Ga-ga - Revision history

Sushoff at 16:54, 26 March 2026

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	Authors: ~~Gennady Kurtik,~~ {{PAGEAUTHORS}}~~, Euin Choung Kim~~		Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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	<sup>mul</sup>''Ga-ga'' (𒀯𒂵𒂵) is a writing for an ancient Mesopotamian deity and planet name. A reading <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>3</sub>.ka<sub>3</sub>, a name for the vizier of the King of the Heavens, Anu, allows for an identification with the planet Mercury by way of the Roman messenger of the gods Mercurius.		<sup>mul</sup>''Ga-ga'' (𒀯𒂵𒂵) is a writing for an ancient Mesopotamian deity and planet name. A reading <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>3</sub>.ka<sub>3</sub>, a name for the vizier of the King of the Heavens, Anu, allows for an identification with the planet Mercury by way of the Roman messenger of the gods Mercurius.

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Concordance, Etymology, History[1]

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	* (2) Neo-Assyrian prayer: <sup>mul</sup>''ga-ga'' [Oppenheim 1959, 282:10].		* (2) Neo-Assyrian prayer: <sup>mul</sup>''ga-ga'' [Oppenheim 1959, 282:10].

	Lambert reads the name in accordance with the divine name <sup>d</sup>''ka''<sub>3</sub>-''ka''<sub>3</sub>, for ~~the~~ the vizier or messenger of ~~the~~ Anu and/or Ishtar, identified with Mercury [Lambert 1987, 94-96]; see also [Litke 1998, 182:146; Steinkeller 1982; Tallqvist 1938, 340]. In the Akkadian myth ''Nergal and Ereškigal'', Anu sends his messenger Kaka to the Underworld and back, a fitting mission for the planet Mercury.		Lambert reads the name in accordance with the divine name <sup>d</sup>''ka''<sub>3</sub>-''ka''<sub>3</sub>, for the vizier or messenger of Anu and/or Ishtar, identified with Mercury [Lambert 1987, 94-96]; see also [Litke 1998, 182:146; Steinkeller 1982; Tallqvist 1938, 340]. In the Akkadian myth ''Nergal and Ereškigal'', Anu sends his messenger Kaka to the Underworld and back, a fitting mission for the planet Mercury.
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Sushoff at 14:50, 22 January 2026

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	<sup>mul</sup>''Ga-ga'' (𒀯𒂵𒂵) is a writing for an ancient Mesopotamian deity and planet name. A reading <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>3</sub>.ka<sub>3</sub>, a name for the vizier of the King of the Heavens, Anu, allows for an identification with the planet Mercury by way of the Roman messenger of the gods Mercurius.		<sup>mul</sup>''Ga-ga'' (𒀯𒂵𒂵) is a writing for an ancient Mesopotamian deity and planet name. A reading <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>3</sub>.ka<sub>3</sub>, a name for the vizier of the King of the Heavens, Anu, allows for an identification with the planet Mercury by way of the Roman messenger of the gods Mercurius.

Sushoff at 07:19, 17 January 2026

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	<sup>mul</sup>''Ga-ga'' (𒀯𒂵𒂵) is a writing for an ancient Mesopotamian deity and planet name. A reading <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>3</sub>.ka<sub>3</sub>, a name for the vizier of the King of the Heavens, Anu, allows for an identification with the planet Mercury by way of the Roman messenger of the gods Mercurius.		<sup>mul</sup>''Ga-ga'' (𒀯𒂵𒂵) is a writing for an ancient Mesopotamian deity and planet name. A reading <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>3</sub>.ka<sub>3</sub>, a name for the vizier of the King of the Heavens, Anu, allows for an identification with the planet Mercury by way of the Roman messenger of the gods Mercurius.

Sushoff at 19:46, 15 December 2025

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	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==
	===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===		===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===
	Varient readings: <sup>mul</sup>DUG.DUG, <sup>mul</sup>''ka''<sub>3</sub>-''ka''<sub>3</sub>; = ''Kakka'', a deity worshiped in Assyria, probably of Amorite origin, associated with Mercury (?) [G. 103].		Varient readings: <sup>mul</sup>DUG.DUG, <sup>mul</sup>''ka''<sub>3</sub>-''ka''<sub>3</sub>; = ''Kakka'', a deity worshiped in Assyria, probably of Amorite origin, associated with Mercury (?) [G. 103].

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	==~~Dictionary~~==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===		===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===
	Varient readings: <sup>mul</sup>DUG.DUG, <sup>mul</sup>''ka''<sub>3</sub>-''ka''<sub>3</sub>; = ''Kakka'', a deity worshiped in Assyria, probably of Amorite origin, associated with Mercury (?) [G. 103].		Varient readings: <sup>mul</sup>DUG.DUG, <sup>mul</sup>''ka''<sub>3</sub>-''ka''<sub>3</sub>; = ''Kakka'', a deity worshiped in Assyria, probably of Amorite origin, associated with Mercury (?) [G. 103].

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	==Dictionary==		==Dictionary==
	===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===		===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===
	Varient readings: <sup>mul</sup>DUG.DUG, <sup>mul</sup>''ka''<sub>3</sub>-''ka''<sub>3</sub>; = Kakka, a deity worshiped in Assyria, probably of Amorite origin, associated with Mercury (?) [G. 103].		Varient readings: <sup>mul</sup>DUG.DUG, <sup>mul</sup>''ka''<sub>3</sub>-''ka''<sub>3</sub>; = ''Kakka'', a deity worshiped in Assyria, probably of Amorite origin, associated with Mercury (?) [G. 103].
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	<sup>mul</sup>''Ga-ga'' is a writing for an ancient Mesopotamian deity and planet name. A reading <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>3</sub>.ka<sub>3</sub>, a name for the vizier of the King of the Heavens, Anu, allows for an identification with the planet Mercury by way of the Roman messenger of the gods Mercurius.		<sup>mul</sup>''Ga-ga'' (𒀯𒂵𒂵) is a writing for an ancient Mesopotamian deity and planet name. A reading <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>3</sub>.ka<sub>3</sub>, a name for the vizier of the King of the Heavens, Anu, allows for an identification with the planet Mercury by way of the Roman messenger of the gods Mercurius.

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	==Dictionary==		==Dictionary==
	===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===		===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===
	Varient readings: <sup>mul</sup>DUG.DUG, <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>3</sub>-ka<sub>3</sub>; = Kakka, a deity worshiped in Assyria, probably of Amorite origin, associated with Mercury (?) [G. 103].		Varient readings: <sup>mul</sup>DUG.DUG, <sup>mul</sup>''ka''<sub>3</sub>-''ka''<sub>3</sub>; = Kakka, a deity worshiped in Assyria, probably of Amorite origin, associated with Mercury (?) [G. 103].
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	* (1) Hittite prayer: <sup>mul</sup>ga-ga [KUB IV, 47 r. 43; BPO 2, 2:2; Van der Toorn 1985, 129:43].		* (1) Hittite prayer: <sup>mul</sup>''ga-ga'' [KUB IV, 47 r. 43; BPO 2, 2:2; Van der Toorn 1985, 129:43].
	* (2) Neo-Assyrian prayer: <sup>mul</sup>ga-ga [Oppenheim 1959, 282:10].		* (2) Neo-Assyrian prayer: <sup>mul</sup>''ga-ga'' [Oppenheim 1959, 282:10].

	Lambert reads the name in accordance with the divine name <sup>d</sup>ka<sub>3</sub>-ka<sub>3</sub>, for the the vizier or messenger of the Anu and/or Ishtar, identified with Mercury [Lambert 1987, 94-96]; see also [Litke 1998, 182:146; Steinkeller 1982; Tallqvist 1938, 340]. In the Akkadian myth ''Nergal and Ereškigal'', Anu sends his messenger Kaka to the Underworld and back, a fitting mission for the planet Mercury.		Lambert reads the name in accordance with the divine name <sup>d</sup>''ka''<sub>3</sub>-''ka''<sub>3</sub>, for the the vizier or messenger of the Anu and/or Ishtar, identified with Mercury [Lambert 1987, 94-96]; see also [Litke 1998, 182:146; Steinkeller 1982; Tallqvist 1938, 340]. In the Akkadian myth ''Nergal and Ereškigal'', Anu sends his messenger Kaka to the Underworld and back, a fitting mission for the planet Mercury.
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WayneHorowitz: I added a reference to the messenger issue and Roman god Mercurius in the introductory material - and likewise in the dictionary section below.

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I added a reference to the messenger issue and Roman god Mercurius in the introductory material - and likewise in the dictionary section below.

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	<sup>mul</sup>''Ga-ga'' is an ancient Mesopotamian deity and planet name.		<sup>mul</sup>''Ga-ga'' is a writing for an ancient Mesopotamian deity and planet name. A reading <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>3</sub>.ka<sub>3</sub>, a name for the vizier of the King of the Heavens, Anu, allows for an identification with the planet Mercury by way of the Roman messenger of the gods Mercurius.

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	* (2) Neo-Assyrian prayer: <sup>mul</sup>ga-ga [Oppenheim 1959, 282:10].		* (2) Neo-Assyrian prayer: <sup>mul</sup>ga-ga [Oppenheim 1959, 282:10].

	~~According to~~ Lambert~~, it is~~ <sup>d</sup>ka<sub>3</sub>-ka<sub>3</sub>, the vizier or messenger of Anu and/or Ishtar, identified with Mercury [Lambert 1987, 94-96]; see also [Litke 1998, 182:146; Steinkeller 1982; Tallqvist 1938, 340].		Lambert reads the name in accordance with the divine name <sup>d</sup>ka<sub>3</sub>-ka<sub>3</sub>, for the the vizier or messenger of the Anu and/or Ishtar, identified with Mercury [Lambert 1987, 94-96]; see also [Litke 1998, 182:146; Steinkeller 1982; Tallqvist 1938, 340]. In the Akkadian myth ''Nergal and Ereškigal'', Anu sends his messenger Kaka to the Underworld and back, a fitting mission for the planet Mercury.
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