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Sushoff at 18:37, 26 March 2026

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	<sup>d</sup>MUL.AN.A.DIRI.A (𒀭𒀯𒀭𒋛𒀀𒀀) is a Sumerian name for Venus. Its sense seems to be mul an a diri(g), 'The star which floats like a raft in the sky.'		<sup>d</sup>MUL.AN.A.DIRI.A (𒀭𒀯𒀭𒋛𒀀𒀀) is a Sumerian name for Venus. Its sense seems to be mul an a diri(g), 'The star which floats like a raft in the sky.'

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

	~~=== Kurtik with Hilder~~, ~~Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim =~~==
	See EPSD2 [https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/epsd2/sux/o0023592 adirig], "raft". Compare also the Sumerian name for Mercury, [[MA2.DIRI.GA\|<sup>giš</sup>MA<sub>2</sub>.DIRI.GA]], 'The Ferry-boat.'		See EPSD2 [https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/epsd2/sux/o0023592 adirig], "raft". Compare also the Sumerian name for Mercury, [[MA2.DIRI.GA\|<sup>giš</sup>MA<sub>2</sub>.DIRI.GA]], 'The Ferry-boat.'

Sushoff at 18:30, 26 March 2026

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	Authors: ~~Gennady E. Kurtik,~~ {{PAGEAUTHORS}}~~, Euin Choung Kim~~		Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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Sushoff at 08:16, 17 January 2026

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			Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}, Euin Choung Kim
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	<sup>d</sup>MUL.AN.A.DIRI.A (𒀭𒀯𒀭𒋛𒀀𒀀) is a Sumerian name for Venus. Its sense seems to be mul an a diri(g), 'The star which floats like a raft in the sky.'		<sup>d</sup>MUL.AN.A.DIRI.A (𒀭𒀯𒀭𒋛𒀀𒀀) is a Sumerian name for Venus. Its sense seems to be mul an a diri(g), 'The star which floats like a raft in the sky.'

JanSafford at 16:07, 9 January 2026

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	! scope="col" style="width: 40%;" \| Gössmann (1950)		! scope="col" style="width: 40%;" \| Gössmann (1950)
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	\| вар.: <sup>d</sup>Mul.an.a.diri; букв. «Звезда неба господствующая» — эпитет Венеры [G. 275]. Только в списке богов AN:<sup>d</sup>Anum (IV 185): <sup>d</sup>mul.an.diri.a = min(=<sup>d</sup>Iš<sub>8</sub>-tar<sub>2</sub> mul.<meš> = <sup>d</sup>Ištar kakkabī) «Звезда неба господствующая = Богиня звезд» [CT 25, 31:15; Litke 1998, 161:185 + notes].		\| вар.: <sup>d</sup>Mul.an.a.diri; букв. «Звезда неба господствующая» — эпитет Венеры [Gössmann 1950, 275]. Только в списке богов AN:<sup>d</sup>Anum (IV 185): <sup>d</sup>mul.an.diri.a = min(=<sup>d</sup>Iš<sub>8</sub>-tar<sub>2</sub> mul.<meš> = <sup>d</sup>Ištar kakkabī) «Звезда неба господствующая = Богиня звезд» [CT 25, 31:15; Litke 1998, 161:185 + notes].
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	=== Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim ===		=== Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim ===
	See EPSD2 [https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/epsd2/sux/o0023592 adirig]. Compare also the Sumerian name for Mercury, [[MA2.DIRI.GA\|<sup>giš</sup>MA<sub>2</sub>.DIRI.GA]], 'The Ferry-boat.'		See EPSD2 [https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/epsd2/sux/o0023592 adirig], "raft". Compare also the Sumerian name for Mercury, [[MA2.DIRI.GA\|<sup>giš</sup>MA<sub>2</sub>.DIRI.GA]], 'The Ferry-boat.'

	Var.:		Var.:

	* <sup>d</sup>Mul.an.a.diri; lit. "The Dominant Star in the Sky, "The Drifting Star in the Sky" — an epithet of Venus [G. 275].		* <sup>d</sup>Mul.an.a.diri; lit. "The Dominant Star in the Sky, "The Drifting Star in the Sky" — an epithet of Venus [Gössmann<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 275].

	Only in the list of gods AN:<sup>d</sup>Anum (IV 185):		Only in the list of gods AN:<sup>d</sup>Anum (IV 185):

	* <sup>d</sup>mul.an.diri.a = min(=<sup>d</sup>Iš<sub>8</sub>-tar<sub>2</sub> mul.<meš> = <sup>d</sup>Ištar kakkabī)		* <sup>d</sup>mul.an.diri.a = min(=<sup>d</sup>''Iš''<sub>8</sub>-''tar''<sub>2</sub> mul.<meš> = <sup>d</sup>Ištar ''kakkabī'')
	** "Star of the sky reigning = Goddess of the stars" [CT 25, 31:15; Litke 1998, 161:185 + notes].		** "Star of the sky reigning = Goddess of the stars" [CT<ref name=":1">''Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum.''</ref> 25, 31:15; Litke 1998<ref name=":2">''Litke R.L''. A Reconstruction of the Assyro-Babylonian God-Lists, AN:<sup>d</sup>A-nu-um and AN:Anu ša<sub>2</sub> amēli. New Haven, 1998 (Texts from the Babylonian Collection, Vol. 3).</ref>, 161:185 + notes]
	* Need to check CT 25 and the variants also via G. 275 and Litke ???		'''''Need to check CT<ref name=":1" /> 25 and the variants also via Gössmann<ref name=":0" /> 275 and Litke 1998<ref name=":2" />???'''''

	== Historical Dictionaries ==		== Historical Dictionaries ==
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Sushoff at 11:29, 21 September 2025

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	<sup>d</sup>MUL.AN.A.DIRI.A (𒀭𒀯𒀭𒋛𒀀𒀀) is a Sumerian name for Venus. Its sense seems to be mul an a diri(g), 'The star which floats like a raft in the sky.' ~~See EPSD2 adirig. Compare also the Sumerian name for Mercury~~, ~~[[MA2.DIRI.GA\|<sup>giš</sup>MA<sub>2</sub>.DIRI.GA]]~~, ~~'The Ferry-boat.'~~		<sup>d</sup>MUL.AN.A.DIRI.A (𒀭𒀯𒀭𒋛𒀀𒀀) is a Sumerian name for Venus. Its sense seems to be mul an a diri(g), 'The star which floats like a raft in the sky.'

			== Concordance, Etymology, History ==

	~~Concordance, Etymology, History~~
	=== Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim ===		=== Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim ===
	''~~'''~~Var.: <sup>d</sup>Mul.an.a.diri; lit. "The Dominant Star in the Sky, "The Drifting Star in the Sky" — an epithet of Venus [G. 275]. Only in the list of gods AN:<sup>d</sup>Anum (IV 185): <sup>d</sup>mul.an.diri.a = min(=<sup>d</sup>Iš<sub>8</sub>-tar<sub>2</sub> mul.<meš> = <sup>d</sup>Ištar kakkabī) "Star of the sky reigning = Goddess of the stars" [CT 25, 31:15; Litke 1998, 161:185 + notes]. Need to check CT 25 and the variants also via G. 275 and Litke ???~~'''''~~		See EPSD2 [https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/epsd2/sux/o0023592 adirig]. Compare also the Sumerian name for Mercury, [[MA2.DIRI.GA\|<sup>giš</sup>MA<sub>2</sub>.DIRI.GA]], 'The Ferry-boat.'

			Var.:

			* <sup>d</sup>Mul.an.a.diri; lit. "The Dominant Star in the Sky, "The Drifting Star in the Sky" — an epithet of Venus [G. 275].

			Only in the list of gods AN:<sup>d</sup>Anum (IV 185):

			* <sup>d</sup>mul.an.diri.a = min(=<sup>d</sup>Iš<sub>8</sub>-tar<sub>2</sub> mul.<meš> = <sup>d</sup>Ištar kakkabī)
			** "Star of the sky reigning = Goddess of the stars" [CT 25, 31:15; Litke 1998, 161:185 + notes].
			* Need to check CT 25 and the variants also via G. 275 and Litke ???

	== Historical Dictionaries ==		== Historical Dictionaries ==
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	\| вар.: <sup>d</sup>Mul.an.a.diri; букв. «Звезда неба господствующая» — эпитет Венеры [G. 275]. Только в списке богов AN:<sup>d</sup>Anum (IV 185): <sup>d</sup>mul.an.diri.a = min(=<sup>d</sup>Iš<sub>8</sub>-tar<sub>2</sub> mul.<meš> = <sup>d</sup>Ištar kakkabī) «Звезда неба господствующая = Богиня звезд» [CT 25, 31:15; Litke 1998, 161:185 + notes].		\| вар.: <sup>d</sup>Mul.an.a.diri; букв. «Звезда неба господствующая» — эпитет Венеры [G. 275]. Только в списке богов AN:<sup>d</sup>Anum (IV 185): <sup>d</sup>mul.an.diri.a = min(=<sup>d</sup>Iš<sub>8</sub>-tar<sub>2</sub> mul.<meš> = <sup>d</sup>Ištar kakkabī) «Звезда неба господствующая = Богиня звезд» [CT 25, 31:15; Litke 1998, 161:185 + notes].
	\| ~~Example~~		\|
	\|}		\|}

WayneHorowitz at 09:37, 21 September 2025

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	<sup>d</sup>MUL.AN.A.DIRI.A (𒀭𒀯𒀭𒋛𒀀𒀀) is a Sumerian name for Venus. Its sense seems to be mul an a diri(g), 'The star which floats like a raft in the sky.' See EPSD2 adirig. Compare also the Sumerian name for Mercury, [[MA2.DIRI.GA\|<sup>giš</sup>MA<sub>2</sub>.DIRI.GA]], 'The Ferry-boat.' ~~'''''((iS THIS ENOUGH OR DO I NEED TO EXPLAIN THIS MORE??'''''~~		<sup>d</sup>MUL.AN.A.DIRI.A (𒀭𒀯𒀭𒋛𒀀𒀀) is a Sumerian name for Venus. Its sense seems to be mul an a diri(g), 'The star which floats like a raft in the sky.' See EPSD2 adirig. Compare also the Sumerian name for Mercury, [[MA2.DIRI.GA\|<sup>giš</sup>MA<sub>2</sub>.DIRI.GA]], 'The Ferry-boat.'

	Concordance, Etymology, History		Concordance, Etymology, History

WayneHorowitz at 08:43, 18 September 2025

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	<sup>d</sup>MUL.AN.DIRI.A (𒀭𒀯𒀭𒋛𒀀𒀀) is a Sumerian name for Venus. Its sense seems to be mul an a diri(g), 'The star which floats like a raft in the sky.' See EPSD2 adirig. Compare also the Sumerian name for Mercury, [[MA2.DIRI.GA\|<sup>giš</sup>MA<sub>2</sub>.DIRI.GA]], 'The Ferry-boat.' '''''((iS THIS ENOUGH OR DO I NEED TO EXPLAIN THIS MORE??'''''		<sup>d</sup>MUL.AN.A.DIRI.A (𒀭𒀯𒀭𒋛𒀀𒀀) is a Sumerian name for Venus. Its sense seems to be mul an a diri(g), 'The star which floats like a raft in the sky.' See EPSD2 adirig. Compare also the Sumerian name for Mercury, [[MA2.DIRI.GA\|<sup>giš</sup>MA<sub>2</sub>.DIRI.GA]], 'The Ferry-boat.' '''''((iS THIS ENOUGH OR DO I NEED TO EXPLAIN THIS MORE??'''''

	Concordance, Etymology, History		Concordance, Etymology, History
	=== Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim ===		=== Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim ===
	Var.: <sup>d</sup>Mul.an.a.diri; lit. "The Dominant Star in the Sky, "The Drifting Star in the Sky" — an epithet of Venus [G. 275]. Only in the list of gods AN:<sup>d</sup>''Anum'' (IV 185): <sup>d</sup>mul.an.diri.a = min(=<sup>d</sup>''Iš''<sub>8</sub>-''tar''<sub>2</sub> mul.<meš> = <sup>d</sup>''Ištar kakkabī'') "Star of the sky reigning = Goddess of the stars" [CT 25, 31:15; Litke 1998, 161:185 + notes].		'''''Var.: <sup>d</sup>Mul.an.a.diri; lit. "The Dominant Star in the Sky, "The Drifting Star in the Sky" — an epithet of Venus [G. 275]. Only in the list of gods AN:<sup>d</sup>Anum (IV 185): <sup>d</sup>mul.an.diri.a = min(=<sup>d</sup>Iš<sub>8</sub>-tar<sub>2</sub> mul.<meš> = <sup>d</sup>Ištar kakkabī) "Star of the sky reigning = Goddess of the stars" [CT 25, 31:15; Litke 1998, 161:185 + notes]. Need to check CT 25 and the variants also via G. 275 and Litke ???'''''
	== Historical Dictionaries ==		== Historical Dictionaries ==
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"

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	<sup>d</sup>MUL.AN.DIRI.A (𒀭𒀯𒀭𒋛𒀀𒀀) is a Sumerian name for Venus. Its sense seems to be mul an.a diri(g). The star which ~~is great(est)~~ in the sky~~, or drifts through the sky~~. ~~The~~ Sumerian ~~verb diri has a number of meanings including diri(g) = Akkadian ''watāru''~~, ~~'to exceed, to be the most,' and diri(g) as a very of motion, for example as in~~ [[MA2.DIRI.GA\|<sup>giš</sup>MA<sub>2</sub>.DIRI.GA]], 'The Ferry-boat.' '''''((iS THIS ENOUGH OR DO I NEED TO EXPLAIN THIS MORE??'''''		<sup>d</sup>MUL.AN.DIRI.A (𒀭𒀯𒀭𒋛𒀀𒀀) is a Sumerian name for Venus. Its sense seems to be mul an a diri(g), 'The star which floats like a raft in the sky.' See EPSD2 adirig. Compare also the Sumerian name for Mercury, [[MA2.DIRI.GA\|<sup>giš</sup>MA<sub>2</sub>.DIRI.GA]], 'The Ferry-boat.' '''''((iS THIS ENOUGH OR DO I NEED TO EXPLAIN THIS MORE??'''''

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WayneHorowitz at 08:33, 18 September 2025

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	<sup>d</sup>MUL.AN.DIRI.A (𒀭𒀯𒀭𒋛𒀀𒀀) is a Sumerian name for Venus. Its sense seems to be mul an.a diri(g). The star which is great(est) in the sky, or drifts through the sky. The Sumerian verb diri has a number of meanings including diri(g) = Akkadian ''watāru'', 'to exceed, to be the most,' and diri(g) as a very of motion, for example as in [[MA2.DIRI.GA\|<sup>giš</sup>MA<sub>2</sub>.DIRI.GA]].		<sup>d</sup>MUL.AN.DIRI.A (𒀭𒀯𒀭𒋛𒀀𒀀) is a Sumerian name for Venus. Its sense seems to be mul an.a diri(g). The star which is great(est) in the sky, or drifts through the sky. The Sumerian verb diri has a number of meanings including diri(g) = Akkadian ''watāru'', 'to exceed, to be the most,' and diri(g) as a very of motion, for example as in [[MA2.DIRI.GA\|<sup>giš</sup>MA<sub>2</sub>.DIRI.GA]], 'The Ferry-boat.' '''''((iS THIS ENOUGH OR DO I NEED TO EXPLAIN THIS MORE??'''''
	==Concordance, Etymology, History==
			Concordance, Etymology, History
	=== Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim ===		=== Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim ===
	Var.: <sup>d</sup>Mul.an.a.diri; lit. "The Dominant Star in the Sky, "The Drifting Star in the Sky" — an epithet of Venus [G. 275]. Only in the list of gods AN:<sup>d</sup>''Anum'' (IV 185): <sup>d</sup>mul.an.diri.a = min(=<sup>d</sup>''Iš''<sub>8</sub>-''tar''<sub>2</sub> mul.<meš> = <sup>d</sup>''Ištar kakkabī'') "Star of the sky reigning = Goddess of the stars" [CT 25, 31:15; Litke 1998, 161:185 + notes].		Var.: <sup>d</sup>Mul.an.a.diri; lit. "The Dominant Star in the Sky, "The Drifting Star in the Sky" — an epithet of Venus [G. 275]. Only in the list of gods AN:<sup>d</sup>''Anum'' (IV 185): <sup>d</sup>mul.an.diri.a = min(=<sup>d</sup>''Iš''<sub>8</sub>-''tar''<sub>2</sub> mul.<meš> = <sup>d</sup>''Ištar kakkabī'') "Star of the sky reigning = Goddess of the stars" [CT 25, 31:15; Litke 1998, 161:185 + notes].