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Latest revision as of 08:36, 25 May 2026
Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, Euin Choung Kim, David Hilder, Wayne Horowitz, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
dMUL.KI.GAL (𒀭𒀯𒆠𒃲)m 'The Star of The Great Earth,' is a Sumerian name for the goddess Inanna as Venus, perhaps with reference to the goddess' connections with the Underworld. For example in literary works including Inanna's Descent to the Underworld, see Horowitz 2011: 274-276.
Concordance, Etymology, History[1]
"Star of the great earth," apparently an epithet of Venus as the goddess Inanna/Ishtar. In the list of gods AO 5376, col. vii 2 [Genouillac 1923[2]].
Historical Dictionaries
| Kurtik (2022, m33) | Gössmann (1950) |
|---|---|
| «Звезда земли великая», по-видимому, эпитет Венеры как богини Иштар. В списке богов AO 5376, col. vii 2 [Genouillac 1923]. | Example |
References
- ↑ Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, All Skies Encyclopaedia.
- ↑ Genouillac H. de. Grande liste de noms divins sumériens // RA. 1923. Vol. 20. P. 95-106.
