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<sup>d</sup>''Ḫar-ri-ru'' (𒀭𒄯𒊑𒊒), The Field Mouse, is a multi-star asterism in the constellation of <sup>mul</sup>[[LU.LIM]] ([[Andromeda|Andromeda)]]; it is associated to the Rainbow God.  
<sup>d</sup>''Ḫar-ri-ru'' (𒀭𒄯𒊑𒊒), The Field Mouse, is a multi-star asterism in the constellation of <sup>mul</sup>[[LU.LIM]] ([[Andromeda|Andromeda)]]; it is associated to the Rainbow God.  


==Concordance, Etymology, History==
== Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref> ==
Hoffmann and Krebernik (2023)<ref>Hoffmann, S. M. and Krebernik, M. (2023). What do deities tell us about the celestial positioning system, in: R. Rollinger, I. Madreiter, M. Lang, C. Pappi (eds.). The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East, Papers held at the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique International and 12th Melammu Symposium July 16-20 2018, Innsbruck. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 539-579</ref>[[File:Field Mouse.jpg|thumb|Field Mouse in Midland Provincial Park, Canada, CC BY As2020sa]]<blockquote>“Field Mouse” (lit. “digger”); outside astronomical contexts not attested as a deity! <sup>d</sup>''Ḫar-ri-ru'' (EN 31r).</blockquote>
[[File:Field Mouse.jpg|thumb|Field Mouse in Midland Provincial Park, Canada, CC BY As2020sa]]


===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===
* = PEŠ<sub>2</sub>.A.ŠA<sub>3</sub>.GA (no logographic record in astronomical texts);  
= PEŠ<sub>2</sub>.A.ŠA<sub>3</sub>.GA (no logographic record in astronomical texts); = a kind of mouse (field mouse?) [Landsberger 1934<ref>''Landsberger B.'' Die Fauna des alten Mesopotamien nach der 14.Tafel der Serie DAR-RA = Cubullu. Leipzig, 1934.</ref>, 16-17, 194; AHw<ref>''Soden von W''. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.</ref> 327; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> Ḫ, 113-114]; a star or group of stars in the eastern section of Andromeda (Andromeda) [Gössmann<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 153, 184, 248].
* = a kind of mouse (field mouse?) [Landsberger 1934<ref>''Landsberger B.'' Die Fauna des alten Mesopotamien nach der 14.Tafel der Serie DAR-RA = Cubullu. Leipzig, 1934.</ref>, 16-17, 194; AHw<ref>''Soden von W''. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.</ref> 327; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> Ḫ, 113-114]; a star or group of stars in the eastern section of Andromeda (Andromeda) [Gössmann<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 153, 184, 248].
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It seems to occur only in MUL.APIN where it is determined as a deity. Hoffmann and Krebernik (2023)<ref>Hoffmann, S. M. and Krebernik, M. (2023). What do deities tell us about the celestial positioning system, in: R. Rollinger, I. Madreiter, M. Lang, C. Pappi (eds.). The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East, Papers held at the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique International and 12th Melammu Symposium July 16-20 2018, Innsbruck. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 539-579</ref> remark that the term is dingified only in astronomical context:<blockquote>“Field Mouse” (lit. “digger”); outside astronomical contexts not attested as a deity! <sup>d</sup>''Ḫar-ri-ru'' (Enlil, line 31 right).</blockquote>
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==== II. Identification. ====
==== Identification. ====
         = in the constellation Andromeda [Gössmann<ref name=":0" /> 153].
         = in the constellation Andromeda [Gössmann<ref name=":0" /> 153].



Revision as of 11:09, 15 June 2026

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


dḪar-ri-ru (𒀭𒄯𒊑𒊒), The Field Mouse, is a multi-star asterism in the constellation of mulLU.LIM (Andromeda); it is associated to the Rainbow God.

Concordance, Etymology, History[1]

Field Mouse in Midland Provincial Park, Canada, CC BY As2020sa
  • = PEŠ2.A.ŠA3.GA (no logographic record in astronomical texts);
  • = a kind of mouse (field mouse?) [Landsberger 1934[2], 16-17, 194; AHw[3] 327; CAD[4] Ḫ, 113-114]; a star or group of stars in the eastern section of Andromeda (Andromeda) [Gössmann[5] 153, 184, 248].
Sources Identifications
MUL.APIN.

In the list of the stars of Enlil (no. 31):

  • MULmeš um-mu-lu-tu4 ša2 ina GABA mulLU.LIM / GUBmeš-zu dḪar-ri-ru dTIR.AN.NA
  • "The dim stars, that which lay on the Stag's chest: Harriru, Rainbow" (I i 32-33) [MA[6], 27].
Example

It seems to occur only in MUL.APIN where it is determined as a deity. Hoffmann and Krebernik (2023)[7] remark that the term is dingified only in astronomical context:

“Field Mouse” (lit. “digger”); outside astronomical contexts not attested as a deity! dḪar-ri-ru (Enlil, line 31 right).

Additional

Identification.

         = in the constellation Andromeda [Gössmann[5] 153].

         = αγδε Cassiopeiae (= LU.LIM) [Waerden 1949[8], 21; Weidner 1957-59[9], 79].

         = 18, 31, 32 Andromedae (?) [MA[6], 138; BPO 2[10], 12; ASM[11], 273, 275].

Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, h04) Gössmann (1950)
= PEŠ2.A.ŠA3.GA (логографическая запись в астрономических текстах не встречается); = разновидность мыши (полевая мышь?) [Landsberger 1934, 16–17, 194; AHw 327; CAD Ḫ, 113–114]; звезда или группа звезд в восточной части Андромеды (Andromeda) [G. 153, 184, 248].

I. Источники.

MUL.APIN. В списке звезд Энлиля (№ 31): MULmeš um-mu-lu-tu4 ša2 ina GABA mulLU.LIM / GUBmeš-zu dḪar-ri-ru dTIR.AN.NA «Тусклые звезды, что на груди Оленя: Харриру, Радуга» (I i 32–33) [MA, 27].

II. Отождествление.

= в созвездии Andromeda [G. 153].

= αγδε Cassiopeiae (= LU.LIM) [Waerden 1949, 21; Weidner 1957–59, 79].

= 18, 31, 32 Andromedae (?) [MA, 138; BPO 2, 12; ASM, 273, 275].

Example

References

  1. Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, All Skies Encyclopaedia.
  2. Landsberger B. Die Fauna des alten Mesopotamien nach der 14.Tafel der Serie DAR-RA = Cubullu. Leipzig, 1934.
  3. Soden von W. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.
  4. The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...
  5. 5.0 5.1 Gössmann P.F. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).
  6. 6.0 6.1 Hunger, H. and Steele, J. M. (2019). The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN, Routledge, NY
  7. Hoffmann, S. M. and Krebernik, M. (2023). What do deities tell us about the celestial positioning system, in: R. Rollinger, I. Madreiter, M. Lang, C. Pappi (eds.). The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East, Papers held at the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique International and 12th Melammu Symposium July 16-20 2018, Innsbruck. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 539-579
  8. Waerden B. L. van der. Babylonian astronomy. II. The thirty Six Stars // JNES. V. 8. P. 6-26.
  9. Weidner E. mul gir2.tab = zuqaqîpi // AfO. 1957-1958. Bd. 18. S. 393-394].
  10. Reiner E., Pingree D. Enuma Anu Enlil, Tablets 50-51. Undena Publications, Malibu, 1981 (Babylonian Planetary Omens: Part Two).
  11. Hunger H., Pingree D. Astral Sciences in Mesopotamia. Leiden-Boston-Köln, 1999.