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[[File:Pleiades and Venus in blue dawn 2020.jpg|alt=photograph|thumb|Venus in the morning sky, just above the mountain.]]
[[File:Pleiades and Venus in blue dawn 2020.jpg|alt=photograph|thumb|Venus in the morning sky, just above the mountain.]]

Latest revision as of 14:37, 22 January 2026

Authors: Gennady Kurtik, Susanne M Hoffmann, David Hilder, Jan Safford, Euin Choung Kim


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Venus in the morning sky, just above the mountain.

Arītum (𒀯𒀀𒊑𒌈) = "Shield"; an ancient Mesopotamian epithet of Venus [Gössmann 1950, 41; CAD A/2, 270].

Concordance, Etymology, History[1]

Sources Identifications
"The Great Star List".
  • (1) mula-ri-tum = diš-tar min(= be-let kur.kur) "Shield = Ishtar, ruler of countries",
  • (2) mula-ri-tum = mulmin(= ab.sin2) "Shield = Furrow" [Mesop.Astrol., App. B:32, 44].
Example
"Prayers to the Gods of the Night".
  • Neo-Assyrian prayer: mulE-ri-tu2 [Oppenheim 1959, 283:20].
LBAT 1564:2.
  • The name of Venus in the month of Ayaru: mula-ri-tum muldil-bat ina itigu4 "Shield = Venus in the month of Ayaru".
Example

Additional

The deity da-ri-tum is mentioned in Šurpu VIII 28; see also [Tallqvist 1938, 256].

Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, a45) Gössmann (1950)
= «Щит»; эпитет Венеры [Gössmann 1950, 41; CAD A/2, 270]. Example
I. Источники.

«Большой список звезд». (1) mula-ri-tum = diš-tar  min(= be-let kur.kur) «Щит = Иштар, владычица стран», (2) mula-ri-tum = mulmin(= ab.sin2) «Щит = Борозда» [Mesop.Astrol., App. B:32, 44]. «Молитвы ночным богам». Новоассирийская молитва: mulE-ri-tu2 [Oppenheim 1959, 283:20]. LBAT 1564:2. Имя Венеры в месяце айяру: mula-ri-tum muldil-bat ina itigu4 «Щит = Венера в месяце айяру».

Божество da-ri-tum упоминается в Šurpu VIII 28; см также [Tallqvist 1938, 256].

Example

References

  1. Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, All Skies Encyclopaedia.