GABA

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

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The body part GABA (𒃮) =irtu, 'chest, breast' is a component of a number of constellations in human and animal form (lion, red-deer, scorpion, pig) as well as in the case of a ^mulUD.KA.DU₈.A, a demon most likely in the form of a Panther-Griffin.

Concordance, Etymology, History

^mulGABA = irtu “breast”: see (Kurtik G19) ^mulGIR₂.TAB, (Kurtin L09) ^mulLU.LIM.

= irtu "chest, breast";

part of the constellation figure used in describing the positions of individual stars.

         Including:

•          1) ^mulUR.GU.LA, see Kurtik u20;
  • (Kurtik g03) "4 ša2 GABA-šu2", the 4 (stars) of it's chest: see ^mulUR.GU.LA
•          2) ^mulUD.KA.DU₈.A, see Kurtik u06.
•          3) ^mulLU.LIM, see Kurtik L09.
•          4) ^mulGIR₂.TAB, see Kurtik g19.
•          5) ^mulŠU.GI, see Kurtik sh16.
•          6) ^mulŠAḪ, see Kurtik sh02.

Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, g02)	Gössmann (1950)
= irtu «грудь»; часть фигуры созвездия, используемая при описании положений отдельных звезд. В том числе: 1) mulUR.GU.LA, см. u20. 2) mulUD.KA.DU8.A, см. u06. 3) mulLU.LIM, см. L09. 4) mulGIR2.TAB, см. g19. 5) mulŠU.GI, см. sh16. 6) mulŠAḪ, см. sh02.	Example

References

• Kurtik's references