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	<sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA (𒀭𒊩𒌆𒅁) is an important Mesopotamian deity, the son of the Sumero-Akkadian king of the gods Enlil, a the hero of a number of Sumerian-Akkadian literary works, most notably Lugale and Angimdimma. He is identified with a number of asterisms including Mercury, Saturn, Antares and especially [[Sirius]]. Cf. also Ningirsu.		<sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA (𒀭𒊩𒌆𒅁) is an important Mesopotamian deity, the son of the Sumero-Akkadian king of the gods Enlil, a the hero of a number of Sumerian-Akkadian literary works, most notably Lugale and Angimdimma. He is identified with a number of asterisms including Mercury, Saturn, Antares and especially [[Sirius]]. Cf. also Ningirsu.

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	<sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA (𒀭𒊩𒌆𒅁) is an important Mesopotamian deity, the son of the Sumero-Akkadian king of the gods Enlil, a the hero of a number of Sumerian-Akkadian literary works, most notably Lugale and Angimdimma. He is identified with a number of asterisms including Mercury, Saturn, Antares and especially [[Sirius]]. Cf. also Ningirsu.		<sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA (𒀭𒊩𒌆𒅁) is an important Mesopotamian deity, the son of the Sumero-Akkadian king of the gods Enlil, a the hero of a number of Sumerian-Akkadian literary works, most notably Lugale and Angimdimma. He is identified with a number of asterisms including Mercury, Saturn, Antares and especially [[Sirius]]. Cf. also Ningirsu.
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	<sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA (𒀭𒊩𒌆𒅁) is an important Mesopotamian deity, the son of the Sumero-Akkadian king of the gods Enlil, a the hero of a number of Sumerian-Akkadian literrary works, most notably Lugale and Angimdimma. He is identified with a number of asterisms including Mercury, Saturn, Antares aand especially [[Sirius]]. Cf. also Ningirsu.		<sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA (𒀭𒊩𒌆𒅁) is an important Mesopotamian deity, the son of the Sumero-Akkadian king of the gods Enlil, a the hero of a number of Sumerian-Akkadian literrary works, most notably Lugale and Angimdimma. He is identified with a number of asterisms including Mercury, Saturn, Antares aand especially [[Sirius]]. Cf. also Ningirsu.
	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==

	~~=== Krebernik~~ (~~2023~~) ~~===~~
	~~God of agriculture and war~~, ~~foremost son of Enlil, identified with Ninĝirsu, Pabilsaĝ, and Zababa~~. ~~''<sup>d~~</~~sup~~>~~Nin-urta'' (AN 11r; 23l).~~

	~~===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=~~==
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	* <sup>d</sup>NIN.IB; = <sup>d</sup>''Ninurta'';		* <sup>d</sup>NIN.IB; = <sup>d</sup>''Ninurta'';

	Ninurta, a deity identified with [[:Category:Mercury\|Mercury]], [[:Category:Saturn\|Saturn]], the [[:Category:Sun\|Sun]], [[Sirius]], and [[Antares]] [Gössmann<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 323].		Ninurta, a deity identified with [[:Category:Mercury\|Mercury]], [[:Category:Saturn\|Saturn]], the [[:Category:Sun\|Sun]], [[Sirius]], and [[Antares]] [Gössmann<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 323]. God of agriculture and war, foremost son of Enlil, identified with Ninĝirsu, Pabilsaĝ, and Zababa. ''<sup>d</sup>Nin-urta'' (AN 11r; 23l).<ref>Hoffmann, S. M. and Krebernik, M. (2023). What do deities tell us about the celestial positioning system, in: R. Rollinger, I. Madreiter, M. Lang, C. Pappi (eds.). The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East, Papers held at the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique International and 12th Melammu Symposium July 16-20 2018, Innsbruck. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 539-579</ref>
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	<sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA (𒀭𒊩𒌆𒅁) is an important Mesopotamian deity, the son of the Sumero-Akkadian king of the gods Enlil, a the hero of a number of Sumerian-Akkadian literrary works, most notably Lugale and Angimdimma. He is identified with a number of asterisms including Mercury, Saturn, ~~and~~ especially [[Sirius]]. Cf. also Ningirsu.		<sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA (𒀭𒊩𒌆𒅁) is an important Mesopotamian deity, the son of the Sumero-Akkadian king of the gods Enlil, a the hero of a number of Sumerian-Akkadian literrary works, most notably Lugale and Angimdimma. He is identified with a number of asterisms including Mercury, Saturn, Antares aand especially [[Sirius]]. Cf. also Ningirsu.
	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==

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	* (1) <sup>mul</sup>min(=li<sub>9</sub>.si<sub>4</sub>) = <sup>d</sup>nin.urta "Lysi = Ninurta" (α Scorpii);		* (1) <sup>mul</sup>min(=li<sub>9</sub>.si<sub>4</sub>) = <sup>d</sup>nin.urta "Lysi = Ninurta" (α Scorpii = Antares);
	* (2) <sup>d</sup>utu ''ina šu''<sub>2</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> <sup>d</sup>˹nin<sup>?</sup>.urta˺ "The Sun during its setting — ˹Ninurta˺" [Mesop.Astrol.<ref>''Koch-Westenholz U''. Mesopotamian Astrology. Copenhagen, Museum Tusculanum Press. 1995.</ref>, App. B:135, 289].		* (2) <sup>d</sup>utu ''ina šu''<sub>2</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> <sup>d</sup>˹nin<sup>?</sup>.urta˺ "The Sun during its setting — ˹Ninurta˺" [Mesop.Astrol.<ref>''Koch-Westenholz U''. Mesopotamian Astrology. Copenhagen, Museum Tusculanum Press. 1995.</ref>, App. B:135, 289].
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	==== II. Deity. ====		==== II. Deity. ====
	Ninurta is one of the ~~oldest~~ Mesopotamian gods; his name is present in the lists of gods from Fara (XXVI century B.C.) [Krebernik 1986<ref>''Krebernik M.'' Die Götterlisten aus Fāra // ZA. 1986. Bd. 76, Halbband II. S. 161-204.</ref>, 201]. Son of Enlil, a heroic god, on whose account are several mythological victories, including the victory over the evil demon Asag (akk. Asakku) and the Anzu bird. Ninurta is a military deity and at the same time he is ~~the~~ god of vegetation, fertility and agriculture. He ~~is close to~~ Ningirsu in ~~character~~. His wife was considered to be the goddess-healer Gula or the goddess Bau (Baba), the wife of Ningirsu. He was honored in Nippur, Lagash, Kalhu and other cities of ~~Mesopotamia~~. At Kalhu, Ashshur-natsir-apal II (883-859) dedicated a special temple to him near the ziggurat. See. [MNM 2<ref>''Мифы народов мира''. Т. 1-2 / Глав. ред. С.А.Токарев. 2-е издание. М.: Советская энциклопедия. 1992.</ref>, 222; Black-Green 1992<ref>''Black J., Green A.'' Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia. An Illustrated Dictionary. London, British Museum Press, 1992.</ref>, 142-143; Tallqvist 1938<ref>''Tallqvist K''. Akkadische Götterepitheta. Helsingforsiae, 1938.</ref>, 421-423]. Ninurta's astral history is complex and varied [Tallqvist 1938, 424]; he is associated with two planets, Mercury and Saturn, and several stars, including Sirius and Antares.		Ninurta is one of the earliest known Mesopotamian gods; his name is present in the lists of gods from Fara (XXVI century B.C.) [Krebernik 1986<ref>''Krebernik M.'' Die Götterlisten aus Fāra // ZA. 1986. Bd. 76, Halbband II. S. 161-204.</ref>, 201]. Son of Enlil, a heroic god, on whose account are several mythological victories, including the victory over the evil demon Asag (akk. Asakku) and the Anzu bird. Ninurta is a military deity and at the same time he is also a god of vegetation, fertility and agriculture. He and Ningirsu are synchronized, making Ningirsu in effect the Ninurta of the third millennium Lagash state. His wife was considered to be the goddess-healer Gula, she also being synchronized with r the goddess Bau (Baba), the wife of Ningirsu. <s>He was honored in Nippur, Lagash, Kalhu and other cities of Mesopotami</s>a. For Ninurta in later periods including first millennium Assyria and Babylonia see RlA ???.

			<s>At Kalhu, Ashshur-natsir-apal II (883-859) dedicated a special temple to him near the ziggurat. See. [MNM 2<ref>''Мифы народов мира''. Т. 1-2 / Глав. ред. С.А.Токарев. 2-е издание. М.: Советская энциклопедия. 1992.</ref>, 222; Black-Green 1992<ref>''Black J., Green A.'' Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia. An Illustrated Dictionary. London, British Museum Press, 1992.</ref>, 142-143; Tallqvist 1938<ref>''Tallqvist K''. Akkadische Götterepitheta. Helsingforsiae, 1938.</ref>, 421-423]. Ninurta's astral history is complex and varied [Tallqvist 1938, 424]; he is associated with two planets, Mercury and Saturn, and several stars, including Sirius and Antares.</s>

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	(1) Saturn in the lunar halo; DIŠ 30 TUR<sub>3</sub> NIGIN<sub>2</sub>-''ma'' <sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA ''ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> GUB-''iz'' / KI KUR KUR KUR<sub>2</sub> ERIM-''ni i-kab-ba-a''[''s''] "If the Moon is surrounded by a halo and Ninurta (= Saturn) stands in it: my armies will tramp[le] enemy's land" [ARAK<ref name=":4" />, 154:5-6], see also (Kurtik u09) [[UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ]], III 5.		(1) Saturn in the lunar halo; DIŠ 30 TUR<sub>3</sub> NIGIN<sub>2</sub>-''ma'' <sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA ''ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> GUB-''iz'' / KI KUR KUR KUR<sub>2</sub> ERIM-''ni i-kab-ba-a''[''s''] "If the Moon is surrounded by a halo and Ninurta (= Saturn) stands in it: my armies will tramp[le] enemy's land" [ARAK<ref name=":4" />, 154:5-6], see also (Kurtik u09) [[UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ]], III 5.

	(2) Saturn during sunrise; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA MU.NE ''ina ši-ḫi-iṭ'' <sup>d</sup>UTU-''ši'' KI 30 ''it-tan''-˹''mar''˺ / KI.MIN ''ina'' IGI GU<sub>4</sub>.UD <sup>d</sup>UTU-''ši'' KI 20 ŠU<sub>2</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> IGI KI.MIN KI 30 ŠU<sub>2</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> IGI ''ina'' <sup>iti</sup>KIN UD<sub>4</sub>.7.KAM<sub>2</sub> ''lu'' UD<sub>4</sub>.14.KAM<sub>2</sub> ''lu'' UD<sub>4</sub>.15.KAM<sub>2</sub> ''lu'' UD<sub>4</sub>.16.KAM<sub>2</sub> ''lu'' UD<sub>4</sub>.17.KAM<sub>2</sub> A.KAL KI.MIN <sup>lú</sup>KUR<sub>2</sub> DU-''kam''<sub>2</sub> KI.MIN AN.MI "If the planet whose name is Ninurta (= Saturn) appears at sunrise with the Moon, var.: appears in the west before the rising of the Sun, var.: appears in the west with the Moon: in the month of Ululu on the 7th day, or on the 14th day, or on the 15th day, or on the 16th day, or on the 17th day there will be a flood, var.: an enemy will come, var.: there will be an eclipse." [AAT<ref>''Craig J.A.'' Astrological-astronomical Texts. Leipzig, 1899.</ref>, 40:19-21; ACh Ištar<ref>''Ch. Virolleaud'', L'astrologie chaldéenne S(in); Shamasz; Isht(ar); Adad; S/Supp. = Supplément; SS / 2.Supp. = Second Supplément (Paris 1905 - 1912)</ref>, 20:20-22; TU<ref>''Thureau-Dangin F''. Tablettes d’Uruk. Paris, 1922 (= TCL 6).</ref>, 16:18-19; Largement 1957<ref name=":1" />, 240:18-19]. The expression GU<sub>4</sub>.UD <sup>d</sup>UTU-''šu''<sub>2</sub>, lit. "Leap of the Sun," see also in [van Soldt 1995<ref name=":3" />, 69, 26 I 1-3]. This prediction seems to refer to Saturn, since the situation in consideration is when the planet is visible in the west during sunrise.		(2) Saturn during sunrise; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA MU.NE ''ina ši-ḫi-iṭ'' <sup>d</sup>UTU-''ši'' KI 30 ''it-tan''-˹''mar''˺ / KI.MIN ''ina'' IGI GU<sub>4</sub>.UD <sup>d</sup>UTU-''ši'' KI 20 ŠU<sub>2</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> IGI KI.MIN KI 30 ŠU<sub>2</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> IGI ''ina'' <sup>iti</sup>KIN UD<sub>4</sub>.7.KAM<sub>2</sub> ''lu'' UD<sub>4</sub>.14.KAM<sub>2</sub> ''lu'' UD<sub>4</sub>.15.KAM<sub>2</sub> ''lu'' UD<sub>4</sub>.16.KAM<sub>2</sub> ''lu'' UD<sub>4</sub>.17.KAM<sub>2</sub> A.KAL KI.MIN <sup>lú</sup>KUR<sub>2</sub> DU-''kam''<sub>2</sub> KI.MIN AN.MI "If the planet whose name is Ninurta (= Saturn) appears at sunrise with the Moon, var.: appears in the west before the rising of the Sun, var.: appears in the west with the Moon: in the month of Ululu on the 7th day, or on the 14th day, or on the 15th day, or on the 16th day, or on the 17th day there will be a flood, var.: an enemy will come, var.: there will be an eclipse." [AAT<ref>''Craig J.A.'' Astrological-astronomical Texts. Leipzig, 1899.</ref>, 40:19-21; ACh Ištar<ref>''Ch. Virolleaud'', L'astrologie chaldéenne S(in); Shamasz; Isht(ar); Adad; S/Supp. = Supplément; SS / 2.Supp. = Second Supplément (Paris 1905 - 1912)</ref>, 20:20-22; TU<ref>''Thureau-Dangin F''. Tablettes d’Uruk. Paris, 1922 (= TCL 6).</ref>, 16:18-19; Largement 1957<ref name=":1" />, 240:18-19]. The expression GU<sub>4</sub>.UD <sup>d</sup>UTU-''šu''<sub>2</sub>, lit. ??"Leap of the Sun,"?? see also in [van Soldt 1995<ref name=":3" />, 69, 26 I 1-3]. This prediction seems to refer to Saturn, since the situation in consideration is when the planet is visible in the west during sunrise.

	(3) The disk of the Sun during the evening watch; ˹DIŠ AŠ.ME ''ina'' EN˺.NUN <sup>d</sup>USAN KUR-''ma ana'' IGI-''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA ... "If the disk of the Sun appears during the evening watch and Ninurta (= Mercury?) (stands) ahead of it: plants will wither, the country will experience trouble" [van Soldt 1995<ref name=":3" />, 26, Table 24 III 21, 25 Š 7].		(3) The disk of the Sun during the evening watch; ˹DIŠ AŠ.ME ''ina'' EN˺.NUN <sup>d</sup>USAN KUR-''ma ana'' IGI-''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA ... "If the disk of the Sun appears during the evening watch and Ninurta (= Mercury?) (stands) ahead of it: plants will wither, the country will experience trouble" [van Soldt 1995<ref name=":3" />, 26, Table 24 III 21, 25 Š 7].

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	<sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA (𒀭𒊩𒌆𒅁) is an important Mesopotamian deity, the son of the Sumero-Akkadian king of the gods Enlil, a the hero of a number of Sumerian-Akkadian literrary works, most notably Lugale and Angimdimma. He is identified with a number of asterisms including Mercury, Saturn, and especially Sirius. Cf. also Ningirsu.		<sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA (𒀭𒊩𒌆𒅁) is an important Mesopotamian deity, the son of the Sumero-Akkadian king of the gods Enlil, a the hero of a number of Sumerian-Akkadian literrary works, most notably Lugale and Angimdimma. He is identified with a number of asterisms including Mercury, Saturn, and especially [[Sirius]]. Cf. also Ningirsu.
	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==

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	===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===		===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===
	Var.: <sup>d</sup>MAŠ, obsolete reading: <sup>d</sup>NIN.IB; = <sup>d</sup>''Ninurta''; Ninurta, a deity identified with Mercury, Saturn, the Sun, Sirius, and Antares [Gössmann<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 323].		Var.:

			* <sup>d</sup>MAŠ, obsolete reading:
			* <sup>d</sup>NIN.IB; = <sup>d</sup>''Ninurta'';

			Ninurta, a deity identified with [[:Category:Mercury\|Mercury]], [[:Category:Saturn\|Saturn]], the [[:Category:Sun\|Sun]], [[Sirius]], and [[Antares]] [Gössmann<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 323].
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	<sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA (𒀭𒊩𒌆𒅁) is an ~~ancient~~ Mesopotamian ~~asterism~~.		<sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA (𒀭𒊩𒌆𒅁) is an important Mesopotamian deity, the son of the Sumero-Akkadian king of the gods Enlil, a the hero of a number of Sumerian-Akkadian literrary works, most notably Lugale and Angimdimma. He is identified with a number of asterisms including Mercury, Saturn, and especially Sirius. Cf. also Ningirsu.
	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==

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	Var.: <sup>d</sup>MAŠ, obsolete reading: <sup>d</sup>NIN.IB; = <sup>d</sup>''Ninurta''; Ninurta, a deity identified with Mercury, Saturn, the Sun, Sirius, and Antares [G. 323].		Var.: <sup>d</sup>MAŠ, obsolete reading: <sup>d</sup>NIN.IB; = <sup>d</sup>''Ninurta''; Ninurta, a deity identified with Mercury, Saturn, the Sun, Sirius, and Antares [Gössmann<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 323].
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	See. [ABCD, 115, 133, §VI.7; BPO 3, 134:26; Largement 1957, 240:18, 252:99; NSAM 2, IIIc: v. 6′; van Soldt, Table 24 III: 21, 27; Table 25 I: 7; SpTU I, 90:15].		See. [ABCD<ref>''Rochberg-Halton F''. Aspect of Babylonian Celestial Divination: The Lunar Eclipse Tablets of Enuma Anu Enlil. Horn, 1988 (AfO, Beiheft 22).</ref>, 115, 133, §VI.7; BPO 3<ref>''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Babylonian Planetary Omens. Part Three. Groningen, STYX Publications. 1998.</ref>, 134:26; Largement 1957<ref name=":1">''Largement R.'' Contribution à l’Etudes des Astres errants dans l’Astrologie chaldéenne // ZA. 1957. Bd. 18. S.235-264. Abbreviated ACh.</ref>, 240:18, 252:99; NSAM 2<ref name=":2">''Verderame L.'' Le Tabole I-VI della serie astrologica Enūma Anu Enlil. Roma, Di.Sc.A.M., 2002 (Nisaba. Studi Assiriologici Messinesi).</ref>, IIIc: v. 6′; van Soldt<ref name=":3">''Soldt W.H. van''. Solar Omens of Enuma Anu Enlil: Tablets 23(24) – 29(30). Istanbul, 1995.</ref>, Table 24 III: 21, 27; Table 25 I: 7; SpTU I<ref>''Špätbabylonische Texte aus Uruk.'' Teil I / Bearb. von H.Hunger. Berlin, 1976.</ref>, 90:15].
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	See. [ARAK, 154:5-6].		See. [ARAK<ref name=":4">''Hunger H.'' Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings. Helsinki, 1992 (State Archives of Assyria, VIII).</ref>, 154:5-6].
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	* (1) <sup>mul</sup>min(=li<sub>9</sub>.si<sub>4</sub>) = <sup>d</sup>nin.urta "Lysi = Ninurta" (α Scorpii);		* (1) <sup>mul</sup>min(=li<sub>9</sub>.si<sub>4</sub>) = <sup>d</sup>nin.urta "Lysi = Ninurta" (α Scorpii);
	* (2) <sup>d</sup>utu ''ina šu''<sub>2</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> <sup>d</sup>˹nin<sup>?</sup>.urta˺ "The Sun during its setting — ˹Ninurta˺" [Mesop.Astrol., App. B:135, 289].		* (2) <sup>d</sup>utu ''ina šu''<sub>2</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> <sup>d</sup>˹nin<sup>?</sup>.urta˺ "The Sun during its setting — ˹Ninurta˺" [Mesop.Astrol.<ref>''Koch-Westenholz U''. Mesopotamian Astrology. Copenhagen, Museum Tusculanum Press. 1995.</ref>, App. B:135, 289].
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	* ~~rev~~. col. iv 7-11. Identities: <sup>mul</sup>udu.idim = <sup>d</sup>nin.urta / <sup>mul d</sup>nin.a.zu = min / <sup>mul</sup>kak.si.sa<sub>2</sub> ''šil-ta-ḫu'' = min / <sup>mul</sup>A<sub>2</sub><sup>mušen</sup> <sup>d</sup>''Za-ba''<sub>4</sub>-''ba''<sub>4</sub> = min / <sup>d</sup>nin.gir<sub>2</sub>.su <sup>d</sup>ka.di = min "Planet = Ninurta, Ninazu = ditto, Arrow = ditto, Eagle, Zababa = ditto, Ningirsu, Kadi = ditto" [CT 25, 13]. See also the identities: <sup>d</sup>''Nin-urta'' = <sup>d</sup>UDU.BAD.[GUD.UD] "Ninurta = Mer[cury]" [BPO 3, 134:26], <sup>d</sup>GU<sub>4</sub>.UD ''ina'' IGI-''šu''<sub>2</sub> GUB-''ma'' <sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA "Mercury stands ahead of it, Ninurta" [NSAM 2, IIIc: v. 6′].		* Rev. col. iv 7-11. Identities: <sup>mul</sup>udu.idim = <sup>d</sup>nin.urta / <sup>mul d</sup>nin.a.zu = min / <sup>mul</sup>kak.si.sa<sub>2</sub> ''šil-ta-ḫu'' = min / <sup>mul</sup>A<sub>2</sub><sup>mušen</sup> <sup>d</sup>''Za-ba''<sub>4</sub>-''ba''<sub>4</sub> = min / <sup>d</sup>nin.gir<sub>2</sub>.su <sup>d</sup>ka.di = min "Planet = Ninurta, Ninazu = ditto, Arrow = ditto, Eagle, Zababa = ditto, Ningirsu, Kadi = ditto" [CT<ref>''Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum.''</ref> 25, 13]. See also the identities: <sup>d</sup>''Nin-urta'' = <sup>d</sup>UDU.BAD.[GUD.UD] "Ninurta = Mer[cury]" [BPO 3<ref>''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Babylonian Planetary Omens. Part Three. Groningen, STYX Publications. 1998.</ref>, 134:26], <sup>d</sup>GU<sub>4</sub>.UD ''ina'' IGI-''šu''<sub>2</sub> GUB-''ma'' <sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA "Mercury stands ahead of it, Ninurta" [NSAM 2<ref name=":2" />, IIIc: v. 6′].
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	==== II. Deity. ====		==== II. Deity. ====
	Ninurta is one of the oldest Mesopotamian gods; his name is present in the lists of gods from Fara (XXVI century B.C.) [Krebernik 1986, 201]. Son of Enlil, a heroic god, on whose account are several mythological victories, including the victory over the evil demon Asag (akk. Asakku) and the Anzu bird. Ninurta is a military deity and at the same time he is the god of vegetation, fertility and agriculture. He is close to Ningirsu in character. His wife was considered to be the goddess-healer Gula or the goddess Bau (Baba), the wife of Ningirsu. He was honored in Nippur, Lagash, Kalhu and other cities of Mesopotamia. At Kalhu, Ashshur-natsir-apal II (883-859) dedicated a special temple to him near the ziggurat. See. [MNM 2, 222; Black-Green 1992, 142-143; Tallqvist 1938, 421-423]. Ninurta's astral history is complex and varied [Tallqvist 1938, 424]; he is associated with two planets, Mercury and Saturn, and several stars, including Sirius and Antares.		Ninurta is one of the oldest Mesopotamian gods; his name is present in the lists of gods from Fara (XXVI century B.C.) [Krebernik 1986<ref>''Krebernik M.'' Die Götterlisten aus Fāra // ZA. 1986. Bd. 76, Halbband II. S. 161-204.</ref>, 201]. Son of Enlil, a heroic god, on whose account are several mythological victories, including the victory over the evil demon Asag (akk. Asakku) and the Anzu bird. Ninurta is a military deity and at the same time he is the god of vegetation, fertility and agriculture. He is close to Ningirsu in character. His wife was considered to be the goddess-healer Gula or the goddess Bau (Baba), the wife of Ningirsu. He was honored in Nippur, Lagash, Kalhu and other cities of Mesopotamia. At Kalhu, Ashshur-natsir-apal II (883-859) dedicated a special temple to him near the ziggurat. See. [MNM 2<ref>''Мифы народов мира''. Т. 1-2 / Глав. ред. С.А.Токарев. 2-е издание. М.: Советская энциклопедия. 1992.</ref>, 222; Black-Green 1992<ref>''Black J., Green A.'' Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia. An Illustrated Dictionary. London, British Museum Press, 1992.</ref>, 142-143; Tallqvist 1938<ref>''Tallqvist K''. Akkadische Götterepitheta. Helsingforsiae, 1938.</ref>, 421-423]. Ninurta's astral history is complex and varied [Tallqvist 1938, 424]; he is associated with two planets, Mercury and Saturn, and several stars, including Sirius and Antares.

	==== III. Identification. ====		==== III. Identification. ====
	= Mercury; see above, and also (Kurtik g34) [[GU4.UD\|GU<sub>4</sub>.UD]], (Kurtik u08) [[UDU.IDIM.GU4.UD\|UDU.IDIM.GU<sub>4</sub>.UD]].		= Mercury; see above, and also (Kurtik g34) [[GU4.UD\|GU<sub>4</sub>.UD]], (Kurtik u08) [[UDU.IDIM.GU4.UD\|UDU.IDIM.GU<sub>4</sub>.UD]].

	= Saturn; see predictions (1), (2) below, and also [Brown 2000, 57; G. 323].		= Saturn; see predictions (1), (2) below, and also [Brown 2000<ref>''Brown D.'' Mesopotamian Planetary Astronomy-Astrology. Groningen, STYX Publication, 2000.</ref>, 57; Gössmann<ref name=":0" /> 323].

	= The Sun at its setting, cf. "Big List of Stars," see also (Kurtik u09) [[UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ]], III 5.		= The Sun at its setting, cf. "Big List of Stars," see also (Kurtik u09) [[UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ]], III 5.
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	==== IV. Astrology. ====		==== IV. Astrology. ====
	(1) Saturn in the lunar halo; DIŠ 30 TUR<sub>3</sub> NIGIN<sub>2</sub>-''ma'' <sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA ''ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> GUB-''iz'' / KI KUR KUR KUR<sub>2</sub> ERIM-''ni i-kab-ba-a''[''s''] "If the Moon is surrounded by a halo and Ninurta (= Saturn) stands in it: my armies will tramp[le] enemy's land" [ARAK, 154:5-6], see also (Kurtik u09) [[UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ]], III 5.		(1) Saturn in the lunar halo; DIŠ 30 TUR<sub>3</sub> NIGIN<sub>2</sub>-''ma'' <sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA ''ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> GUB-''iz'' / KI KUR KUR KUR<sub>2</sub> ERIM-''ni i-kab-ba-a''[''s''] "If the Moon is surrounded by a halo and Ninurta (= Saturn) stands in it: my armies will tramp[le] enemy's land" [ARAK<ref name=":4" />, 154:5-6], see also (Kurtik u09) [[UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ]], III 5.

	(2) Saturn during sunrise; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA MU.NE ''ina ši-ḫi-iṭ'' <sup>d</sup>UTU-''ši'' KI 30 ''it-tan''-˹''mar''˺ / KI.MIN ''ina'' IGI GU<sub>4</sub>.UD <sup>d</sup>UTU-''ši'' KI 20 ŠU<sub>2</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> IGI KI.MIN KI 30 ŠU<sub>2</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> IGI ''ina'' <sup>iti</sup>KIN UD<sub>4</sub>.7.KAM<sub>2</sub> ''lu'' UD<sub>4</sub>.14.KAM<sub>2</sub> ''lu'' UD<sub>4</sub>.15.KAM<sub>2</sub> ''lu'' UD<sub>4</sub>.16.KAM<sub>2</sub> ''lu'' UD<sub>4</sub>.17.KAM<sub>2</sub> A.KAL KI.MIN <sup>lú</sup>KUR<sub>2</sub> DU-''kam''<sub>2</sub> KI.MIN AN.MI "If the planet whose name is Ninurta (= Saturn) appears at sunrise with the Moon, var.: appears in the west before the rising of the Sun, var.: appears in the west with the Moon: in the month of Ululu on the 7th day, or on the 14th day, or on the 15th day, or on the 16th day, or on the 17th day there will be a flood, var.: an enemy will come, var.: there will be an eclipse." [AAT, 40:19-21; ACh Ištar, 20:20-22; TU, 16:18-19; Largement 1957, 240:18-19]. The expression GU<sub>4</sub>.UD <sup>d</sup>UTU-''šu''<sub>2</sub>, lit. "Leap of the Sun," see also in [van Soldt 1995, 69, 26 I 1-3]. This prediction seems to refer to Saturn, since the situation in consideration is when the planet is visible in the west during sunrise.		(2) Saturn during sunrise; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA MU.NE ''ina ši-ḫi-iṭ'' <sup>d</sup>UTU-''ši'' KI 30 ''it-tan''-˹''mar''˺ / KI.MIN ''ina'' IGI GU<sub>4</sub>.UD <sup>d</sup>UTU-''ši'' KI 20 ŠU<sub>2</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> IGI KI.MIN KI 30 ŠU<sub>2</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> IGI ''ina'' <sup>iti</sup>KIN UD<sub>4</sub>.7.KAM<sub>2</sub> ''lu'' UD<sub>4</sub>.14.KAM<sub>2</sub> ''lu'' UD<sub>4</sub>.15.KAM<sub>2</sub> ''lu'' UD<sub>4</sub>.16.KAM<sub>2</sub> ''lu'' UD<sub>4</sub>.17.KAM<sub>2</sub> A.KAL KI.MIN <sup>lú</sup>KUR<sub>2</sub> DU-''kam''<sub>2</sub> KI.MIN AN.MI "If the planet whose name is Ninurta (= Saturn) appears at sunrise with the Moon, var.: appears in the west before the rising of the Sun, var.: appears in the west with the Moon: in the month of Ululu on the 7th day, or on the 14th day, or on the 15th day, or on the 16th day, or on the 17th day there will be a flood, var.: an enemy will come, var.: there will be an eclipse." [AAT<ref>''Craig J.A.'' Astrological-astronomical Texts. Leipzig, 1899.</ref>, 40:19-21; ACh Ištar<ref>''Ch. Virolleaud'', L'astrologie chaldéenne S(in); Shamasz; Isht(ar); Adad; S/Supp. = Supplément; SS / 2.Supp. = Second Supplément (Paris 1905 - 1912)</ref>, 20:20-22; TU<ref>''Thureau-Dangin F''. Tablettes d’Uruk. Paris, 1922 (= TCL 6).</ref>, 16:18-19; Largement 1957<ref name=":1" />, 240:18-19]. The expression GU<sub>4</sub>.UD <sup>d</sup>UTU-''šu''<sub>2</sub>, lit. "Leap of the Sun," see also in [van Soldt 1995<ref name=":3" />, 69, 26 I 1-3]. This prediction seems to refer to Saturn, since the situation in consideration is when the planet is visible in the west during sunrise.

	(3) The disk of the Sun during the evening watch; ˹DIŠ AŠ.ME ''ina'' EN˺.NUN <sup>d</sup>USAN KUR-''ma ana'' IGI-''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA ... "If the disk of the Sun appears during the evening watch and Ninurta (= Mercury?) (stands) ahead of it: plants will wither, the country will experience trouble" [van Soldt 1995, 26, Table 24 III 21, 25 Š 7].		(3) The disk of the Sun during the evening watch; ˹DIŠ AŠ.ME ''ina'' EN˺.NUN <sup>d</sup>USAN KUR-''ma ana'' IGI-''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA ... "If the disk of the Sun appears during the evening watch and Ninurta (= Mercury?) (stands) ahead of it: plants will wither, the country will experience trouble" [van Soldt 1995<ref name=":3" />, 26, Table 24 III 21, 25 Š 7].

	(4) Sunrise, with Mercury or Jupiter ahead of it; see (Kurtik s09) [[SAG.ME.GAR]], III 25.		(4) Sunrise, with Mercury or Jupiter ahead of it; see (Kurtik s09) [[SAG.ME.GAR]], III 25.

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	<sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA (𒀭𒊩𒌆𒅁) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.		<sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA (𒀭𒊩𒌆𒅁) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.
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