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<sup>d</sup>MUL.AN.A.DIRI.A (𒀭𒀯𒀭𒋛𒀀𒀀) is a Sumerian name for Venus. | <sup>d</sup>MUL.AN.A.DIRI.A (𒀭𒀯𒀭𒋛𒀀𒀀) is a Sumerian name for Venus. Its sense seems to be mul an a diri(g), 'The star which floats like a raft in the sky.' | ||
== Concordance, Etymology, History == | |||
=== Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim === | === Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim === | ||
'' | See EPSD2 [https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/epsd2/sux/o0023592 adirig]. Compare also the Sumerian name for Mercury, [[MA2.DIRI.GA|<sup>giš</sup>MA<sub>2</sub>.DIRI.GA]], 'The Ferry-boat.' | ||
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* <sup>d</sup>Mul.an.a.diri; lit. "The Dominant Star in the Sky, "The Drifting Star in the Sky" — an epithet of Venus [G. 275]. | |||
Only in the list of gods AN:<sup>d</sup>Anum (IV 185): | |||
* <sup>d</sup>mul.an.diri.a = min(=<sup>d</sup>Iš<sub>8</sub>-tar<sub>2</sub> mul.<meš> = <sup>d</sup>Ištar kakkabī) | |||
** "Star of the sky reigning = Goddess of the stars" [CT 25, 31:15; Litke 1998, 161:185 + notes]. | |||
* Need to check CT 25 and the variants also via G. 275 and Litke ??? | |||
== Historical Dictionaries == | == Historical Dictionaries == | ||
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| вар.: <sup>d</sup>Mul.an.a.diri; букв. «Звезда неба господствующая» — эпитет Венеры [G. 275]. Только в списке богов AN:<sup>d</sup>Anum (IV 185): <sup>d</sup>mul.an.diri.a = min(=<sup>d</sup>Iš<sub>8</sub>-tar<sub>2</sub> mul.<meš> = <sup>d</sup>Ištar kakkabī) «Звезда неба господствующая = Богиня звезд» [CT 25, 31:15; Litke 1998, 161:185 + notes]. | | вар.: <sup>d</sup>Mul.an.a.diri; букв. «Звезда неба господствующая» — эпитет Венеры [G. 275]. Только в списке богов AN:<sup>d</sup>Anum (IV 185): <sup>d</sup>mul.an.diri.a = min(=<sup>d</sup>Iš<sub>8</sub>-tar<sub>2</sub> mul.<meš> = <sup>d</sup>Ištar kakkabī) «Звезда неба господствующая = Богиня звезд» [CT 25, 31:15; Litke 1998, 161:185 + notes]. | ||
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Revision as of 11:29, 21 September 2025
dMUL.AN.A.DIRI.A (𒀭𒀯𒀭𒋛𒀀𒀀) is a Sumerian name for Venus. Its sense seems to be mul an a diri(g), 'The star which floats like a raft in the sky.'
Concordance, Etymology, History
Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim
See EPSD2 adirig. Compare also the Sumerian name for Mercury, gišMA2.DIRI.GA, 'The Ferry-boat.'
Var.:
- dMul.an.a.diri; lit. "The Dominant Star in the Sky, "The Drifting Star in the Sky" — an epithet of Venus [G. 275].
Only in the list of gods AN:dAnum (IV 185):
- dmul.an.diri.a = min(=dIš8-tar2 mul.<meš> = dIštar kakkabī)
- "Star of the sky reigning = Goddess of the stars" [CT 25, 31:15; Litke 1998, 161:185 + notes].
- Need to check CT 25 and the variants also via G. 275 and Litke ???
Historical Dictionaries
| Kurtik (2022, m30) | Gössmann (1950) |
|---|---|
| вар.: dMul.an.a.diri; букв. «Звезда неба господствующая» — эпитет Венеры [G. 275]. Только в списке богов AN:dAnum (IV 185): dmul.an.diri.a = min(=dIš8-tar2 mul.<meš> = dIštar kakkabī) «Звезда неба господствующая = Богиня звезд» [CT 25, 31:15; Litke 1998, 161:185 + notes]. |
