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	***<sup>mul</sup>''dili-bat'' ''ša''<sub>2</sub> ''ina'' ZI IM.KUR.RA GUB-''zu'' KI.GUB KÚR.KÚR ½ MU ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.È.A ½ MU ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.ŠÚ.A MÚL.B[I] x x [(...)],		***<sup>mul</sup>''dili-bat'' ''ša''<sub>2</sub> ''ina'' ZI IM.KUR.RA GUB-''zu'' KI.GUB KÚR.KÚR ½ MU ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.È.A ½ MU ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.ŠÚ.A MÚL.B[I] x x [(...)],
	***Venus which stands at the rising of the east wind, half the year at sunrise, changing position - half the year at sunrise, half the year at sunset, this sta[r] . . [...].		***Venus which stands at the rising of the east wind, half the year at sunrise, changing position - half the year at sunrise, half the year at sunset, this sta[r] . . [...].
	*Month-Star Lists: Horowitz 2014: 192, Anu I, BM 34713 Anu II (LBAT 1499), BM ~~82923 2~~:		*Month-Star Lists: Horowitz 2014: 192, Anu I, BM 34713 Anu II (LBAT 1499); BM 82923ː2:
	**<sup>mul</sup>''dil-bat'' 1,40 DE<sub>5</sub> MUL.MEŠ,		**<sup>mul</sup>''dil-bat'' 1,40 DE<sub>5</sub> MUL.MEŠ,
	**Venus, 1,40, The brightest of the stars (Horowitz 2014: 140-141).		**Venus, 1,40, The brightest of the stars (Horowitz 2014: 140-141).
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	* (1) The nature of astrological influences.		* (1) The nature of astrological influences.
	**a) ˹DIŠ˺ <sup>d</sup>[''Dil-bat pa-aš''<sub>2</sub>-''ḫat at-rat e-ma'' GIN-''ku'' ŠE.GA U<sub>4</sub> GID<sub>2</sub>.DA] "If [Venus (appears): (this sign is) exceptionally calm; wherever he goes, (he will be accompanied by) success; (he will) live long]",		**a) ˹DIŠ˺ <sup>d</sup>[''Dil-bat pa-aš''<sub>2</sub>-''ḫat at-rat e-ma'' GIN-''ku'' ŠE.GA U<sub>4</sub> GID<sub>2</sub>.DA] "If [Venus (appears): (this sign is) exceptionally calm; wherever he goes, (he will be accompanied by) success; (he will) live long]",
	**b) DIŠ KI <sup>d</sup>''Dil-bat'' DUMU.MEŠ ''u'' DUMU.SAL.MEŠ UN.MEŠ.BI “If the area of Venus: sons and daughters of those people.” [TCL 6<ref name=":4" />, 13 obv. ii 1, 6; Rochberg-Halton 1987b<ref name=":5" />, 212, 215, 219 Comment. + ~~Parallels;~~ 1988b<ref>''Rochberg-Halton F.'' Benefic and Malefic Planets in Babylonian Astrology / Fs. Sachs. P. 323-328.</ref>, 324-325]. Parallels: LU<sub>2</sub>.TUR ''a-lid-ma'' <sup>d</sup>''Dil-bat'' E<sub>3</sub>-''a pa-aš''<sub>2</sub>''-ḫat at-rat e-ma'' GIN-''ku'' ŠE.GA U<sub>4</sub>.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA "If a child is born when Venus has come forward: (the sign is) exceptionally(?) calm; wherever he will go, it will be favorable; (his) days will be long" [TCL 6<ref name=":4" />, 14 obv. 30; Sachs 1952<ref>''Sachs A.'' Babylonian Horoscopes // JCS. 1952. V. 6. P. 49-75.</ref>, 66].		**b) DIŠ KI <sup>d</sup>''Dil-bat'' DUMU.MEŠ ''u'' DUMU.SAL.MEŠ UN.MEŠ.BI “If the area of Venus: sons and daughters of those people.” [TCL 6<ref name=":4" />, 13 obv. ii 1, 6; Rochberg-Halton 1987b<ref name=":5" />, 212, 215, 219 Comment. + Parallelsː 1988b<ref>''Rochberg-Halton F.'' Benefic and Malefic Planets in Babylonian Astrology / Fs. Sachs. P. 323-328.</ref>, 324-325]. Parallels: LU<sub>2</sub>.TUR ''a-lid-ma'' <sup>d</sup>''Dil-bat'' E<sub>3</sub>-''a pa-aš''<sub>2</sub>''-ḫat at-rat e-ma'' GIN-''ku'' ŠE.GA U<sub>4</sub>.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA "If a child is born when Venus has come forward: (the sign is) exceptionally(?) calm; wherever he will go, it will be favorable; (his) days will be long" [TCL 6<ref name=":4" />, 14 obv. 30; Sachs 1952<ref>''Sachs A.'' Babylonian Horoscopes // JCS. 1952. V. 6. P. 49-75.</ref>, 66].
	*(2) Horoscopes. <sup>(d)</sup>''dele-bat'', see [BH, passim].		*(2) Horoscopes. <sup>(d)</sup>''dele-bat'', see [BH, passim].
	*(3) "Hypsoma."		*(3) "Hypsoma."

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	**KAV 218 ii 1-5		**KAV 218 ii 1-5
	***mul gal ''ša'' ugu mul.meš gal.meš / ''ša ina'' zi im.ulu<sub>3</sub>.lu gub-''zu'' / ki.gub kur<sub>2</sub>.kur<sub>2</sub> ½(sa<sub>9</sub>) mu ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>utu.e<sub>3</sub> / ½(sa<sub>9</sub>) mu ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>utu.šu<sub>2</sub>.a mul.bi <sup>mul</sup>''Dil-bat'' / ''a-lik pa-ni'' mul.meš ''šu-ut'' <sup>d</sup>''A-nim''		***mul gal ''ša'' ugu mul.meš gal.meš / ''ša ina'' zi im.ulu<sub>3</sub>.lu gub-''zu'' / ki.gub kur<sub>2</sub>.kur<sub>2</sub> ½(sa<sub>9</sub>) mu ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>utu.e<sub>3</sub> / ½(sa<sub>9</sub>) mu ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>utu.šu<sub>2</sub>.a mul.bi <sup>mul</sup>''Dil-bat'' / ''a-lik pa-ni'' mul.meš ''šu-ut'' <sup>d</sup>''A-nim''
	***“The great star which is above the great stars / which stands at the rising of the south wind / (and) changes position: half the year at sunrise / half the year at sunset ~~west~~. This star is Venus, / (which) goes in front of the stars of Anu";		***“The great star which is above the great stars / which stands at the rising of the south wind / (and) changes position: half the year at sunrise / half the year at sunset. This star is Venus, / (which) goes in front of the stars of Anu";
	**HS 1897: 14-15:		**HS 1897: 14-15:
	***<sup>mul</sup>''Iš<sub>8</sub>-tár'' MUL.MEŠ ''ša i-na'' ZI IM.KUR.RA GUB-''zu'' KI.GUB-s''ú mi-šil'' MU ''i-na'' <sup>d</sup>UT[U.È]/ ''mi-šil'' MU ''i-na'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.ŠÚ.A MUL ''šu-ú a-lik'' IGI.MEŠ MUL.MEŠ ''šu-ut'' AN-''ni''[''m''],		***<sup>mul</sup>''Iš<sub>8</sub>-tár'' MUL.MEŠ ''ša i-na'' ZI IM.KUR.RA GUB-''zu'' KI.GUB-s''ú mi-šil'' MU ''i-na'' <sup>d</sup>UT[U.È]/ ''mi-šil'' MU ''i-na'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.ŠÚ.A MUL ''šu-ú a-lik'' IGI.MEŠ MUL.MEŠ ''šu-ut'' AN-''ni''[''m''],
	***Ištar of the stars who stands at the rising of the eastwind, whose position is half the year in at su[nrise], half the year at sunset, this star is the ~~forerunner~~ of the stars of An[u.];		***Ištar of the stars who stands at the rising of the eastwind, whose position is half the year at su[nrise], half the year at sunset, this star is the one who goes in front of the stars of An[u];
	**BM 55502: 15:		**BM 55502: 15:
	***<sup>mul</sup>~~DILI.BAD~~ ''ša''<sub>2</sub> ''ina'' ZI IM.KUR.RA GUB-''zu'' KI.GUB KÚR.KÚR ~~1/2~~ MU ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.È.A ~~1/2~~ MU ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.ŠÚ.A MÚL.B[I] x x [(...)],		***<sup>mul</sup>''dili-bat'' ''ša''<sub>2</sub> ''ina'' ZI IM.KUR.RA GUB-''zu'' KI.GUB KÚR.KÚR ½ MU ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.È.A ½ MU ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.ŠÚ.A MÚL.B[I] x x [(...)],
	***Venus which stands at the rising of the east wind, half the year at sunrise, changing position - half the year at sunrise, half the year at sunset, this sta[r] . . [...].		***Venus which stands at the rising of the east wind, half the year at sunrise, changing position - half the year at sunrise, half the year at sunset, this sta[r] . . [...].
	*Month-Star Lists: Horowitz 2014: 192, Anu I, BM 34713 Anu II (LBAT 1499), BM 82923 2:		*Month-Star Lists: Horowitz 2014: 192, Anu I, BM 34713 Anu II (LBAT 1499), BM 82923 2:
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	**Venus, 1,40, The brightest of the stars (Horowitz 2014: 140-141).		**Venus, 1,40, The brightest of the stars (Horowitz 2014: 140-141).
	*Rising and Setting Stars: Horowitz 2014: 160-161 (Rising Month I, Setting Month VII):		*Rising and Setting Stars: Horowitz 2014: 160-161 (Rising Month I, Setting Month VII):
	**Ea: <sup>mul</sup>IKU, Anu: <sup>mul</sup>Dil-bat (rises), <sup>mul</sup>Dil-bat ut-ta-na-kar//KÚR.KÚR (Venus changes position).		**Ea: <sup>mul</sup>IKU, Anu: <sup>mul</sup>''Dil-bat'' (rises), <sup>mul</sup>''Dil-bat'' ''ut-ta-na-kar''//KÚR.KÚR (Venus changes position).
	***		***
	*<s>Astrolabe B.</s>		*<s>Astrolabe B.</s>
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	* See. [SAA 10<ref name=":3" />, 378; SAA 8<ref name=":11">''Hunger H.'' Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings. Helsinki, 1992 (State Archives of Assyria, VIII).</ref>, 349-350].		* See [SAA 10<ref name=":3" />, 378; SAA 8<ref name=":11">''Hunger H.'' Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings. Helsinki, 1992 (State Archives of Assyria, VIII).</ref>, 349-350].
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	\|'''MUL.APIN.'''		\|'''MUL.APIN.'''
	*(1) The stars of Anu ~~(no. 20)~~: <sup>mul</sup>''Dili-bat'' KI.GUB-''su'' KUR<sub>2</sub>.KUR<sub>2</sub>-''ir-ma'' AN-''e ib-bir'' "Venus keeps changing its position and crosses the sky" (I ii 13) [Hunger & Steele 2019<ref name=":19">Hunger, H., & Steele, J. (2019). ''The Babylonian astronomical compendium MUL. APIN''. Routledge.</ref>: 41].		*(1) The stars of Anu: <sup>mul</sup>''Dili-bat'' KI.GUB-''su'' KUR<sub>2</sub>.KUR<sub>2</sub>-''ir-ma'' AN-''e ib-bir'' "Venus keeps changing its position and crosses the sky" (I ii 13) [Hunger & Steele 2019<ref name=":19">Hunger, H., & Steele, J. (2019). ''The Babylonian astronomical compendium MUL. APIN''. Routledge.</ref>: 41].
	*(2) Planets "in the path of the Moon": KASKAL <sup>d</sup>''Sin'' DU-''ku'' <sup>mul</sup>''Dili-bat'' DU-''ak'' "Venus travels (the same) path as the Moon travels" (II i 3) [Hunger & Steele 2019<ref name=":19" />: 71].		*(2) Planets "in the path of the Moon": KASKAL <sup>d</sup>''Sin'' DU-''ku'' <sup>mul</sup>''Dili-bat'' DU-''ak'' "Venus travels (the same) path as the Moon travels" (II i 3) [Hunger & Steele 2019<ref name=":19" />: 71].
	*(3) List and definition of the planets: Venus is second after Jupiter, see (Kurtik u07) [[UDU.IDIM]].		*(3) List and definition of the planets: Venus is second after Jupiter, see (Kurtik u07) [[UDU.IDIM]].
	*(4) Planetary theory:		*(4) Planetary theory:
	**a) [<sup>mul</sup>''Di'']''li-bat <ina>'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.E<sub>3</sub> TUM<sub>3</sub>-''ma'' ITI ''ina'' AN-''e uḫ-ḫa-ra'' / [KIMIN] 1 ITI UD 15 KAM ''u''<sub>4</sub>-''mi'' KIMIN 2 ITI ''uḫ-ḫa-ram-ma'' / <sup>d</sup>UTU.ŠU<sub>2</sub>.A IGI. LA<sub>2</sub> "Venus disappears in the East and remains (invisible) in the sky for a month / or for 1 month and 15 days, or it remains for 2 months, and / becomes visible in the West" (II i 44-46) [Hunger & Steele 2019<ref name=":19" />: 79]		**a) [<sup>mul</sup>''Di'']''li-bat <ina>'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.E<sub>3</sub> TUM<sub>3</sub>-''ma'' ITI ''ina'' AN-''e uḫ-ḫa-ra'' / [KIMIN] 1 ITI UD 15 KAM ''u''<sub>4</sub>-''mi'' KIMIN 2 ITI ''uḫ-ḫa-ram-ma'' / <sup>d</sup>UTU.ŠU<sub>2</sub>.A IGI.LA<sub>2</sub> "Venus disappears in the East and remains (invisible) in the sky for a month / or for 1 month and 15 days, or it remains for 2 months, and / becomes visible in the West" (II i 44-46) [Hunger & Steele 2019<ref name=":19" />: 79]
	**(b) <sup>mul</sup>''Dili-bat ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.ŠU<sub>2</sub>.A TUM<sub>3</sub>-''ma ina u''<sub>4</sub>-''me'' TUM<sub>3</sub> ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.E<sub>3</sub> KUR-''ḫa'' KIMIN 3 ''u''<sub>4</sub>-''mi'' / KI.3 7 ''u''<sub>4</sub>-''mi'' KI.4 14 ''u''<sub>4</sub>-''mi uḫ-ḫa-ram-ma'' KUR-''ḫa'' "Venus disappears in the West and rises (again) in the East on the day it disappears; or, for 3 days, thirdly, for 7 days, fourthly, for 14 days, it remains (invisible) and then rises" (II i 47-48), [Hunger & Steele 2019:<ref name=":19" /> 80]		**(b) <sup>mul</sup>''Dili-bat ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.ŠU<sub>2</sub>.A TUM<sub>3</sub>-''ma ina u''<sub>4</sub>-''me'' TUM<sub>3</sub> ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.E<sub>3</sub> KUR-''ḫa'' KIMIN 3 ''u''<sub>4</sub>-''mi'' / KI.3 7 ''u''<sub>4</sub>-''mi'' KI.4 14 ''u''<sub>4</sub>-''mi uḫ-ḫa-ram-ma'' KUR-''ḫa'' "Venus disappears in the West and rises (again) in the East on the day it disappears; or, for 3 days, thirdly, for 7 days, fourthly, for 14 days, it remains (invisible) and then rises" (II i 47-48), [Hunger & Steele 2019:<ref name=":19" /> 80]
	**c) <sup>mul</sup>''Dili-bat lu ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.E<sub>3</sub> ''lu ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.ŠU<sub>2</sub>.A IGI.LA<sub>2</sub>-''ma'' / 9 ITI<sup>meš</sup> ''ina'' AN-''e'' GUB-''ma i-tab-bal'' "Venus becomes visible either in the east or in the west, / stands in the sky for 9 months, and disappears" (II i 61) [Hunger & Steele 2019<ref name=":19" />: 82] [MA<ref>Hunger, H. and Steele, J. M. (2019). The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN, Routledge, NY</ref>, 33, 70, 80, 81-82, 85].		**c) <sup>mul</sup>''Dili-bat lu ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.E<sub>3</sub> ''lu ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.ŠU<sub>2</sub>.A IGI.LA<sub>2</sub>-''ma'' / 9 ITI<sup>meš</sup> ''ina'' AN-''e'' GUB-''ma i-tab-bal'' "Venus becomes visible either in the east or in the west, / stands in the sky for 9 months, and disappears" (II i 61) [Hunger & Steele 2019<ref name=":19" />: 82] [MA<ref>Hunger, H. and Steele, J. M. (2019). The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN, Routledge, NY</ref>, 33, 70, 80, 81-82, 85].
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	===== Predictions: =====		===== Predictions: =====
	See. [BPO 1<ref name=":6" />; BPO 2<ref name=":7" />; BPO 3<ref name=":2" />; Gössmann<ref name=":0" /> 109, III] as well as numerous articles in this edition.		See [BPO 1<ref name=":6" />; BPO 2<ref name=":7" />; BPO 3<ref name=":2" />; Gössmann<ref name=":0" /> 109, III] as well as numerous articles in this edition.

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

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	*[[References (Babylonian)\|Kurtik's references]]		*[[References (Babylonian)\|Kurtik's references]]
	[[Category:Mesopotamian]]		[[Category:Mesopotamian]]
	[[Category:West Asian]]		[[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]]
	[[Category:Eurasia]]		[[Category:Eurasia]]
	[[Category:Cuneiform]]		[[Category:Cuneiform]] [[Category:Asterism]]
	[[Category:Solar System]]		[[Category:Solar System]]
	[[Category:Planet]]		[[Category:Planet]]

	[[Category:Venus]]		[[Category:Venus]]

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	Horowitz 2014: 246		Horowitz 2014: 246
	*Star Catalogues Horowitz 2014 103, 106, Anu 1: KAV 218 ii 1-5 mul gal ''ša'' ugu mul.meš gal.meš / ''ša ina'' zi im.ulu<sub>3</sub>.lu gub-''zu'' / ki.gub kur<sub>2</sub>.kur<sub>2</sub> ½(sa<sub>9</sub>) mu ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>utu.e<sub>3</sub> / ½(sa<sub>9</sub>) mu ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>utu.šu<sub>2</sub>.a mul.bi <sup>mul</sup>''Dil-bat'' / ''a-lik pa-ni'' mul.meš ''šu-ut'' <sup>d</sup>''A-nim'' “The great star which is above the great stars / which stands at the rising of the south wind / (and) changes position: half the year at sunrise / half the year at sunset west. This star is Venus, / (which) goes in front of the stars of Anu"; HS 1897: 14-15: <sup>mul</sup>''Iš<sub>8</sub>-tár'' MUL.MEŠ ''ša i-na'' ZI IM.KUR.RA GUB-''zu'' KI.GUB-s''ú mi-šil'' MU ''i-na'' <sup>d</sup>UT[U.È]/ ''mi-šil'' MU ''i-na'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.ŠÚ.A MUL ''šu-ú a-lik'' IGI.MEŠ MUL.MEŠ ''šu-ut'' AN-''ni''[''m''], Ištar of the stars who stands at the rising of the eastwind, whose position is half the year in at su[nrise], half the year at sunset, this star is the forerunner of the stars of An[u.]; BM 55502: 15: <sup>mul</sup>DILI.BAD ''ša''<sub>2</sub> ''ina'' ZI IM.KUR.RA GUB-''zu'' KI.GUB KÚR.KÚR 1/2 MU ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.È.A 1/2 MU ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.ŠÚ.A MÚL.B[I] x x [(...)], Venus which stands at the rising of the east wind, half the year at sunrise, changing position - half the year at sunrise, half the year at sunset, this sta[r] . . [...].		*Star Catalogues Horowitz 2014 103, 106, Anu 1:
	*		**KAV 218 ii 1-5
	*Month-Star Lists: Horowitz 2014: 192, Anu I, BM 34713 Anu II (LBAT 1499), BM 82923 2: <sup>mul</sup>''dil-bat'' 1,40 DE<sub>5</sub> MUL.MEŠ, Venus, 1,40, The brightest of the stars (Horowitz 2014: 140-141.		***mul gal ''ša'' ugu mul.meš gal.meš / ''ša ina'' zi im.ulu<sub>3</sub>.lu gub-''zu'' / ki.gub kur<sub>2</sub>.kur<sub>2</sub> ½(sa<sub>9</sub>) mu ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>utu.e<sub>3</sub> / ½(sa<sub>9</sub>) mu ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>utu.šu<sub>2</sub>.a mul.bi <sup>mul</sup>''Dil-bat'' / ''a-lik pa-ni'' mul.meš ''šu-ut'' <sup>d</sup>''A-nim''
	*		***“The great star which is above the great stars / which stands at the rising of the south wind / (and) changes position: half the year at sunrise / half the year at sunset west. This star is Venus, / (which) goes in front of the stars of Anu";
	*Rising and Setting Stars: Horowitz 2014: 160-161 (Rising Month I, Setting Month VII): Ea: <sup>mul</sup>IKU, Anu: <sup>mul</sup>Dil-bat (rises), <sup>mul</sup>Dil-bat ut-ta-na-kar//KÚR.KÚR (Venus changes position).		**HS 1897: 14-15:
	**		***<sup>mul</sup>''Iš<sub>8</sub>-tár'' MUL.MEŠ ''ša i-na'' ZI IM.KUR.RA GUB-''zu'' KI.GUB-s''ú mi-šil'' MU ''i-na'' <sup>d</sup>UT[U.È]/ ''mi-šil'' MU ''i-na'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.ŠÚ.A MUL ''šu-ú a-lik'' IGI.MEŠ MUL.MEŠ ''šu-ut'' AN-''ni''[''m''],
			***Ištar of the stars who stands at the rising of the eastwind, whose position is half the year in at su[nrise], half the year at sunset, this star is the forerunner of the stars of An[u.];
			**BM 55502: 15:
			***<sup>mul</sup>DILI.BAD ''ša''<sub>2</sub> ''ina'' ZI IM.KUR.RA GUB-''zu'' KI.GUB KÚR.KÚR 1/2 MU ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.È.A 1/2 MU ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.ŠÚ.A MÚL.B[I] x x [(...)],
			***Venus which stands at the rising of the east wind, half the year at sunrise, changing position - half the year at sunrise, half the year at sunset, this sta[r] . . [...].
			*Month-Star Lists: Horowitz 2014: 192, Anu I, BM 34713 Anu II (LBAT 1499), BM 82923 2:
			**<sup>mul</sup>''dil-bat'' 1,40 DE<sub>5</sub> MUL.MEŠ,
			**Venus, 1,40, The brightest of the stars (Horowitz 2014: 140-141).
			*Rising and Setting Stars: Horowitz 2014: 160-161 (Rising Month I, Setting Month VII):
			**Ea: <sup>mul</sup>IKU, Anu: <sup>mul</sup>Dil-bat (rises), <sup>mul</sup>Dil-bat ut-ta-na-kar//KÚR.KÚR (Venus changes position).
			***
	*<s>Astrolabe B.</s>		*<s>Astrolabe B.</s>
	**<s>(1) List (12´3): (B ii 1-5); for a parallel, see [Oelsner and Horowitz 1997-98<ref name=":1">''Oelsner J., Horowitz W.'' The 30-Star-Catalogue HS 1897 and The Late Parallel BM 55502 // AfO. 1997-1998. Bd. 44-45. S. 176-185.</ref>, Anu 1].</s>		**<s>(1) List (12´3): (B ii 1-5); for a parallel, see [Oelsner and Horowitz 1997-98<ref name=":1">''Oelsner J., Horowitz W.'' The 30-Star-Catalogue HS 1897 and The Late Parallel BM 55502 // AfO. 1997-1998. Bd. 44-45. S. 176-185.</ref>, Anu 1].</s>

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	*Anu 1. <sup>mul</sup>''Dil-bat ša''<sub>2</sub> ''ina'' ZI IM.KUR.RA GUB-''zu'' KI.GUB KUR<sub>2</sub>.KUR<sub>2</sub> ½ MU ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.E<sub>3</sub>.A ½ MU ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.ŠU<sub>2</sub>.A x [. ]		*<s>Anu 1. <sup>mul</sup>''Dil-bat ša''<sub>2</sub> ''ina'' ZI IM.KUR.RA GUB-''zu'' KI.GUB KUR<sub>2</sub>.KUR<sub>2</sub> ½ MU ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.E<sub>3</sub>.A ½ MU ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.ŠU<sub>2</sub>.A x [. ]</s>
	* "Venus, which stands at the rising of the east wind, changes (her) position, half a year (she) is in the east, half a year in the west [...]" (B. 15) [Oelsner and Horowitz 1997-98<ref name=":1" />, 177], see also (Kurtik i18) ''[[Ištar]]''.		* <s>"Venus, which stands at the rising of the east wind, changes (her) position, half a year (she) is in the east, half a year in the west [...]" (B. 15) [Oelsner and Horowitz 1997-98<ref name=":1" />, 177], see also (Kurtik i18) ''[[Ištar]]''.</s>
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	* MLC 1866. <sup>mul</sup>SIM.MAḪ ''u'' GU<sub>2</sub>.LA<sub>2</sub>~~(?)~~ <sup>mul</sup>''a-nun-ni-tu''<sub>4</sub> ''man-za-za'' <sup>mul</sup>''dil-bat'' "The Swallow and the ~~extended~~ neck~~(?)~~ of Anunitu - Venus~~' station" (D i 9)~~ [Beaulieu et al., 2018<ref>Beaulieu, P.-A., Frahm, E., Horowitz, W. & Steele, J. (2018), The Cuneiform Uranology Texts: Drawing the Constellations, American Philosophical Society Press, Philadelphia, USA.</ref>, 35, 39].		* MLC 1866 i 9: <sup>mul</sup>SIM.MAḪ ''u'' GU<sub>2</sub>.LA<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>''a-nun-ni-tu''<sub>4</sub> ''man-za-za'' <sup>mul</sup>''dil-bat'' "The Swallow and the stretched out neck of Anunitu, the station of Venus [Beaulieu et al., 2018<ref>Beaulieu, P.-A., Frahm, E., Horowitz, W. & Steele, J. (2018), The Cuneiform Uranology Texts: Drawing the Constellations, American Philosophical Society Press, Philadelphia, USA.</ref>, 35, 39, commentary 45: The station of Venus must refer to its ''bīt niṣirti'' in Pisces.
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	*Star Catalogues Horowitz 2014 103, 106, Anu 1: KAV 218 ii 1-5 mul gal ''ša'' ugu mul.meš gal.meš / ''ša ina'' zi im.ulu<sub>3</sub>.lu gub-''zu'' / ki.gub kur<sub>2</sub>.kur<sub>2</sub> ½(sa<sub>9</sub>) mu ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>utu.e<sub>3</sub> / ½(sa<sub>9</sub>) mu ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>utu.šu<sub>2</sub>.a mul.bi <sup>mul</sup>''Dil-bat'' / ''a-lik pa-ni'' mul.meš ''šu-ut'' <sup>d</sup>''A-nim'' “The great star which is above the great stars / which stands at the rising of the south wind / (and) changes position: half the year at sunrise / half the year at sunset west. This star is Venus, / (which) goes in front of the stars of Anu"; HS 1897: 14-15: <sup>mul</sup>''Iš<sub>8</sub>-tár'' MUL.MEŠ ''ša i-na'' ZI IM.KUR.RA GUB-''zu'' KI.GUB-s''ú mi-šil'' MU ''i-na'' <sup>d</sup>UT[U.È]/ ''mi-šil'' MU ''i-na'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.ŠÚ.A MUL ''šu-ú a-lik'' IGI.MEŠ MUL.MEŠ ''šu-ut'' AN-''ni''[''m''], Ištar of the stars who stands at the rising of the eastwind, whose position is half the year in at su[nrise], half the year at sunset, this star is the forerunner of the stars of An[u.]; BM 55502: 15: <sup>mul</sup>DILI.BAD ''ša''<sub>2</sub> ''ina'' ZI IM.KUR.RA GUB-''zu'' KI.GUB KÚR.KÚR 1/2 MU ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.È.A 1/2 MU ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.ŠÚ.A MÚL.B[I] x x [(...)], Venus which stands at the rising of the east wind, half the year at sunrise, changing position - half the year at sunrise, half the year at sunset, this sta[r] . . [...].		*Star Catalogues Horowitz 2014 103, 106, Anu 1: KAV 218 ii 1-5 mul gal ''ša'' ugu mul.meš gal.meš / ''ša ina'' zi im.ulu<sub>3</sub>.lu gub-''zu'' / ki.gub kur<sub>2</sub>.kur<sub>2</sub> ½(sa<sub>9</sub>) mu ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>utu.e<sub>3</sub> / ½(sa<sub>9</sub>) mu ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>utu.šu<sub>2</sub>.a mul.bi <sup>mul</sup>''Dil-bat'' / ''a-lik pa-ni'' mul.meš ''šu-ut'' <sup>d</sup>''A-nim'' “The great star which is above the great stars / which stands at the rising of the south wind / (and) changes position: half the year at sunrise / half the year at sunset west. This star is Venus, / (which) goes in front of the stars of Anu"; HS 1897: 14-15: <sup>mul</sup>''Iš<sub>8</sub>-tár'' MUL.MEŠ ''ša i-na'' ZI IM.KUR.RA GUB-''zu'' KI.GUB-s''ú mi-šil'' MU ''i-na'' <sup>d</sup>UT[U.È]/ ''mi-šil'' MU ''i-na'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.ŠÚ.A MUL ''šu-ú a-lik'' IGI.MEŠ MUL.MEŠ ''šu-ut'' AN-''ni''[''m''], Ištar of the stars who stands at the rising of the eastwind, whose position is half the year in at su[nrise], half the year at sunset, this star is the forerunner of the stars of An[u.]; BM 55502: 15: <sup>mul</sup>DILI.BAD ''ša''<sub>2</sub> ''ina'' ZI IM.KUR.RA GUB-''zu'' KI.GUB KÚR.KÚR 1/2 MU ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.È.A 1/2 MU ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.ŠÚ.A MÚL.B[I] x x [(...)], Venus which stands at the rising of the east wind, half the year at sunrise, changing position - half the year at sunrise, half the year at sunset, this sta[r] . . [...].
			*
			*Month-Star Lists: Horowitz 2014: 192, Anu I, BM 34713 Anu II (LBAT 1499), BM 82923 2: <sup>mul</sup>''dil-bat'' 1,40 DE<sub>5</sub> MUL.MEŠ, Venus, 1,40, The brightest of the stars (Horowitz 2014: 140-141.
			*
			*Rising and Setting Stars: Horowitz 2014: 160-161 (Rising Month I, Setting Month VII): Ea: <sup>mul</sup>IKU, Anu: <sup>mul</sup>Dil-bat (rises), <sup>mul</sup>Dil-bat ut-ta-na-kar//KÚR.KÚR (Venus changes position).
	**		**
	*Astrolabe B.		*<s>Astrolabe B.</s>
	**(1) List (12´3): (B ii 1-5); for a parallel, see [Oelsner and Horowitz 1997-98<ref name=":1">''Oelsner J., Horowitz W.'' The 30-Star-Catalogue HS 1897 and The Late Parallel BM 55502 // AfO. 1997-1998. Bd. 44-45. S. 176-185.</ref>, Anu 1].		**<s>(1) List (12´3): (B ii 1-5); for a parallel, see [Oelsner and Horowitz 1997-98<ref name=":1">''Oelsner J., Horowitz W.'' The 30-Star-Catalogue HS 1897 and The Late Parallel BM 55502 // AfO. 1997-1998. Bd. 44-45. S. 176-185.</ref>, Anu 1].</s>
	**(2) List (3´12): <sup>iti</sup>bara<sub>2</sub> ...<sup>mul</sup>''Dil-bat šu-ut'' <sup>d</sup>''A-nim'' "month Nisanu: ...Venus of (the stars) of Anu" (C ii 1).		**<s>(2) List (3´12): <sup>iti</sup>bara<sub>2</sub> ...<sup>mul</sup>''Dil-bat šu-ut'' <sup>d</sup>''A-nim'' "month Nisanu: ...Venus of (the stars) of Anu" (C ii 1).</s>
	** (3) List (rising-setting=6months): rising - Nisanu, setting - Tašritu (C 13, 26); also about Venus it is said: <sup>mul</sup>''Dil-bat ut-ta-nak-kar'' "Venus changes (her position)". '''''<big>??? I cannot find these words in KAV 218!! ???</big>''''' [KAV<ref>''Schroeder O.'' Keilschrifttexte aus Assur verschiedenen Inhalts. Leipzig, 1920.</ref> 218, C 26; Horowitz 2014<ref>Horowitz, W. (2014), The three stars each: the Astrolabes and related texts, Archiv für Orientforschung AfO Beiheft, 33.</ref>, Ch. 5-8]; see also (Kurtik a48) [[AŠ.GAN\|AŠ.GAN<sub>2</sub>]].		** <s>(3) List (rising-setting=6months): rising - Nisanu, setting - Tašritu (C 13, 26); also about Venus it is said: <sup>mul</sup>''Dil-bat ut-ta-nak-kar'' "Venus changes (her position)". '''''<big>??? I cannot find these words in KAV 218!! ???</big>''''' [KAV<ref>''Schroeder O.'' Keilschrifttexte aus Assur verschiedenen Inhalts. Leipzig, 1920.</ref> 218, C 26; Horowitz 2014<ref>Horowitz, W. (2014), The three stars each: the Astrolabes and related texts, Archiv für Orientforschung AfO Beiheft, 33.</ref>, Ch. 5-8]; see also (Kurtik a48) [[AŠ.GAN\|AŠ.GAN<sub>2</sub>]]. </s>
	* BM 82923.		* <s>BM 82923.</s>
	**Month Nisan, the stars of Anu: [<sup>mul</sup>''Dili-bat''] // 1,40 // RI MUL.MEŠ "[Venus] // 100 // The most brilliant of stars" [Walker and Hunger 1977<ref>''Walker C.B.F., Hunger H.'' Zwölfmaldrei // MDOG. 1977. Bd. 109. S. 27-34.</ref>, 27-28:1; 32, Anm. 2]; here RI = ''nabāṭu'' "to shine brightly, sparkle" as in ND 4362:26, which gives the identity: RI = ''nabāṭu'' "to shine brightly" [BPO 3<ref name=":2">''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Babylonian Planetary Omens. Part Three. Groningen, STYX Publications. 1998.</ref>, 237, 241].		**<s>Month Nisan, the stars of Anu: [<sup>mul</sup>''Dili-bat''] // 1,40 // RI MUL.MEŠ "[Venus] // 100 // The most brilliant of stars" [Walker and Hunger 1977<ref>''Walker C.B.F., Hunger H.'' Zwölfmaldrei // MDOG. 1977. Bd. 109. S. 27-34.</ref>, 27-28:1; 32, Anm. 2]; here RI = ''nabāṭu'' "to shine brightly, sparkle" as in ND 4362:26, which gives the identity: RI = ''nabāṭu'' "to shine brightly" [BPO 3<ref name=":2">''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Babylonian Planetary Omens. Part Three. Groningen, STYX Publications. 1998.</ref>, 237, 241].</s>
	*BM 34713.		*<s>BM 34713.</s>
	**Month Ayyaru, the stars of Anu: <sup>múl</sup>''Dil-bat'' [LBAT<ref name=":3">''A. Sachs, T. Pinches, J. Strassmaier,'' Late Babylonian Astronomical and Related Texts, London, 1955.</ref>, 1499:2], see (Kurtik m35) [[MUL.MUL]].		**<s>Month Ayyaru, the stars of Anu: <sup>múl</sup>''Dil-bat'' [LBAT<ref name=":3">''A. Sachs, T. Pinches, J. Strassmaier,'' Late Babylonian Astronomical and Related Texts, London, 1955.</ref>, 1499:2], see (Kurtik m35) [[MUL.MUL]].</s>
	*The stars of Ea, Anu, and Enlil. A		*<s>The stars of Ea, Anu, and Enlil. A</s>
	**List of 12 stars of Anu (no. 1): <sup>mul</sup>''Dil-bat'' [TCL 6<ref name=":4">Textes cunéiformes. Musée du Louvre, vol. 6, see. TU.</ref>, 13; Rochberg-Halton 1987b<ref name=":5">''Rochberg-Halton F.'' TCL 6 13: Mixed Traditions in Late Babylonian Astrology // ZA. 1987. Bd. 77. S. 207-228.</ref>, 212].		**<s>List of 12 stars of Anu (no. 1): <sup>mul</sup>''Dil-bat'' [TCL 6<ref name=":4">Textes cunéiformes. Musée du Louvre, vol. 6, see. TU.</ref>, 13; Rochberg-Halton 1987b<ref name=":5">''Rochberg-Halton F.'' TCL 6 13: Mixed Traditions in Late Babylonian Astrology // ZA. 1987. Bd. 77. S. 207-228.</ref>, 212].</s>
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	*Star Catalogues Horowitz 2014 103, 106, Anu 1: KAV 218 ii 1-5 mul gal ''ša'' ugu mul.meš gal.meš / ''ša ina'' zi im.ulu<sub>3</sub>.lu gub-''zu'' / ki.gub kur<sub>2</sub>.kur<sub>2</sub> ½(sa<sub>9</sub>) mu ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>utu.e<sub>3</sub> / ½(sa<sub>9</sub>) mu ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>utu.šu<sub>2</sub>.a mul.bi <sup>mul</sup>''Dil-bat'' / ''a-lik pa-ni'' mul.meš ''šu-ut'' <sup>d</sup>''A-nim'' “The great star which is above the great stars / which stands at the rising of the south wind / (and) changes position: half a year ~~(it stands) in the east,~~ / half a year ~~in the~~ west. This star is Venus, / (which) goes in front of the stars of Anu"; HS 1897: 14-15: <sup>mul</sup>''Iš<sub>8</sub>-tár'' MUL.MEŠ ''ša i-na'' ZI IM.KUR.RA GUB-''zu'' KI.GUB-s''ú mi-šil'' MU ''i-na'' <sup>d</sup>UT[U.È]/ ''mi-šil'' MU ''i-na'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.ŠÚ.A MUL ''šu-ú a-lik'' IGI.MEŠ MUL.MEŠ ''šu-ut'' AN-''ni''[''m''], Ištar of the stars who stands at the rising of the eastwind, whose position is half the year in at su[nrise], half the year at sunset, this star is the forerunner of the stars of An[u.]; BM 55502: ~~C15~~: ~~¶ mulDILI~~.BAD šá ina ZI IM.KUR.RA GUB-zu KI.GUB KÚR.KÚR 1/2 MU ina ~~dUTU~~.È.A 1/2 MU ina ~~dUTU~~.ŠÚ.A MÚL.B[I] x x [(...)]		*Star Catalogues Horowitz 2014 103, 106, Anu 1: KAV 218 ii 1-5 mul gal ''ša'' ugu mul.meš gal.meš / ''ša ina'' zi im.ulu<sub>3</sub>.lu gub-''zu'' / ki.gub kur<sub>2</sub>.kur<sub>2</sub> ½(sa<sub>9</sub>) mu ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>utu.e<sub>3</sub> / ½(sa<sub>9</sub>) mu ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>utu.šu<sub>2</sub>.a mul.bi <sup>mul</sup>''Dil-bat'' / ''a-lik pa-ni'' mul.meš ''šu-ut'' <sup>d</sup>''A-nim'' “The great star which is above the great stars / which stands at the rising of the south wind / (and) changes position: half the year at sunrise / half the year at sunset west. This star is Venus, / (which) goes in front of the stars of Anu"; HS 1897: 14-15: <sup>mul</sup>''Iš<sub>8</sub>-tár'' MUL.MEŠ ''ša i-na'' ZI IM.KUR.RA GUB-''zu'' KI.GUB-s''ú mi-šil'' MU ''i-na'' <sup>d</sup>UT[U.È]/ ''mi-šil'' MU ''i-na'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.ŠÚ.A MUL ''šu-ú a-lik'' IGI.MEŠ MUL.MEŠ ''šu-ut'' AN-''ni''[''m''], Ištar of the stars who stands at the rising of the eastwind, whose position is half the year in at su[nrise], half the year at sunset, this star is the forerunner of the stars of An[u.]; BM 55502: 15: <sup>mul</sup>DILI.BAD ''ša''<sub>2</sub> ''ina'' ZI IM.KUR.RA GUB-''zu'' KI.GUB KÚR.KÚR 1/2 MU ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.È.A 1/2 MU ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.ŠÚ.A MÚL.B[I] x x [(...)], Venus which stands at the rising of the east wind, half the year at sunrise, changing position - half the year at sunrise, half the year at sunset, this sta[r] . . [...].
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	*Astrolabe B.		*Astrolabe B.

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	*Astrolabe P.		Horowitz 2014: 246
	**Month Nisan, Anu ~~stars, 100 [Pinches 1900~~<~~ref~~>''~~Pinches T~~.G.'' ~~Review of R~~.~~Brown~~. ~~Researches into~~ the ~~Origin~~ of the ~~Primitive Constellations of~~ the ~~Greeks~~, ~~Phoenicians, and Babylonians. Vol. 2~~. ~~London~~, ~~1900~~ // ~~JRAS~~. ~~1900~~. P. ~~571~~-~~577~~.</~~ref~~>, ~~573~~].		*Star Catalogues Horowitz 2014 103, 106, Anu 1: KAV 218 ii 1-5 mul gal ''ša'' ugu mul.meš gal.meš / ''ša ina'' zi im.ulu<sub>3</sub>.lu gub-''zu'' / ki.gub kur<sub>2</sub>.kur<sub>2</sub> ½(sa<sub>9</sub>) mu ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>utu.e<sub>3</sub> / ½(sa<sub>9</sub>) mu ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>utu.šu<sub>2</sub>.a mul.bi <sup>mul</sup>''Dil-bat'' / ''a-lik pa-ni'' mul.meš ''šu-ut'' <sup>d</sup>''A-nim'' “The great star which is above the great stars / which stands at the rising of the south wind / (and) changes position: half a year (it stands) in the east, / half a year in the west. This star is Venus, / (which) goes in front of the stars of Anu"; HS 1897: 14-15: <sup>mul</sup>''Iš<sub>8</sub>-tár'' MUL.MEŠ ''ša i-na'' ZI IM.KUR.RA GUB-''zu'' KI.GUB-s''ú mi-šil'' MU ''i-na'' <sup>d</sup>UT[U.È]/ ''mi-šil'' MU ''i-na'' <sup>d</sup>UTU.ŠÚ.A MUL ''šu-ú a-lik'' IGI.MEŠ MUL.MEŠ ''šu-ut'' AN-''ni''[''m''], Ištar of the stars who stands at the rising of the eastwind, whose position is half the year in at su[nrise], half the year at sunset, this star is the forerunner of the stars of An[u.]; BM 55502: C15: ¶ mulDILI.BAD šá ina ZI IM.KUR.RA GUB-zu KI.GUB KÚR.KÚR 1/2 MU ina dUTU.È.A 1/2 MU ina dUTU.ŠÚ.A MÚL.B[I] x x [(...)]
			**
	*Astrolabe B.		*Astrolabe B.
	**(1) List (12´3): mul gal ''ša'' ugu mul.meš gal.meš / ''ša ina'' zi im.ulu<sub>3</sub>.lu gub-''zu'' / ki.gub kur<sub>2</sub>.kur<sub>2</sub> ½(sa<sub>9</sub>) mu ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>utu.e<sub>3</sub> / ½(sa<sub>9</sub>) mu ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>utu.šu<sub>2</sub>.a mul.bi <sup>mul</sup>''Dil-bat'' / ''a-lik pa-ni'' mul.meš ''šu-ut'' <sup>d</sup>''A-nim'' “The great star which is above the great stars / which stands at the rising of the south wind / (and) changes position: half a year (it stands) in the east, / half a year in the west. This star is Venus, / (which) goes in front of the stars of Anu" (B ii 1-5); for a parallel, see [Oelsner and Horowitz 1997-98<ref name=":1">''Oelsner J., Horowitz W.'' The 30-Star-Catalogue HS 1897 and The Late Parallel BM 55502 // AfO. 1997-1998. Bd. 44-45. S. 176-185.</ref>, Anu 1].		**(1) List (12´3): (B ii 1-5); for a parallel, see [Oelsner and Horowitz 1997-98<ref name=":1">''Oelsner J., Horowitz W.'' The 30-Star-Catalogue HS 1897 and The Late Parallel BM 55502 // AfO. 1997-1998. Bd. 44-45. S. 176-185.</ref>, Anu 1].
	**(2) List (3´12): <sup>iti</sup>bara<sub>2</sub> ...<sup>mul</sup>''Dil-bat šu-ut'' <sup>d</sup>''A-nim'' "month Nisanu: ...Venus of (the stars) of Anu" (C ii 1).		**(2) List (3´12): <sup>iti</sup>bara<sub>2</sub> ...<sup>mul</sup>''Dil-bat šu-ut'' <sup>d</sup>''A-nim'' "month Nisanu: ...Venus of (the stars) of Anu" (C ii 1).
	** (3) List (rising-setting=6months): rising - Nisanu, setting - Tašritu (C 13, 26); also about Venus it is said: <sup>mul</sup>''Dil-bat ut-ta-nak-kar'' "Venus changes (her position)". '''''<big>??? I cannot find these words in KAV 218!! ???</big>''''' [KAV<ref>''Schroeder O.'' Keilschrifttexte aus Assur verschiedenen Inhalts. Leipzig, 1920.</ref> 218, C 26; Horowitz 2014<ref>Horowitz, W. (2014), The three stars each: the Astrolabes and related texts, Archiv für Orientforschung AfO Beiheft, 33.</ref>, Ch. 5-8]; see also (Kurtik a48) [[AŠ.GAN\|AŠ.GAN<sub>2</sub>]].		** (3) List (rising-setting=6months): rising - Nisanu, setting - Tašritu (C 13, 26); also about Venus it is said: <sup>mul</sup>''Dil-bat ut-ta-nak-kar'' "Venus changes (her position)". '''''<big>??? I cannot find these words in KAV 218!! ???</big>''''' [KAV<ref>''Schroeder O.'' Keilschrifttexte aus Assur verschiedenen Inhalts. Leipzig, 1920.</ref> 218, C 26; Horowitz 2014<ref>Horowitz, W. (2014), The three stars each: the Astrolabes and related texts, Archiv für Orientforschung AfO Beiheft, 33.</ref>, Ch. 5-8]; see also (Kurtik a48) [[AŠ.GAN\|AŠ.GAN<sub>2</sub>]].
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	**Month Nisan, the stars of Anu: [<sup>mul</sup>''Dili-bat''] // 1,40 // RI MUL.MEŠ "[Venus] // 100 // The most brilliant of stars" [Walker and Hunger 1977<ref>''Walker C.B.F., Hunger H.'' Zwölfmaldrei // MDOG. 1977. Bd. 109. S. 27-34.</ref>, 27-28:1; 32, Anm. 2]; here RI = ''nabāṭu'' "to shine brightly, sparkle" as in ND 4362:26, which gives the identity: RI = ''nabāṭu'' "to shine brightly" [BPO 3<ref name=":2">''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Babylonian Planetary Omens. Part Three. Groningen, STYX Publications. 1998.</ref>, 237, 241].		**Month Nisan, the stars of Anu: [<sup>mul</sup>''Dili-bat''] // 1,40 // RI MUL.MEŠ "[Venus] // 100 // The most brilliant of stars" [Walker and Hunger 1977<ref>''Walker C.B.F., Hunger H.'' Zwölfmaldrei // MDOG. 1977. Bd. 109. S. 27-34.</ref>, 27-28:1; 32, Anm. 2]; here RI = ''nabāṭu'' "to shine brightly, sparkle" as in ND 4362:26, which gives the identity: RI = ''nabāṭu'' "to shine brightly" [BPO 3<ref name=":2">''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Babylonian Planetary Omens. Part Three. Groningen, STYX Publications. 1998.</ref>, 237, 241].
	*BM 34713.		*BM 34713.
	**Month Ayyaru, the stars of Anu: <sup>múl</sup>''Dil-bat'' [LBAT<ref name=":3">''A. Sachs, T. Pinches, J. Strassmaier,'' Late Babylonian Astronomical and Related Texts, London, 1955.</ref>, 1499:2], see (Kurtik m35) [[MUL.MUL]].		**Month Ayyaru, the stars of Anu: <sup>múl</sup>''Dil-bat'' [LBAT<ref name=":3">''A. Sachs, T. Pinches, J. Strassmaier,'' Late Babylonian Astronomical and Related Texts, London, 1955.</ref>, 1499:2], see (Kurtik m35) [[MUL.MUL]].
	*The stars of Ea, Anu, and Enlil. A		*The stars of Ea, Anu, and Enlil. A
	**List of 12 stars of Anu (no. 1): <sup>mul</sup>''Dil-bat'' [TCL 6<ref name=":4">Textes cunéiformes. Musée du Louvre, vol. 6, see. TU.</ref>, 13; Rochberg-Halton 1987b<ref name=":5">''Rochberg-Halton F.'' TCL 6 13: Mixed Traditions in Late Babylonian Astrology // ZA. 1987. Bd. 77. S. 207-228.</ref>, 212].		**List of 12 stars of Anu (no. 1): <sup>mul</sup>''Dil-bat'' [TCL 6<ref name=":4">Textes cunéiformes. Musée du Louvre, vol. 6, see. TU.</ref>, 13; Rochberg-Halton 1987b<ref name=":5">''Rochberg-Halton F.'' TCL 6 13: Mixed Traditions in Late Babylonian Astrology // ZA. 1987. Bd. 77. S. 207-228.</ref>, 212].

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	<sup>mul / d</sup>''Dilbat'' (𒀯𒀸𒁁) is ~~an ancient Mesopotamian planet name. It is the standard reading of~~ the most common name for the planet Venus, for ~~which a number of other options are listed below.~~ Venus is ~~also commonly identified by the name~~ of the Venus-goddess in the Mesopotamian pantheon: Inanna = ''Ištar''.		<sup>mul / d</sup>''Dilbat'' (𒀯𒀸𒁁) is the most common star-name for the planet Venus, Another common name for Venus is that of the Venus-goddess in the Mesopotamian pantheon: Inanna = ''Ištar''. Many iterations of readings for Dilbat are listed below including Dilibad and Dilibat.

	== Visibility & Appearance ==		== Visibility & Appearance ==

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	(3) = Wagonː [DIŠ ''e-le-nu'' <sup>m</sup>]<sup>ul</sup>MAR.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA AN-''u''<sub>2</sub> MI AN.MI GAR UGU-''nu'' <sup>d</sup>''Dil-bat'' <sup>d</sup>UDU.BAD.[GUD.UD GUB-''ma''] "If the sky above the Wagon is dark: an eclipse will occur; (it means): Mercury stands above Venus" [BPO 3<ref name=":2" />, 218, K.3601 r. 33], see also [BPO 3<ref name=":2" />, 262, K.3384 r. 1].		(3) = Wagonː [DIŠ ''e-le-nu'' <sup>m</sup>]<sup>ul</sup>MAR.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA AN-''u''<sub>2</sub> MI AN.MI GAR UGU-''nu'' <sup>d</sup>''Dil-bat'' <sup>d</sup>UDU.BAD.[GUD.UD GUB-''ma''] "If the sky above the Wagon is dark: an eclipse will occur; (it means): Mercury stands above Venus" [BPO 3<ref name=":2" />, 218, K.3601 r. 33], see also [BPO 3<ref name=":2" />, 262, K.3384 r. 1].

	(4) = ~~True~~ Shepherd of Anuː [... Sipa]-zi-an-na <sup>d</sup>''Dil-bat'' "~~True~~ Shepherd of Anu = Venus" [BPO 3<ref name=":2" />, 262, K.3384 r. 2].		(4) = Faithful Shepherd of Anuː [... Sipa]-zi-an-na <sup>d</sup>''Dil-bat'' "Faithful Shepherd of Anu = Venus" [BPO 3<ref name=":2" />, 262, K.3384 r. 2].

	(5) = Green-yellow starː MUL SIG<sub>7</sub> = <sup>d</sup>''Dil-bat'' [BPO 3<ref name=":2" />, 248, K.2346+:54].		(5) = Green-yellow starː MUL SIG<sub>7</sub> = <sup>d</sup>''Dil-bat'' [BPO 3<ref name=":2" />, 248, K.2346+:54].