Ummulūtu - Revision history

Sushoff at 19:37, 26 March 2026

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Ummulūtu''}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Ummulūtu''}}
	Authors: ~~Gennady E. Kurtik,~~ {{PAGEAUTHORS}}~~, Euin Choung Kim~~		Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
	----(MUL.MEŠ) ''ummulūtu'' (𒀯𒈨𒌍𒌝𒈬𒇻𒌈). 'the scintillating stars,' is a category of star clusters of groups of faint stars (like a group of stars in the tail of 'The Lion') that form part of larger asterisms. The term comes from the root (''w'')''amālu'', ' to be nervous agitated ' (CAD U/W 133-134, 401) and is a synonym of Akkadian ''râbu'' 'to shake.' In the context of stars, this must be understood as something like 'twinkling' as in 'twinkle twinkle litter star.'		----(MUL.MEŠ) ''ummulūtu'' (𒀯𒈨𒌍𒌝𒈬𒇻𒌈). 'the scintillating stars,' is a category of star clusters of groups of faint stars (like a group of stars in the tail of 'The Lion') that form part of larger asterisms. The term comes from the root (''w'')''amālu'', ' to be nervous agitated ' (CAD U/W 133-134, 401) and is a synonym of Akkadian ''râbu'' 'to shake.' In the context of stars, this must be understood as something like 'twinkling' as in 'twinkle twinkle litter star.'

WayneHorowitz at 11:55, 26 March 2026

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	Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}, Euin Choung Kim		Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}, Euin Choung Kim
	----(MUL.MEŠ) ''ummulūtu'' (𒀯𒈨𒌍𒌝𒈬𒇻𒌈). 'the scintillating stars,' is a category of star clusters of groups of faint stars (like a group of stars in the tail of 'The Lion') that form part of larger asterisms. The term comes from the root (''w'')''amālu'', 'to be nervous agitated ' (CAD U/W 133-134, 401) and must be understood as something like 'twinkling' as in 'twinkle twinkle litter star.'		----(MUL.MEŠ) ''ummulūtu'' (𒀯𒈨𒌍𒌝𒈬𒇻𒌈). 'the scintillating stars,' is a category of star clusters of groups of faint stars (like a group of stars in the tail of 'The Lion') that form part of larger asterisms. The term comes from the root (''w'')''amālu'', ' to be nervous agitated ' (CAD U/W 133-134, 401) and is a synonym of Akkadian ''râbu'' 'to shake.' In the context of stars, this must be understood as something like 'twinkling' as in 'twinkle twinkle litter star.'

	==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 13:34, 19 March 2026

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	Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}, Euin Choung Kim		Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}, Euin Choung Kim
	----		----(MUL.MEŠ) ''ummulūtu'' (𒀯𒈨𒌍𒌝𒈬𒇻𒌈). 'the scintillating stars,' is a category of star clusters of groups of faint stars (like a group of stars in the tail of 'The Lion') that form part of larger asterisms. The term comes from the root (''w'')''amālu'', 'to be nervous agitated ' (CAD U/W 133-134, 401) and must be understood as something like 'twinkling' as in 'twinkle twinkle litter star.'
	(MUL.MEŠ) ''ummulūtu'' (𒀯𒈨𒌍𒌝𒈬𒇻𒌈). 'the scintillating stars,' is a category of star clusters of groups of faint stars (like a group of stars in the tail of 'The Lion') that form part of larger asterisms. The term comes from the root ''~~wamālu~~'', 'to be nervous agitated ' (CAD U/W 133-134, 401) and must be understood as something like 'twinkling' as in 'twinkle twinkle litter star.'

	~~The wamalu entriesw on CAD U/W 401 must be put in here too - ??? - do we need to also give wummulu here from the U/W 401 entry???~~

	==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 09:42, 19 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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	(MUL.MEŠ) ''ummulūtu'' (𒀯𒈨𒌍𒌝𒈬𒇻𒌈). 'the scintillating stars,' is a category of star clusters of groups of faint stars (like a group of stars in the tail of 'The Lion') that ~~forms~~ part of larger asterisms. The term comes from the root ''wamālu'', 'to be nervous agitated ' (CAD U/W 133-134, 401) and must be understood as something like 'twinkling' as in 'twinkle twinkle litter star.'		(MUL.MEŠ) ''ummulūtu'' (𒀯𒈨𒌍𒌝𒈬𒇻𒌈). 'the scintillating stars,' is a category of star clusters of groups of faint stars (like a group of stars in the tail of 'The Lion') that form part of larger asterisms. The term comes from the root ''wamālu'', 'to be nervous agitated ' (CAD U/W 133-134, 401) and must be understood as something like 'twinkling' as in 'twinkle twinkle litter star.'

	The wamalu entriesw on CAD U/W 401 must be put in here too - ??? - do we need to also give wummulu here from the U/W 401 entry???		The wamalu entriesw on CAD U/W 401 must be put in here too - ??? - do we need to also give wummulu here from the U/W 401 entry???

Sushoff at 15:18, 15 March 2026

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	* 1) = ziqpu XIII, a group of stars in Perseus (Perseus),		* 1) = ziqpu XIII, a group of stars in [[Perseus]] (Perseus),
	* 2) groups of stars in some constellations.		* 2) groups of stars in some constellations.

Sushoff at 15:18, 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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	(MUL.MEŠ) ''ummulūtu'' (𒀯𒈨𒌍𒌝𒈬𒇻𒌈). 'the scintillating stars,' is a category of ~~small~~ clusters of ~~small~~ stars (like a group of stars in the tail of 'The Lion,) that forms part of larger asterisms. The term ~~come~~ from the root ''wamālu'', 'to be nervous agitated ' (CAD U/W 133-134, 401) and must be understood as something like 'twinkling' as in 'twinkle twinkle litter star.'		(MUL.MEŠ) ''ummulūtu'' (𒀯𒈨𒌍𒌝𒈬𒇻𒌈). 'the scintillating stars,' is a category of star clusters of groups of faint stars (like a group of stars in the tail of 'The Lion') that forms part of larger asterisms. The term comes from the root ''wamālu'', 'to be nervous agitated ' (CAD U/W 133-134, 401) and must be understood as something like 'twinkling' as in 'twinkle twinkle litter star.'

	The wamalu entriesw on CAD U/W 401 must be put in here too - ??? - do we need to also give wummulu here from the U/W 401 entry???		The wamalu entriesw on CAD U/W 401 must be put in here too - ??? - do we need to also give wummulu here from the U/W 401 entry???

	==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>==
	Lit. "dim (misty, twinkling, flitting about) stars";		Lit. "dim/ misty/ twinkling/ flitting about" stars;

	Var. designations:		Var. designations:

WayneHorowitz at 12:23, 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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	(MUL.MEŠ) ''ummulūtu'' (𒀯𒈨𒌍𒌝𒈬𒇻𒌈). 'the scintillating stars,' is a category of small clusters of small stars (like a group of stars in the tail of 'The Lion,) that forms part of larger asterisms. The term come from the root ''wamālu'', 'to be nervous agitated ' (CAD W 401) and must be understood as something like 'twinkling' as in 'twinkle twinkle litter star.'		(MUL.MEŠ) ''ummulūtu'' (𒀯𒈨𒌍𒌝𒈬𒇻𒌈). 'the scintillating stars,' is a category of small clusters of small stars (like a group of stars in the tail of 'The Lion,) that forms part of larger asterisms. The term come from the root ''wamālu'', 'to be nervous agitated ' (CAD U/W 133-134, 401) and must be understood as something like 'twinkling' as in 'twinkle twinkle litter star.'

			The wamalu entriesw on CAD U/W 401 must be put in here too - ??? - do we need to also give wummulu here from the U/W 401 entry???

	==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 12:18, 15 March 2026

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	(MUL.MEŠ) ''ummulūtu'' (𒀯𒈨𒌍𒌝𒈬𒇻𒌈) is ~~an ancient Mesopotamian asterism~~.		(MUL.MEŠ) ''ummulūtu'' (𒀯𒈨𒌍𒌝𒈬𒇻𒌈). 'the scintillating stars,' is a category of small clusters of small stars (like a group of stars in the tail of 'The Lion,) that forms part of larger asterisms. The term come from the root ''wamālu'', 'to be nervous agitated ' (CAD W 401) and must be understood as something like 'twinkling' as in 'twinkle twinkle litter star.'

	==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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	==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>==
	Lit. "dim (misty, twinkling) stars";		Lit. "dim (misty, twinkling, flitting about) stars";

	Var. designations:		Var. designations:

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	\|'''MUL.APIN.'''		\|'''MUL.APIN.'''
	* (1) List of Enlil's stars (No. 10):		* (1) List of Enlil's stars (No. 10):
	** (a) Coma Berenices star cluster		** (a) [[Coma Berenices]] star cluster
	** (b) some stars in Andromeda or M31		** (b) some stars in [[Andromeda]] or M31
	* (2)		* (2)
	** Alpha Persei Star Cluster		** Alpha Persei Star Cluster (around [[Mirfak]] in [[Perseus]])
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	\|'''Lists of ziqpu stars.'''		\|'''Lists of ziqpu stars.'''
	* (1) AO 6478:		* (1) AO 6478:
	** (a) [2½ M]A.NA MIN(=''šuqultu'') \| ½ DANNA ''i-na'' KI.MIN(= ''ina qaqqari'') \| 27 IGI DANNA [''ina'' KI.MIN] (=''ina šamê'') \| TA IV ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>LU.LIM \| EN MUL ''um-mu-lu-lu''-[''ti''] "[2½ mi]n of weight, 150 on earth, 27,000 miles [in the sky] / From 4 stars of the Stag to the dim stars,"		** (a)
	** (b) [2½ MA.NA MIN] \| ½ DANNA ''i-na'' KI.MIN \| 27 IGI DANNA ''ina'' [KI.MIN] / TA MUL ''um-mu-lu-ti'' \| EN MUL ''ni-bi-i ša''<sub>2</sub> [<sup>mul</sup>ŠU.GI] "[2½ min. of weight], 150 on earth, 27,000 miles [in the sky] / From the Dim stars to the star with great brilliance on the [Old Man]" [Thureau-Dangin 1913<ref>''Thureau-Dangin F.'' Distances entre étoiles fixes // RA. 1913. Vol 13. P.215-225.</ref>, 216:27-30; TU<ref>''Thureau-Dangin F''. Tablettes d’Uruk. Paris, 1922 (= TCL 6).</ref>, 21:27-30; HBA<ref>''Weidner E.'' Handbuch der babylonischen Astronomie. Bd. I. Leipzig, 1915.</ref>, 132; Schaumberger 1952<ref name=":0">''Schaumberger J. ''Die Ziqpu-Gestirne nach neuen Keilschrift-texten // ZA. 1952. Bd. 50 (N.F. 16). S. 214-229.</ref>, 228-229].		*** [2½ M]A.NA MIN(=''šuqultu'') \| ½ DANNA ''i-na'' KI.MIN(= ''ina qaqqari'') \| 27 IGI DANNA [''ina'' KI.MIN] (=''ina šamê'') \| TA IV ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>LU.LIM \| EN MUL ''um-mu-lu-lu''-[''ti'']
	* (2) VAT 16437: ½ DANNA ''a-na'' <sup>mul</sup>''um-mu-lu-tu''<sub>2</sub> "150 to the dim stars" [Schaumberger 1952<ref name=":0" />, 224-225:8].		*** "[2½ mi]n of weight, 150 on earth, 27,000 miles [in the sky] / From 4 stars of the Stag to the dim stars,"
	* (3) VAT 16436: <sup>múl</sup>''um-mu-nu-tu''<sub>2</sub> // 5 // 8 IGI 2 ME KUŠ<sub>3</sub> "dim (stars) // 5 (stars) // 8200 cubits [Schaumberger 1952<ref name=":0" />, 226-227:5].		** (b)
	* (4) Sippar Planisphere: ½ DANNA ''ana'' <sup>mul</sup>''um-mu-lu-ti'' "½ mile(=150) to the Faint (stars)" [Horowitz-al-Rawi 2001<ref>''Horowitz W., al-Rawi F.N.H''. Tablets from the Sippar Library IX. A Ziqpu-Star Planisphere // Iraq. 2001. V. LXIII. P. 171-181.</ref>, 171-173:13].		*** [2½ MA.NA MIN] \| ½ DANNA ''i-na'' KI.MIN \| 27 IGI DANNA ''ina'' [KI.MIN] / TA MUL ''um-mu-lu-ti'' \| EN MUL ''ni-bi-i ša''<sub>2</sub> [<sup>mul</sup>ŠU.GI]
			*** "[2½ min. of weight], 150 on earth, 27,000 miles [in the sky] / From the Dim stars to the star with great brilliance on the [Old Man]" [Thureau-Dangin 1913<ref>''Thureau-Dangin F.'' Distances entre étoiles fixes // RA. 1913. Vol 13. P.215-225.</ref>, 216:27-30; TU<ref>''Thureau-Dangin F''. Tablettes d’Uruk. Paris, 1922 (= TCL 6).</ref>, 21:27-30; HBA<ref>''Weidner E.'' Handbuch der babylonischen Astronomie. Bd. I. Leipzig, 1915.</ref>, 132; Schaumberger 1952<ref name=":0">''Schaumberger J. ''Die Ziqpu-Gestirne nach neuen Keilschrift-texten // ZA. 1952. Bd. 50 (N.F. 16). S. 214-229.</ref>, 228-229].
			* (2) VAT 16437:
			** ½ DANNA ''a-na'' <sup>mul</sup>''um-mu-lu-tu''<sub>2</sub>
			** "150 to the dim stars" [Schaumberger 1952<ref name=":0" />, 224-225:8].
			* (3) VAT 16436:
			** <sup>múl</sup>''um-mu-nu-tu''<sub>2</sub> // 5 // 8 IGI 2 ME KUŠ<sub>3</sub>
			** "dim (stars) // 5 (stars) // 8200 cubits [Schaumberger 1952<ref name=":0" />, 226-227:5].
			* (4) Sippar Planisphere:
			** ½ DANNA ''ana'' <sup>mul</sup>''um-mu-lu-ti''
			** "½ mile(=150) to the Faint (stars)" [Horowitz-al-Rawi 2001<ref>''Horowitz W., al-Rawi F.N.H''. Tablets from the Sippar Library IX. A Ziqpu-Star Planisphere // Iraq. 2001. V. LXIII. P. 171-181.</ref>, 171-173:13].
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	\|'''Anaphora.'''		\|'''Anaphora.'''
	* BM 36609+: 5 UŠ ''ar''<sub>2</sub> ''um-mu-lut'', see (Kurtik a21) [[ALLA]]; 5 [U]Š ''ar''<sub>2</sub> ''um-mu-lut'', see (Kurtik u17) [[UR.A]].		* BM 36609+:
			** 5 UŠ ''ar''<sub>2</sub> ''um-mu-lut'', see (Kurtik a21) [[ALLA]];
			** 5 [U]Š ''ar''<sub>2</sub> ''um-mu-lut'', see (Kurtik u17) [[UR.A]].
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	\|'''Calendar of the daily risings and settings of the ziqpu-stars.'''		\|'''Calendar of the daily risings and settings of the ziqpu-stars.'''
	See. [Schaumberger 1955<ref>''Schaumberger J.'' Anaphora und Aufgangskalender in neuen Ziqpu-Texten // ZA. 1955. Bd. 55 (N.F. 17). S. 237-251.</ref>, 247-251]. See also: ''um-mu-lut'' [Roughton-Steele-Walker 2004<ref>''Roughton N.A., Steele J.M., Walker C.B.F.'' A Late Babylonian Normal and ''Ziqpu'' Star Text // AHES. 2004. Vol. 58. P. 537-572.</ref>, BM 36609+: obv. ii 16].		* See. [Schaumberger 1955<ref>''Schaumberger J.'' Anaphora und Aufgangskalender in neuen Ziqpu-Texten // ZA. 1955. Bd. 55 (N.F. 17). S. 237-251.</ref>, 247-251].

			* See also: ''um-mu-lut'' [Roughton-Steele-Walker 2004<ref>''Roughton N.A., Steele J.M., Walker C.B.F.'' A Late Babylonian Normal and ''Ziqpu'' Star Text // AHES. 2004. Vol. 58. P. 537-572.</ref>, BM 36609+: obv. ii 16].
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