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YoulaAzkarrula at 10:32, 29 May 2026

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Sushoff at 05:49, 13 May 2026

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	** (d)		** (d)
	*** ''ina'' <sup>iti</sup>SIG<sub>4</sub> UD 10 KAM ''a-si-du ša<sub>2</sub>'' <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DUḪ.A ''ina'' MURUB<sub>4</sub> AN''-e'' / IGI-''it'' GABA-''ka'' GUB-''ma'' <sup>mul</sup>SIPA.ZI.AN.NA KUR''-ḫa''		*** ''ina'' <sup>iti</sup>SIG<sub>4</sub> UD 10 KAM ''a-si-du ša<sub>2</sub>'' <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DUḪ.A ''ina'' MURUB<sub>4</sub> AN''-e'' / IGI-''it'' GABA-''ka'' GUB-''ma'' <sup>mul</sup>SIPA.ZI.AN.NA KUR''-ḫa''
	*** "On the 10th day of siman, the heel of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth stands in the middle of the sky opposite your chest, and the ~~True~~ Shepherd of Anu rises" (I iv 19-20), (for a parallel see BM 77054:1′-4′ [George 1991<ref>''George A.R.'' Review of H.Hunger and D.Pingree MUL.APIN. An astronomical Compendium in Cuneiform. Horn 1989 // ZA. 1991. Bd. 81, Halbband 2. S. 301-306.</ref>]),		*** "On the 10th day of siman, the heel of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth stands in the middle of the sky opposite your chest, and the Faithful Shepherd of Anu rises" (I iv 19-20), (for a parallel see BM 77054:1′-4′ [George 1991<ref>''George A.R.'' Review of H.Hunger and D.Pingree MUL.APIN. An astronomical Compendium in Cuneiform. Horn 1989 // ZA. 1991. Bd. 81, Halbband 2. S. 301-306.</ref>]),
	** (e) Shupa culminates, the Demon with the Gaping Mouth rises (I iv 27), see (Kurtik sh17) [[ŠU.PA]] [MA<ref name=":3" />, 26, 44-45, 49, 51, 54, 59-63, 66].		** (e) Shupa culminates, the Demon with the Gaping Mouth rises (I iv 27), see (Kurtik sh17) [[ŠU.PA]] [MA<ref name=":3" />, 26, 44-45, 49, 51, 54, 59-63, 66].
	\|[[File:UD.KA.DU.A stellarium.jpg\|alt=Stellarium map\|thumb\|UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A in Stellarium, painting by Jessica Gullberg (2021), left is Cassiopeia, below Andromeda, above Vega, right Altair]]		\|[[File:UD.KA.DU.A stellarium.jpg\|alt=Stellarium map\|thumb\|UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A in Stellarium, painting by Jessica Gullberg (2021), left is Cassiopeia, below Andromeda, above Vega, right Altair]]

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	* (2) Dates of heliacal risings:		* (2) Dates of heliacal risings:
	** ina <sup>iti</sup>GAN UD 15 KAM <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DUḪ.A <sup>mul</sup>TI<sub>8</sub><sup>mušen</sup> ''u'' <sup>mul</sup>''Pa-bil-sag'' IGI<sup>meš</sup>		** ina <sup>iti</sup>GAN UD 15 KAM <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DUḪ.A <sup>mul</sup>TI<sub>8</sub><sup>mušen</sup> ''u'' <sup>mul</sup>''Pa-bil-sag'' IGI<sup>meš</sup>
	** "On the 15th day of ~~kislim~~, the ~~Demon with the Gaping Mouth~~, the Eagle and Pabilsag become visible" (I iii 5-6).		** "On the 15th day of Kislim, the Panther, the Eagle and Pabilsag become visible" (I iii 5-6) [Hunger & Steele 2019<ref>Hunger, H. and J. M. Steele (2019). The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN, Routledge, NY</ref>, 50].
	* (3) Simultaneous daily sunrisings and sunsets:		* (3) Simultaneous daily sunrisings and sunsets:
	** a) (I iii 20), see (Kurtik n50) NUN<sup>ki</sup>,		** a) (I iii 20), see (Kurtik n50) NUN<sup>ki</sup>,
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	* (4) Intervals between dates of heliacal sunrisings:		* (4) Intervals between dates of heliacal sunrisings:
	** TA KUR ša<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>UZ<sub>3</sub> 30 UD<sup>meš</sup> ''ana'' KUR ''ša<sub>2</sub>'' <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DUḪ.A / TA KUR ''ša<sub>2</sub>'' <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DUḪ.A 30 UD<sup>meš</sup> ''ana'' KUR ''ša<sub>2</sub>'' <sup>mul</sup>SIM.MAḪ		** TA KUR ša<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>UZ<sub>3</sub> 30 UD<sup>meš</sup> ''ana'' KUR ''ša<sub>2</sub>'' <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DUḪ.A / TA KUR ''ša<sub>2</sub>'' <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DUḪ.A 30 UD<sup>meš</sup> ''ana'' KUR ''ša<sub>2</sub>'' <sup>mul</sup>SIM.MAḪ
	** "30 days from the rising of the Goat to the rising of the ~~Demon with the Gaping Mouth~~. 30 days from the rising of the ~~Demon with the Gaping Mouth~~ to the rising of the Swallow" (I iii 39-40).		** "30 days from the rising of the Goat to the rising of the Panther. 30 days from the rising of the Panther to the rising of the Swallow" (I iii 39-40) [Hunger & Steele 2019<ref name=":3" />, 59]
	* (5) List of ''ziqpu''-stars: <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DUḪ.A (I iv 5).		* (5) List of ''ziqpu''-stars: <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DUḪ.A (I iv 5).
	* (6) Culminations and simultaneous heliacal risings:		* (6) Culminations and simultaneous heliacal risings:

Sushoff: /* Sources and Identification(s) */

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	\|'''"Three Stars Each (Astrolabes).'''		\|'''Three Stars Each (Astrolabes).'''
	* Astrolabe P. Month of Kislim, stars of Anu, 60 [Pinches 1900<ref>''Pinches T.G.'' Review of R.Brown. Researches into the Origin of the Primitive Constellations of the Greeks, Phoenicians, and Babylonians. Vol. 2. London, 1900 // JRAS. 1900. P. 571-577.</ref>, 575].		* Astrolabe P. Month of Kislim, stars of Anu, 60 [Pinches 1900<ref>''Pinches T.G.'' Review of R.Brown. Researches into the Origin of the Primitive Constellations of the Greeks, Phoenicians, and Babylonians. Vol. 2. London, 1900 // JRAS. 1900. P. 571-577.</ref>, 575].
	* Astrolabe B.		* Astrolabe B.

Sushoff at 11:27, 26 March 2026

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A (𒌓𒅗𒂃𒀀)}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A (𒌓𒅗𒂃𒀀)}}
	{{distinguish\|Udkadua}}		{{distinguish\|Udkadua}}
	Authors: ~~Gennady E. Kurtik,~~ {{PAGEAUTHORS}}~~, Euin Choung Kim~~		Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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	[[File:Layard plate5 ukadua nimrud.PNG\|alt=drawing of a Nimrud relief by Layard (1853)\|thumb\|UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A Henry Austin Layard's drawing of the storm demon between two male gods (the god of war and the weather god) in Nimrud, published in Layard (1853). [https://echo.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/ECHOdocuView?url=/permanent/library/3ADD60G8/pageimg&start=11&pn=19&mode=imagepath Digital Source (MPIWG Berlin)]. ]]		[[File:Layard plate5 ukadua nimrud.PNG\|alt=drawing of a Nimrud relief by Layard (1853)\|thumb\|UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A Henry Austin Layard's drawing of the storm demon between two male gods (the god of war and the weather god) in Nimrud, published in Layard (1853). [https://echo.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/ECHOdocuView?url=/permanent/library/3ADD60G8/pageimg&start=11&pn=19&mode=imagepath Digital Source (MPIWG Berlin)]. ]]

WayneHorowitz at 09:58, 26 March 2026

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	<sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A. (Akkadian reading uncertain), loanword from Sumerian ''kaduhhu'' at Boghazkoi.		<sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A. (Akkadian reading uncertain), loanword from Sumerian ''kaduhhu'' at Boghazkoi.

	A Mesopotamian constellation in the region of [[Cygnus]] and [[Cepheus]]. The Sumerian term UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A (𒌓𒅗𒂃𒀀) is a compound which is translated into Akkadian literally meaning "the demon with the gaping mouth" which is translated into Akkadian as ~~''nimru''.~~ ''u<sub>4</sub>-mu na-ᵓ-ri'', 'raging storm,' in the star-list VR 46 1: 41 (and dupl.). In lists of animals, UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A is equated with the Akkadian ''nimru'', "~~the~~ panther", suggesting that the asterism is a panther-demon, perhaps a panther griffin. However, there is no attested ancient equation between the star-name <sup>mul</sup>U<sub>4</sub>.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A and ''nimru''. he Boghazkoi (Hittite) Prayer to the Gods of the Night gives a syllabic writing for a loan-word from the Sumerian: ''kaduḫḫû''. This, and the absence of an attested Akkadian star-name, suggests that this asterism was either not part of any native Akkadian or Indo-European name repertoire of constellations, or ~~that the the asterism had lost its original non-Sumerian name by this time~~.		A Mesopotamian constellation in the region of [[Cygnus]] and [[Cepheus]]. The Sumerian term UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A (𒌓𒅗𒂃𒀀) is a compound which is translated into Akkadian literally meaning "the demon with the gaping mouth" which is translated into Akkadian as ''u<sub>4</sub>-mu na-ᵓ-ri'', 'raging storm,' in the star-list VR 46 1: 41 (and dupl.). In lists of animals, UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A is equated with the Akkadian ''nimru'', "panther", suggesting that the asterism is a panther-demon, perhaps a panther griffin. However, there is no attested ancient equation between the star-name <sup>mul</sup>U<sub>4</sub>.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A and ''nimru''. The Boghazkoi (Hittite) Prayer to the Gods of the Night gives a syllabic writing for a loan-word from the Sumerian: ''kaduḫḫû''. This, and the absence of an attested Akkadian star-name, suggests that this asterism was either not part of any native Akkadian or Indo-European name repertoire of constellations that was known or remembered in Ancient Mesopotamia.

	A relief sequence in Nimrud shows the depiction of a panther-griffin with a gaping mouth in the middle between the weather god and the god of war. Both, weather and war, can be associated with storm in the way of thunderstorm and "to be up in arms", respectively.		A relief sequence in Nimrud shows the depiction of a panther-griffin with a gaping mouth in the middle between the weather god and the god of war. Both, weather and war, can be associated with storm in the way of thunderstorm and "to be up in arms", respectively.

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	[[File:Layard plate5 ukadua nimrud.PNG\|alt=drawing of a Nimrud relief by Layard (1853)\|thumb\|UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A Henry Austin Layard's drawing of the storm demon between two male gods (the god of war and the weather god) in Nimrud, published in Layard (1853). [https://echo.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/ECHOdocuView?url=/permanent/library/3ADD60G8/pageimg&start=11&pn=19&mode=imagepath Digital Source (MPIWG Berlin)]. ]]		[[File:Layard plate5 ukadua nimrud.PNG\|alt=drawing of a Nimrud relief by Layard (1853)\|thumb\|UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A Henry Austin Layard's drawing of the storm demon between two male gods (the god of war and the weather god) in Nimrud, published in Layard (1853). [https://echo.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/ECHOdocuView?url=/permanent/library/3ADD60G8/pageimg&start=11&pn=19&mode=imagepath Digital Source (MPIWG Berlin)]. ]]
	<sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A. (Akkadian reading uncertain)		<sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A. (Akkadian reading uncertain), loanword from Sumerian ''kaduhhu'' at Boghazkoi.

	A Mesopotamian constellation in the region of [[Cygnus]] and [[Cepheus]]. The Sumerian term UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A (𒌓𒅗𒂃𒀀) is a compound which is translated into Akkadian literally meaning "the demon with the gaping mouth" which is translated into Akkadian as ''nimru''. ''u<sub>4</sub>-mu na-ᵓ-ri'', 'raging storm,' in the star-list VR 46 1: 41 (and dupl.). In lists of animals, UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A is equated with the Akkadian ''nimru'', "the panther", suggesting that the asterism is a panther-demon, perhaps a panther griffin. However, there is no attested ancient equation between the star-name <sup>mul</sup>U<sub>4</sub>.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A and ''nimru''. he Boghazkoi (Hittite) Prayer to the Gods of the Night gives a syllabic writing for a loan-word from the Sumerian: ''kaduḫḫû''. This, and the absence of an attested Akkadian star-name, suggests that this asterism was either not part of any native Akkadian or Indo-European name repertoire of constellations, or that the the asterism had lost its original non-Sumerian name by this time.		A Mesopotamian constellation in the region of [[Cygnus]] and [[Cepheus]]. The Sumerian term UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A (𒌓𒅗𒂃𒀀) is a compound which is translated into Akkadian literally meaning "the demon with the gaping mouth" which is translated into Akkadian as ''nimru''. ''u<sub>4</sub>-mu na-ᵓ-ri'', 'raging storm,' in the star-list VR 46 1: 41 (and dupl.). In lists of animals, UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A is equated with the Akkadian ''nimru'', "the panther", suggesting that the asterism is a panther-demon, perhaps a panther griffin. However, there is no attested ancient equation between the star-name <sup>mul</sup>U<sub>4</sub>.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A and ''nimru''. he Boghazkoi (Hittite) Prayer to the Gods of the Night gives a syllabic writing for a loan-word from the Sumerian: ''kaduḫḫû''. This, and the absence of an attested Akkadian star-name, suggests that this asterism was either not part of any native Akkadian or Indo-European name repertoire of constellations, or that the the asterism had lost its original non-Sumerian name by this time.

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	<sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A. (Akkadian reading uncertain)		<sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A. (Akkadian reading uncertain)

	A Mesopotamian constellation in the region of [[Cygnus]] and [[Cepheus]]. The Sumerian term UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A (𒌓𒅗𒂃𒀀) is a compound, literally meaning "the demon with the gaping mouth" and ~~designating a storm demon~~. In ~~lexical~~ lists UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A is equated with the Akkadian ~~term~~ "the panther", suggesting that ~~this demon looks like~~ a panther~~. Possibly~~, ~~it refers to~~ a panther-griffin. However, ~~note that~~ there is no attested equation between the star-name <sup>mul</sup>U<sub>4</sub>.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A and ~~Akkadian~~ ''nimru''. ~~The star-list VR 46 1: 41, gives an Akkadian explanation of the Sumerian term: <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A \| ''u<sub>4</sub>-mu na-ᵓ-ri'', 'raging storm'. The~~ Boghazkoi (Hittite) Prayer to the Gods of the Night gives a syllabic writing for ''kaduḫḫû'' ~~suggesting~~ that ~~there~~ was no native ~~Semitic~~ Akkadian name ~~in use towards~~ the ~~end of~~ the ~~Second Millummium BCE~~.		A Mesopotamian constellation in the region of [[Cygnus]] and [[Cepheus]]. The Sumerian term UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A (𒌓𒅗𒂃𒀀) is a compound which is translated into Akkadian literally meaning "the demon with the gaping mouth" which is translated into Akkadian as ''nimru''. ''u<sub>4</sub>-mu na-ᵓ-ri'', 'raging storm,' in the star-list VR 46 1: 41 (and dupl.). In lists of animals, UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A is equated with the Akkadian ''nimru'', "the panther", suggesting that the asterism is a panther-demon, perhaps a panther griffin. However, there is no attested ancient equation between the star-name <sup>mul</sup>U<sub>4</sub>.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A and ''nimru''. he Boghazkoi (Hittite) Prayer to the Gods of the Night gives a syllabic writing for a loan-word from the Sumerian: ''kaduḫḫû''. This, and the absence of an attested Akkadian star-name, suggests that this asterism was either not part of any native Akkadian or Indo-European name repertoire of constellations, or that the the asterism had lost its original non-Sumerian name by this time.

	~~Akkadian name~~

	A relief sequence in Nimrud shows the depiction of a panther-griffin with a gaping mouth in the middle between the weather god and the god of war. Both, weather and war, can be associated with storm in the way of thunderstorm and "to be up in arms", respectively.		A relief sequence in Nimrud shows the depiction of a panther-griffin with a gaping mouth in the middle between the weather god and the god of war. Both, weather and war, can be associated with storm in the way of thunderstorm and "to be up in arms", respectively.

WayneHorowitz at 20:14, 14 March 2026

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	<sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A. (Akkadian reading uncertain)		<sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A. (Akkadian reading uncertain)

	A Mesopotamian constellation in the region of [[Cygnus]] and [[Cepheus]]. The Sumerian term UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A (𒌓𒅗𒂃𒀀) is a compound, literally meaning "the demon with the gaping mouth" and designating a storm demon. In lexical lists UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A is equated with the Akkadian term "the panther", suggesting that this demon looks like a panther. Possibly, it refers to a panther-griffin. However, note that there is no attested equation between the star-name <sup>mul</sup>U<sub>4</sub>.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A and Akkadian ''nimru''. The star-list VR 46 1: 41, gives an Akkadian explanation of the Sumerian term: <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A \| ''u<sub>4</sub>-mu na-ᵓ-ri'', 'raging storm'. The Boghazkoi Prayer to the Gods of the Night gives a syllabic writing for ''kaduḫḫû'' suggesting that there was no native Semitic Akkadian name in use towards the end of the Second Millummium BCE.		A Mesopotamian constellation in the region of [[Cygnus]] and [[Cepheus]]. The Sumerian term UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A (𒌓𒅗𒂃𒀀) is a compound, literally meaning "the demon with the gaping mouth" and designating a storm demon. In lexical lists UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A is equated with the Akkadian term "the panther", suggesting that this demon looks like a panther. Possibly, it refers to a panther-griffin. However, note that there is no attested equation between the star-name <sup>mul</sup>U<sub>4</sub>.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A and Akkadian ''nimru''. The star-list VR 46 1: 41, gives an Akkadian explanation of the Sumerian term: <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A \| ''u<sub>4</sub>-mu na-ᵓ-ri'', 'raging storm'. The Boghazkoi (Hittite) Prayer to the Gods of the Night gives a syllabic writing for ''kaduḫḫû'' suggesting that there was no native Semitic Akkadian name in use towards the end of the Second Millummium BCE.

	Akkadian name		Akkadian name

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	<sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A. (Akkadian reading uncertain)		<sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A. (Akkadian reading uncertain)

	A Mesopotamian constellation in the region of [[Cygnus]] and [[Cepheus]]. The Sumerian term UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A (𒌓𒅗𒂃𒀀) is a compound, literally meaning "the demon with the gaping mouth" and designating a storm demon. In lexical lists UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A is equated with the Akkadian term "the panther", suggesting that this demon looks like a panther. Possibly, it refers to a panther-griffin. However, note that there is no attested equation between the star-name <sup>mul</sup>U<sub>4</sub>.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A and Akkadian ''nimru''. The star-list VR 46 1: 41, gives an Akkadian explanation of the Sumerian term: <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A \| ''u<sub>4</sub>-mu na-ᵓ-ri'', 'raging storm'.		A Mesopotamian constellation in the region of [[Cygnus]] and [[Cepheus]]. The Sumerian term UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A (𒌓𒅗𒂃𒀀) is a compound, literally meaning "the demon with the gaping mouth" and designating a storm demon. In lexical lists UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A is equated with the Akkadian term "the panther", suggesting that this demon looks like a panther. Possibly, it refers to a panther-griffin. However, note that there is no attested equation between the star-name <sup>mul</sup>U<sub>4</sub>.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A and Akkadian ''nimru''. The star-list VR 46 1: 41, gives an Akkadian explanation of the Sumerian term: <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A \| ''u<sub>4</sub>-mu na-ᵓ-ri'', 'raging storm'. The Boghazkoi Prayer to the Gods of the Night gives a syllabic writing for ''kaduḫḫû'' suggesting that there was no native Semitic Akkadian name in use towards the end of the Second Millummium BCE.

			Akkadian name

	A relief sequence in Nimrud shows the depiction of a panther-griffin with a gaping mouth in the middle between the weather god and the god of war. Both, weather and war, can be associated with storm in the way of thunderstorm and "to be up in arms", respectively.		A relief sequence in Nimrud shows the depiction of a panther-griffin with a gaping mouth in the middle between the weather god and the god of war. Both, weather and war, can be associated with storm in the way of thunderstorm and "to be up in arms", respectively.