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	!Identifications		!Identifications
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	\|'''"Three Stars Each (~~Astroabes~~)."'''		\|'''"Three Stars Each (Astrolabes)."'''
	Astrolabe B.		Astrolabe B.

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	* (2) In the list of stars of Ea (12´3):		* (2) In the list of stars of Ea (12´3):
	** MUL ''ša'' EGIR-''šu''(BI) DU-''zu'' / MUL.MUL <sup>d</sup>7.BI DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ		** MUL ''ša'' EGIR-''šu''(BI) DU-''zu'' / MUL.MUL <sup>d</sup>7.BI DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ
	** "The constellation stands behind it (i.e., behind <sup>mul</sup>AŠ.GAN<sub>2</sub>) / The Star Cluster, the Seven Gods, the great deities" [KAV 218, Section B i 5-6; Horowitz 2014, 37, col. i 5-6];		** "The constellation that stands behind it (i.e., behind <sup>mul</sup>AŠ.GAN<sub>2</sub>) / The Star Cluster, the Seven Gods, the great deities" [KAV 218, Section B i 5-6; Horowitz 2014, 37, col. i 5-6];
	* ~~Oarallel~~ in the Catalog of 30 Stars:		* Parallel in the Catalog of 30 Stars:
	** MUL ''ša'' EGIR-''šu'' GUB''-zu'' MUL.MUL <sup>d</sup>7.BI DINGIR.GAL.GAL.E.NE ''a-na'' KI.LAM ŠE ''da-ma-qi''		** MUL ''ša'' EGIR-''šu'' GUB''-zu'' MUL.MUL <sup>d</sup>7.BI DINGIR.GAL.GAL.E.NE ''a-na'' KI.LAM ŠE ''da-ma-qi''
	** "The constellation that stands behind it (i.e., <sup>mul</sup>AŠ.GAN<sub>2</sub>), Star Cluster, Seven gods, great gods. Favorable for the price of grain." [Oelsner-Horowitz 1997-98, Ea 2, Horowitz 2014: 37].		** "The constellation that stands behind it (i.e., <sup>mul</sup>AŠ.GAN<sub>2</sub>), the Star Cluster, Seven gods, great gods. Favorable for the price of grain." [Oelsner and Horowitz 1997-98, Ea 2, Horowitz 2014: 37].
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	See. [BPO 2, IV 4, 4b, V 2, 2b, VI 2, 2b, VII 3; Borger 1973, LB 1321 r. 6′; Largement 1957, 250:85a].		See [BPO 2, IV 4, 4b, V 2, 2b, VI 2, 2b, VII 3; Borger 1973, LB 1321 r. 6′; Largement 1957, 250:85a].
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	\|'''"Letters" and "Reports."'''		\|'''"Letters" and "Reports."'''
	See. [~~ARAK~~, 275:6, 507 r. 1, 584:6; ~~LABS~~, 240:6, 95 r. 18].		See. [SAA 8, 275:6, 507 r. 1, 584:6; SAA 10, 240:6, 95 r. 18].
	----'''~~Uranalogy~~'''		----'''Uranology'''

	Among the constellation descriptions in MLC 1866 (iv 10-12):		Among the constellation descriptions in MLC 1866 (iv 10-12):

	* 7 DINGIR.MEŠ DUMU.MEŠ <sup>d</sup>''a-num'' ''ša''<sub>2</sub> ''ina ri''-˹''ḫa''˺-''tu''<sub>2</sub> <sup>d</sup>60 / ''re-ḫu-u''<sub>2</sub> <sup>d</sup>''i-gi''<sub>4</sub>-''gi''<sub>4</sub> <sup>d</sup>˹''pap-sukkal''˺ / ''ma-lik'' <sup>d</sup>60 ''si-bit-ti-šu''<sub>2</sub>-''nu ina šu-bat'' <sup>d</sup>60 / LUGAL ''rab-biš'' G[UB.Z]U-˹''u''᾽˺-''ma'' GABA.RI / ''ul i-šu-''˹''u''<sub>2</sub>˺ "The seven gods, the sons of Anu who are born of Anu's seed, the deities-Igigi. Papsukal — the counselor of Anu. Seven of them ~~are~~ in Anu~~'s dwelling. Magnificently they stand. They~~ have no rival." [Beaulieu et al. 2018, 38, 42].		* 7 DINGIR.MEŠ DUMU.MEŠ <sup>d</sup>''a-num'' ''ša''<sub>2</sub> ''ina ri''-˹''ḫa''˺-''tu''<sub>2</sub> <sup>d</sup>60 / ''re-ḫu-u''<sub>2</sub> <sup>d</sup>''i-gi''<sub>4</sub>-''gi''<sub>4</sub> <sup>d</sup>˹''pap-sukkal''˺ / ''ma-lik'' <sup>d</sup>60 ''si-bit-ti-šu''<sub>2</sub>-''nu ina šu-bat'' <sup>d</sup>60 / LUGAL ''rab-biš'' G[UB.Z]U-˹''u''᾽˺-''ma'' GABA.RI / ''ul i-šu-''˹''u''<sub>2</sub>˺ "The seven gods, the sons of Anu who are born of Anu's seed, the deities-Igigi. Papsukal - the counselor of Anu. Seven of them stand magnificently in the dwelling of Anu, the king, and have no rival." [Beaulieu et al. 2018, 38, 42].

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	==== Deity ====		==== Deity ====
	In Ancient Mesopotamian contexts 'The Seven Gods' take two . perhaps interrelated guises. First, as the seven stars comprising the asterism Pleiades in Taurus, which are named as following in Hesiod Theogony??? and Works and Days???, and appear in cuneiform astral-mythological contexts as the 7 sons of deities such as Enmešarra (source??) and ????.		In Ancient Mesopotamian contexts 'The Seven Gods' take two. perhaps interrelated guises. First, as the seven stars comprising the asterism Pleiades in Taurus, which are named as following in Hesiod's Theogony??? and Works and Days???, and appear in cuneiform astral-mythological contexts as the 7 sons of deities such as Enmešarra (source??) and ????.


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	==== Symbol. ====		==== Symbol. ====
	Famous Neo-Assyrian ~~antxhropomorphic~~ images of the Seven Gods are known. On them we see bearded warriors in long robes and cylindrical hats, in their raised right hands, each of them holds a battle axe, on their left — a dagger; they also have a bow and quiver [Black-Green 1992, 162, 163 Fig. 134; Wiggermann 1992, 46]. However, these images were not considered to be the figure of the constellation MUL.MUL. On ~~kudurru~~ and seals of the Neo-Assyrian ~~periods~~, the symbol of Pleiades served as seven dots or stars, located usually in the same row with the symbols of ~~Sina~~, ~~Shamash~~ and ~~Ishtar~~ [Kurtik 1998, 37-38; Seidl 1968, 103]. For the Seleucid depiction of the Pleiades as 7 stars see. [Weidner 1967, VAT 7851, Taf. 1-2; Kurtik 2007, fig. 13].		Famous Neo-Assyrian anthropomorphic images of the Seven Gods are known. On them we see bearded warriors in long robes and cylindrical hats, in their raised right hands, each of them holds a battle axe, on their left — a dagger; they also have a bow and quiver [Black and Green 1992, 162, 163 Fig. 134; Wiggermann 1992, 46]. However, these images were not considered to be the figure of the constellation MUL.MUL. On kudurrus and seals of the Neo-Assyrian period, the symbol of Pleiades served as seven dots or stars, located usually in the same row with the symbols of Sin, Šamaš and Ištar [Kurtik 1998, 37-38; Seidl 1968, 103]. For the Seleucid depiction of the Pleiades as 7 stars see [Weidner 1967, VAT 7851, Taf. 1-2; Kurtik 2007, fig. 13].

	==== Identification. ====		==== Identification. ====
	= Pleiades; there is no doubt about it, since in an astronomical context <sup>d</sup>IMIN.BI is always associated with MUL.MUL. The number 7 suggests the allocation of 7 stars to Pleiades, as ~~occuring~~ later in Greece.		= Pleiades; there is no doubt about it, since in an astronomical context <sup>d</sup>IMIN.BI is always associated with MUL.MUL. The number 7 suggests the allocation of 7 stars to Pleiades, as occurring later in Greece.

	==== Astrology. ====		==== Astrology. ====
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	(1) General astrological meaning; <sup>d</sup>IMIN.BI ''ana'' KU<sub>2</sub>-''ti bu-lim'' "Seven gods for (predicting) the death of livestock" [BPO 2, VI 2 + Parallels]; see also [Horowitz 1994b, 129:8].		(1) General astrological meaning; <sup>d</sup>IMIN.BI ''ana'' KU<sub>2</sub>-''ti bu-lim'' "Seven gods for (predicting) the death of livestock" [BPO 2, VI 2 + Parallels]; see also [Horowitz 1994b, 129:8].

	(2) A planet approaches Pleiades; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM ''ana'' MUL.MUL KUR-''ud'' <sup>d</sup>IMIN.BI KUR KU<sub>2</sub> [?] "If a planet ~~approaches~~ Pleiades: the Seven Gods will destroy the country" [BPO 2, VI 2b].		(2) A planet approaches Pleiades: DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM ''ana'' MUL.MUL KUR-''ud'' <sup>d</sup>IMIN.BI KUR KU<sub>2</sub> [?] "If a planet reaches Pleiades: the Seven Gods will destroy the country" [BPO 2, VI 2b].

	(3) Rising in due time; DIŠ ''ina'' ITI.[GUD M]UL.MUL <sup>d</sup>7.BI DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ / ''šum-ma ina'' [''a'']-''dan-ni-šu''<sub>2</sub>-''nu'' KUR.MEŠ-''ni'' / DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.[MEŠ] ''i-pa''[''ḫ-ḫu-r'']''u-ma'' / GALGA KUR ''a-na'' [S]IG<sub>5</sub>-''tim'' [''i-mal-li'']-''ku'' "If in the month of the ~~ayaru,~~ Pleiades, the Seven Gods, the great gods, / ~~if they~~ rise on their fixed time ~~and date~~: / the great gods will assemble and render a favorable decision concerning the country." [~~ARAK~~, 507 r. 1-4]; for a parallel see. [ibid].		(3) Rising in due time: DIŠ ''ina'' ITI.[GUD M]UL.MUL <sup>d</sup>7.BI DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ / ''šum-ma ina'' [''a'']-''dan-ni-šu''<sub>2</sub>-''nu'' KUR.MEŠ-''ni'' / DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.[MEŠ] ''i-pa''[''ḫ-ḫu-r'']''u-ma'' / GALGA KUR ''a-na'' [S]IG<sub>5</sub>-''tim'' [''i-mal-li'']-''ku'' "If in the month Ayaru, the Pleiades, the Seven Gods, the great gods, / rise on their fixed time: / the great gods will assemble and render a favorable decision concerning the country." [SAA 8, 507 r. 1-4]; for a parallel see [ibid].

	See also (Kurtik L09) [[LU.LIM]], VI 3, (Kurtik m35) [[MUL.MUL]].		See also (Kurtik L09) [[LU.LIM]], VI 3, (Kurtik m35) [[MUL.MUL]].

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	Authors: ~~Gennady Kurtik,~~ {{PAGEAUTHORS}}~~, Euin Choung Kim~~		Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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	Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}		Authors: Gennady Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}, Euin Choung Kim
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			Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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	<sup>d</sup>IMIN.BI (𒀭𒅓𒁉) = ''sebettu'', 'The Seven Gods' is a secondary identification of 'the [[Pleiades]]' (mul.mul = ''zappu''). This asterism is described as seven astral deities in Mesopotamian, Vedic, and Classical Greek astral-mythology. Unlike the Greek and Vedic material, Mesopotamian sources like Astrolabe B and MUL.APIN describe them as '''''male''''' deities.		<sup>d</sup>IMIN.BI (𒀭𒅓𒁉) = ''sebettu'', 'The Seven Gods' is a secondary identification of 'the [[Pleiades]]' (mul.mul = ''zappu''). This asterism is described as seven astral deities in Mesopotamian, Vedic, and Classical Greek astral-mythology. Unlike the Greek and Vedic material, Mesopotamian sources like Astrolabe B and MUL.APIN describe them as '''''male''''' deities.
	==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>d</sup>IMIN.BI (𒀭𒅓𒁉) = ''sebettu'', 'The Seven Gods' is a secondary identification of 'the [[Pleiades]]' (mul.mul = ''zappu'') . This asterism is described as seven astral deities in Mesopotamian, Vedic, and Classical Greek astral-mythology. Unlike the Greek and Vedic material, Mesopotamian sources like Astrolabe B and MUL.APIN describe them as '''''male''''' deities.		<sup>d</sup>IMIN.BI (𒀭𒅓𒁉) = ''sebettu'', 'The Seven Gods' is a secondary identification of 'the [[Pleiades]]' (mul.mul = ''zappu''). This asterism is described as seven astral deities in Mesopotamian, Vedic, and Classical Greek astral-mythology. Unlike the Greek and Vedic material, Mesopotamian sources like Astrolabe B and MUL.APIN describe them as '''''male''''' deities.
	==~~Dictionary==~~		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==
	~~=== Kurtik with Hilder~~, ~~Hoffmann~~, ~~Horowitz~~, ~~Kim =~~==
	Var. readings:		Var. readings:

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	=== Additional ===		=== Additional ===

	==== ~~II.~~ Deity ====		==== Deity ====
	In Ancient Mesopotamian contexts 'The Seven Gods' take two . perhaps interrelated guises. First, as the seven stars comprising the asterism Pleiades in Taurus, which are named as following in Hesiod Theogony??? and Works and Days???, and appear in cuneiform astral-mythological contexts as the 7 sons of deities such as Enmešarra (source??) and ????.		In Ancient Mesopotamian contexts 'The Seven Gods' take two . perhaps interrelated guises. First, as the seven stars comprising the asterism Pleiades in Taurus, which are named as following in Hesiod Theogony??? and Works and Days???, and appear in cuneiform astral-mythological contexts as the 7 sons of deities such as Enmešarra (source??) and ????.

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	'''''<u> ??Pleiades plan the path of the Moon - Mes.Astrl. 100??</u>'''''		'''''<u> ??Pleiades plan the path of the Moon - Mes.Astrl. 100??</u>'''''

	==== ~~III.~~ Symbol. ====		==== Symbol. ====
	Famous Neo-Assyrian antxhropomorphic images of the Seven Gods are known. On them we see bearded warriors in long robes and cylindrical hats, in their raised right hands, each of them holds a battle axe, on their left — a dagger; they also have a bow and quiver [Black-Green 1992, 162, 163 Fig. 134; Wiggermann 1992, 46]. However, these images were not considered to be the figure of the constellation MUL.MUL. On kudurru and seals of the Neo-Assyrian periods, the symbol of Pleiades served as seven dots or stars, located usually in the same row with the symbols of Sina, Shamash and Ishtar [Kurtik 1998, 37-38; Seidl 1968, 103]. For the Seleucid depiction of the Pleiades as 7 stars see. [Weidner 1967, VAT 7851, Taf. 1-2; Kurtik 2007, fig. 13].		Famous Neo-Assyrian antxhropomorphic images of the Seven Gods are known. On them we see bearded warriors in long robes and cylindrical hats, in their raised right hands, each of them holds a battle axe, on their left — a dagger; they also have a bow and quiver [Black-Green 1992, 162, 163 Fig. 134; Wiggermann 1992, 46]. However, these images were not considered to be the figure of the constellation MUL.MUL. On kudurru and seals of the Neo-Assyrian periods, the symbol of Pleiades served as seven dots or stars, located usually in the same row with the symbols of Sina, Shamash and Ishtar [Kurtik 1998, 37-38; Seidl 1968, 103]. For the Seleucid depiction of the Pleiades as 7 stars see. [Weidner 1967, VAT 7851, Taf. 1-2; Kurtik 2007, fig. 13].

	==== ~~IV.~~ Identification. ====		==== Identification. ====
	= Pleiades; there is no doubt about it, since in an astronomical context <sup>d</sup>IMIN.BI is always associated with MUL.MUL. The number 7 suggests the allocation of 7 stars to Pleiades, as occuring later in Greece.		= Pleiades; there is no doubt about it, since in an astronomical context <sup>d</sup>IMIN.BI is always associated with MUL.MUL. The number 7 suggests the allocation of 7 stars to Pleiades, as occuring later in Greece.

	==== V. Astrology. ====		==== Astrology. ====
	Predictions associated with <sup>d</sup>IMIN.BI are more often unfavorable.		Predictions associated with <sup>d</sup>IMIN.BI are more often unfavorable.

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	==== V. Astrology. ====		==== V. Astrology. ====
	~~Predictions~~ associated with <sup>d</sup>IMIN.BI are more often unfavorable.		Predictions associated with <sup>d</sup>IMIN.BI are more often unfavorable.

	(1) General astrological meaning; <sup>d</sup>IMIN.BI ''ana'' KU<sub>2</sub>-''ti bu-lim'' "Seven gods for (predicting) the death of livestock" [BPO 2, VI 2 + Parallels]; see also [Horowitz 1994b, 129:8].		(1) General astrological meaning; <sup>d</sup>IMIN.BI ''ana'' KU<sub>2</sub>-''ti bu-lim'' "Seven gods for (predicting) the death of livestock" [BPO 2, VI 2 + Parallels]; see also [Horowitz 1994b, 129:8].
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	(3) Rising in due time; DIŠ ''ina'' ITI.[GUD M]UL.MUL <sup>d</sup>7.BI DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ / ''šum-ma ina'' [''a'']-''dan-ni-šu''<sub>2</sub>-''nu'' KUR.MEŠ-''ni'' / DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.[MEŠ] ''i-pa''[''ḫ-ḫu-r'']''u-ma'' / GALGA KUR ''a-na'' [S]IG<sub>5</sub>-''tim'' [''i-mal-li'']-''ku'' "If in the month of the ayaru, Pleiades, the Seven Gods, the great gods, / if they rise on their fixed time and date: / the great gods will assemble and render a favorable decision concerning the country." [ARAK, 507 r. 1-4]; for a parallel see. [ibid].		(3) Rising in due time; DIŠ ''ina'' ITI.[GUD M]UL.MUL <sup>d</sup>7.BI DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ / ''šum-ma ina'' [''a'']-''dan-ni-šu''<sub>2</sub>-''nu'' KUR.MEŠ-''ni'' / DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.[MEŠ] ''i-pa''[''ḫ-ḫu-r'']''u-ma'' / GALGA KUR ''a-na'' [S]IG<sub>5</sub>-''tim'' [''i-mal-li'']-''ku'' "If in the month of the ayaru, Pleiades, the Seven Gods, the great gods, / if they rise on their fixed time and date: / the great gods will assemble and render a favorable decision concerning the country." [ARAK, 507 r. 1-4]; for a parallel see. [ibid].

	~~See~~ also (Kurtik L09) [[LU.LIM]], VI 3, (Kurtik m35) [[MUL.MUL]].		See also (Kurtik L09) [[LU.LIM]], VI 3, (Kurtik m35) [[MUL.MUL]].

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

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	<sup>d</sup>IMIN.BI (𒀭𒅓𒁉) = ''sebettu'', 'The Seven Gods' is a secondary identification of 'the Pleiades' (mul.mul = ''zappu'') . This asterism is described as seven ~~male~~ astral deities in ~~both~~ Mesopotamian and Classical astral-mythology, ~~for example in~~ Astrolabe B and MUL.APIN~~, but~~ as ~~seven sisters in Homer, Heriod~~'~~s Works and Days and Aratus Phenomena.~~		<sup>d</sup>IMIN.BI (𒀭𒅓𒁉) = ''sebettu'', 'The Seven Gods' is a secondary identification of 'the [[Pleiades]]' (mul.mul = ''zappu'') . This asterism is described as seven astral deities in Mesopotamian, Vedic, and Classical Greek astral-mythology. Unlike the Greek and Vedic material, Mesopotamian sources like Astrolabe B and MUL.APIN describe them as '''''male''''' deities.

	'''''~~((give references w/ line numbers))~~'''''

	==Dictionary==		==Dictionary==
	=== Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim ===		=== Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim ===

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	==Dictionary==		==Dictionary==
	=== Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim ===		=== Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim ===
	Var. ~~reading~~:		Var. readings:

	* <sup>d</sup>7.BI;		* <sup>d</sup>7.BI;