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<sup>mul</sup>ḪUL is an ancient Mesopotamian | <sup>mul</sup>ḪUL (𒀯𒅆𒌨) = <sup>mul</sup>''Lumnu'' (𒀯𒇻𒁾𒉡) = ''lumnu,'' 'The Evil Star,' is an ancient Mesopotamian name for Mars. For the malefic nature of Mars, see Rochberg 2010<ref>Rochberg, F. (2010). In the Path of the Moon. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill.</ref>: 135-142, reprint of Rochberg Sachs Mem.Vol. 323-328. | ||
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==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>== | |||
= <sup>mu''l''</sup>''Lumnu'' "Evil (star)"; a name for Mars, and one occasion Mars identified with Mercury. [AHw<ref>''Soden von W''. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.</ref>, 563-564; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> L, 250; Gössmann<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 187; Reynolds 1998<ref>''Reynolds F.'' Unpropitious Titles of Mars in Mesopotamian Scholarly Tradition // RAI. 1998. Vol. 41. P. 347-358.</ref>] | |||
* Epithet of Mars ... perhaps Mercury (?) | |||
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Series Ḫg. B VI: <sup>mul</sup>''ḫul'' = ''lum-num''<sub>2</sub> = MIN(=<sup>d</sup>''ṣal''-[''bat-a-nu'']) "Evil (star) = Evil = ditto(= Mars)." [MSL XI, 40:30]. | Series Ḫg. B VI: | ||
* <sup>mul</sup>''ḫul'' = ''lum-num''<sub>2</sub> = MIN(=<sup>d</sup>''ṣal''-[''bat-a-nu'']) | |||
* "Evil (star) = Evil = ditto(= Mars)." [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>, 40:30]. | |||
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See. [Borger 1973, LB 1321 r. 37′]. | See. [Borger 1973<ref>''Borger R.'' Keilschrifttexte verschiedenen Inhalts / Symbolae Biblicae et Mesopotamicae. Festschrift Th. de Liagre Böhl. Ed. M.A.Beek et al. Leiden, 1973. Р. 38-55.</ref>, LB 1321 r. 37′]. | ||
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|'''"The Great Star List and Miscellenia".''' | |'''"The Great Star List and Miscellenia".''' | ||
* (1) List of names of Mars: <sup>mul</sup>ḫul = <sup>d</sup>min(<sup>d</sup>''ṣal-bat-a-nu''), <sup>mul</sup>''lu-um-nu'' = <sup>d</sup>min (<sup>d</sup>''ṣal-bat-a-nu'') "evil (star) = ditto(Mars)". | * (1) List of names of Mars: | ||
* (2) 7 names of Mars (7 ''zik-ru-šu''): <sup>ul</sup>ḫul "Evil (star)". [Mesop.Astrol., App.B: 92, 98, 238]. | ** <sup>mul</sup>ḫul = <sup>d</sup>min(<sup>d</sup>''ṣal-bat-a-nu''), | ||
** <sup>mul</sup>''lu-um-nu'' = <sup>d</sup>min (<sup>d</sup>''ṣal-bat-a-nu'') "evil (star) = ditto(Mars)". | |||
* (2) 7 names of Mars (7 ''zik-ru-šu''): <sup>ul</sup>ḫul "Evil (star)". [Mesop.Astrol.<ref>''Koch-Westenholz U''. Mesopotamian Astrology. Copenhagen, Museum Tusculanum Press. 1995.</ref>, App.B: 92, 98, 238]. | |||
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(1) Evil star = Mars or Mercury (?); DIŠ ''ad-riš'' TU <sup>mul</sup>ḪUL: <sup>d</sup>''ṣal-bat-a-nu'': <sup>d</sup>UDU.IDIM. | (1) Evil star = Mars or Mercury (?); DIŠ ''ad-riš'' TU <sup>mul</sup>ḪUL: <sup>d</sup>''ṣal-bat-a-nu'': <sup>d</sup>UDU.IDIM.GU<sub>4</sub>.UD-''ma'' MAŠ<sub>2</sub>.ANŠE [...] "If the Evil (star) sets into darkness, (it means) Mars (or?) Mercury: cattle [...]". [ACh Šamaš<ref>''Ch. Virolleaud'', L'astrologie chaldéenne S(in); Shamasz; Isht(ar); Adad; S/Supp. = Supplément; SS / 2.Supp. = Second Supplément (Paris 1905 - 1912)</ref>, 13:23], see also [Reynolds 1998<ref>''Reynolds F.'' Unpropitious Titles of Mars in Mesopotamian Scholarly Tradition // RAI. 1998. Vol. 41. P. 347-358.</ref>, 351]. | ||
(2) Evil star and Jupiter; BE <sup><mul></sup>''lu-um-nu ina'' IGI <sup>d</sup>''Šul-pa-e''<sub>3</sub> SU.GU<sub>7</sub> [...] "If the Evil (star) (stands) ahead of Shulpae: famine [...] [ACh Suppl. 2, 78:5]; BE <sup><mul></sup>''lu-um-nu'' EGIR <sup>d</sup>''Šul-pa-e''<sub>3</sub> MU BI DAM-''šu'' [...] "If the Evil (star) (stands) behind Shulpae: this year his wife [...] [ACh Suppl. 2, 78:6]. | (2) Evil star and Jupiter; BE <sup><mul></sup>''lu-um-nu ina'' IGI <sup>d</sup>''Šul-pa-e''<sub>3</sub> SU.GU<sub>7</sub> [...] "If the Evil (star) (stands) ahead of Shulpae: famine [...] [ACh Suppl. 2, 78:5]; BE <sup><mul></sup>''lu-um-nu'' EGIR <sup>d</sup>''Šul-pa-e''<sub>3</sub> MU BI DAM-''šu'' [...] "If the Evil (star) (stands) behind Shulpae: this year his wife [...] [ACh Suppl.<ref>''Ch. Virolleaud'', L'astrologie chaldéenne S(in); Shamasz; Isht(ar); Adad; S/Supp. = Supplément; SS / 2.Supp. = Second Supplément (Paris 1905 - 1912).</ref> 2, 78:6]. | ||
(3) Red Star = Evil Star = Mars; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>''sa''<sub>5</sub> <sup>mul</sup>''ṣal-bat-a-nu'': <sup>mul</sup>''lum-nu mul'' [''ṣal'']-[''bat-a-nu'' | (3) Red Star = Evil Star = Mars; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>''sa''<sub>5</sub> <sup>mul</sup>''ṣal-bat-a-nu'': <sup>mul</sup>''lum-nu mul'' [''ṣal'']-[''bat-a-nu]'' "Red Star, Mars = Evil (star), M[ars ...]". [Borger 1973<ref>''Borger R.'' Keilschrifttexte verschiedenen Inhalts / Symbolae Biblicae et Mesopotamicae. Festschrift Th. de Liagre Böhl. Ed. M.A.Beek et al. Leiden, 1973. Р. 38-55.</ref>, 41 r. 37′]. | ||
==Historical Dictionaries== | ==Historical Dictionaries== | ||
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! scope="col" style="width: 60%;" |Kurtik (2022, h08) | ! scope="col" style="width: 60%;" |Kurtik (2022, h08) <sup>mul</sup>ḪUL | ||
! scope="col" style="width: 40%;" |Gössmann (1950) | ! scope="col" style="width: 40%;" |Gössmann (1950) | ||
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|= <sup>mul</sup>Lumnu «Злая (звезда)»; эпитет Марса и Меркурия(?) [AHw, 563–4; CAD L, 250; G. 187; Reynolds 1998]. | |<sup>mul</sup>ḪUL = <sup>mul</sup>Lumnu «Злая (звезда)»; эпитет Марса и Меркурия(?) [AHw, 563–4; CAD L, 250; G. 187; Reynolds 1998]. | ||
I. Источники. | I. Источники. | ||
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(3) Красная звезда = Злая звезда = Марс; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>sa<sub>5</sub> <sup>mul</sup>ṣal-bat-a-nu : <sup>mul</sup>lum-nu mul [ṣal]-[bat-a-nu …] «Красная звезда, Марс = Злая (звезда), М[арс …] [Borger 1973, 41 r. 37′]. | (3) Красная звезда = Злая звезда = Марс; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>sa<sub>5</sub> <sup>mul</sup>ṣal-bat-a-nu : <sup>mul</sup>lum-nu mul [ṣal]-[bat-a-nu …] «Красная звезда, Марс = Злая (звезда), М[арс …] [Borger 1973, 41 r. 37′]. | ||
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|<sup>mul</sup>Lumnu = <sup>mul</sup>ḪUL «Злая звезда»; эпитет Марса и Меркурия (?) [AHw, 563–564; CAD L, 250; G. 187; Reynolds 1998], см. h08ḪUL. | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:45, 16 December 2025
mulḪUL (𒀯𒅆𒌨) = mulLumnu (𒀯𒇻𒁾𒉡) = lumnu, 'The Evil Star,' is an ancient Mesopotamian name for Mars. For the malefic nature of Mars, see Rochberg 2010[1]: 135-142, reprint of Rochberg Sachs Mem.Vol. 323-328.
Images of Mars
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Close Conjunction of Jupiter (brighter) and Mars (reddish) under Orion (upper right), seen from Cape Town (SMH 2024)
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Closest Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars in 2024 (Cape Town, SMH).
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Jupiter, Mars and Pleiades at Dawn (SMH 2024).
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Jupiter, Mars, Pleiaden in a slightly cloudy morning twilight (SMH 2024).
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Mars in the constellation Gemini, The Twins (SMH January 2025).
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Mars in the constellation Gemini, The Twins (SMH February 2025).
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Mars extremly close to epsilon Geminorum (14 April 2023), seen from Petra, Jordan (SMH).
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One day after the close conjunction of Mars with epsilon Geminorum; seen from Petra, Jordan (SMH 2023). The planet then had a visible separation from the star.
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Mars in the Open Star Cluster Praesepe (M44) in Cancer (2023)
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Mars next to a tower in Central Europe: its reddish colour is extraordinarily obvious (SMH 2025).
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Mars two moon widths next to the Moon, photograph at full moon taken through a window in order to produce a dimmer image of the full moon next to Mars: the planet is at the right edge of the Moon. (SMH January 2025).
Concordance, Etymology, History[2]
= mulLumnu "Evil (star)"; a name for Mars, and one occasion Mars identified with Mercury. [AHw[3], 563-564; CAD[4] L, 250; Gössmann[5] 187; Reynolds 1998[6]]
- Epithet of Mars ... perhaps Mercury (?)
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| Lexical texts.
Series Ḫg. B VI:
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See. [Borger 1973[8], LB 1321 r. 37′]. |
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"The Great Star List and Miscellenia".
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Additional
II. Astrology.
(1) Evil star = Mars or Mercury (?); DIŠ ad-riš TU mulḪUL: dṣal-bat-a-nu: dUDU.IDIM.GU4.UD-ma MAŠ2.ANŠE [...] "If the Evil (star) sets into darkness, (it means) Mars (or?) Mercury: cattle [...]". [ACh Šamaš[10], 13:23], see also [Reynolds 1998[11], 351].
(2) Evil star and Jupiter; BE <mul>lu-um-nu ina IGI dŠul-pa-e3 SU.GU7 [...] "If the Evil (star) (stands) ahead of Shulpae: famine [...] [ACh Suppl. 2, 78:5]; BE <mul>lu-um-nu EGIR dŠul-pa-e3 MU BI DAM-šu [...] "If the Evil (star) (stands) behind Shulpae: this year his wife [...] [ACh Suppl.[12] 2, 78:6].
(3) Red Star = Evil Star = Mars; DIŠ mulsa5 mulṣal-bat-a-nu: mullum-nu mul [ṣal]-[bat-a-nu] "Red Star, Mars = Evil (star), M[ars ...]". [Borger 1973[13], 41 r. 37′].
Historical Dictionaries
| Kurtik (2022, h08) mulḪUL | Gössmann (1950) |
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| mulḪUL = mulLumnu «Злая (звезда)»; эпитет Марса и Меркурия(?) [AHw, 563–4; CAD L, 250; G. 187; Reynolds 1998].
I. Источники. Лексич. тексты. Серия Ḫg. B VI: mulḫul = lum-num2 = MIN(=dṣal-[bat-a-nu]) «Злая (звезда) = Злой = ditto(= Марс)» [MSL XI, 40:30]. EAE. См. [Borger 1973, LB 1321 r. 37′]. «Большой список звезд». (1) Список имен Марса: mulḫul = dmin(dṣal-bat-a-nu), mullu-um-nu = dmin (dṣal-bat-a-nu) «Злая (звезда) = ditto(Марс)». (2) 7 имен Марса (7 zik-ru-šu): ulḫul «Злая (звезда)» [Mesop.Astrol., App.B: 92, 98, 238]. II. Астрология. (1) Злая звезда = Марс или Меркурий (?); DIŠ ad-riš TU mulḪUL : dṣal-bat-a-nu : dUDU.IDIM.GU4.UD-ma MAŠ2.ANŠE […] «Если Злая (звезда) заходит темной, (это означает) Марс (или?) Меркурий: скот […]» [ACh Šamaš, 13:23], см. также [Reynolds 1998, 351]. (2) Злая звезда и Юпитер; BE <mul>lu-um-nu ina IGI dŠul-pa-e3 SU.GU7 […] «Если Злая (звезда) впереди Шульпаэ (стоит): голод […] [ACh Suppl. 2, 78:5]; BE <mul>lu-um-nu EGIR dŠul-pa-e3 MU BI DAM-šu […] «Если Злая (звезда) позади Шульпаэ (стоит): в этом году его жена […] [ACh Suppl. 2, 78:6]. (3) Красная звезда = Злая звезда = Марс; DIŠ mulsa5 mulṣal-bat-a-nu : mullum-nu mul [ṣal]-[bat-a-nu …] «Красная звезда, Марс = Злая (звезда), М[арс …] [Borger 1973, 41 r. 37′]. |
Example |
| Kurtik (2022, L20) mulLumnu | |
| mulLumnu = mulḪUL «Злая звезда»; эпитет Марса и Меркурия (?) [AHw, 563–564; CAD L, 250; G. 187; Reynolds 1998], см. h08ḪUL. |
References
- ↑ Rochberg, F. (2010). In the Path of the Moon. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill.
- ↑ Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, All Skies Encyclopaedia.
- ↑ Soden von W. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.
- ↑ The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...
- ↑ Gössmann P.F. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).
- ↑ Reynolds F. Unpropitious Titles of Mars in Mesopotamian Scholarly Tradition // RAI. 1998. Vol. 41. P. 347-358.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Borger R. Keilschrifttexte verschiedenen Inhalts / Symbolae Biblicae et Mesopotamicae. Festschrift Th. de Liagre Böhl. Ed. M.A.Beek et al. Leiden, 1973. Р. 38-55.
- ↑ Koch-Westenholz U. Mesopotamian Astrology. Copenhagen, Museum Tusculanum Press. 1995.
- ↑ Ch. Virolleaud, L'astrologie chaldéenne S(in); Shamasz; Isht(ar); Adad; S/Supp. = Supplément; SS / 2.Supp. = Second Supplément (Paris 1905 - 1912)
- ↑ Reynolds F. Unpropitious Titles of Mars in Mesopotamian Scholarly Tradition // RAI. 1998. Vol. 41. P. 347-358.
- ↑ Ch. Virolleaud, L'astrologie chaldéenne S(in); Shamasz; Isht(ar); Adad; S/Supp. = Supplément; SS / 2.Supp. = Second Supplément (Paris 1905 - 1912).
- ↑ Borger R. Keilschrifttexte verschiedenen Inhalts / Symbolae Biblicae et Mesopotamicae. Festschrift Th. de Liagre Böhl. Ed. M.A.Beek et al. Leiden, 1973. Р. 38-55.





