UR.NIG - Revision history

Sushoff at 18:56, 26 March 2026

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	Authors: ~~Gennady E. Kurtik,~~ {{PAGEAUTHORS}}~~, Euin Choung Kim~~		Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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	<sup>mul</sup>UR.NIG (𒀯𒌨𒊩𒌨) = ''nēltu'' "lioness" occurs only one time in cuneiform, in a list of stars from the the Middle Babylonian period in Syria, at Emar. It has been discussed whether this is a name variant of constellation [[UR.GU.LA]] in [[Leo]], which is depicted as male in a first millennium drawing. Alternatively, it was suggested that the feminine form of the Akkadian at Emar in Syria in the Second Millennium BCE could also refer to an additional (rarely mentioned) constellation in earlier periods, particularly in the West-Semitic realm, or for an identification with another 'cat' shaped figure in the sky or just perhaps an ancient version of [[Leo Minor]]. This hypothesis is rejected, see Hoffmann and Horowitz 2025<ref>Hoffmann and Horowitz (2025). Lion, Lioness and Wings: Studies of The Lion-Asterism(s?) of Ancient Mesopotamia, [https://orientalistik.univie.ac.at/publikationen/afo/ Archiv für Orientforschung (AfO)] 56, 33-43</ref>, pp. 35, 39.		<sup>mul</sup>UR.NIG (𒀯𒌨𒊩𒌨) = ''nēltu'' "lioness" occurs only one time in cuneiform, in a list of stars from the the Middle Babylonian period in Syria, at Emar. It has been discussed whether this is a name variant of constellation [[UR.GU.LA]] in [[Leo]], which is depicted as male in a first millennium drawing. Alternatively, it was suggested that the feminine form of the Akkadian at Emar in Syria in the Second Millennium BCE could also refer to an additional (rarely mentioned) constellation in earlier periods, particularly in the West-Semitic realm, or for an identification with another 'cat' shaped figure in the sky or just perhaps an ancient version of [[Leo Minor]]. This hypothesis is rejected, see Hoffmann and Horowitz 2025<ref>Hoffmann and Horowitz (2025). Lion, Lioness and Wings: Studies of The Lion-Asterism(s?) of Ancient Mesopotamia, [https://orientalistik.univie.ac.at/publikationen/afo/ Archiv für Orientforschung (AfO)] 56, 33-43</ref>, pp. 35, 39.

Sushoff at 18:59, 15 March 2026

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	~~There is something wrong here - - we need to check what we wrote in Hoffmann and Horowitz 2025.???~~		<sup>mul</sup>UR.NIG (𒀯𒌨𒊩𒌨) = ''nēltu'' "lioness" occurs only one time in cuneiform, in a list of stars from the the Middle Babylonian period in Syria, at Emar. It has been discussed whether this is a name variant of constellation [[UR.GU.LA]] in [[Leo]], which is depicted as male in a first millennium drawing. Alternatively, it was suggested that the feminine form of the Akkadian at Emar in Syria in the Second Millennium BCE could also refer to an additional (rarely mentioned) constellation in earlier periods, particularly in the West-Semitic realm, or for an identification with another 'cat' shaped figure in the sky or just perhaps an ancient version of [[Leo Minor]]. This hypothesis is rejected, see Hoffmann and Horowitz 2025<ref>Hoffmann and Horowitz (2025). Lion, Lioness and Wings: Studies of The Lion-Asterism(s?) of Ancient Mesopotamia, [https://orientalistik.univie.ac.at/publikationen/afo/ Archiv für Orientforschung (AfO)] 56, 33-43</ref>, pp. 35, 39.

	<sup>mul</sup>UR.NIG (𒀯𒌨𒊩𒌨) = ''nēltu'' "lioness" occurs only one time in cuneiform, in a list of stars from the the Middle Babylonian period in Syria, at Emar. It has been discussed whether this is a name variant of constellation [[UR.GU.LA]] in [[Leo]], which is depicted as male in a first millennium drawing. Alternatively, it was suggested that the feminine form of the Akkadian at Emar in Syria in the Second Millennium BCE could also refer to an additional (rarely mentioned) constellation in earlier periods, particularly in the West-Semitic realm, or for an identification with another 'cat' shaped figure in the sky or just perhaps an ancient version of [[Leo Minor]]. This hypothesis is rejected, see Hoffmann and Horowitz 2025<ref>Hoffmann and Horowitz (2025). Lion, Lioness and Wings: Studies of The Lion-Asterism(s?) of Ancient Mesopotamia, [https://orientalistik.univie.ac.at/publikationen/afo/ Archiv für Orientforschung (AfO)] 56, 33-43</ref>, pp. 35, 39.

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	Only in Urra XXII series from Emar		Only in Urra XXII series from Emar

Sushoff at 18:58, 15 March 2026

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	There is something wrong here - - we need to check what we wrote in Hoffmann and Horowitz 2025.???		There is something wrong here - - we need to check what we wrote in Hoffmann and Horowitz 2025.???

	<sup>mul</sup>UR.NIG (𒀯𒌨𒊩𒌨) = ''nēltu'' "lioness" occurs only one time in cuneiform, in a list of stars from the the Middle Babylonian period in Syria, at Emar. ~~This cannot be~~ a name ~~for the Babylonian-Assyrian equivalent~~ of ~~classical~~ [[Leo]] which is depicted as male in a first millennium drawing. ~~However~~, the feminine form of the Akkadian at Emar in Syria in the Second Millennium BCE could ~~allow for a different view of this~~ constellation in earlier periods, particularly in the West-Semitic realm, or for an identification with another 'cat' shaped figure in the sky or just perhaps an ancient version of [[Leo Minor]]. ~~See [~~Hoffmann and Horowitz 2025<ref>Hoffmann and Horowitz (2025). Lion, Lioness and Wings: Studies of The Lion-Asterism(s?) of Ancient Mesopotamia, [https://orientalistik.univie.ac.at/publikationen/afo/ Archiv für Orientforschung (AfO)] 56, 33-43</ref>, pp. 35, 39.]		<sup>mul</sup>UR.NIG (𒀯𒌨𒊩𒌨) = ''nēltu'' "lioness" occurs only one time in cuneiform, in a list of stars from the the Middle Babylonian period in Syria, at Emar. It has been discussed whether this is a name variant of constellation [[UR.GU.LA]] in [[Leo]], which is depicted as male in a first millennium drawing. Alternatively, it was suggested that the feminine form of the Akkadian at Emar in Syria in the Second Millennium BCE could also refer to an additional (rarely mentioned) constellation in earlier periods, particularly in the West-Semitic realm, or for an identification with another 'cat' shaped figure in the sky or just perhaps an ancient version of [[Leo Minor]]. This hypothesis is rejected, see Hoffmann and Horowitz 2025<ref>Hoffmann and Horowitz (2025). Lion, Lioness and Wings: Studies of The Lion-Asterism(s?) of Ancient Mesopotamia, [https://orientalistik.univie.ac.at/publikationen/afo/ Archiv für Orientforschung (AfO)] 56, 33-43</ref>, pp. 35, 39.

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	Only in Urra XXII series from Emar		Only in Urra XXII series from Emar

Sushoff at 18:41, 15 March 2026

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	Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}, Euin Choung Kim		Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}, Euin Choung Kim
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	There is something wrong here - ~~the new edition of Horowitz and Bloch reads this entry as Ur.gi7 = ''kalbu'' - and where is the Emar example????~~ - we need to check what we wrote in Hoffmann and Horowitz 2025.???		There is something wrong here - - we need to check what we wrote in Hoffmann and Horowitz 2025.???

	<sup>mul</sup>UR.NIG (𒀯𒌨𒊩𒌨) = ''nēltu'' "lioness" occurs only one time in cuneiform, in a list of stars from the the Middle Babylonian period in Syria, at Emar. This cannot be a name for the Babylonian-Assyrian equivalent of classical Leo which is depicted as male in a first millennium drawing. However, the feminine form of the Akkadian at Emar in Syria in the Second Millennium BCE could allow for a different view of this constellation in earlier periods, particularly in the West-Semitic realm, or for an identification with another 'cat' shaped figure in the sky or just perhaps an ancient version of Leo Minor. See [Hoffmann and Horowitz 2025<ref>Hoffmann and Horowitz (2025). Lion, Lioness and Wings: Studies of The Lion-Asterism(s?) of Ancient Mesopotamia, [https://orientalistik.univie.ac.at/publikationen/afo/ Archiv für Orientforschung (AfO)] 56, 33-43</ref>, pp. 35, 39.]		<sup>mul</sup>UR.NIG (𒀯𒌨𒊩𒌨) = ''nēltu'' "lioness" occurs only one time in cuneiform, in a list of stars from the the Middle Babylonian period in Syria, at Emar. This cannot be a name for the Babylonian-Assyrian equivalent of classical [[Leo]] which is depicted as male in a first millennium drawing. However, the feminine form of the Akkadian at Emar in Syria in the Second Millennium BCE could allow for a different view of this constellation in earlier periods, particularly in the West-Semitic realm, or for an identification with another 'cat' shaped figure in the sky or just perhaps an ancient version of [[Leo Minor]]. See [Hoffmann and Horowitz 2025<ref>Hoffmann and Horowitz (2025). Lion, Lioness and Wings: Studies of The Lion-Asterism(s?) of Ancient Mesopotamia, [https://orientalistik.univie.ac.at/publikationen/afo/ Archiv für Orientforschung (AfO)] 56, 33-43</ref>, pp. 35, 39.]
	==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>==
	Only in Urra XXII series from Emar		Only in Urra XXII series from Emar
	* [<sup>mul</sup>ur.n]ig = ''ne''<sub>2</sub>-''el''<sub>2</sub>-''tu'' [Weidner 1959-60<ref>''Weidner E. '' Ein astrologischer Sammeltext aus der Sargonidenzeit // AfO. 1959-1960. Bd. 19. S. 105-113.</ref>, 112, VAT 9430:28; MSL XI<ref>''Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon''. Vol. XI. The Series HAR-ra = ''hubullu.'' Tablets XX-XXIV. Ed. by E.Reiner with the coll. of M.Civil. Roma, 1974.</ref>, 31, Gap j:c], see also [AHw<ref>''Soden von W''. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.</ref>, 783a; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> N/2, 192b].		* [<sup>mul</sup>ur.n]ig = ''ne''<sub>2</sub>-''el''<sub>2</sub>-''tu'' [Weidner 1959-60<ref>''Weidner E. '' Ein astrologischer Sammeltext aus der Sargonidenzeit // AfO. 1959-1960. Bd. 19. S. 105-113.</ref>, 112, VAT 9430:28; MSL XI<ref>''Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon''. Vol. XI. The Series HAR-ra = ''hubullu.'' Tablets XX-XXIV. Ed. by E.Reiner with the coll. of M.Civil. Roma, 1974.</ref>, 31, Gap j:c], see also [AHw<ref>''Soden von W''. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.</ref>, 783a; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> N/2, 192b].
			* The new edition of Horowitz and Bloch reads this entry as Ur.gi7 = ''kalbu'' - and where is the Emar example????
	See discussion Hoffmann and Horowitz (2025)<ref>Hoffmann and Horowitz (2025). Lion, Lioness and Wings: Studies of The Lion-Asterism(s?) of Ancient Mesopotamia, Archiv für Orientforschung (AfO) 56, 33-43</ref>.		See discussion Hoffmann and Horowitz (2025)<ref>Hoffmann and Horowitz (2025). Lion, Lioness and Wings: Studies of The Lion-Asterism(s?) of Ancient Mesopotamia, Archiv für Orientforschung (AfO) 56, 33-43</ref>.

WayneHorowitz at 17:16, 15 March 2026

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	Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}, Euin Choung Kim		Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}, Euin Choung Kim
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			There is something wrong here - the new edition of Horowitz and Bloch reads this entry as Ur.gi7 = ''kalbu'' - and where is the Emar example???? - we need to check what we wrote in Hoffmann and Horowitz 2025.???

	<sup>mul</sup>UR.NIG (𒀯𒌨𒊩𒌨) = ''nēltu'' "lioness" occurs only one time in cuneiform, in a list of stars from the the Middle Babylonian period in Syria, at Emar. This cannot be a name for the Babylonian-Assyrian equivalent of classical Leo which is depicted as male in a first millennium drawing. However, the feminine form of the Akkadian at Emar in Syria in the Second Millennium BCE could allow for a different view of this constellation in earlier periods, particularly in the West-Semitic realm, or for an identification with another 'cat' shaped figure in the sky or just perhaps an ancient version of Leo Minor. See [Hoffmann and Horowitz 2025<ref>Hoffmann and Horowitz (2025). Lion, Lioness and Wings: Studies of The Lion-Asterism(s?) of Ancient Mesopotamia, [https://orientalistik.univie.ac.at/publikationen/afo/ Archiv für Orientforschung (AfO)] 56, 33-43</ref>, pp. 35, 39.]		<sup>mul</sup>UR.NIG (𒀯𒌨𒊩𒌨) = ''nēltu'' "lioness" occurs only one time in cuneiform, in a list of stars from the the Middle Babylonian period in Syria, at Emar. This cannot be a name for the Babylonian-Assyrian equivalent of classical Leo which is depicted as male in a first millennium drawing. However, the feminine form of the Akkadian at Emar in Syria in the Second Millennium BCE could allow for a different view of this constellation in earlier periods, particularly in the West-Semitic realm, or for an identification with another 'cat' shaped figure in the sky or just perhaps an ancient version of Leo Minor. See [Hoffmann and Horowitz 2025<ref>Hoffmann and Horowitz (2025). Lion, Lioness and Wings: Studies of The Lion-Asterism(s?) of Ancient Mesopotamia, [https://orientalistik.univie.ac.at/publikationen/afo/ Archiv für Orientforschung (AfO)] 56, 33-43</ref>, pp. 35, 39.]
	==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>==

WayneHorowitz at 17:04, 15 March 2026

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	Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}, Euin Choung Kim		Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}, Euin Choung Kim
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	<sup>mul</sup>UR.NIG (𒀯𒌨𒊩𒌨) = ''nēltu'' "lioness". This cannot be a name for the Babylonian-Assyrian equivalent of classical Leo which is depicted as male in a first millennium drawing. However, the feminine form of the Akkadian at Emar in Syria in the Second Millennium BCE could allow for a different view of this constellation in earlier periods, particularly in the West-Semitic realm, or for an identification with another 'cat' shaped figure in the sky or just perhaps an ancient version of Leo Minor. See [Hoffmann and Horowitz 2025<ref>Hoffmann and Horowitz (2025). Lion, Lioness and Wings: Studies of The Lion-Asterism(s?) of Ancient Mesopotamia, [https://orientalistik.univie.ac.at/publikationen/afo/ Archiv für Orientforschung (AfO)] 56, 33-43</ref>, pp. 35, 39.]		<sup>mul</sup>UR.NIG (𒀯𒌨𒊩𒌨) = ''nēltu'' "lioness" occurs only one time in cuneiform, in a list of stars from the the Middle Babylonian period in Syria, at Emar. This cannot be a name for the Babylonian-Assyrian equivalent of classical Leo which is depicted as male in a first millennium drawing. However, the feminine form of the Akkadian at Emar in Syria in the Second Millennium BCE could allow for a different view of this constellation in earlier periods, particularly in the West-Semitic realm, or for an identification with another 'cat' shaped figure in the sky or just perhaps an ancient version of Leo Minor. See [Hoffmann and Horowitz 2025<ref>Hoffmann and Horowitz (2025). Lion, Lioness and Wings: Studies of The Lion-Asterism(s?) of Ancient Mesopotamia, [https://orientalistik.univie.ac.at/publikationen/afo/ Archiv für Orientforschung (AfO)] 56, 33-43</ref>, pp. 35, 39.]
	==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>==
	Only in Urra XXII series from Emar		Only in Urra XXII series from Emar

Sushoff at 08:25, 17 January 2026

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	<sup>mul</sup>UR.NIG (𒀯𒌨𒊩𒌨) = ''nēltu'' "lioness". This cannot be a name for the Babylonian-Assyrian equivalent of classical Leo which is depicted as male in a first millennium drawing. However, the feminine form of the Akkadian at Emar in Syria in the Second Millennium BCE could allow for a different view of this constellation in earlier periods, particularly in the West-Semitic realm, or for an identification with another 'cat' shaped figure in the sky or just perhaps an ancient version of Leo Minor. See [Hoffmann and Horowitz 2025<ref>Hoffmann and Horowitz (2025). Lion, Lioness and Wings: Studies of The Lion-Asterism(s?) of Ancient Mesopotamia, [https://orientalistik.univie.ac.at/publikationen/afo/ Archiv für Orientforschung (AfO)] 56, 33-43</ref>, pp. 35, 39.]		<sup>mul</sup>UR.NIG (𒀯𒌨𒊩𒌨) = ''nēltu'' "lioness". This cannot be a name for the Babylonian-Assyrian equivalent of classical Leo which is depicted as male in a first millennium drawing. However, the feminine form of the Akkadian at Emar in Syria in the Second Millennium BCE could allow for a different view of this constellation in earlier periods, particularly in the West-Semitic realm, or for an identification with another 'cat' shaped figure in the sky or just perhaps an ancient version of Leo Minor. See [Hoffmann and Horowitz 2025<ref>Hoffmann and Horowitz (2025). Lion, Lioness and Wings: Studies of The Lion-Asterism(s?) of Ancient Mesopotamia, [https://orientalistik.univie.ac.at/publikationen/afo/ Archiv für Orientforschung (AfO)] 56, 33-43</ref>, pp. 35, 39.]
	==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>==

Sushoff at 16:16, 29 December 2025

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	<sup>mul</sup>UR.NIG (𒀯𒌨𒊩𒌨) = ''nēltu'' "lioness". This cannot be a name for the Babylonian-Assyrian equivalent of classical Leo which is depicted as male in a first millennium drawing. However, the feminine form of the Akkadian at Emar in Syria in the Second Millennium BCE could allow for a different view of this constellation in earlier periods, particularly in the West-Semitic realm, or for an identification with another 'cat' shaped figure in the sky or just perhaps an ancient version of Leo Minor. See [Hoffmann and Horowitz 2025<ref>Hoffmann and Horowitz (2025). Lion, Lioness and Wings: Studies of The Lion-Asterism(s?) of Ancient Mesopotamia, [https://orientalistik.univie.ac.at/publikationen/afo/ Archiv für Orientforschung (AfO)] 56, 33-43</ref>, pp. 35, 39.]		<sup>mul</sup>UR.NIG (𒀯𒌨𒊩𒌨) = ''nēltu'' "lioness". This cannot be a name for the Babylonian-Assyrian equivalent of classical Leo which is depicted as male in a first millennium drawing. However, the feminine form of the Akkadian at Emar in Syria in the Second Millennium BCE could allow for a different view of this constellation in earlier periods, particularly in the West-Semitic realm, or for an identification with another 'cat' shaped figure in the sky or just perhaps an ancient version of Leo Minor. See [Hoffmann and Horowitz 2025<ref>Hoffmann and Horowitz (2025). Lion, Lioness and Wings: Studies of The Lion-Asterism(s?) of Ancient Mesopotamia, [https://orientalistik.univie.ac.at/publikationen/afo/ Archiv für Orientforschung (AfO)] 56, 33-43</ref>, pp. 35, 39.]
	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==
	~~===Kurtik with Hilder~~, ~~Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=~~==
	Only in Urra XXII series from Emar		Only in Urra XXII series from Emar
	* [<sup>mul</sup>ur.n]ig = ''ne''<sub>2</sub>-''el''<sub>2</sub>-''tu'' [Weidner 1959-60<ref>''Weidner E. '' Ein astrologischer Sammeltext aus der Sargonidenzeit // AfO. 1959-1960. Bd. 19. S. 105-113.</ref>, 112, VAT 9430:28; MSL XI<ref>''Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon''. Vol. XI. The Series HAR-ra = ''hubullu.'' Tablets XX-XXIV. Ed. by E.Reiner with the coll. of M.Civil. Roma, 1974.</ref>, 31, Gap j:c], see also [AHw<ref>''Soden von W''. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.</ref>, 783a; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> N/2, 192b]. See discussion Hoffmann and Horowitz 2025.		* [<sup>mul</sup>ur.n]ig = ''ne''<sub>2</sub>-''el''<sub>2</sub>-''tu'' [Weidner 1959-60<ref>''Weidner E. '' Ein astrologischer Sammeltext aus der Sargonidenzeit // AfO. 1959-1960. Bd. 19. S. 105-113.</ref>, 112, VAT 9430:28; MSL XI<ref>''Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon''. Vol. XI. The Series HAR-ra = ''hubullu.'' Tablets XX-XXIV. Ed. by E.Reiner with the coll. of M.Civil. Roma, 1974.</ref>, 31, Gap j:c], see also [AHw<ref>''Soden von W''. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.</ref>, 783a; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> N/2, 192b].
			See discussion Hoffmann and Horowitz (2025)<ref>Hoffmann and Horowitz (2025). Lion, Lioness and Wings: Studies of The Lion-Asterism(s?) of Ancient Mesopotamia, Archiv für Orientforschung (AfO) 56, 33-43</ref>.

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	<sup>mul</sup>UR.NIG (𒀯𒌨𒊩𒌨) = ''nēltu'' "lioness". This cannot be a name for the Babylonian-Assyrian equivalent of classical Leo which is depicted as male in a first millennium drawing. However, the feminine form of the Akkadian at Emar in Syria in the Second Millennium BCE could allow for a different view of this constellation in earlier periods, particularly in the West-Semitic realm, or for an identification with another 'cat' shaped figure in the sky or just perhaps an ancient version of Leo Minor. See Hoffmann and Horowitz 2025, ~~in particular~~ pp. 35, 39.		<sup>mul</sup>UR.NIG (𒀯𒌨𒊩𒌨) = ''nēltu'' "lioness". This cannot be a name for the Babylonian-Assyrian equivalent of classical Leo which is depicted as male in a first millennium drawing. However, the feminine form of the Akkadian at Emar in Syria in the Second Millennium BCE could allow for a different view of this constellation in earlier periods, particularly in the West-Semitic realm, or for an identification with another 'cat' shaped figure in the sky or just perhaps an ancient version of Leo Minor. See [Hoffmann and Horowitz 2025<ref>Hoffmann and Horowitz (2025). Lion, Lioness and Wings: Studies of The Lion-Asterism(s?) of Ancient Mesopotamia, [https://orientalistik.univie.ac.at/publikationen/afo/ Archiv für Orientforschung (AfO)] 56, 33-43</ref>, pp. 35, 39.]
	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===		===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===

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	<sup>mul</sup>UR.NIG (𒀯𒌨𒊩𒌨) = ''nēltu'' "lioness" is an ancient ~~Mesopotamian term~~, ~~perhaps referring to an asterism~~.		<sup>mul</sup>UR.NIG (𒀯𒌨𒊩𒌨) = ''nēltu'' "lioness". This cannot be a name for the Babylonian-Assyrian equivalent of classical Leo which is depicted as male in a first millennium drawing. However, the feminine form of the Akkadian at Emar in Syria in the Second Millennium BCE could allow for a different view of this constellation in earlier periods, particularly in the West-Semitic realm, or for an identification with another 'cat' shaped figure in the sky or just perhaps an ancient version of Leo Minor. See Hoffmann and Horowitz 2025, in particular pp. 35, 39.
	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===		===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===
	Only in Urra XXII series from Emar		Only in Urra XXII series from Emar
	* [<sup>mul</sup>ur.n]ig = ''ne''<sub>2</sub>-''el''<sub>2</sub>-''tu'' [Weidner 1959-60<ref>''Weidner E. '' Ein astrologischer Sammeltext aus der Sargonidenzeit // AfO. 1959-1960. Bd. 19. S. 105-113.</ref>, 112, VAT 9430:28; MSL XI<ref>''Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon''. Vol. XI. The Series HAR-ra = ''hubullu.'' Tablets XX-XXIV. Ed. by E.Reiner with the coll. of M.Civil. Roma, 1974.</ref>, 31, Gap j:c], see also [AHw<ref>''Soden von W''. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.</ref>, 783a; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> N/2, 192b].		* [<sup>mul</sup>ur.n]ig = ''ne''<sub>2</sub>-''el''<sub>2</sub>-''tu'' [Weidner 1959-60<ref>''Weidner E. '' Ein astrologischer Sammeltext aus der Sargonidenzeit // AfO. 1959-1960. Bd. 19. S. 105-113.</ref>, 112, VAT 9430:28; MSL XI<ref>''Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon''. Vol. XI. The Series HAR-ra = ''hubullu.'' Tablets XX-XXIV. Ed. by E.Reiner with the coll. of M.Civil. Roma, 1974.</ref>, 31, Gap j:c], see also [AHw<ref>''Soden von W''. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.</ref>, 783a; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> N/2, 192b]. See discussion Hoffmann and Horowitz 2025.
	==Historical Dictionaries==		==Historical Dictionaries==
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