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	<sup>mul</sup>MAN-''ma'' (𒀯𒌋𒌋𒈠) to be read as Akkadian [[Šanûmma\|<sup>mul</sup>''Šanûmma'']], the strange star: another name for Mars, but also Mercury in the Great Star List and SAA 8<ref name=":0">''Hunger H.'' Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings. Helsinki, 1992 (State Archives of Assyria, VIII).</ref> 503: 6. MAN is for the Akkadian root ''šanû'', 'to be strange, evil,' with ''ma'' as a phonetic complement.		<sup>mul</sup>MAN-''ma'' (𒀯𒌋𒌋𒈠) to be read as Akkadian [[Šanûmma\|<sup>mul</sup>''Šanûmma'']], the strange star: another name for Mars, but also Mercury in the Great Star List and SAA 8<ref name=":0">''Hunger H.'' Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings. Helsinki, 1992 (State Archives of Assyria, VIII).</ref> 503: 6. MAN is for the Akkadian root ''šanû'', 'to be strange, evil,' with ''ma'' as a phonetic complement.

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	<sup>mul</sup>MAN-''ma'' (𒀯𒌋𒌋𒈠) to be read as Akkadian [[Šanûmma\|<sup>mul</sup>''Šanûmma'']], the strange star: another name for Mars, but also Mercury in the Great Star List and SAA 8<ref name=":0">''Hunger H.'' Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings. Helsinki, 1992 (State Archives of Assyria, VIII).</ref> 503: 6. MAN is for the Akkadian root ''šanû'', 'to be strange, evil,' with ''ma'' as a phonetic complement.		<sup>mul</sup>MAN-''ma'' (𒀯𒌋𒌋𒈠) to be read as Akkadian [[Šanûmma\|<sup>mul</sup>''Šanûmma'']], the strange star: another name for Mars, but also Mercury in the Great Star List and SAA 8<ref name=":0">''Hunger H.'' Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings. Helsinki, 1992 (State Archives of Assyria, VIII).</ref> 503: 6. MAN is for the Akkadian root ''šanû'', 'to be strange, evil,' with ''ma'' as a phonetic complement.

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

	==== ~~II.~~ Astrology. ====		==== Astrology. ====
	(1) The Strange Star and Jupiter; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MAN-''ma ana'' <sup>d</sup>SAG.ME.GAR TE LUGAL URI<sup>ki</sup> BE-''ma'' EBUR KUR SI.SA<sub>2</sub> "If the Strange Star approaches Jupiter: the king of Akkad will die, the country's crops will be in abundance" [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, III 13b + Parallels]; the parallel in [ARAK<ref name=":0" />, 288 r. 5-6] contains the recommendation: GISKIM ''an-ni-ti'' ḪUL ''ša'' KUR.MEŠ ''ši-i'' / NAM.BUR<sub>2</sub>.BI LUGAL ''be-li''<sub>2</sub> ''li-pu-uš-ma'' / ḪUL-''šu''<sub>2</sub> ''lu-u''<sub>2</sub>-''še-ti-iq'' "This is a bad omen for all countries. Let the king, my lord, perform the namburbi ritual, let his evil pass by." [ibid.<ref name=":0" />, 288 r. 7-9].		(1) The Strange Star and Jupiter; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MAN-''ma ana'' <sup>d</sup>SAG.ME.GAR TE LUGAL URI<sup>ki</sup> BE-''ma'' EBUR KUR SI.SA<sub>2</sub> "If the Strange Star approaches Jupiter: the king of Akkad will die, the country's crops will be in abundance" [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, III 13b + Parallels]; the parallel in [ARAK<ref name=":0" />, 288 r. 5-6] contains the recommendation: GISKIM ''an-ni-ti'' ḪUL ''ša'' KUR.MEŠ ''ši-i'' / NAM.BUR<sub>2</sub>.BI LUGAL ''be-li''<sub>2</sub> ''li-pu-uš-ma'' / ḪUL-''šu''<sub>2</sub> ''lu-u''<sub>2</sub>-''še-ti-iq'' "This is a bad omen for all countries. Let the king, my lord, perform the namburbi ritual, let his evil pass by." [ibid.<ref name=":0" />, 288 r. 7-9].

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	<sup>mul</sup>MAN-''ma'' (𒀯𒌋𒌋𒈠) to be read as Akkadian [[Šanûmma\|<sup>mul</sup>''Šanûmma'']], the strange star: another name for Mars, but also Mercury in the Great Star List and SAA 8<ref name=":0">''Hunger H.'' Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings. Helsinki, 1992 (State Archives of Assyria, VIII).</ref> 503: 6. MAN is for the Akkadian root ''šanû'', 'to be strange, evil,' with ''ma'' as a phonetic complement.		<sup>mul</sup>MAN-''ma'' (𒀯𒌋𒌋𒈠) to be read as Akkadian [[Šanûmma\|<sup>mul</sup>''Šanûmma'']], the strange star: another name for Mars, but also Mercury in the Great Star List and SAA 8<ref name=":0">''Hunger H.'' Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings. Helsinki, 1992 (State Archives of Assyria, VIII).</ref> 503: 6. MAN is for the Akkadian root ''šanû'', 'to be strange, evil,' with ''ma'' as a phonetic complement.

	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==
	~~===Kurtik with Hilder~~, ~~Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=~~==		Var. reading:
	Var. reading: <sup>mul</sup>MIN<sub>3</sub>-''ma'' (MIN<sub>3</sub> and MAN are the same sign, which has numerous readings. Cf. A gloss ni-iš for MAN in the ''šanû'' B entry, 'to become different, strange,' in CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> Š<sub>I</sub> 403.
			* <sup>mul</sup>MIN<sub>3</sub>-''ma'' (MIN<sub>3</sub> and MAN are the same sign, which has numerous readings.

			Cf. A gloss ni-iš for MAN in the ''šanû'' B entry, 'to become different, strange,' in CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> Š<sub>I</sub> 403.

	* = <sup>mul</sup>''Šanûmma'' "strange star"; the name of Mars [Gössmann<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 374; AHw<ref>''Soden von W''. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.</ref>, 1165a]. CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> M<sub>I</sub> 397 reads MAN.		* = <sup>mul</sup>''Šanûmma'' "strange star"; the name of Mars [Gössmann<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 374; AHw<ref>''Soden von W''. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.</ref>, 1165a]. CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> M<sub>I</sub> 397 reads MAN.

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	* = <sup>mul</sup>''Šanûmma'' "strange star"; the name of Mars [G. 374; AHw, 1165a]. CAD M<sub>I</sub> 397 reads MAN.		* = <sup>mul</sup>''Šanûmma'' "strange star"; the name of Mars [G. 374; AHw, 1165a]. CAD M<sub>I</sub> 397 reads MAN.
	*		*<sup>d</sup>''Šanûmma'' (𒀭𒃻𒉡𒌝𒈠) is the Akkadian equivalent

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	(9) Планета и Странная звезда; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM <ana> <sup>mul</sup>MAN-ma TE-šu MAŠ<sub>2</sub>.ANŠE ZA[Ḫ<sub>3</sub>] «Если планета к Странной звезде приближается: падеж ско[та]» [TU, 16:51; Largement 1957, 246: 51b].		(9) Планета и Странная звезда; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM <ana> <sup>mul</sup>MAN-ma TE-šu MAŠ<sub>2</sub>.ANŠE ZA[Ḫ<sub>3</sub>] «Если планета к Странной звезде приближается: падеж ско[та]» [TU, 16:51; Largement 1957, 246: 51b].
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			\|аккадская параллель к <sup>mul</sup>MAN-ma «Странная (звезда)», эпитет Марса в лексических текстах, см. m05MAN-ma, k29<sup>lú</sup>KUR<sub>2</sub>.RA.
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	==References==		==References==

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	<sup>mul</sup>MAN-''ma'' (𒀯𒌋𒌋𒈠) to be read as Akkadian [[Šanûmma\|<sup>mul</sup>''Šanûmma'']], the strange star: another name for Mars, but also Mercury in the Great Star List and SAA 8 503: 6.		<sup>mul</sup>MAN-''ma'' (𒀯𒌋𒌋𒈠) to be read as Akkadian [[Šanûmma\|<sup>mul</sup>''Šanûmma'']], the strange star: another name for Mars, but also Mercury in the Great Star List and SAA 8 503: 6. MAN is for the Akkadian root ''šanû'', 'to be strange, evil,' with ''ma'' as a phonetic complement.

	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==

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	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===		===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===
	Var. reading: <sup>mul</sup>MIN<sub>3</sub>-''ma'' (MIN<sub>3</sub> and MAN are the same sign, which has numerous readings. Cf. A gloss ni-iš for MAN in the š''~~anû~~'' B entry, 'to become different, strange,' in CAD Š<sub>I</sub> 403.		Var. reading: <sup>mul</sup>MIN<sub>3</sub>-''ma'' (MIN<sub>3</sub> and MAN are the same sign, which has numerous readings. Cf. A gloss ni-iš for MAN in the ''šanû'' B entry, 'to become different, strange,' in CAD Š<sub>I</sub> 403.

	* = <sup>mul</sup>''Šanûmma'' "strange star"; the name of Mars [G. 374; AHw, 1165a]. CAD M<sub>I</sub> 397 reads MAN.		* = <sup>mul</sup>''Šanûmma'' "strange star"; the name of Mars [G. 374; AHw, 1165a]. CAD M<sub>I</sub> 397 reads MAN.

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	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===		===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===
	Var. reading: <sup>mul</sup>MIN<sub>3</sub>-''ma'';		Var. reading: <sup>mul</sup>MIN<sub>3</sub>-''ma'' (MIN<sub>3</sub> and MAN are the same sign, which has numerous readings. Cf. A gloss ni-iš for MAN in the š''anû'' B entry, 'to become different, strange,' in CAD Š<sub>I</sub> 403.

	* = <sup>mul</sup>''Šanûmma'' "strange star"; the name of Mars [G. 374; AHw, 1165a].		* = <sup>mul</sup>''Šanûmma'' "strange star"; the name of Mars [G. 374; AHw, 1165a]. CAD M<sub>I</sub> 397 reads MAN.
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	* ''<sup>m</sup>''<sup>ul lú</sup>[[KUR2.RA\|KUR<sub>2</sub>.RA]] = ša<sub>2</sub>-nu-um-ma = MIN (= <sup>d</sup>ṣal-[bat-a-nu]) "Hostile star = Strange (star) = Mars" [MSL XI, 40:35 (Urgud).		* ''<sup>m</sup>''<sup>ul lú</sup>[[KUR2.RA\|KUR<sub>2</sub>.RA]] = ša<sub>2</sub>-nu-um-ma = MIN (= <sup>d</sup>ṣal-[bat-a-nu]) "Hostile star = Strange (star) = Mars" [MSL XI, 40:35 (Urgud)].
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	See. [~~LABS~~<ref>''Parpola S.'' Letters from Assyrian and Babylonian Scholars. Helsinki, 1993 (State Archives of Assyria, Vol. X).</ref>, 380b; ARAK<ref>''Hunger H.'' Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings. Helsinki, 1992 (State Archives of Assyria, VIII).</ref>, 352a].		See. [SAA 10<ref>''Parpola S.'' Letters from Assyrian and Babylonian Scholars. Helsinki, 1993 (State Archives of Assyria, Vol. X).</ref>, 380b; ARAK<ref>''Hunger H.'' Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings. Helsinki, 1992 (State Archives of Assyria, VIII).</ref>, 352a].
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	(5) The Strange Star and the Crab; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MIN<sub>3</sub>-''ma ana'' <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL TE NUN U[Š] "If the Strange Star comes close to the Crab: the ruler will die" [ARAK<ref name=":0" />, 101:7]; parallel [ARAK<ref name=":0" />, 452:6-7; SpTU III<ref name=":4" />, 101:7].		(5) The Strange Star and the Crab; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MIN<sub>3</sub>-''ma ana'' <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL TE NUN U[Š] "If the Strange Star comes close to the Crab: the ruler will die" [ARAK<ref name=":0" />, 101:7]; parallel [ARAK<ref name=":0" />, 452:6-7; SpTU III<ref name=":4" />, 101:7].

	(6) Strange Star and Enmesharrah; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MIN<sub>3</sub>-''ma ana'' <sup>mul</sup>EN.ME.ŠAR<sub>2</sub>.RA TE / UN.MEŠ DAGAL.MEŠ ŠA<sub>3</sub> KUR DUG<sub>3</sub>-''ab'' "If the Strange Star comes close to Enmesharrah: people will expand; the country will become happy" [ARAK<ref name=":0" />, 503:6-7]; parallel [~~LABS~~<ref>''Parpola S.'' Letters from Assyrian and Babylonian Scholars. Helsinki, 1993 (State Archives of Assyria, Vol. X).</ref>, 100:16-17].		(6) Strange Star and Enmesharrah; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MIN<sub>3</sub>-''ma ana'' <sup>mul</sup>EN.ME.ŠAR<sub>2</sub>.RA TE / UN.MEŠ DAGAL.MEŠ ŠA<sub>3</sub> KUR DUG<sub>3</sub>-''ab'' "If the Strange Star comes close to Enmesharrah: people will expand; the country will become happy" [ARAK<ref name=":0" />, 503:6-7]; parallel [SAA 10<ref>''Parpola S.'' Letters from Assyrian and Babylonian Scholars. Helsinki, 1993 (State Archives of Assyria, Vol. X).</ref>, 100:16-17].

	(7) Strange Star and Field; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MAN-''ma ana'' <sup>mul</sup>AŠ.GAN<sub>2</sub> TE a.ab.ba ''ḫi-ṣib-ša''<sub>2</sub> zaḫ<sub>2</sub>: <sup>mul</sup>''Ṣal-bat-a-nu lu'' <sup>mul</sup>sim.˹maḫ˺ [lu <sup>mul</sup>A.EDIN ''kur-ma''] "If the Strange Star approaches the Field: income from the sea will disappear; (this will happen) if Mars approaches either the Swallow [or Erua]" [Borger 1973<ref name=":5">''Borger R.'' Keilschrifttexte verschiedenen Inhalts / Symbolae Biblicae et Mesopotamicae. Festschrift Th. de Liagre Böhl. Ed. M.A.Beek et al. Leiden, 1973. Р. 38-55.</ref>, 41:11′], see also [ACh Suppl<ref>''Ch. Virolleaud'', L'astrologie chaldéenne S(in); Shamasz; Isht(ar); Adad; S/Supp. = Supplément; SS / 2.Supp. = Second Supplément (Paris 1905 - 1912)</ref>., 50:13].		(7) Strange Star and Field; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MAN-''ma ana'' <sup>mul</sup>AŠ.GAN<sub>2</sub> TE a.ab.ba ''ḫi-ṣib-ša''<sub>2</sub> zaḫ<sub>2</sub>: <sup>mul</sup>''Ṣal-bat-a-nu lu'' <sup>mul</sup>sim.˹maḫ˺ [lu <sup>mul</sup>A.EDIN ''kur-ma''] "If the Strange Star approaches the Field: income from the sea will disappear; (this will happen) if Mars approaches either the Swallow [or Erua]" [Borger 1973<ref name=":5">''Borger R.'' Keilschrifttexte verschiedenen Inhalts / Symbolae Biblicae et Mesopotamicae. Festschrift Th. de Liagre Böhl. Ed. M.A.Beek et al. Leiden, 1973. Р. 38-55.</ref>, 41:11′], see also [ACh Suppl<ref>''Ch. Virolleaud'', L'astrologie chaldéenne S(in); Shamasz; Isht(ar); Adad; S/Supp. = Supplément; SS / 2.Supp. = Second Supplément (Paris 1905 - 1912)</ref>., 50:13].
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	\|вар. чтения: <sup>mul</sup>MIN<sub>3</sub>-ma; = <sup>mul</sup>Šanûmma «Странная звезда»; название Марса [G. 374; AHw, 1165a].		\|вар. чтения: <sup>mul</sup>MIN<sub>3</sub>-ma; = <sup>mul</sup>Šanûmma «Странная звезда»; название Марса [Gössmann 1950, 374; AHw, 1165a].
	I. Источники.		I. Источники.

	Лексич. тексты. Серия Ḫg. B VI: <sup>mul lú</sup>KUR<sub>2</sub>.RA = ša<sub>2</sub>-nu-um-ma = MIN (= <sup>d</sup>ṣal-[bat-a-nu]) «Враждебная звезда = Странная (звезда) = Марс» [MSL XI, 40:35]. EAE. См. [BPO 2, III 12a, 13b; BPO 3, 46, VAT 10218:63; 94, K.2226+:33; Borger 1973, LB 1321 r. 10′–11′; Largement 1957, 246:51b; SpTU III, 101:7]. «Письма» и «Рапорты». См. [~~LABS~~, 380b; ARAK, 352a]. «Большой список звезд». (1) Список имен Марса: <sup>[mu]l</sup>man-ma = <sup>d</sup>min(= <sup>d</sup>Ṣal-bat-a-nu) «Странная звезда = Марс»; (2) 7 имен Марса: <sup>ul</sup>man-ma [Mesop.Astrol., App. B:88, 237].		Лексич. тексты. Серия Ḫg. B VI: <sup>mul lú</sup>KUR<sub>2</sub>.RA = ša<sub>2</sub>-nu-um-ma = MIN (= <sup>d</sup>ṣal-[bat-a-nu]) «Враждебная звезда = Странная (звезда) = Марс» [MSL XI, 40:35]. EAE. См. [BPO 2, III 12a, 13b; BPO 3, 46, VAT 10218:63; 94, K.2226+:33; Borger 1973, LB 1321 r. 10′–11′; Largement 1957, 246:51b; SpTU III, 101:7]. «Письма» и «Рапорты». См. [SAA 10, 380b; ARAK, 352a]. «Большой список звезд». (1) Список имен Марса: <sup>[mu]l</sup>man-ma = <sup>d</sup>min(= <sup>d</sup>Ṣal-bat-a-nu) «Странная звезда = Марс»; (2) 7 имен Марса: <sup>ul</sup>man-ma [Mesop.Astrol., App. B:88, 237].

	II. Астрология.		II. Астрология.
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	(5) Странная звезда и Краб; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MIN<sub>3</sub>-ma ana <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL TE NUN U[Š] «Если Странная звезда подходит близко к Крабу: правитель умрет» [ARAK, 101:7]; параллель [ARAK, 452:6–7; SpTU III, 101:7].		(5) Странная звезда и Краб; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MIN<sub>3</sub>-ma ana <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL TE NUN U[Š] «Если Странная звезда подходит близко к Крабу: правитель умрет» [ARAK, 101:7]; параллель [ARAK, 452:6–7; SpTU III, 101:7].

	(6) Странная звезда и Энмешарра; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MIN<sub>3</sub>-ma ana <sup>mul</sup>EN.ME.ŠAR<sub>2</sub>.RA TE / UN.MEŠ DAGAL.MEŠ ŠA<sub>3</sub> KUR DUG<sub>3</sub>-ab «Если странная звезда подходит близко к Энмешарре: люди распространятся; страна станет счастливой» [ARAK, 503:6–7]; параллель [~~LABS~~, 100:16–17].		(6) Странная звезда и Энмешарра; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MIN<sub>3</sub>-ma ana <sup>mul</sup>EN.ME.ŠAR<sub>2</sub>.RA TE / UN.MEŠ DAGAL.MEŠ ŠA<sub>3</sub> KUR DUG<sub>3</sub>-ab «Если странная звезда подходит близко к Энмешарре: люди распространятся; страна станет счастливой» [ARAK, 503:6–7]; параллель [SAA 10, 100:16–17].

	(7) Странная звезда и Поле; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MAN-ma ana <sup>mul</sup>AŠ.GAN<sub>2</sub> TE a.ab.ba ḫi-ṣib-ša<sub>2</sub> zaḫ<sub>2</sub>: <sup>mul</sup>Ṣal-bat-a-nu lu <sup>mul</sup>sim.˹maḫ˺ [lu <sup>mul</sup>A.EDIN kur-ma] «Если Странная звезда к Полю приближается: доход от моря исчезнет; (это произойдет), если Марс либо к Ласточке, [либо к Эруа приблизится]» [Borger 1973, 41:11′], см. также [ACh Suppl., 50:13].		(7) Странная звезда и Поле; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MAN-ma ana <sup>mul</sup>AŠ.GAN<sub>2</sub> TE a.ab.ba ḫi-ṣib-ša<sub>2</sub> zaḫ<sub>2</sub>: <sup>mul</sup>Ṣal-bat-a-nu lu <sup>mul</sup>sim.˹maḫ˺ [lu <sup>mul</sup>A.EDIN kur-ma] «Если Странная звезда к Полю приближается: доход от моря исчезнет; (это произойдет), если Марс либо к Ласточке, [либо к Эруа приблизится]» [Borger 1973, 41:11′], см. также [ACh Suppl., 50:13].

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	<sup>mul</sup>MAN-''ma'' (𒀯𒌋𒌋𒈠) to be read as Akkadian [[Šanûmma\|<sup>mul</sup>''Šanûmma'']], the strange star: another name for Mars, but also Mercury in the Great Star List and SAA 8 503: 6. MAN is for the Akkadian root ''šanû'', 'to be strange, evil,' with ''ma'' as a phonetic complement.		<sup>mul</sup>MAN-''ma'' (𒀯𒌋𒌋𒈠) to be read as Akkadian [[Šanûmma\|<sup>mul</sup>''Šanûmma'']], the strange star: another name for Mars, but also Mercury in the Great Star List and SAA 8<ref name=":0">''Hunger H.'' Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings. Helsinki, 1992 (State Archives of Assyria, VIII).</ref> 503: 6. MAN is for the Akkadian root ''šanû'', 'to be strange, evil,' with ''ma'' as a phonetic complement.

	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===		===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===
	Var. reading: <sup>mul</sup>MIN<sub>3</sub>-''ma'' (MIN<sub>3</sub> and MAN are the same sign, which has numerous readings. Cf. A gloss ni-iš for MAN in the ''šanû'' B entry, 'to become different, strange,' in CAD Š<sub>I</sub> 403.		Var. reading: <sup>mul</sup>MIN<sub>3</sub>-''ma'' (MIN<sub>3</sub> and MAN are the same sign, which has numerous readings. Cf. A gloss ni-iš for MAN in the ''šanû'' B entry, 'to become different, strange,' in CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> Š<sub>I</sub> 403.

	* = <sup>mul</sup>''Šanûmma'' "strange star"; the name of Mars [G. 374; AHw, 1165a]. CAD M<sub>I</sub> 397 reads MAN.		* = <sup>mul</sup>''Šanûmma'' "strange star"; the name of Mars [Gössmann<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 374; AHw<ref>''Soden von W''. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.</ref>, 1165a]. CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> M<sub>I</sub> 397 reads MAN.
	*<sup>d</sup>''Šanûmma'' (𒀭𒃻𒉡𒌝𒈠) is the Akkadian equivalent		*<sup>d</sup>''Šanûmma'' (𒀭𒃻𒉡𒌝𒈠) is the Akkadian equivalent

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	* ''<sup>m</sup>''<sup>ul lú</sup>[[KUR2.RA\|KUR<sub>2</sub>.RA]] = ša<sub>2</sub>-nu-um-ma = MIN (= <sup>d</sup>ṣal-[bat-a-nu]) "Hostile star = Strange (star) = Mars" [MSL XI, 40:35 (Urgud)].		* ''<sup>m</sup>''<sup>ul lú</sup>[[KUR2.RA\|KUR<sub>2</sub>.RA]] = ša<sub>2</sub>-nu-um-ma = MIN (= <sup>d</sup>''ṣal''-[''bat-a-nu'']) "Hostile star = Strange (star) = Mars" [MSL XI<ref>''Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon''. Vol. XI. The Series HAR-ra = ''hubullu.'' Tablets XX-XXIV. Ed. by E.Reiner with the coll. of M.Civil. Roma, 1974.</ref>, 40:35 (Urgud)].
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	See. [BPO 2, III 12a, 13b; BPO 3, 46, VAT 10218:63; 94, K.2226+:33; Borger 1973, LB 1321 r. 10′-11′; Largement 1957, 246:51b; SpTU III, 101:7].		See. [BPO 2<ref name=":1">''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Enuma Anu Enlil, Tablets 50-51. Undena Publications, Malibu, 1981 (Babylonian Planetary Omens: Part Two).</ref>, III 12a, 13b; BPO 3<ref name=":2">''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Babylonian Planetary Omens. Part Three. Groningen, STYX Publications. 1998.</ref>, 46, VAT 10218:63; 94, K.2226+:33; Borger 1973<ref>''Borger R.'' Keilschrifttexte verschiedenen Inhalts / Symbolae Biblicae et Mesopotamicae. Festschrift Th. de Liagre Böhl. Ed. M.A.Beek et al. Leiden, 1973. Р. 38-55.</ref>, LB 1321 r. 10′-11′; Largement 1957<ref name=":3">''Largement R.'' Contribution à l’Etudes des Astres errants dans l’Astrologie chaldéenne // ZA. 1957. Bd. 18. S.235-264. Abbreviated ACh.</ref>, 246:51b; SpTU III<ref name=":4">''Špätbabylonische Texte aus Uruk.'' Teil III / Bearb. von Weiher E. von. Berlin, 1988.</ref>, 101:7].
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	\|'''"Letters" and "Reports."'''		\|'''"Letters" and "Reports."'''
	See. [LABS, 380b; ARAK, 352a].		See. [LABS<ref>''Parpola S.'' Letters from Assyrian and Babylonian Scholars. Helsinki, 1993 (State Archives of Assyria, Vol. X).</ref>, 380b; ARAK<ref>''Hunger H.'' Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings. Helsinki, 1992 (State Archives of Assyria, VIII).</ref>, 352a].
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	\|'''"Great Star List and Miscellenia."'''		\|'''"Great Star List and Miscellenia."'''
	* (1) List of names for Mars: <sup>[mu]l</sup>''man-ma'' = <sup>d</sup>min(= <sup>d</sup>''Ṣal-bat-a-nu'') "Strange star = Mars";		* (1) List of names for Mars: <sup>[mu]l</sup>''man-ma'' = <sup>d</sup>min(= <sup>d</sup>''Ṣal-bat-a-nu'') "Strange star = Mars";
	* (2) 7 names for Mars: <sup>ul</sup>''man-ma'' [Mesop.Astrol., App. B:88, 237].		* (2) 7 names for Mars: <sup>ul</sup>''man-ma'' [Mesop.Astrol.<ref>''Koch-Westenholz U''. Mesopotamian Astrology. Copenhagen, Museum Tusculanum Press. 1995.</ref>, App. B:88, 237].
	* Name for Mercury in GSL in the gap following line 55: MUL MAN-/ma/ = MUL.UDU.IDIM.GU4.UD and SAA VIII 503: 6 - rev. 3: <sup>mul</sup> MAN-ma identified with <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM GU<sub>4</sub>.UTU in commentary to an omen.		* Name for Mercury in GSL in the gap following line 55: MUL MAN-/ma/ = MUL.UDU.IDIM.GU4.UD and SAA VIII<ref name=":0" /> 503: 6 - rev. 3: <sup>mul</sup> MAN-''ma'' identified with <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM GU<sub>4</sub>.UTU in commentary to an omen.
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	==== II. Astrology. ====		==== II. Astrology. ====
	(1) The Strange Star and Jupiter; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MAN-''ma ana'' <sup>d</sup>SAG.ME.GAR TE LUGAL URI<sup>ki</sup> BE-''ma'' EBUR KUR SI.SA<sub>2</sub> "If the Strange Star approaches Jupiter: the king of Akkad will die, the country's crops will be in abundance" [BPO 2, III 13b + Parallels]; the parallel in [ARAK, 288 r. 5-6] contains the recommendation: GISKIM ''an-ni-ti'' ḪUL ''ša'' KUR.MEŠ ''ši-i'' / NAM.BUR<sub>2</sub>.BI LUGAL ''be-li''<sub>2</sub> ''li-pu-uš-ma'' / ḪUL-''šu''<sub>2</sub> ''lu-u''<sub>2</sub>-''še-ti-iq'' "This is a bad omen for all countries. Let the king, my lord, perform the namburbi ritual, let his evil pass by." [ibid., 288 r. 7-9].		(1) The Strange Star and Jupiter; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MAN-''ma ana'' <sup>d</sup>SAG.ME.GAR TE LUGAL URI<sup>ki</sup> BE-''ma'' EBUR KUR SI.SA<sub>2</sub> "If the Strange Star approaches Jupiter: the king of Akkad will die, the country's crops will be in abundance" [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, III 13b + Parallels]; the parallel in [ARAK<ref name=":0" />, 288 r. 5-6] contains the recommendation: GISKIM ''an-ni-ti'' ḪUL ''ša'' KUR.MEŠ ''ši-i'' / NAM.BUR<sub>2</sub>.BI LUGAL ''be-li''<sub>2</sub> ''li-pu-uš-ma'' / ḪUL-''šu''<sub>2</sub> ''lu-u''<sub>2</sub>-''še-ti-iq'' "This is a bad omen for all countries. Let the king, my lord, perform the namburbi ritual, let his evil pass by." [ibid.<ref name=":0" />, 288 r. 7-9].

	(2) The Strange Star and Venus; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>''Dil-bat'' <sup>mul</sup>MAN-''ma'' TE-''ši ana'' ITI.6.KAM LUGAL ŠU<sub>2</sub> BE-''ma'' KUR''-su'' KI.LAM ''nap-ša''<sub>2</sub> KU<sub>2</sub> / <sup>mul</sup>MAN-''ma'' <sup>d</sup>''Ṣal-bat-a-nu'' "If the Strange Star comes close to Venus: within 6 months the despot king? will die, his country will enjoy abundant business activity; Strange Star = Mars" [BPO 3, 46, VAT 10218:63], parallel [ibid. 94, K.2226+:33].		(2) The Strange Star and Venus; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>''Dil-bat'' <sup>mul</sup>MAN-''ma'' TE-''ši ana'' ITI.6.KAM LUGAL ŠU<sub>2</sub> BE-''ma'' KUR''-su'' KI.LAM ''nap-ša''<sub>2</sub> KU<sub>2</sub> / <sup>mul</sup>MAN-''ma'' <sup>d</sup>''Ṣal-bat-a-nu'' "If the Strange Star comes close to Venus: within 6 months the despot king? will die, his country will enjoy abundant business activity; Strange Star = Mars" [BPO 3<ref name=":2" />, 46, VAT 10218:63], parallel [ibid.<ref name=":2" /> 94, K.2226+:33].

	(3) Strange Star and Saturn; [DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MIN<sub>3</sub>-''m'']''a''<sup>!</sup> ''a-na'' <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM TE ZAḪ<sub>2</sub> M[AŠ<sub>2</sub>.ANŠE] / [<sup>mul</sup>''Ṣal'']-''bat-a-nu a-na'' <sup>d</sup>UDU.IDIM.SAG. UŠ TE-''ma'' "[If the Strange Star] comes close to a planet: loss of c[attle; (this means): Ma]rs comes close to Saturn" [ARAK, 327 r. 1-2]; parallel [ibid, 125:1].		(3) Strange Star and Saturn; [DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MIN<sub>3</sub>-''m'']''a''<sup>!</sup> ''a-na'' <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM TE ZAḪ<sub>2</sub> M[AŠ<sub>2</sub>.ANŠE] / [<sup>mul</sup>''Ṣal'']-''bat-a-nu a-na'' <sup>d</sup>UDU.IDIM.SAG. UŠ TE-''ma'' "[If the Strange Star] comes close to a planet: loss of c[attle; (this means): Ma]rs comes close to Saturn" [ARAK<ref name=":0" />, 327 r. 1-2]; parallel [ibid.<ref name=":0" />, 125:1].

	(4) The Strange Star and Gemini; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MAN-''ma ana'' <sup>mul</sup>MAŠ.TAB.BA TE NUN BE "If the Strange Star comes close to Gemini: the Crown Prince will die" [BPO 2, III 12a + Parallels]; for a parallel see. [ARAK, 64 r. 7, 341:5-6].		(4) The Strange Star and Gemini; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MAN-''ma ana'' <sup>mul</sup>MAŠ.TAB.BA TE NUN BE "If the Strange Star comes close to Gemini: the Crown Prince will die" [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, III 12a + Parallels]; for a parallel see. [ARAK<ref name=":0" />, 64 r. 7, 341:5-6].

	(5) The Strange Star and the Crab; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MIN<sub>3</sub>-''ma ana'' <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL TE NUN U[Š] "If the Strange Star comes close to the Crab: the ruler will die" [ARAK, 101:7]; parallel [ARAK, 452:6-7; SpTU III, 101:7].		(5) The Strange Star and the Crab; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MIN<sub>3</sub>-''ma ana'' <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL TE NUN U[Š] "If the Strange Star comes close to the Crab: the ruler will die" [ARAK<ref name=":0" />, 101:7]; parallel [ARAK<ref name=":0" />, 452:6-7; SpTU III<ref name=":4" />, 101:7].

	(6) Strange Star and Enmesharrah; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MIN<sub>3</sub>-''ma ana'' <sup>mul</sup>EN.ME.ŠAR<sub>2</sub>.RA TE / UN.MEŠ DAGAL.MEŠ ŠA<sub>3</sub> KUR DUG<sub>3</sub>-''ab'' "If the Strange Star comes close to Enmesharrah: people will expand; the country will become happy" [ARAK, 503:6-7]; parallel [LABS, 100:16-17].		(6) Strange Star and Enmesharrah; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MIN<sub>3</sub>-''ma ana'' <sup>mul</sup>EN.ME.ŠAR<sub>2</sub>.RA TE / UN.MEŠ DAGAL.MEŠ ŠA<sub>3</sub> KUR DUG<sub>3</sub>-''ab'' "If the Strange Star comes close to Enmesharrah: people will expand; the country will become happy" [ARAK<ref name=":0" />, 503:6-7]; parallel [LABS<ref>''Parpola S.'' Letters from Assyrian and Babylonian Scholars. Helsinki, 1993 (State Archives of Assyria, Vol. X).</ref>, 100:16-17].

	(7) Strange Star and Field; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MAN-''ma ana'' <sup>mul</sup>AŠ.GAN<sub>2</sub> TE a.ab.ba ''ḫi-ṣib-ša''<sub>2</sub> zaḫ<sub>2</sub>: <sup>mul</sup>''Ṣal-bat-a-nu lu'' <sup>mul</sup>sim.˹maḫ˺ [lu <sup>mul</sup>A.EDIN ''kur-ma''] "If the Strange Star approaches the Field: income from the sea will disappear; (this will happen) if Mars approaches either the Swallow [or Erua]" [Borger 1973, 41:11′], see also [ACh Suppl., 50:13].		(7) Strange Star and Field; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MAN-''ma ana'' <sup>mul</sup>AŠ.GAN<sub>2</sub> TE a.ab.ba ''ḫi-ṣib-ša''<sub>2</sub> zaḫ<sub>2</sub>: <sup>mul</sup>''Ṣal-bat-a-nu lu'' <sup>mul</sup>sim.˹maḫ˺ [lu <sup>mul</sup>A.EDIN ''kur-ma''] "If the Strange Star approaches the Field: income from the sea will disappear; (this will happen) if Mars approaches either the Swallow [or Erua]" [Borger 1973<ref name=":5">''Borger R.'' Keilschrifttexte verschiedenen Inhalts / Symbolae Biblicae et Mesopotamicae. Festschrift Th. de Liagre Böhl. Ed. M.A.Beek et al. Leiden, 1973. Р. 38-55.</ref>, 41:11′], see also [ACh Suppl<ref>''Ch. Virolleaud'', L'astrologie chaldéenne S(in); Shamasz; Isht(ar); Adad; S/Supp. = Supplément; SS / 2.Supp. = Second Supplément (Paris 1905 - 1912)</ref>., 50:13].

	(8) The Strange Star and the Star Cluster; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MAN-''ma ana'' mul.mul te \| zaḫ<sub>2</sub> kur ''bir-aḫ'' un.meš \| <sup>m</sup>[<sup>ul</sup>MAN''-ma'' <sup>d</sup>''Ṣal-bat-a-nu''] "If the Strange Star approaches the Star Cluster: the country will perish, the people will be scattered. [Strange Star = Mars]" [Borger 1973, 41:10′].		(8) The Strange Star and the Star Cluster; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MAN-''ma ana'' mul.mul te \| zaḫ<sub>2</sub> kur ''bir-aḫ'' un.meš \| <sup>m</sup>[<sup>ul</sup>MAN''-ma'' <sup>d</sup>''Ṣal-bat-a-nu''] "If the Strange Star approaches the Star Cluster: the country will perish, the people will be scattered. [Strange Star = Mars]" [Borger 1973<ref name=":5" />, 41:10′].

	(9) The Planet and the Strange Star; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM <''ana''> <sup>mul</sup>MAN-''ma'' TE''-šu'' MAŠ<sub>2</sub>.ANŠE ZA[Ḫ<sub>3</sub>] "If a planet to approaches the Strange Star: the due date of the catt[le]" [TU, 16:51; Largement 1957, 246: 51b].		(9) The Planet and the Strange Star; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM <''ana''> <sup>mul</sup>MAN-''ma'' TE''-šu'' MAŠ<sub>2</sub>.ANŠE ZA[Ḫ<sub>3</sub>] "If a planet to approaches the Strange Star: the due date of the catt[le]" [TU<ref>''Thureau-Dangin F''. Tablettes d’Uruk. Paris, 1922 (= TCL 6).</ref>, 16:51; Largement 1957<ref name=":3" />, 246: 51b].

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