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I had a look at the photograph and I am not sure about the reading for &ar - but definately not SAR
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Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}, Euin Choung Kim
Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}, Euin Choung Kim
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<sup>mul</sup>''Ṣarru'' (𒀯𒇡𒊒) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.
<sup>mul</sup>''Ṣarru'' (𒀯𒇡𒊒), most likely to be realized MUL ''șarru'', 'the/a sparkling star, interpreted in one instance as Mars.  Another entry of relevance may be GSL 91: MUL ''ș''[<u>''a''</u>]r<sup>?</sup>''-ru'' = [MIN] (<sup>d</sup>''Ṣal''-''bat''-''a''-''nu''), but collation of the original is required.


==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==
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= "Sparkling (star)"; apparently an epithet of Mars.
= "Sparkling (star)", with reference to Mars.  
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Revision as of 07:57, 23 February 2026

Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, David Hilder, Wayne Horowitz, Susanne M Hoffmann, Euin Choung Kim


mulṢarru (𒀯𒇡𒊒), most likely to be realized MUL șarru, 'the/a sparkling star, interpreted in one instance as Mars. Another entry of relevance may be GSL 91: MUL ș[a]r?-ru = [MIN] (dṢal-bat-a-nu), but collation of the original is required.

Concordance, Etymology, History[1]

= "Sparkling (star)", with reference to Mars.

Sources Identifications
EAE.
  • DIŠ mulṢar-ru ana ŠA3 [...] "If the Sparkling Star to [...approaches]"(?) [BPO 3[2], 271, 83-1-18,783: 5]; in the preceding line of the text, mulṢar-ru is replaced by mulṢal-bat-a-nu "Mars". See also: mul.meš ... ṣar-ru-ti [AHw[3] 1086b].
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Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, ts06) Gössmann (1950)
= «Сверкающая (звезда)»; по-видимому, это эпитет Марса.

I. Источники.

EAE. DIŠ mulṢar-ru ana ŠA3 […] «Если Сверкающая звезда к […приблизилась]»(?)  [BPO 3, 271, 83-1-18,783: 5]; в предшествующей строке текста вместо mulṢar-ru стоит mulṢal-bat-a-nu «Марс». См. также: mul.meš … ṣar-ru-ti  [AHw 1086b].

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References

  1. Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, All Skies Encyclopaedia.
  2. Reiner E., Pingree D. Babylonian Planetary Omens. Part Three. Groningen, STYX Publications. 1998.
  3. von Soden, W. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.