume 1 // ASJ. 1991. Vol. 13, P. 409-416.</ref>, 410ff.; Steinkeller 2013b; Selz 2014]. The name <sup>mul d</sup>šul.gi occurs in the monolingual Sumerian star lists [MSL XI, 133, col. viii 41. 138, rev. ii 2′], predating the creation of a similar list in the Urra XXII series. In the hymns dedicated to Shulgi, the king is often likened to a celestial object (mul.an, mul.gin, mul.an.gin) [Castellino 1972<ref>''Castellino G. ''Two Šulgi Hymns. Roma, 1972 (Studi Semitici, 42).</ref>, B:198, 364; C:19, 33, 49, 81, 111, 142]. In one hymn, the temple of e<sub>2</sub>.ḫur.sag in Ur, is compared to šul.gi.an.na "the heavenly Shulgi" [TCS 3<ref>''Sjoberg Å.W., Bergmann S.J.'' The Collection of the Sumerian Temple Hymns. N.Y., Locust Valley, 1969 (Texts from Cuneiform Sources, Vol. 3).</ref>, 24:132].

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	<sup>mul d</sup>ŠUL.GI (𒀯𒀭𒂄𒄀) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.		<sup>mul d</sup>ŠUL.GI (𒀯𒀭𒂄𒄀) 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=~~==		A star (planet, constellation?) named in honor of king Shulgi, who ruled in Ur in the first half of the XXI century BCE (III dynasty of Ur). According to legend, he ascended to heaven after his death and transformed into a celestial luminary [BCT 1<ref>''Watson P.J.'' Catalogue of cuneiform tablets in Birmingham City Museum. Vol. I. Neo-Sumerian Texts from Drehem. Birmingham, 1982.</ref>, 132:5; Foxvog 1993<ref>''Foxvog D.A.'' Astral Dumuzi / Near Eastern Studies in Honor of W.W.Hallo. Bethesda, MD, 1993.</ref>, 105; Horowitz-Watson 1991<ref>''Horowitz W., Watson Ph. J.'' Further Notes on Birmingham Cuneiform Tablets Volume 1 // ASJ. 1991. Vol. 13, P. 409-416.</ref>, 410ff.; Steinkeller 2013b; Selz 2014]. The name <sup>mul d</sup>šul.gi occurs in the monolingual Sumerian star lists [MSL XI, 133, col. viii 41. 138, rev. ii 2′], predating the creation of a similar list in the Urra XXII series. In the hymns dedicated to Shulgi, the king is often likened to a celestial object (mul.an, mul.gin, mul.an.gin) [Castellino 1972<ref>''Castellino G. ''Two Šulgi Hymns. Roma, 1972 (Studi Semitici, 42).</ref>, B:198, 364; C:19, 33, 49, 81, 111, 142]. In one hymn, the temple of e<sub>2</sub>.ḫur.sag in Ur, is compared to šul.gi.an.na "the heavenly Shulgi" [TCS 3<ref>''Sjoberg Å.W., Bergmann S.J.'' The Collection of the Sumerian Temple Hymns. N.Y., Locust Valley, 1969 (Texts from Cuneiform Sources, Vol. 3).</ref>, 24:132].
	A star (planet, constellation?) named in honor of king Shulgi, who ruled in Ur in the first half of the XXI century ~~B.C.~~ (III dynasty of Ur). According to legend, he ascended to heaven after his death and transformed into a celestial luminary [BCT 1<ref>''Watson P.J.'' Catalogue of cuneiform tablets in Birmingham City Museum. Vol. I. Neo-Sumerian Texts from Drehem. Birmingham, 1982.</ref>, 132:5; Foxvog 1993<ref>''Foxvog D.A.'' Astral Dumuzi / Near Eastern Studies in Honor of W.W.Hallo. Bethesda, MD, 1993.</ref>, 105; Horowitz-Watson 1991<ref>''Horowitz W., Watson Ph. J.'' Further Notes on Birmingham Cuneiform Tablets Volume 1 // ASJ. 1991. Vol. 13, P. 409-416.</ref>, 410ff.; Steinkeller 2013b; Selz 2014]. The name <sup>mul d</sup>šul.gi occurs in the monolingual Sumerian star lists [MSL XI, 133, col. viii 41. 138, rev. ii 2′], predating the creation of a similar list in the Urra XXII series. In the hymns dedicated to Shulgi, the king is often likened to a celestial object (mul.an, mul.gin, mul.an.gin) [Castellino 1972<ref>''Castellino G. ''Two Šulgi Hymns. Roma, 1972 (Studi Semitici, 42).</ref>, B:198, 364; C:19, 33, 49, 81, 111, 142]. In one hymn, the temple of e<sub>2</sub>.ḫur.sag in Ur, is compared to šul.gi.an.na "the heavenly Shulgi" [TCS 3<ref>''Sjoberg Å.W., Bergmann S.J.'' The Collection of the Sumerian Temple Hymns. N.Y., Locust Valley, 1969 (Texts from Cuneiform Sources, Vol. 3).</ref>, 24:132].

	The presence of the name Shulgi in the monolingual Sumerian lists of stars indicates that the system of constellation names, known from texts of the II millennium BC and later, were already in the stage of formation in the era of the III dynasty of Ur.		The presence of the name Shulgi in the monolingual Sumerian lists of stars indicates that the system of constellation names, known from texts of the II millennium BC and later, were already in the stage of formation in the era of the III dynasty of Ur.

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	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===		===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===
	A star (planet, constellation?) named in honor of king Shulgi, who ruled in Ur in the first half of the XXI century B.C. (III dynasty of Ur). According to legend, he ascended to heaven after his death and transformed into a celestial luminary [BCT 1, 132:5; Foxvog 1993, 105; Horowitz-Watson 1991, 410ff.; Steinkeller 2013b; Selz 2014]. The name <sup>mul d</sup>šul.gi occurs in the monolingual Sumerian star lists [MSL XI, 133, col. viii 41. 138, rev. ii 2′], predating the creation of a similar list in the Urra XXII series. In the hymns dedicated to Shulgi, the king is often likened to a celestial object (mul.an, mul.gin, mul.an.gin) [Castellino 1972, B:198, 364; C:19, 33, 49, 81, 111, 142]. In one hymn, the temple of e<sub>2</sub>.ḫur.sag in Ur, is compared to šul.gi.an.na "the heavenly Shulgi" [TCS 3, 24:132].		A star (planet, constellation?) named in honor of king Shulgi, who ruled in Ur in the first half of the XXI century B.C. (III dynasty of Ur). According to legend, he ascended to heaven after his death and transformed into a celestial luminary [BCT 1<ref>''Watson P.J.'' Catalogue of cuneiform tablets in Birmingham City Museum. Vol. I. Neo-Sumerian Texts from Drehem. Birmingham, 1982.</ref>, 132:5; Foxvog 1993<ref>''Foxvog D.A.'' Astral Dumuzi / Near Eastern Studies in Honor of W.W.Hallo. Bethesda, MD, 1993.</ref>, 105; Horowitz-Watson 1991<ref>''Horowitz W., Watson Ph. J.'' Further Notes on Birmingham Cuneiform Tablets Volume 1 // ASJ. 1991. Vol. 13, P. 409-416.</ref>, 410ff.; Steinkeller 2013b; Selz 2014]. The name <sup>mul d</sup>šul.gi occurs in the monolingual Sumerian star lists [MSL XI, 133, col. viii 41. 138, rev. ii 2′], predating the creation of a similar list in the Urra XXII series. In the hymns dedicated to Shulgi, the king is often likened to a celestial object (mul.an, mul.gin, mul.an.gin) [Castellino 1972<ref>''Castellino G. ''Two Šulgi Hymns. Roma, 1972 (Studi Semitici, 42).</ref>, B:198, 364; C:19, 33, 49, 81, 111, 142]. In one hymn, the temple of e<sub>2</sub>.ḫur.sag in Ur, is compared to šul.gi.an.na "the heavenly Shulgi" [TCS 3<ref>''Sjoberg Å.W., Bergmann S.J.'' The Collection of the Sumerian Temple Hymns. N.Y., Locust Valley, 1969 (Texts from Cuneiform Sources, Vol. 3).</ref>, 24:132].

	The presence of the name Shulgi in the monolingual Sumerian lists of stars indicates that the system of constellation names, known from texts of the II millennium BC and later, were already in the stage of formation in the era of the III dynasty of Ur.		The presence of the name Shulgi in the monolingual Sumerian lists of stars indicates that the system of constellation names, known from texts of the II millennium BC and later, were already in the stage of formation in the era of the III dynasty of Ur.

	On the possible astronomical meaning of the Shulgi star see also [Walker 1983a].		On the possible astronomical meaning of the Shulgi star see also [Walker 1983a<ref>''Walker Ch.'' // The Bulletin of the Society for Mesopotamian Studies. 1983. Vol. 5. P. 21-23.</ref>].

	==Historical Dictionaries==		==Historical Dictionaries==

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	<sup>mul d</sup>ŠUL.GI (𒀯𒀭𒂄𒄀) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.		<sup>mul d</sup>ŠUL.GI (𒀯𒀭𒂄𒄀) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.
	==~~Dictionary~~==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===		===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===
	A star (planet, constellation?) named in honor of king Shulgi, who ruled in Ur in the first half of the XXI century B.C. (III dynasty of Ur). According to legend, he ascended to heaven after his death and transformed into a celestial luminary [BCT 1, 132:5; Foxvog 1993, 105; Horowitz-Watson 1991, 410ff.; Steinkeller 2013b; Selz 2014]. The name <sup>mul d</sup>šul.gi occurs in the monolingual Sumerian star lists [MSL XI, 133, col. viii 41. 138, rev. ii 2′], predating the creation of a similar list in the Urra XXII series. In the hymns dedicated to Shulgi, the king is often likened to a celestial object (mul.an, mul.gin, mul.an.gin) [Castellino 1972, B:198, 364; C:19, 33, 49, 81, 111, 142]. In one hymn, the temple of e<sub>2</sub>.ḫur.sag in Ur, is compared to šul.gi.an.na "the heavenly Shulgi" [TCS 3, 24:132].		A star (planet, constellation?) named in honor of king Shulgi, who ruled in Ur in the first half of the XXI century B.C. (III dynasty of Ur). According to legend, he ascended to heaven after his death and transformed into a celestial luminary [BCT 1, 132:5; Foxvog 1993, 105; Horowitz-Watson 1991, 410ff.; Steinkeller 2013b; Selz 2014]. The name <sup>mul d</sup>šul.gi occurs in the monolingual Sumerian star lists [MSL XI, 133, col. viii 41. 138, rev. ii 2′], predating the creation of a similar list in the Urra XXII series. In the hymns dedicated to Shulgi, the king is often likened to a celestial object (mul.an, mul.gin, mul.an.gin) [Castellino 1972, B:198, 364; C:19, 33, 49, 81, 111, 142]. In one hymn, the temple of e<sub>2</sub>.ḫur.sag in Ur, is compared to šul.gi.an.na "the heavenly Shulgi" [TCS 3, 24:132].

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	<sup>mul d</sup>ŠUL.GI is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.		<sup>mul d</sup>ŠUL.GI (𒀯𒀭𒂄𒄀) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.
	==Dictionary==		==Dictionary==
	===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===		===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===