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<sup>mul</sup>UR.NIG (𒀯𒌨𒊩𒌨) = ''nēltu'' "lioness". | <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. | ||
==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>. | ||
Latest revision as of 18:56, 26 March 2026
Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, Euin Choung Kim, David Hilder, Wayne Horowitz, Susanne M Hoffmann
mulUR.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[1], pp. 35, 39.
Concordance, Etymology, History[2]
Only in Urra XXII series from Emar
- [mulur.n]ig = ne2-el2-tu [Weidner 1959-60[3], 112, VAT 9430:28; MSL XI[4], 31, Gap j:c], see also [AHw[5], 783a; CAD[6] 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)[7].
Historical Dictionaries
| Kurtik (2022, n17) | |
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(mul)Nēltu |
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| аккадская параллель к mulUR.NIG «Львица», только в серии Urra XXII из Эмара, см.u23UR.NIG. | |
| Kurtik (2022, u23) | Gössmann (1950) |
| = nēltu «Львица»; только в Urra XXII: [mulur.n]ig = ne2-el-tu [Weidner 1959–60, 112, VAT 9430:28; MSL XI, 31, Gap j:c], см. также [AHw, 783a; CAD N/2, 192b]. | Example |
References
- ↑ Hoffmann and Horowitz (2025). Lion, Lioness and Wings: Studies of The Lion-Asterism(s?) of Ancient Mesopotamia, Archiv für Orientforschung (AfO) 56, 33-43
- ↑ Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, All Skies Encyclopaedia.
- ↑ Weidner E. Ein astrologischer Sammeltext aus der Sargonidenzeit // AfO. 1959-1960. Bd. 19. S. 105-113.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Soden von W. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.
- ↑ The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...
- ↑ Hoffmann and Horowitz (2025). Lion, Lioness and Wings: Studies of The Lion-Asterism(s?) of Ancient Mesopotamia, Archiv für Orientforschung (AfO) 56, 33-43
