MAR.TU - Revision history

Sushoff at 18:25, 26 March 2026

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	Authors: ~~Gennady E. Kurtik,~~ {{PAGEAUTHORS}}~~, Euin Choung Kim~~		Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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	<sup>mul / d</sup>MAR.TU (𒀯𒈥𒌅) = Akkadian ''[[Amurru]],'' the asterism of the deity of this name in the constellation [[Perseus]]. The god Martu = Amurru is the titular god of the Amorites, as in the Sumerian literary work the Marriage of Martu<ref>Marriage of Martu, online at [https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section1/tr171.htm Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature] (ETCSL, University of Oxford, UK)</ref> which explains how the Amorite deity married into the Sumerian-Akkadian divine royal family, i.e. the Mesopotamian pantheon. The Amorites are western Semites who arrived in Mesopotamia from the west, the direction 'west' and west wind <sup>im</sup>MAR.TU = ''[[Amurru]]'', i.e. the Amorites are 'westerners' in Sumerian-Akkadian parlance. There is no evidence to suggest that this is in anyway connected to the sense of the star <sup>mul</sup>MAR.TU = ''[[Amurru]]'' as a more western/westerly star than any other in the sky. The sign TU can also be read DU<sub>2</sub>, with the divine name then read Mardu.		<sup>mul / d</sup>MAR.TU (𒀯𒈥𒌅) = Akkadian ''[[Amurru]],'' the asterism of the deity of this name in the constellation [[Perseus]]. The god Martu = Amurru is the titular god of the Amorites, as in the Sumerian literary work the Marriage of Martu<ref>Marriage of Martu, online at [https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section1/tr171.htm Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature] (ETCSL, University of Oxford, UK)</ref> which explains how the Amorite deity married into the Sumerian-Akkadian divine royal family, i.e. the Mesopotamian pantheon. The Amorites are western Semites who arrived in Mesopotamia from the west, the direction 'west' and west wind <sup>im</sup>MAR.TU = ''[[Amurru]]'', i.e. the Amorites are 'westerners' in Sumerian-Akkadian parlance. There is no evidence to suggest that this is in anyway connected to the sense of the star <sup>mul</sup>MAR.TU = ''[[Amurru]]'' as a more western/westerly star than any other in the sky. The sign TU can also be read DU<sub>2</sub>, with the divine name then read Mardu.

Sushoff at 08:12, 17 January 2026

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			Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}, Euin Choung Kim
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	<sup>mul / d</sup>MAR.TU (𒀯𒈥𒌅) = Akkadian ''[[Amurru]],'' the asterism of the deity of this name in the constellation [[Perseus]]. The god Martu = Amurru is the titular god of the Amorites, as in the Sumerian literary work the Marriage of Martu<ref>Marriage of Martu, online at [https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section1/tr171.htm Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature] (ETCSL, University of Oxford, UK)</ref> which explains how the Amorite deity married into the Sumerian-Akkadian divine royal family, i.e. the Mesopotamian pantheon. The Amorites are western Semites who arrived in Mesopotamia from the west, the direction 'west' and west wind <sup>im</sup>MAR.TU = ''[[Amurru]]'', i.e. the Amorites are 'westerners' in Sumerian-Akkadian parlance. There is no evidence to suggest that this is in anyway connected to the sense of the star <sup>mul</sup>MAR.TU = ''[[Amurru]]'' as a more western/westerly star than any other in the sky. The sign TU can also be read DU<sub>2</sub>, with the divine name then read Mardu.		<sup>mul / d</sup>MAR.TU (𒀯𒈥𒌅) = Akkadian ''[[Amurru]],'' the asterism of the deity of this name in the constellation [[Perseus]]. The god Martu = Amurru is the titular god of the Amorites, as in the Sumerian literary work the Marriage of Martu<ref>Marriage of Martu, online at [https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section1/tr171.htm Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature] (ETCSL, University of Oxford, UK)</ref> which explains how the Amorite deity married into the Sumerian-Akkadian divine royal family, i.e. the Mesopotamian pantheon. The Amorites are western Semites who arrived in Mesopotamia from the west, the direction 'west' and west wind <sup>im</sup>MAR.TU = ''[[Amurru]]'', i.e. the Amorites are 'westerners' in Sumerian-Akkadian parlance. There is no evidence to suggest that this is in anyway connected to the sense of the star <sup>mul</sup>MAR.TU = ''[[Amurru]]'' as a more western/westerly star than any other in the sky. The sign TU can also be read DU<sub>2</sub>, with the divine name then read Mardu.

JanSafford at 17:19, 9 January 2026

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	* <sup>mul</sup>MAR.DU<sub>2</sub>;		* <sup>mul</sup>MAR.DU<sub>2</sub>;
	* = <sup>mul</sup>''amurru'',		* = <sup>mul</sup>''amurru'',
	* Martu, Amurru"; a constellation or star in [[Perseus]] [G. 261].		* Martu, Amurru"; a constellation or star in [[Perseus]] [Gössmann 1950, 261].
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	\|вар. чтения: <sup>mul</sup>MAR.DU<sub>2</sub>; = <sup>mul</sup>''amurru'', «Звезда-Запад», «Звезда Амурру»; созвездие или звезда в Персее (Perseus) [G. 261].\|\|Example		\|вар. чтения: <sup>mul</sup>MAR.DU<sub>2</sub>; = <sup>mul</sup>''amurru'', «Звезда-Запад», «Звезда Амурру»; созвездие или звезда в Персее (Perseus) [Gössmann 1950, 261].\|\|Example
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	\|I. Источники.		\|I. Источники.

Sushoff at 11:44, 18 December 2025

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	<sup>mul / d</sup>MAR.TU (𒀯𒈥𒌅) = Akkadian ''[[Amurru]],'' the asterism of the deity of this name in the constellation [[Perseus]]. The god Martu = Amurru is the titular god of the Amorites, as in the Sumerian literary work the Marriage of Martu<ref>Marriage of Martu, online at [https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section1/tr171.htm Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature] (ETCSL, University of Oxford, UK)</ref> which explains how the Amorite deity married into the Sumerian-Akkadian divine royal family, i.e. the Mesopotamian pantheon. The Amorites are western Semites who arrived in Mesopotamia from the west, the direction 'west' and west wind <sup>im</sup>MAR.TU = ''[[Amurru]]'', i.e. the Amorites are 'westerners' in Sumerian-Akkadian parlance. There is no evidence to suggest that this is in anyway connected to the sense of the star <sup>mul</sup>MAR.TU = ''[[Amurru]]'' as a more western/westerly star than any other in the sky. The sign TU can also be read DU<sub>2</sub>, with the divine name then read Mardu.		<sup>mul / d</sup>MAR.TU (𒀯𒈥𒌅) = Akkadian ''[[Amurru]],'' the asterism of the deity of this name in the constellation [[Perseus]]. The god Martu = Amurru is the titular god of the Amorites, as in the Sumerian literary work the Marriage of Martu<ref>Marriage of Martu, online at [https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section1/tr171.htm Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature] (ETCSL, University of Oxford, UK)</ref> which explains how the Amorite deity married into the Sumerian-Akkadian divine royal family, i.e. the Mesopotamian pantheon. The Amorites are western Semites who arrived in Mesopotamia from the west, the direction 'west' and west wind <sup>im</sup>MAR.TU = ''[[Amurru]]'', i.e. the Amorites are 'westerners' in Sumerian-Akkadian parlance. There is no evidence to suggest that this is in anyway connected to the sense of the star <sup>mul</sup>MAR.TU = ''[[Amurru]]'' as a more western/westerly star than any other in the sky. The sign TU can also be read DU<sub>2</sub>, with the divine name then read Mardu.

	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==
	Var. reading:		Var. reading:

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	* = <sup>mul</sup>''amurru'',		* = <sup>mul</sup>''amurru'',
	* Martu, Amurru"; a constellation or star in [[Perseus]] [G. 261].		* Martu, Amurru"; a constellation or star in [[Perseus]] [G. 261].

	~~===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===~~
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Sushoff at 10:56, 14 September 2025

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	<sup>mul / d</sup>MAR.TU (𒀯𒈥𒌅) = Akkadian ''[[Amurru]],'' the asterism of the deity of this name in the constellation Perseus. The god Martu = Amurru is the titular god of the Amorites, as in the Sumerian literary work the Marriage of Martu which explains how the Amorite deity married into the Sumerian-Akkadian divine royal family, i.e. the Mesopotamian pantheon ~~(https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section1/tr171.htm)~~. The Amorites are western Semites who arrived in Mesopotamia from the west, the direction 'west' and west wind <sup>im</sup>MAR.TU = ''[[Amurru]]'', i.e. the Amorites are 'westerners' in Sumerian-Akkadian parlance. There is no evidence to suggest that this is in anyway connected to the sense of the star <sup>mul</sup>MAR.TU = ''[[Amurru]]'' as a more western/westerly star than any other in the sky. The sign TU can also be read DU<sub>2</sub>, with the divine name then read Mardu.		<sup>mul / d</sup>MAR.TU (𒀯𒈥𒌅) = Akkadian ''[[Amurru]],'' the asterism of the deity of this name in the constellation [[Perseus]]. The god Martu = Amurru is the titular god of the Amorites, as in the Sumerian literary work the Marriage of Martu<ref>Marriage of Martu, online at [https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section1/tr171.htm Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature] (ETCSL, University of Oxford, UK)</ref> which explains how the Amorite deity married into the Sumerian-Akkadian divine royal family, i.e. the Mesopotamian pantheon. The Amorites are western Semites who arrived in Mesopotamia from the west, the direction 'west' and west wind <sup>im</sup>MAR.TU = ''[[Amurru]]'', i.e. the Amorites are 'westerners' in Sumerian-Akkadian parlance. There is no evidence to suggest that this is in anyway connected to the sense of the star <sup>mul</sup>MAR.TU = ''[[Amurru]]'' as a more western/westerly star than any other in the sky. The sign TU can also be read DU<sub>2</sub>, with the divine name then read Mardu.

	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
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	==References==		==References==
	*[[References (Babylonian)\|Kurtik's references]]		*[[References (Babylonian)\|Kurtik's references]]

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Sushoff at 15:26, 11 September 2025

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	<sup>mul / d</sup>MAR.TU (𒀯𒈥𒌅) = Akkadian ''[[Amurru]],'' the asterism of the deity of this name in the constellation Perseus. The god Martu = Amurru is the titular god of the Amorites, as in the Sumerian literary work the Marriage of Martu which explains how the Amorite deity married into the Sumerian-Akkadian divine royal family, i.e. the Mesopotamian pantheon (https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section1/tr171.htm). The Amorites, are western~~-semites~~ who arrived in Mesopotamia from the west, the direction 'west' and west-wind <sup>im</sup>MAR.TU = ''[[Amurru]]'', i.e. the Amorites are 'westerners' in Sumerian-Akkadian parlance. There is no evidence to suggest that this is in anyway connected to the sense of the star <sup>mul</sup>MAR.TU = ''[[Amurru]]'' as a more western/westerly star than any other in the sky. The sign TU also ~~can~~ be read DU<sub>2</sub>, with the divine name then read Mardu.		<sup>mul / d</sup>MAR.TU (𒀯𒈥𒌅) = Akkadian ''[[Amurru]],'' the asterism of the deity of this name in the constellation Perseus. The god Martu = Amurru is the titular god of the Amorites, as in the Sumerian literary work the Marriage of Martu which explains how the Amorite deity married into the Sumerian-Akkadian divine royal family, i.e. the Mesopotamian pantheon (https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section1/tr171.htm). The Amorites are western Semites who arrived in Mesopotamia from the west, the direction 'west' and west wind <sup>im</sup>MAR.TU = ''[[Amurru]]'', i.e. the Amorites are 'westerners' in Sumerian-Akkadian parlance. There is no evidence to suggest that this is in anyway connected to the sense of the star <sup>mul</sup>MAR.TU = ''[[Amurru]]'' as a more western/westerly star than any other in the sky. The sign TU can also be read DU<sub>2</sub>, with the divine name then read Mardu.

	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	Var. reading: <sup>mul</sup>MAR.DU<sub>2</sub>; = <sup>mul</sup>''amurru'', ~~"<s>Asterism-West,"</s>~~ Martu, Amurru"; a constellation or star in Perseus [G. 261].		Var. reading:

			* <sup>mul</sup>MAR.DU<sub>2</sub>;
			* = <sup>mul</sup>''amurru'',
			* Martu, Amurru"; a constellation or star in [[Perseus]] [G. 261].

	===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===		===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===
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	\|'''Lexical texts.'''		\|'''Lexical texts.'''
	Urra XXII series: <sup>mul</sup>mar.tu = ''a-mur''<sup>!</sup>-''t''[''a''] A / ''a-mur-ru'' B [Emar VI/4, 151:176], <sup>[mul]</sup>mar.tu = ''a-mur-''[''ru''] [MSL XI, 31, Section 10:11], <sup>mul</sup>mar.tu = [''a'']-''mur-ru'' [Cavigneaux 1981, 79.B.1 / 5 iv 6], <sup>mul</sup>ma[r].t[u] = [...] [SpTU III, 114A v 26], <sup>mul</sup>mar.du<sub>2</sub> = ''a-mur-ru'' [Bloch-Horowitz 2015, 106:282ʹ]. \|\|Example		Urra XXII series:

			* <sup>mul</sup>mar.tu = ''a-mur''<sup>!</sup>-''t''[''a''] A / ''a-mur-ru'' B [Emar VI/4, 151:176],
			* <sup>[mul]</sup>mar.tu = ''a-mur-''[''ru''] [MSL XI, 31, Section 10:11],
			* <sup>mul</sup>mar.tu = [''a'']-''mur-ru'' [Cavigneaux 1981, 79.B.1 / 5 iv 6],
			* <sup>mul</sup>ma[r].t[u] = [...] [SpTU III, 114A v 26],
			* <sup>mul</sup>mar.du<sub>2</sub> = ''a-mur-ru'' [Bloch-Horowitz 2015, 106:282ʹ].
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	\|'''Hittite Prayer to the Gods of the Night.'''		\|'''Hittite Prayer to the Gods of the Night.'''
	<sup>mul</sup>MAR.TU [KUB IV, 47 r. 46; BPO 2, 2:17; Van der Toorn 1985, 130:46]. \|\|Example		* <sup>mul</sup>MAR.TU [KUB IV, 47 r. 46; BPO 2, 2:17; Van der Toorn 1985, 130:46].
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	\|'''"Three Stars Each (Astroabes)."'''		\|'''"Three Stars Each (Astroabes)."'''
	Astrolabe B. List (12´3): <sup>mul</sup>šu.gi / <sup>d</sup>''En-me-šar''<sub>2</sub>-''ra'' <sup>d</sup>mar.tu "Old Man = Enmesharra = Martu/Amurru ~~d<s>eity-Wes</s>t~~" (B ii 13-14), see also sh16[[ŠU.GI]].		Astrolabe B. List (12´3):

			* <sup>mul</sup>šu.gi / <sup>d</sup>''En-me-šar''<sub>2</sub>-''ra'' <sup>d</sup>mar.tu
			* "Old Man = Enmesharra = Martu/Amurru" (B ii 13-14), see also (Kurtik sh16) [[ŠU.GI]].
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	\|'''EAE.'''		\|'''EAE.'''
	DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MAR.TU (glossa: ''mu-lu a-mur-ru'') MIN(= ''meš-ḫa im-šuḫ'')... "If Martu/Amurru <s>Asterism</s>-West emits mišḫu..." [ACh Suppl. 2, 64 ii 7-8], parallel [ibid., 63:11].		DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MAR.TU (glossa: ''mu-lu a-mur-ru'') MIN(= ''meš-ḫa im-šuḫ'')...

			"If Martu/Amurru <s>Asterism</s>-West emits mišḫu..." [ACh Suppl. 2, 64 ii 7-8], parallel [ibid., 63:11].
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InitTeam at 10:16, 10 September 2025

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WayneHorowitz: See what I wrote about west! So I changed the translation of the name

2025-08-28T08:51:44Z

See what I wrote about west! So I changed the translation of the name

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	<sup>mul / d</sup>MAR.TU (𒀯𒈥𒌅) = Akkadian ''[[Amurru]]''		<sup>mul / d</sup>MAR.TU (𒀯𒈥𒌅) = Akkadian ''[[Amurru]],'' the asterism of the deity of this name in the constellation Perseus. The god Martu = Amurru is the titular god of the Amorites, as in the Sumerian literary work the Marriage of Martu which explains how the Amorite deity married into the Sumerian-Akkadian divine royal family, i.e. the Mesopotamian pantheon (https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section1/tr171.htm). The Amorites, are western-semites who arrived in Mesopotamia from the west, the direction 'west' and west-wind <sup>im</sup>MAR.TU = ''[[Amurru]]'', i.e. the Amorites are 'westerners' in Sumerian-Akkadian parlance. There is no evidence to suggest that this is in anyway connected to the sense of the star <sup>mul</sup>MAR.TU = ''[[Amurru]]'' as a more western/westerly star than any other in the sky. The sign TU also can be read DU<sub>2</sub>, with the divine name then read Mardu.

	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	Var. reading: <sup>mul</sup>MAR.DU<sub>2</sub>; = <sup>mul</sup>''amurru'', "Asterism-West," ~~"Asterism of~~ Amurru"; a constellation or star in Perseus [G. 261].		Var. reading: <sup>mul</sup>MAR.DU<sub>2</sub>; = <sup>mul</sup>''amurru'', "<s>Asterism-West,"</s> Martu, Amurru"; a constellation or star in Perseus [G. 261].
	===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===		===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===
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	\|'''"Three Stars Each (Astroabes)."'''		\|'''"Three Stars Each (Astroabes)."'''
	Astrolabe B. List (12´3): <sup>mul</sup>šu.gi / <sup>d</sup>''En-me-šar''<sub>2</sub>-''ra'' <sup>d</sup>mar.tu "Old Man = Enmesharra = ~~deity~~-~~West~~" (B ii 13-14), see also sh16[[ŠU.GI]].		Astrolabe B. List (12´3): <sup>mul</sup>šu.gi / <sup>d</sup>''En-me-šar''<sub>2</sub>-''ra'' <sup>d</sup>mar.tu "Old Man = Enmesharra = Martu/Amurru d<s>eity-Wes</s>t" (B ii 13-14), see also sh16[[ŠU.GI]].
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	\|'''EAE.'''		\|'''EAE.'''
	DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MAR.TU (glossa: ''mu-lu a-mur-ru'') MIN(= ''meš-ḫa im-šuḫ'')... "If ~~the~~ Asterism-West emits mišḫu..." [ACh Suppl. 2, 64 ii 7-8], parallel [ibid., 63:11].		DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>MAR.TU (glossa: ''mu-lu a-mur-ru'') MIN(= ''meš-ḫa im-šuḫ'')... "If Martu/Amurru <s>Asterism</s>-West emits mišḫu..." [ACh Suppl. 2, 64 ii 7-8], parallel [ibid., 63:11].
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WayneHorowitz at 08:34, 28 August 2025

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	<sup>mul / d</sup>MAR.TU (𒀯𒈥𒌅) ~~is the Sumerian designation "Western star",~~ Akkadian ''[[Amurru]]''.		<sup>mul / d</sup>MAR.TU (𒀯𒈥𒌅) = Akkadian ''[[Amurru]]''

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

Sushoff at 19:22, 16 August 2025

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	<sup>mul / d</sup>MAR.TU (𒀯𒈥𒌅) is the Sumerian designation "Western star", Akkadian ''[[Amurru]]''.		<sup>mul / d</sup>MAR.TU (𒀯𒈥𒌅) is the Sumerian designation "Western star", Akkadian ''[[Amurru]]''.

	==~~Dictionary~~==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	Var. reading: <sup>mul</sup>MAR.DU<sub>2</sub>; = <sup>mul</sup>''amurru'', "Asterism-West," "Asterism of Amurru"; a constellation or star in Perseus [G. 261].		Var. reading: <sup>mul</sup>MAR.DU<sub>2</sub>; = <sup>mul</sup>''amurru'', "Asterism-West," "Asterism of Amurru"; a constellation or star in Perseus [G. 261].
	===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===		===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===