Nin-nisig - Revision history

Sushoff at 14:59, 16 June 2026

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	[[File:NIN-SAR+Erragal stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|NIN.SAR and Erragal mapped in Stellarium (CC BY SMH).]]		[[File:NIN-SAR+Erragal stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|NIN.SAR and Erragal mapped in Stellarium (CC BY SMH).]]
	<sup>mul / d</sup>NIN.SAR (𒀯𒊩𒌆𒊬) should now be read <sup>mul /</sup> <sup>d</sup>Nin-nisig, paired with [[Erragal]] are two stars in [[Lyra]] for which see the Erragal entry. Multiple readings of the sign SAR in the divine name are possible. See also NUN.SAR.		<sup>mul / d</sup>NIN.SAR (𒀯𒊩𒌆𒊬) should now be read <sup>mul /</sup> <sup>d</sup>Nin-nisig, paired with [[Erragal]] are two stars in [[Lyra]] for which see the Erragal entry. Multiple readings of the sign SAR in the divine name are possible. See also NUN.SAR.

	==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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	* The two stars which stand behind it [the Goat]: Nin-nisig and Erragal		* The two stars which stand behind it [the Goat]: Nin-nisig and Erragal
	\|theta and eta Lyrae (θ and η Lyr)		\|theta and eta Lyrae (θ and η Lyr)
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			\|'''List of stars V R 46, 1:18.'''
			* <sup>mul</sup>''Nin''-SAR ''u'' <sup>d</sup>''Er''<sub>3</sub>-''ra-gal'' = <sup>d</sup>U.GUR ''u'' <sup>d</sup>''Aḫ-bi-tum''
			* "Ninsar and Erragal = Nergal and Aḫbitum" [HBA<ref>''Weidner E.'' Handbuch der babylonischen Astronomie. Bd. I. Leipzig, 1915.</ref> 51; Wee 2016<ref>Wee, J. (2016). Virtual Moons over Babylonia: The Calendar Text System, Its Micro-Zodiac of 13, and the Making of Medical Zodiology. The Circulation of Astronomical Knowledge in the Ancient World, Ed. J. M. Steele, 139–229.</ref>, 162-3].
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Sushoff at 14:53, 16 June 2026

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	[[File:NIN-SAR+Erragal stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|NIN.SAR and Erragal mapped in Stellarium (CC BY SMH).]]		[[File:NIN-SAR+Erragal stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|NIN.SAR and Erragal mapped in Stellarium (CC BY SMH).]]
	<sup>mul / d</sup>NIN.SAR (𒀯𒊩𒌆𒊬) should now be read <sup>d</sup>Nin-nisig, paired with [[Erragal]] are two stars in [[Lyra]] for which see the Erragal entry. Multiple readings of the sign SAR in the divine name are possible. See also NUN.SAR.		<sup>mul / d</sup>NIN.SAR (𒀯𒊩𒌆𒊬) should now be read <sup>mul /</sup> <sup>d</sup>Nin-nisig, paired with [[Erragal]] are two stars in [[Lyra]] for which see the Erragal entry. Multiple readings of the sign SAR in the divine name are possible. See also NUN.SAR.

	==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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	[[File:NIN-SAR+Erragal stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|NIN.SAR and Erragal mapped in Stellarium (CC BY SMH).]]		[[File:NIN-SAR+Erragal stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|NIN.SAR and Erragal mapped in Stellarium (CC BY SMH).]]
	<sup>mul / d</sup>NIN.SAR (𒀯𒊩𒌆𒊬), paired with [[Erragal]] are two stars in [[Lyra]] for which see the Erragal entry. Multiple readings of the sign SAR in the divine name are possible. See also NUN.SAR.		<sup>mul / d</sup>NIN.SAR (𒀯𒊩𒌆𒊬) should now be read <sup>d</sup>Nin-nisig, paired with [[Erragal]] are two stars in [[Lyra]] for which see the Erragal entry. Multiple readings of the sign SAR in the divine name are possible. See also NUN.SAR.

	==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>==
	The reading of the sign SAR in the name is not certain.		The reading of the sign SAR in the name is not certain.

Sushoff at 14:51, 16 June 2026

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	The reading of the sign SAR in the name is not certain.		The reading of the sign SAR in the name is not certain.

	Var. reading:		'''Var. reading:'''

	* <sup>d</sup>Nin.sar,		* <sup>d</sup>Nin-nisig
			* <sup>d</sup>Nin.sar,
	* <sup>d</sup>Nin.šar,		* <sup>d</sup>Nin.šar,
	* <sup>d</sup>nin.mu<sub>2</sub>;		* <sup>d</sup>nin.mu<sub>2</sub>;
	For the alternate readings see Lambert (2013)<ref>Lambert, W.G. (2013). Babylonian Creation Myths, Eisenbraun, Winnona Lake.</ref> Creation 506.		For the alternate readings see Lambert (2013)<ref>Lambert, W.G. (2013). Babylonian Creation Myths, Eisenbraun, Winnona Lake.</ref> Creation 506.

	Goddess (but in late texts also a male deity), “butcher” of Enlil’s palace [[Ekur]], wife of Erragal. The name should be be read <sup>d</sup>''Nin-nisig'', see RlA s.v. <sup>d</sup>''Nin''-SAR (~~EN 25–26r~~).<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>		Goddess (but in late texts also a male deity), “butcher” of Enlil’s palace [[Ekur]], wife of Erragal. The name should be be read <sup>d</sup>''Nin-nisig'', see RlA s.v. <sup>d</sup>''Nin''-SAR (Enlil 25–26, right).<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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			\|'''MUL.APIN''' (I i 27)

			* DIŠ 2 MUL<sup>meš</sup> ša<sub>2</sub> EGIR-šu<sub>2</sub> GUB<sup>meš</sup>-zu <sup>d</sup>Nin-SAR u <sup>d</sup>Er<sub>3</sub>-ra-gal
			* The two stars which stand behind it [the Goat]: Nin-nisig and Erragal
			\|theta and eta Lyrae (θ and η Lyr)
			\|}

			=== Previous Identifications ===
			In astronomical texts usually recorded in pair with Erragal; identified with the star in the constellation Lyrae (ε Lyrae) [Litke 1998<ref>''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>, 60; MA<ref>Hunger, H. and Steele, J. M. (2019). The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN, Routledge, NY</ref>, 126; Tallqvist 1938<ref>''Tallqvist K''. Akkadische Götterepitheta. Helsingforsiae, 1938.</ref>, 402; Gössmann<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 326], see (Kurtik e21) [[Erragal\|<sup>d</sup>''Erragal'']].

			Commentary: ε Lyrae is a visual double star (in telescopes even resolved as quadruple). Yet, more striking and really "behind the Goat" is the douplette of two stars θ and η Lyr.

	In astronomical texts usually recorded in pair with Erragal; identified with the star in the constellation Lyrae (ε Lyrae) [Litke 1998<ref>''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>, 60; MA<ref>Hunger, H. and Steele, J. M. (2019). The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN, Routledge, NY</ref>, 126; Tallqvist 1938<ref>''Tallqvist K''. Akkadische Götterepitheta. Helsingforsiae, 1938.</ref>, 402; Gössmann<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 326], see (Kurtik e21) [[Erragal\|<sup>d</sup>''Erragal'']].
	==Historical Dictionaries==		==Historical Dictionaries==
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"

YoulaAzkarrula at 03:53, 26 May 2026

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	[[Category:Sumerian]]		[[Category:Sumerian]]
	[[Category:West Asian]]		[[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]] [[Category:Asterism]]
	[[Category:Eurasia]]		[[Category:Eurasia]]
	[[Category:Cuneiform]]		[[Category:Cuneiform]] [[Category:Constellation]]
	[[Category:Deity]][[Category:Lyr]]		[[Category:Deity]][[Category:Lyr]]

Sushoff at 19:05, 26 March 2026

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	Authors: ~~Gennady E. Kurtik,~~ {{PAGEAUTHORS}}~~, Euin Choung Kim~~		Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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	[[File:NIN-SAR+Erragal stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|NIN.SAR and Erragal mapped in Stellarium (CC BY SMH).]]		[[File:NIN-SAR+Erragal stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|NIN.SAR and Erragal mapped in Stellarium (CC BY SMH).]]

Sushoff at 08:32, 17 January 2026

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			Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}, Euin Choung Kim
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	[[File:NIN-SAR+Erragal stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|NIN.SAR and Erragal mapped in Stellarium (CC BY SMH).]]		[[File:NIN-SAR+Erragal stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|NIN.SAR and Erragal mapped in Stellarium (CC BY SMH).]]
	<sup>mul / d</sup>NIN.SAR (𒀯𒊩𒌆𒊬), paired with [[Erragal]] are two stars in [[Lyra]] for which see the Erragal entry. Multiple readings of the sign SAR in the divine name are possible. See also NUN.SAR.		<sup>mul / d</sup>NIN.SAR (𒀯𒊩𒌆𒊬), paired with [[Erragal]] are two stars in [[Lyra]] for which see the Erragal entry. Multiple readings of the sign SAR in the divine name are possible. See also NUN.SAR.

Sushoff at 16:57, 29 December 2025

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	[[File:NIN-SAR+Erragal stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|NIN.SAR and Erragal mapped in Stellarium (CC BY SMH).]]		[[File:NIN-SAR+Erragal stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|NIN.SAR and Erragal mapped in Stellarium (CC BY SMH).]]
	<sup>mul / d</sup>NIN.SAR (𒀯𒊩𒌆𒊬), paired with [[Erragal]] are two stars in [[Lyra]] for which see the Erragal entry. Multiple readings of the sign SAR in the divine name are possible. See also [[NUN.SAR]].		<sup>mul / d</sup>NIN.SAR (𒀯𒊩𒌆𒊬), paired with [[Erragal]] are two stars in [[Lyra]] for which see the Erragal entry. Multiple readings of the sign SAR in the divine name are possible. See also NUN.SAR.
	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==
			The reading of the sign SAR in the name is not certain.

	~~=== Krebernik (2023) ===~~		Var. reading:
	Goddess (but in late texts also a male deity), “butcher” of Enlil’s palace Ekur, wife of Erragal. The name should be be read <sup>d</sup>''Nin-nisig'', see RlA s.v. <sup>d</sup>''Nin''-SAR (EN 25–26r).

	~~===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===~~
	~~The reading of the sign SAR in the name is not certain.~~ Var. reading:

	* <sup>d</sup>Nin.sar,		* <sup>d</sup>Nin.sar,
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	* <sup>d</sup>nin.mu<sub>2</sub>;		* <sup>d</sup>nin.mu<sub>2</sub>;
	For the alternate readings see Lambert (2013)<ref>Lambert, W.G. (2013). Babylonian Creation Myths, Eisenbraun, Winnona Lake.</ref> Creation 506.		For the alternate readings see Lambert (2013)<ref>Lambert, W.G. (2013). Babylonian Creation Myths, Eisenbraun, Winnona Lake.</ref> Creation 506.

			Goddess (but in late texts also a male deity), “butcher” of Enlil’s palace [[Ekur]], wife of Erragal. The name should be be read <sup>d</sup>''Nin-nisig'', see RlA s.v. <sup>d</sup>''Nin''-SAR (EN 25–26r).<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>

	In astronomical texts usually recorded in pair with Erragal; identified with the star in the constellation Lyrae (ε Lyrae) [Litke 1998<ref>''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>, 60; MA<ref>Hunger, H. and Steele, J. M. (2019). The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN, Routledge, NY</ref>, 126; Tallqvist 1938<ref>''Tallqvist K''. Akkadische Götterepitheta. Helsingforsiae, 1938.</ref>, 402; Gössmann<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 326], see (Kurtik e21) [[Erragal\|<sup>d</sup>''Erragal'']].		In astronomical texts usually recorded in pair with Erragal; identified with the star in the constellation Lyrae (ε Lyrae) [Litke 1998<ref>''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>, 60; MA<ref>Hunger, H. and Steele, J. M. (2019). The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN, Routledge, NY</ref>, 126; Tallqvist 1938<ref>''Tallqvist K''. Akkadische Götterepitheta. Helsingforsiae, 1938.</ref>, 402; Gössmann<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 326], see (Kurtik e21) [[Erragal\|<sup>d</sup>''Erragal'']].

JanSafford at 15:48, 27 December 2025

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	\|вар. чтения: <sup>d</sup>Nin.SAR, <sup>d</sup>nin.mu<sub>2</sub>; божество (богиня?), в астрономических текстах записывается обычно в паре с Эррагаль; отождествляется со звездой в созвездии Лира (ε Lyrae) [Litke 1998, 60; MA, 126; Tallqvist 1938, 402; G. 326], см. e21<sup>d</sup>Erragal		\|вар. чтения: <sup>d</sup>Nin.SAR, <sup>d</sup>nin.mu<sub>2</sub>; божество (богиня?), в астрономических текстах записывается обычно в паре с Эррагаль; отождествляется со звездой в созвездии Лира (ε Lyrae) [Litke 1998, 60; MA, 126; Tallqvist 1938, 402; Gössmann 1950, 326], см. e21<sup>d</sup>Erragal
	\|Example		\|Example
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