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The Sumerian term GIG is identified with Mars: literally 'disease., reflecting Mars' malefic nature. The standard term would be [[Ṣalbatānu|<sup>d</sup>''Ṣal-bat-a-nu'']] (Kurtik ts02). | |||
==Dictionary== | ==Dictionary== | ||
===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=== | ===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=== | ||
* | * MUL GIG = ''kakkab''(MUL) ''šib-ṭi'' <''u''> ''mūtāni''(NAM.BAD)<sup>meš</sup> = MIN(=<sup>d</sup>''ṣal''-[''bat-a-nu'']), | ||
* "Star of Disease = Star of Plague and Death = Mars". [Urgud B VI, MSL XI, 40:38; Reynolds 1998, 349, 353]; | * "Star of Disease = Star of Plague and Death = Mars". [Urgud B VI, MSL XI, 40:38; Reynolds 1998, 349, 353]; | ||
* partially parallel to: [<sup>d</sup>''ṣal-bat-a-nu''] ''a-na mu-ta-ni qa-bi'' "[Mars], so it is said, for (predicting) death." [ARAK, 114:3]. | * partially parallel to: [<sup>d</sup>''ṣal-bat-a-nu''] ''a-na mu-ta-ni qa-bi'' "[Mars], so it is said, for (predicting) death." [ARAK, 114:3]. | ||
Revision as of 19:16, 28 April 2025
The Sumerian term GIG is identified with Mars: literally 'disease., reflecting Mars' malefic nature. The standard term would be dṢal-bat-a-nu (Kurtik ts02).
Dictionary
Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim
- MUL GIG = kakkab(MUL) šib-ṭi <u> mūtāni(NAM.BAD)meš = MIN(=dṣal-[bat-a-nu]),
- "Star of Disease = Star of Plague and Death = Mars". [Urgud B VI, MSL XI, 40:38; Reynolds 1998, 349, 353];
- partially parallel to: [dṣal-bat-a-nu] a-na mu-ta-ni qa-bi "[Mars], so it is said, for (predicting) death." [ARAK, 114:3].
Images of Mars
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Close Conjunction of Jupiter (brighter) and Mars (reddish) under Orion (upper right), seen from Cape Town (SMH 2024) -
Closest Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars in 2024 (Cape Town, SMH). -
Jupiter, Mars and Pleiades at Dawn (SMH 2024). -
Jupiter, Mars, Pleiaden in a slightly cloudy morning twilight (SMH 2024). -
Mars in the constellation Gemini, The Twins (SMH January 2025). -
Mars in the constellation Gemini, The Twins (SMH February 2025). -
Mars extremly close to epsilon Geminorum (14 April 2023), seen from Petra, Jordan (SMH). -
One day after the close conjunction of Mars with epsilon Geminorum; seen from Petra, Jordan (SMH 2023). The planet then had a visible separation from the star. -
Mars in the Open Star Cluster Praesepe (M44) in Cancer (2023) -
Mars next to a tower in Central Europe: its reddish colour is extraordinarily obvious (SMH 2025). -
Mars two moon widths next to the Moon, photograph at full moon taken through a window in order to produce a dimmer image of the full moon next to Mars: the planet is at the right edge of the Moon. (SMH January 2025).
Historical Dictionaries
| Kurtik (2022, g14) | Gössmann (1950) |
|---|---|
| название Марса; только в Ḫg. B VI: mulgig = kakkab(MUL) šib-ṭi <u> mūtāni(NAM.BAD)meš = MIN(=dṣal-[bat-a-nu]) «Звезда Болезнь = Звезда чумы и смертей = Марс» [MSL XI, 40:38; Reynolds 1998, 349, 353]; частичная параллель: [dṣal-bat-a-nu] a-na mu-ta-ni qa-bi «[Марс], так говорят, для (предсказания) смерти» [ARAK, 114:3]. | Example |
