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Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Eridu''}} <sup>mul</sup>''Eridu'' is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. ==Dictionary== === Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Sources !! Identifications |- | Akkadian parallel to <sup>mul</sup> <sup>lú</sup>ḪUN.GA<sub>2</sub> "Hired Man," modern Aries; in lexical and several other texts, see (Kurtik h12) <sup>lú</sup>ḪUN.GA<sub>2</sub>. || Example |- | Example || Example |} === Additional === == Historica..." |
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An Akkadian name for the asterism ( ''e-ri-du'') whose name is normally written in Sumerian [[NUNki|<sup>mul</sup>NUN]] [[NUNki|<sup>ki</sup>]] (𒀯𒉣𒆠), which can also be read <sup>mul</sup>eridu<sup>k</sup><sup>i</sup>, in the area of [[Vela]]. The asterism is identified with the Sumero-Akkadian god of the waters, Enki = Ea, whose city is indeed Eridu located in southernmost Mesopotamia proximate to the Persian Gulf coast. | |||
== Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref> == | |||
| | For the Akkadian syllabic rendering of the name see the Urra star-list from Emar, Emar VI/4 151: 162: <sup>mul</sup>NUN<sup>ki</sup> = ''e-ri-du''. | ||
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This syllabic writing at Emar can support a readings <sup>mul</sup>eridu or <sup>mul</sup>eridu<sup>ki</sup> for references given sub (Kurtik n50) [[NUNki|NUN<sup>ki</sup>]]. | |||
== Historical Dictionaries == | == Historical Dictionaries == | ||
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! scope="col" style="width: 60%;" | Kurtik (2022, | ! scope="col" style="width: 60%;" | Kurtik (2022, e17) | ||
! scope="col" style="width: 40%;" | Gössmann (1950) | ! scope="col" style="width: 40%;" | Gössmann (1950) | ||
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| аккадская параллель к | | аккадская параллель к <sup>mul</sup>NUN<sup>ki</sup> «(Звезда города) Эриду»; силлабическая запись в списке звезд из Эмара; см. n50NUN<sup>ki</sup>|| Example | ||
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[[Category:Eurasia]] | [[Category:Eurasia]] | ||
[[Category:Cuneiform]] | [[Category:Cuneiform]] [[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Vel]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:52, 3 June 2026
Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, Euin Choung Kim, David Hilder, Wayne Horowitz, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
An Akkadian name for the asterism ( e-ri-du) whose name is normally written in Sumerian mulNUN ki (𒀯𒉣𒆠), which can also be read muleriduki, in the area of Vela. The asterism is identified with the Sumero-Akkadian god of the waters, Enki = Ea, whose city is indeed Eridu located in southernmost Mesopotamia proximate to the Persian Gulf coast.
Concordance, Etymology, History[1]
For the Akkadian syllabic rendering of the name see the Urra star-list from Emar, Emar VI/4 151: 162: mulNUNki = e-ri-du.
This syllabic writing at Emar can support a readings muleridu or muleriduki for references given sub (Kurtik n50) mulNUNki.
Historical Dictionaries
| Kurtik (2022, e17) | Gössmann (1950) |
|---|---|
| аккадская параллель к mulNUNki «(Звезда города) Эриду»; силлабическая запись в списке звезд из Эмара; см. n50NUNki | Example |
References
- ↑ Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, All Skies Encyclopaedia.
