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

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One lunation observed in central Europe (Austria/ Germany). Credits: Susanne M Hoffmann

A.GI7 (𒀀𒂠) = māâru rubû, ‘the Noble Son,’ a Mesopotamian epithet of the Moon-god Nanna-Sin. [Gössmann[1] 13; Litke[2] 118, III 16; Tallqvist[3] 250].  GI7 is a reading for the sign KU, which in this case allows for play between the Sumerian A.GI7 and Akkadian agû, 'crown,' an appellative of the Full Moon and complete lunar disk. For example, Enuma Elish V: 17-18, the Moon visible as a half crown on the 7th day of the lunar month.


Concordance, Etymology, History[4]

var. A.KU (older reading)

An epithet of the Moon-god Nanna-Sin to be read dA.GI7 = māru rubû, ‘the Noble Son,’  with reference to the fact that the Moon-god is according to standard tradition the most important (first-born) son of Enlil, the traditional Sumerian-Akkadian king of the gods. This Sumerian name for the Moon-god also echoes Akkadian agû, 'the Crown' which is used for the full Moon.

Sources Identifications
  • (1) dA.GI7 = dSîn(30) [CT[5] 19, 19 r. iv 51]; for a parallel see. [II R[6], 48:48].
  • (2) DUMU.GI7 (gloss: du-mu gu) = dSîn(30) [II R[7], 48:33].ccc??
  • (3) Series AN:
    • dAnum (III R 16): dDUMU.giGI7 = dSîn(30) [Litke[8], 118];

hence, the name may be written as dDUMU.GI7 "Firstborn, Elder Son." This interpretation is confirmed by the identity:

  • dA.GI7 = dSîn(30) = DUMU ru-[bu-u] "Aku = Sin = First-born". [CT 25[9], 49 r. 6],

where A = mâru(DUMU), a GI7 = rubû [Litke[10] 118]. Sin was considered the son of Enlil and Ninlil [MNM 2[11] 198; Tallqvist[12] 444].

Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, a03 dA.KU) Gössmann (1950, 13)
       (1) dA.KU = dSîn(30)

[CT 19, 19 r. iv 51]; параллель см. [II R, 48:48].

       (2) DUMU.KU (глосса: du-mu gu) = dSîn(30) [II R, 48:33].

       (3) Cерия AN: dAnum (III 16): dDUMU.(gi)KU = dSîn(30) [Litke 118]; следовательно, имя может быть записано как dDUMU.GI7 "Первенец, Старший сын". Данная интерпретация подтверждается тождеством: dA.KU = dSîn(30) = DUMU ru-[bu-u] "Аку = Син = Первенец" [CT 25, 49 r. 6], где А = mâru(DUMU), а KU = rubû  [Litke 118]. Син считался сыном Энлиля и Нинлиль [МНМ 2 198; Tallqvist 444].

  1. ↑ Gössmann P.F. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).
  2. ↑ Litke R.L. A Reconstruction of the Assyro-Babylonian God-Lists, AN:dA-nu-um and AN:Anu ša2 amēli. New Haven, 1998 (Texts from the Babylonian Collection, Vol. 3).
  3. ↑ Tallqvist  K. Akkadische Götterepitheta. Helsingforsiae, 1938.
  4. ↑ Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, All Skies Encyclopaedia.
  5. ↑ Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum.
  6. ↑ Rawlinson H. The Cuneiform Inscriptions of Western Asia. Vol. I-V. London, 1861-1909.
  7. ↑ Rawlinson H. The Cuneiform Inscriptions of Western Asia. Vol. I-V. London, 1861-1909.
  8. ↑ Litke R.L. A Reconstruction of the Assyro-Babylonian God-Lists, AN:dA-nu-um and AN:Anu ša2 amēli. New Haven, 1998 (Texts from the Babylonian Collection, Vol. 3).
  9. ↑ Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum.
  10. ↑ Litke R.L. A Reconstruction of the Assyro-Babylonian God-Lists, AN:dA-nu-um and AN:Anu ša2 amēli. New Haven, 1998 (Texts from the Babylonian Collection, Vol. 3).
  11. ↑ Мифы народов мира. Т. 1-2 / Глав. ред. С.А.Токарев. 2-е издание. М.: Советская энциклопедия. 1992.
  12. ↑ Tallqvist  K. Akkadische Götterepitheta. Helsingforsiae, 1938.
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