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Sushoff at 07:17, 15 July 2026

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	[[File:Gula+Dog stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Goddess Gula and her Dog in Stellarium, painted by Jessica Gullberg (2021). The goddess is associated with this region, even when she is not directly depicted there but a goat instead.]]		[[File:Gula+Dog stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Goddess Gula and her Dog in Stellarium, painted by Jessica Gullberg (2021). The goddess is associated with this region, even when she is not directly depicted there but a goat instead.]]
	[[File:VR Gula+Pabilsag Screenshot.png\|thumb\|Gula and Pabilsag on a kudurru (Nebuchadnezzar I) in VR 57]]		[[File:VR Gula+Pabilsag Screenshot.png\|thumb\|Gula and Pabilsag on a kudurru (Nebuchadnezzar I) in VR 57]]
	<sup>mul d</sup>''Gula'' (𒀯𒀭𒄖𒆷), astral goddess Gula, is a human-divine figure in the form of Gula, the main Mesopotamian goddess of healing, who is associated with dogs in her healing capacity. A small number of souces speak of <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula'' as an independent constellation, in particular The Uranology Text VAT 9428 (+ dupl.) where the description of <sup>mul d</sup>GU.LA in Section X follows that of <sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub>, 'The Dog,' in Section IX (Beaulieu 2018 et al. 23, 25-26). As Section IX positions <sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub> in relation to <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula,'' (partially restored), and Section X seats the astral goddess Gula on her throne, what we seem to have here is a Super-Constellation consisting of at least three elements: the goddess, her seat, and her dog (so the drawing in Stellarium). Elsewhere, stars in this ~~Super~~-~~Constellation~~ belong to the asterism [[UZ3\|<sup>mul</sup>UZ<sub>3</sub>]], 'The Goat.,' whose brightest star is star [[Vega]]: Vega presumably also being the single star of the head of <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula''. The MUL.APIN ~~star-~~catalogue (I i 24) offers further evidence for the interdependence of the imagery of the 'The Goat' and the goddess: <sup>mul</sup>ÙZ <sup>d</sup>Gu-la, 'The Goat, The goddess Gula.		<sup>mul d</sup>''Gula'' (𒀯𒀭𒄖𒆷), astral goddess Gula, is a human-divine figure in the form of Gula, the main Mesopotamian goddess of healing, who is associated with dogs in her healing capacity. A small number of souces speak of <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula'' as an independent constellation, in particular The Uranology Text VAT 9428 (+ dupl.) where the description of <sup>mul d</sup>GU.LA in Section X follows that of <sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub>, 'The Dog,' in Section IX (Beaulieu 2018 et al. 23, 25-26). As Section IX positions <sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub> in relation to <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula,'' (partially restored), and Section X seats the astral goddess Gula on her throne, what we seem to have here is a Super-Constellation consisting of at least three elements: the goddess, her seat, and her dog (so the drawing in Stellarium). Elsewhere, stars in this super-constellation belong to the asterism [[UZ3\|<sup>mul</sup>UZ<sub>3</sub>]], 'The Goat.,' whose brightest star is star [[Vega]]: Vega presumably also being the single star of the head of <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula''. The MUL.APIN catalogue of asterisms (I i 24) offers further evidence for the interdependence of the imagery of the 'The Goat' and the goddess: <sup>mul</sup>ÙZ <sup>d</sup>Gu-la, 'The Goat, The goddess Gula'.

	<s>MUL.APIN suggests an identification of the goddess with 'the goat. If she is depicted among the stars in the [[Lyra]]-[[Hercules]] region, she sits neighbouring her attribute dog (constellation <sup>mul</sup>[[UR.GI7\|UR.GI<sub>7</sub>]]), as depicted in Stellarium.</s>		<s>MUL.APIN suggests an identification of the goddess with 'the goat. If she is depicted among the stars in the [[Lyra]]-[[Hercules]] region, she sits neighbouring her attribute dog (constellation <sup>mul</sup>[[UR.GI7\|UR.GI<sub>7</sub>]]), as depicted in Stellarium.</s>
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	~~<sup>/mul/ d</sup>~~''~~Gu-la ṣal-mu lu-bu-uš-tu~~''<sub>4</sub> in[a SAG]-''šá'' 1 MUL ''e-ṣir'' ''in''[''a'' Š]U ZAG''-šá'' MUL ''na-šat'' ŠU GÙB-''šá'' x [ x x] x GAR''-át'' [2 MUL.MEŠ] Á ''ana'' Á ''šap-la-an k''[''ab-li'' <sup>giš</sup>G]U.ZA ''eṣ-ru'', Stellar Gula is a clothed human figure. A[t] her [head] a star is drawn. I[n] her right [ha]nd she carries a star. Her left hand . [ . . ] . is set. [2 stars] side by side below the l[egs of the c]hair are drawn; VAT 9428 r.14-16 (+ dupl., Beaulieu et al. 2018: 23, 26, Section X).		VAT 9428 r.14-16 (+ dupl., Beaulieu et al. 2018: 23, 26, Section X)

	<sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub> ''kal-bu šá ina'' UGU ur-ki-ti-šu ''eṣ-r''[''u'' IGI-''šu ana'' <sup>mul d</sup>''G'']''u''-''/la šak-nu''/ . . . , 'The Dog' is a dog which is draw[n] (sitting) on his haunches. [Its face toward Stellar G]ula is set; ~~VAT 9428 r. 10 (+ dupl., Beaulieu et al. 2018: 23, 25, Section IX ).~~		* <sup>/mul/ d</sup>''Gu-la ṣal-mu lu-bu-uš-tu''<sub>4</sub> in[a SAG]-''šá'' 1 MUL ''e-ṣir'' ''in''[''a'' Š]U ZAG''-šá'' MUL ''na-šat'' ŠU GÙB-''šá'' x [ x x] x GAR''-át'' [2 MUL.MEŠ] Á ''ana'' Á ''šap-la-an k''[''ab-li'' <sup>giš</sup>G]U.ZA ''eṣ-ru'',
			* Stellar Gula is a clothed human figure. A[t] her [head] a star is drawn. I[n] her right [ha]nd she carries a star. Her left hand . [ . . ] . is set. [2 stars] side by side below the l[egs of the c]hair are drawn.

			VAT 9428 r. 10 (+ dupl., Beaulieu et al. 2018: 23, 25, Section IX ).

			* <sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub> ''kal-bu šá ina'' UGU ur-ki-ti-šu ''eṣ-r''[''u'' IGI-''šu ana'' <sup>mul d</sup>''G'']''u''-''/la šak-nu''/ . . . ,
			* 'The Dog' is a dog which is draw[n] (sitting) on his haunches. [Its face toward Stellar G]ula is set;

	For both passages see discussion Beaulieu et al. 2018: 32-33.		For both passages see discussion Beaulieu et al. 2018: 32-33.
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	* §aa. <sup>˹mul˺(d)</sup>''Gu-la'' "(the goddess healer) Gula" ~~(α Lyr) (?)~~, ~~see~~ (Kurtik g27) [[GU.LA]].		* §aa. <sup>˹mul˺(d)</sup>''Gu-la'' "(the goddess healer) Gula",
			cf. (Kurtik g27) [[GU.LA]].
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Sushoff at 07:11, 15 July 2026

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	[[File:Gula+Dog stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Goddess Gula and her Dog in Stellarium, painted by Jessica Gullberg (2021). The goddess is associated with this region, even when she is not directly depicted there but a goat instead.]]		[[File:Gula+Dog stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Goddess Gula and her Dog in Stellarium, painted by Jessica Gullberg (2021). The goddess is associated with this region, even when she is not directly depicted there but a goat instead.]]
			[[File:VR Gula+Pabilsag Screenshot.png\|thumb\|Gula and Pabilsag on a kudurru (Nebuchadnezzar I) in VR 57]]
	<sup>mul d</sup>''Gula'' (𒀯𒀭𒄖𒆷), astral goddess Gula, is a human-divine figure in the form of Gula, the main Mesopotamian goddess of healing, who is associated with dogs in her healing capacity. A small number of souces speak of <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula'' as an independent constellation, in particular The Uranology Text VAT 9428 (+ dupl.) where the description of <sup>mul d</sup>GU.LA in Section X follows that of <sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub>, 'The Dog,' in Section IX (Beaulieu 2018 et al. 23, 25-26). As Section IX positions <sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub> in relation to <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula,'' (partially restored), and Section X seats the astral goddess Gula on her throne, what we seem to have here is a Super-Constellation consisting of at least three elements: the goddess, her seat, and her dog (so the drawing in Stellarium). Elsewhere, stars in this Super-Constellation belong to the asterism [[UZ3\|<sup>mul</sup>UZ<sub>3</sub>]], 'The Goat.,' whose brightest star is star [[Vega]]: Vega presumably also being the single star of the head of <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula''. The MUL.APIN star-catalogue (I i 24) offers further evidence for the interdependence of the imagery of the 'The Goat' and the goddess: <sup>mul</sup>ÙZ <sup>d</sup>Gu-la, 'The Goat, The goddess Gula.		<sup>mul d</sup>''Gula'' (𒀯𒀭𒄖𒆷), astral goddess Gula, is a human-divine figure in the form of Gula, the main Mesopotamian goddess of healing, who is associated with dogs in her healing capacity. A small number of souces speak of <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula'' as an independent constellation, in particular The Uranology Text VAT 9428 (+ dupl.) where the description of <sup>mul d</sup>GU.LA in Section X follows that of <sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub>, 'The Dog,' in Section IX (Beaulieu 2018 et al. 23, 25-26). As Section IX positions <sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub> in relation to <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula,'' (partially restored), and Section X seats the astral goddess Gula on her throne, what we seem to have here is a Super-Constellation consisting of at least three elements: the goddess, her seat, and her dog (so the drawing in Stellarium). Elsewhere, stars in this Super-Constellation belong to the asterism [[UZ3\|<sup>mul</sup>UZ<sub>3</sub>]], 'The Goat.,' whose brightest star is star [[Vega]]: Vega presumably also being the single star of the head of <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula''. The MUL.APIN star-catalogue (I i 24) offers further evidence for the interdependence of the imagery of the 'The Goat' and the goddess: <sup>mul</sup>ÙZ <sup>d</sup>Gu-la, 'The Goat, The goddess Gula.

WayneHorowitz at 15:02, 7 June 2026

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	[[File:Gula+Dog stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Goddess Gula and her Dog in Stellarium, painted by Jessica Gullberg (2021). The goddess is associated with this region, even when she is not directly depicted there but a goat instead.]]		[[File:Gula+Dog stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Goddess Gula and her Dog in Stellarium, painted by Jessica Gullberg (2021). The goddess is associated with this region, even when she is not directly depicted there but a goat instead.]]
	<sup>mul d</sup>''Gula'' (𒀯𒀭𒄖𒆷), astral goddess Gula, is a human-divine figure in the form of Gula, the main Mesopotamian goddess of healing, who is associated with dogs in her healing capacity. A small number of souces speak of <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula'' as an independent constellation, in particular The Uranology Text VAT 9428 (+ dupl.) where the description of <sup>mul d</sup>GU.LA in Section X follows that of <sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub>, 'The Dog,' in Section IX (Beaulieu 2018 et al. 23, 25-26). As Section IX positions <sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub> in relation to <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula,'' (partially restored), and Section X seats the astral goddess Gula on her throne, what we seem to have here is a Super-Constellation consisting of at least three elements: the goddess, her seat, and her dog (so the drawing in Stellarium). Elsewhere, stars in this Super-Constellation belong to the asterism [[UZ3\|<sup>mul</sup>UZ<sub>3</sub>]], 'The Goat.,' whose brightest star is star [[Vega]]: Vega presumably also being the single star of the head of <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula''. The MUL.APIN star-catalogue offers further ~~proof~~ for the interdependence of the imagery of the ~~two asterisms in~~ the ~~simple direct equation~~: <sup>mul</sup>ÙZ <sup>d</sup>Gu-la, 'The Goat, The goddess Gula.		<sup>mul d</sup>''Gula'' (𒀯𒀭𒄖𒆷), astral goddess Gula, is a human-divine figure in the form of Gula, the main Mesopotamian goddess of healing, who is associated with dogs in her healing capacity. A small number of souces speak of <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula'' as an independent constellation, in particular The Uranology Text VAT 9428 (+ dupl.) where the description of <sup>mul d</sup>GU.LA in Section X follows that of <sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub>, 'The Dog,' in Section IX (Beaulieu 2018 et al. 23, 25-26). As Section IX positions <sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub> in relation to <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula,'' (partially restored), and Section X seats the astral goddess Gula on her throne, what we seem to have here is a Super-Constellation consisting of at least three elements: the goddess, her seat, and her dog (so the drawing in Stellarium). Elsewhere, stars in this Super-Constellation belong to the asterism [[UZ3\|<sup>mul</sup>UZ<sub>3</sub>]], 'The Goat.,' whose brightest star is star [[Vega]]: Vega presumably also being the single star of the head of <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula''. The MUL.APIN star-catalogue (I i 24) offers further evidence for the interdependence of the imagery of the 'The Goat' and the goddess: <sup>mul</sup>ÙZ <sup>d</sup>Gu-la, 'The Goat, The goddess Gula.

	<s>MUL.APIN suggests an identification of the goddess with 'the goat. If she is depicted among the stars in the [[Lyra]]-[[Hercules]] region, she sits neighbouring her attribute dog (constellation <sup>mul</sup>[[UR.GI7\|UR.GI<sub>7</sub>]]), as depicted in Stellarium.</s>		<s>MUL.APIN suggests an identification of the goddess with 'the goat. If she is depicted among the stars in the [[Lyra]]-[[Hercules]] region, she sits neighbouring her attribute dog (constellation <sup>mul</sup>[[UR.GI7\|UR.GI<sub>7</sub>]]), as depicted in Stellarium.</s>

WayneHorowitz: By the way - there is also a mulBABA = dGULA in an unpublished Prayer to the Gods of the Night that Jeanette and I have in our database.

2026-06-07T14:59:47Z

By the way - there is also a mulBABA = dGULA in an unpublished Prayer to the Gods of the Night that Jeanette and I have in our database.

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	<s>MUL.APIN suggests an identification of the goddess with 'the goat. If she is depicted among the stars in the [[Lyra]]-[[Hercules]] region, she sits neighbouring her attribute dog (constellation <sup>mul</sup>[[UR.GI7\|UR.GI<sub>7</sub>]]), as depicted in Stellarium.</s>		<s>MUL.APIN suggests an identification of the goddess with 'the goat. If she is depicted among the stars in the [[Lyra]]-[[Hercules]] region, she sits neighbouring her attribute dog (constellation <sup>mul</sup>[[UR.GI7\|UR.GI<sub>7</sub>]]), as depicted in Stellarium.</s>

	What do we do with the second dGU.LA noted in Beaulieu et al. 2018:33??		What do we do with the second dGU.LA noted in Beaulieu et al. 2018:33?

	==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: I totally rewrote this section to accommodate the passages in the Uranology texts and discussion in Beaulieu et al. 2018: 32-33. But I still do not know what to do with the 2nd dGU.LA constellation?? noted on p. 33 - also - we need half-brackets in the Uranology places.

2026-06-07T14:51:28Z

I totally rewrote this section to accommodate the passages in the Uranology texts and discussion in Beaulieu et al. 2018: 32-33. But I still do not know what to do with the 2nd dGU.LA constellation?? noted on p. 33 - also - we need half-brackets in the Uranology places.

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	<sup>mul d</sup>''Gula'' (𒀯𒀭𒄖𒆷), astral goddess Gula, is a human-divine figure in the form of Gula, the main Mesopotamian goddess of healing, who is associated with dogs in her healing capacity. A small number of souces speak of <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula'' as an independent constellation, in particular The Uranology Text VAT 9428 (+ dupl.) where the description of <sup>mul d</sup>GU.LA in Section X follows that of <sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub>, 'The Dog,' in Section IX (Beaulieu 2018 et al. 23, 25-26). As Section IX positions <sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub> in relation to <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula,'' (partially restored), and Section X seats the astral goddess Gula on her throne, what we seem to have here is a Super-Constellation consisting of at least three elements: the goddess, her seat, and her dog (so the drawing in Stellarium). Elsewhere, stars in this Super-Constellation belong to the asterism [[UZ3\|<sup>mul</sup>UZ<sub>3</sub>]], 'The Goat.,' whose brightest star is star [[Vega]]: Vega presumably also being the single star of the head of <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula''. The MUL.APIN star-catalogue offers further proof for the interdependence of the imagery of the two asterisms in the simple direct equation: <sup>mul</sup>ÙZ <sup>d</sup>Gu-la, 'The Goat, The goddess Gula.		<sup>mul d</sup>''Gula'' (𒀯𒀭𒄖𒆷), astral goddess Gula, is a human-divine figure in the form of Gula, the main Mesopotamian goddess of healing, who is associated with dogs in her healing capacity. A small number of souces speak of <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula'' as an independent constellation, in particular The Uranology Text VAT 9428 (+ dupl.) where the description of <sup>mul d</sup>GU.LA in Section X follows that of <sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub>, 'The Dog,' in Section IX (Beaulieu 2018 et al. 23, 25-26). As Section IX positions <sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub> in relation to <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula,'' (partially restored), and Section X seats the astral goddess Gula on her throne, what we seem to have here is a Super-Constellation consisting of at least three elements: the goddess, her seat, and her dog (so the drawing in Stellarium). Elsewhere, stars in this Super-Constellation belong to the asterism [[UZ3\|<sup>mul</sup>UZ<sub>3</sub>]], 'The Goat.,' whose brightest star is star [[Vega]]: Vega presumably also being the single star of the head of <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula''. The MUL.APIN star-catalogue offers further proof for the interdependence of the imagery of the two asterisms in the simple direct equation: <sup>mul</sup>ÙZ <sup>d</sup>Gu-la, 'The Goat, The goddess Gula.

	<s>MUL.APIN suggests an identification of the goddess with 'the goat. If she is depicted among the stars in the [[Lyra]]-[[Hercules]] region, she sits neighbouring her attribute dog (constellation <sup>mul</sup>[[UR.GI7\|UR.GI<sub>7</sub>]]), as depicted in Stellarium.</s>		<s>MUL.APIN suggests an identification of the goddess with 'the goat. If she is depicted among the stars in the [[Lyra]]-[[Hercules]] region, she sits neighbouring her attribute dog (constellation <sup>mul</sup>[[UR.GI7\|UR.GI<sub>7</sub>]]), as depicted in Stellarium.</s>

			What do we do with the second dGU.LA noted in Beaulieu et al. 2018:33??

	==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 14:49, 7 June 2026

2026-06-07T14:49:17Z

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	<sup>/mul/ d</sup>''Gu-la ṣal-mu lu-bu-uš-tu''<sub>4</sub> in[a SAG]-''šá'' 1 MUL ''e-ṣir'' ''in''[''a'' Š]U ZAG''-šá'' MUL ''na-šat'' ŠU GÙB-''šá'' x [ x x] x GAR''-át'' [2 MUL.MEŠ] Á ''ana'' Á ''šap-la-an k''[''ab-li'' <sup>giš</sup>G]U.ZA ''eṣ-ru'', Stellar Gula is a clothed human figure. A[t] her [head] a star is drawn. I[n] her right [ha]nd she carries a star. Her left hand . [ . . ] . is set. [2 stars] side by side below the l[egs of the c]hair are drawn VAT 9428 r.14-16 (+ dupl., Beaulieu et al. 2018: 23, 26, Section X )		<sup>/mul/ d</sup>''Gu-la ṣal-mu lu-bu-uš-tu''<sub>4</sub> in[a SAG]-''šá'' 1 MUL ''e-ṣir'' ''in''[''a'' Š]U ZAG''-šá'' MUL ''na-šat'' ŠU GÙB-''šá'' x [ x x] x GAR''-át'' [2 MUL.MEŠ] Á ''ana'' Á ''šap-la-an k''[''ab-li'' <sup>giš</sup>G]U.ZA ''eṣ-ru'', Stellar Gula is a clothed human figure. A[t] her [head] a star is drawn. I[n] her right [ha]nd she carries a star. Her left hand . [ . . ] . is set. [2 stars] side by side below the l[egs of the c]hair are drawn; VAT 9428 r.14-16 (+ dupl., Beaulieu et al. 2018: 23, 26, Section X).

	<sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub> ''kal-bu šá ina'' UGU ur-ki-ti-šu eṣ-r[u IGI-''šu ana'' <sup>mul d</sup>G]U.la		<sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub> ''kal-bu šá ina'' UGU ur-ki-ti-šu ''eṣ-r''[''u'' IGI-''šu ana'' <sup>mul d</sup>''G'']''u''-''/la šak-nu''/ . . . , 'The Dog' is a dog which is draw[n] (sitting) on his haunches. [Its face toward Stellar G]ula is set; VAT 9428 r. 10 (+ dupl., Beaulieu et al. 2018: 23, 25, Section IX ).

	~~VAT 9428 r. 10 (+ dupl.,~~ Beaulieu et al. 2018: ~~23, 25, Section IX )~~		For both passages see discussion Beaulieu et al. 2018: 32-33.

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WayneHorowitz at 14:43, 7 June 2026

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	<sup>/mul/ d</sup>''Gu-la ṣal-mu lu-bu-uš-tu''<sub>4</sub> in[a SAG]-''šá'' 1 MUL ''e-ṣir'' ''in''[''a'' Š]U ZAG''-šá'' MUL ''na-šat'' ŠU GÙB- ''šá'' x [ x x] x GAR''-át'' [2 MUL.MEŠ] Á ''ana'' Á ''šap-la-an k''[''ab-li'' <sup>giš</sup>G]U.ZA ''eṣ-ru''		<sup>/mul/ d</sup>''Gu-la ṣal-mu lu-bu-uš-tu''<sub>4</sub> in[a SAG]-''šá'' 1 MUL ''e-ṣir'' ''in''[''a'' Š]U ZAG''-šá'' MUL ''na-šat'' ŠU GÙB-''šá'' x [ x x] x GAR''-át'' [2 MUL.MEŠ] Á ''ana'' Á ''šap-la-an k''[''ab-li'' <sup>giš</sup>G]U.ZA ''eṣ-ru'', Stellar Gula is a clothed human figure. A[t] her [head] a star is drawn. I[n] her right [ha]nd she carries a star. Her left hand . [ . . ] . is set. [2 stars] side by side below the l[egs of the c]hair are drawn VAT 9428 r.14-16 (+ dupl., Beaulieu et al. 2018: 23, 26, Section X )
	VAT 9428 ~~r14~~-16 (+ dupl., Beaulieu et al. 2018: 23, 25-25)
			<sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub> ''kal-bu šá ina'' UGU ur-ki-ti-šu eṣ-r[u IGI-''šu ana'' <sup>mul d</sup>G]U.la

			VAT 9428 r. 10 (+ dupl., Beaulieu et al. 2018: 23, 25, Section IX )
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WayneHorowitz at 14:36, 7 June 2026

2026-06-07T14:36:21Z

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	[[File:Gula+Dog stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Goddess Gula and her Dog in Stellarium, painted by Jessica Gullberg (2021). The goddess is associated with this region, even when she is not directly depicted there but a goat instead.]]		[[File:Gula+Dog stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Goddess Gula and her Dog in Stellarium, painted by Jessica Gullberg (2021). The goddess is associated with this region, even when she is not directly depicted there but a goat instead.]]
	<sup>mul d</sup>''Gula'' (𒀯𒀭𒄖𒆷), astral goddess Gula, the main Mesopotamian goddess of healing who is associated with dogs in her healing capacity. A small ~~nuber~~ of souces speak of an independent constellation, in particular The Uranology Text VAT 9428 (+ dupl.) where the description of <sup>mul d</sup>GU.LA in Section X follows that of <sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub>, 'The Dog,' in Section IX (Beaulieu 2018 et al. 23, 25-26). As Section IX positions <sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub> in relation to <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula,'' (partially restored), and Section X seats the astral goddess Gula on her throne, what we seem to have here is a Super-Constellation consisting of at least three elements: the goddess, her seat, and her dog, Elsewhere, stars in this Super-Constellation belong to the asterism [[UZ3\|<sup>mul</sup>UZ<sub>3</sub>]], 'The Goat.,' whose brightest star is star [[Vega]]. The MUL.APIN star-catalogue offers ~~definitative~~ proof for ~~this~~		<sup>mul d</sup>''Gula'' (𒀯𒀭𒄖𒆷), astral goddess Gula, is a human-divine figure in the form of Gula, the main Mesopotamian goddess of healing, who is associated with dogs in her healing capacity. A small number of souces speak of <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula'' as an independent constellation, in particular The Uranology Text VAT 9428 (+ dupl.) where the description of <sup>mul d</sup>GU.LA in Section X follows that of <sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub>, 'The Dog,' in Section IX (Beaulieu 2018 et al. 23, 25-26). As Section IX positions <sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub> in relation to <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula,'' (partially restored), and Section X seats the astral goddess Gula on her throne, what we seem to have here is a Super-Constellation consisting of at least three elements: the goddess, her seat, and her dog (so the drawing in Stellarium). Elsewhere, stars in this Super-Constellation belong to the asterism [[UZ3\|<sup>mul</sup>UZ<sub>3</sub>]], 'The Goat.,' whose brightest star is star [[Vega]]: Vega presumably also being the single star of the head of <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula''. The MUL.APIN star-catalogue offers further proof for the interdependence of the imagery of the two asterisms in the simple direct equation: <sup>mul</sup>ÙZ <sup>d</sup>Gu-la, 'The Goat, The goddess Gula.

	MUL.APIN suggests an identification of the goddess with 'the goat. If she is depicted among the stars in the [[Lyra]]-[[Hercules]] region, she sits neighbouring her attribute dog (constellation <sup>mul</sup>[[UR.GI7\|UR.GI<sub>7</sub>]]), as depicted in Stellarium.		<s>MUL.APIN suggests an identification of the goddess with 'the goat. If she is depicted among the stars in the [[Lyra]]-[[Hercules]] region, she sits neighbouring her attribute dog (constellation <sup>mul</sup>[[UR.GI7\|UR.GI<sub>7</sub>]]), as depicted in Stellarium.</s>

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	* <sup>mul <d></sup>''gu-la'' = ''ni-ik-ka-ra-a''[''k''] [Emar VI/4, 151:154].		* <sup>mul <d></sup>''gu-la'' = ''ni-ik-ka-ra-a''[''k''] [Emar VI/4, 151:154].
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			<sup>/mul/ d</sup>''Gu-la ṣal-mu lu-bu-uš-tu''<sub>4</sub> in[a SAG]-''šá'' 1 MUL ''e-ṣir'' ''in''[''a'' Š]U ZAG''-šá'' MUL ''na-šat'' ŠU GÙB- ''šá'' x [ x x] x GAR''-át'' [2 MUL.MEŠ] Á ''ana'' Á ''šap-la-an k''[''ab-li'' <sup>giš</sup>G]U.ZA ''eṣ-ru''
			VAT 9428 r14-16 (+ dupl., Beaulieu et al. 2018: 23, 25-25)
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WayneHorowitz at 14:20, 7 June 2026

2026-06-07T14:20:16Z

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	[[File:Gula+Dog stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Goddess Gula and her Dog in Stellarium, painted by Jessica Gullberg (2021). The goddess is associated with this region, even when she is not directly depicted there but a goat instead.]]		[[File:Gula+Dog stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Goddess Gula and her Dog in Stellarium, painted by Jessica Gullberg (2021). The goddess is associated with this region, even when she is not directly depicted there but a goat instead.]]
	<sup>mul d</sup>''Gula'' (𒀯𒀭𒄖𒆷), astral goddess Gula, is an ~~ancient Mesopotamian asterism~~, ~~associated with~~ the asterism [[UZ3\|<sup>mul</sup>UZ<sub>3</sub>]], 'The Goat.,' whose brightest star is star [[Vega]]. The ~~explanatory list in~~ MUL.APIN suggests an identification of the goddess with the goat. If she is depicted among the stars in the [[Lyra]]-[[Hercules]] region, she sits neighbouring her attribute dog (constellation <sup>mul</sup>[[UR.GI7\|UR.GI<sub>7</sub>]]), as depicted in Stellarium.		<sup>mul d</sup>''Gula'' (𒀯𒀭𒄖𒆷), astral goddess Gula, the main Mesopotamian goddess of healing who is associated with dogs in her healing capacity. A small nuber of souces speak of an independent constellation, in particular The Uranology Text VAT 9428 (+ dupl.) where the description of <sup>mul d</sup>GU.LA in Section X follows that of <sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub>, 'The Dog,' in Section IX (Beaulieu 2018 et al. 23, 25-26). As Section IX positions <sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub> in relation to <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula,'' (partially restored), and Section X seats the astral goddess Gula on her throne, what we seem to have here is a Super-Constellation consisting of at least three elements: the goddess, her seat, and her dog, Elsewhere, stars in this Super-Constellation belong to the asterism [[UZ3\|<sup>mul</sup>UZ<sub>3</sub>]], 'The Goat.,' whose brightest star is star [[Vega]]. The MUL.APIN star-catalogue offers definitative proof for this

			MUL.APIN suggests an identification of the goddess with 'the goat. If she is depicted among the stars in the [[Lyra]]-[[Hercules]] region, she sits neighbouring her attribute dog (constellation <sup>mul</sup>[[UR.GI7\|UR.GI<sub>7</sub>]]), as depicted in Stellarium.

	==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>==

Sushoff at 10:02, 7 June 2026

2026-06-07T10:02:29Z

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Gula''}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:<sup>d</sup>''Gula''}}
	{{distinguish\|GU.LA}}		{{distinguish\|GU.LA}}
	Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}}		Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}}

	~~Title should be <sup>d</sup>Gula~~
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	[[File:Gula+Dog stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Goddess Gula and her Dog in Stellarium, painted by Jessica Gullberg (2021). The goddess is associated with this region, even when she is not directly depicted there but a goat instead.]]		[[File:Gula+Dog stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Goddess Gula and her Dog in Stellarium, painted by Jessica Gullberg (2021). The goddess is associated with this region, even when she is not directly depicted there but a goat instead.]]
	<sup>mul d</sup>''Gula'' (𒀯𒀭𒄖𒆷), astral goddess Gula, is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism, associated with the asterism [[UZ3\|<sup>mul</sup>UZ<sub>3</sub>]], 'The Goat.,' whose brightest star is star [[Vega]]. The explanatory list in MUL.APIN suggests an identification of the goddess with the goat. If she is depicted among the stars in the Lyra-Hercules region, she sits neighbouring her attribute dog (constellation <sup>mul</sup>[[UR.GI7\|UR.GI<sub>7</sub>]]), as depicted in Stellarium.		<sup>mul d</sup>''Gula'' (𒀯𒀭𒄖𒆷), astral goddess Gula, is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism, associated with the asterism [[UZ3\|<sup>mul</sup>UZ<sub>3</sub>]], 'The Goat.,' whose brightest star is star [[Vega]]. The explanatory list in MUL.APIN suggests an identification of the goddess with the goat. If she is depicted among the stars in the [[Lyra]]-[[Hercules]] region, she sits neighbouring her attribute dog (constellation <sup>mul</sup>[[UR.GI7\|UR.GI<sub>7</sub>]]), as depicted in Stellarium.

	==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>''Gula'' (𒀯𒀭𒄖𒆷), astral goddess Gula, is a human-divine figure in the form of Gula, the main Mesopotamian goddess of healing, who is associated with dogs in her healing capacity. A small number of souces speak of <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula'' as an independent constellation, in particular The Uranology Text VAT 9428 (+ dupl.) where the description of <sup>mul d</sup>GU.LA in Section X follows that of <sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub>, 'The Dog,' in Section IX (Beaulieu 2018 et al. 23, 25-26). As Section IX positions <sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub> in relation to <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula,'' (partially restored), and Section X seats the astral goddess Gula on her throne, what we seem to have here is a Super-Constellation consisting of at least three elements: the goddess, her seat, and her dog (so the drawing in Stellarium). Elsewhere, stars in this Super-Constellation belong to the asterism [[UZ3\|<sup>mul</sup>UZ<sub>3</sub>]], 'The Goat.,' whose brightest star is star [[Vega]]: Vega presumably also being the single star of the head of <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula''. The MUL.APIN star-catalogue offers further proof for the interdependence of the imagery of the two asterisms in the simple direct equation: <sup>mul</sup>ÙZ <sup>d</sup>Gu-la, 'The Goat, The goddess Gula.		<sup>mul d</sup>''Gula'' (𒀯𒀭𒄖𒆷), astral goddess Gula, is a human-divine figure in the form of Gula, the main Mesopotamian goddess of healing, who is associated with dogs in her healing capacity. A small number of souces speak of <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula'' as an independent constellation, in particular The Uranology Text VAT 9428 (+ dupl.) where the description of <sup>mul d</sup>GU.LA in Section X follows that of <sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub>, 'The Dog,' in Section IX (Beaulieu 2018 et al. 23, 25-26). As Section IX positions <sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub> in relation to <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula,'' (partially restored), and Section X seats the astral goddess Gula on her throne, what we seem to have here is a Super-Constellation consisting of at least three elements: the goddess, her seat, and her dog (so the drawing in Stellarium). Elsewhere, stars in this Super-Constellation belong to the asterism [[UZ3\|<sup>mul</sup>UZ<sub>3</sub>]], 'The Goat.,' whose brightest star is star [[Vega]]: Vega presumably also being the single star of the head of <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula''. The MUL.APIN star-catalogue offers further proof for the interdependence of the imagery of the two asterisms in the simple direct equation: <sup>mul</sup>ÙZ <sup>d</sup>Gu-la, 'The Goat, The goddess Gula.

	<s>MUL.APIN suggests an identification of the goddess with 'the goat. If she is depicted among the stars in the [[Lyra]]-[[Hercules]] region, she sits neighbouring her attribute dog (constellation <sup>mul</sup>[[UR.GI7\|UR.GI<sub>7</sub>]]), as depicted in Stellarium.</s>		<s>MUL.APIN suggests an identification of the goddess with 'the goat. If she is depicted among the stars in the [[Lyra]]-[[Hercules]] region, she sits neighbouring her attribute dog (constellation <sup>mul</sup>[[UR.GI7\|UR.GI<sub>7</sub>]]), as depicted in Stellarium.</s>

			What do we do with the second dGU.LA noted in Beaulieu et al. 2018:33??

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	[[File:Gula+Dog stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Goddess Gula and her Dog in Stellarium, painted by Jessica Gullberg (2021). The goddess is associated with this region, even when she is not directly depicted there but a goat instead.]]		[[File:Gula+Dog stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Goddess Gula and her Dog in Stellarium, painted by Jessica Gullberg (2021). The goddess is associated with this region, even when she is not directly depicted there but a goat instead.]]
	<sup>mul d</sup>''Gula'' (𒀯𒀭𒄖𒆷), astral goddess Gula, is an ~~ancient Mesopotamian asterism~~, ~~associated with~~ the asterism [[UZ3\|<sup>mul</sup>UZ<sub>3</sub>]], 'The Goat.,' whose brightest star is star [[Vega]]. The ~~explanatory list in~~ MUL.APIN suggests an identification of the goddess with the goat. If she is depicted among the stars in the [[Lyra]]-[[Hercules]] region, she sits neighbouring her attribute dog (constellation <sup>mul</sup>[[UR.GI7\|UR.GI<sub>7</sub>]]), as depicted in Stellarium.		<sup>mul d</sup>''Gula'' (𒀯𒀭𒄖𒆷), astral goddess Gula, the main Mesopotamian goddess of healing who is associated with dogs in her healing capacity. A small nuber of souces speak of an independent constellation, in particular The Uranology Text VAT 9428 (+ dupl.) where the description of <sup>mul d</sup>GU.LA in Section X follows that of <sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub>, 'The Dog,' in Section IX (Beaulieu 2018 et al. 23, 25-26). As Section IX positions <sup>mul</sup>UR.GI<sub>7</sub> in relation to <sup>mul d</sup>''Gula,'' (partially restored), and Section X seats the astral goddess Gula on her throne, what we seem to have here is a Super-Constellation consisting of at least three elements: the goddess, her seat, and her dog, Elsewhere, stars in this Super-Constellation belong to the asterism [[UZ3\|<sup>mul</sup>UZ<sub>3</sub>]], 'The Goat.,' whose brightest star is star [[Vega]]. The MUL.APIN star-catalogue offers definitative proof for this

			MUL.APIN suggests an identification of the goddess with 'the goat. If she is depicted among the stars in the [[Lyra]]-[[Hercules]] region, she sits neighbouring her attribute dog (constellation <sup>mul</sup>[[UR.GI7\|UR.GI<sub>7</sub>]]), as depicted in Stellarium.

	==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>==