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==Concordance, Etymology, History== | ==Concordance, Etymology, History== | ||
The Sumerian term is written syllabically as an Akkadian loan-word ''tarlugallu/'' ''tarnugallu'' (from the Sumerian)''.'' The identification with roosters is confirmed by the Mesopotamian Bird-Call texts where the bird’s cry is ''taḫtatâ ana tutu'' - "You have committed a sin against the god Tutu", this being the Akkadian equivalent of English “cook-a-doodle-doo.” | |||
Archaeological evidence suggests that chickens were domesticated in southeast Asia, modern-day Thailand in particular, by the middle of the 2nd millennium BCE. They are documented with certainty in the Indus culture and in Egypt from around -1400 on. Chickens appear in the archaeological and iconographic record in Mesopotamia during Iron Age I (∼1150 to 965 BCE; Peters et al. 2022). It is assumed that they were initially kept mainly for amusement by organising cockfights on which bets could be placed (this cultural practice is documented by Homer in the 8th century BCE). Domesticated roosters (actually francolins) therefore date to the same period as the oldest known astronomical compendium, MUL.APIN, written in cuneiform. | |||
The Sumerian term consists of a noun-adjective pair: the noun DAR (a bird) and LUGAL (king, adj. royal), i.e. the royal dar-bird - this being a loan-word into Sumerian and Akkadian which both preserved the sound of the name the foreign bird being introduced into the Ancient Near East, as well as providing a nice Sumerian explanation of the bird-name. | |||
The Sumerian term consists of a noun-adjective pair: the noun DAR (a bird) and LUGAL (king, adj. royal), i.e. the royal dar-bird - this being a loan-word into Sumerian and Akkadian which both preserved the sound of the name the foreign bird being introduced into the Ancient Near East, as well as providing a nice | |||
==Mythology/ Religion== | ==Mythology/ Religion== | ||
==IAU Working Group on Star Names== | ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== | ||
The name was | The name Darlugal was adopted for the naked eye star Zeta Leporis (HR 1998, HD 38678, HIP 27288, GJ 217.1, GJ 9190) by the IAU WGSN on 22 March 2026. The name honours the indigenous Sumerian constellation Darlugal. | ||
As this star is already named ..., the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN. | As this star is already named ..., the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN. | ||
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* [[References (Medieval and Early Modern)|References (early modern)]] | * [[References (Medieval and Early Modern)|References (early modern)]] | ||
* Ian Ridpath's website ([http://ianridpath.com/startales Star Tales] ) | * Ian Ridpath's website ([http://ianridpath.com/startales Star Tales] ) | ||
* Peters et al. 2022 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9214543/ | |||
[[Category:Single star-asterism]] | [[Category:Single star-asterism]] | ||
Revision as of 05:56, 25 March 2026
Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann, Eric Mamajek, Wayne Horowitz
Darlugal is a modern IAU-star name in Lepus, derived from Sumerian DAR.LUGAL = Akkadian tarlugallu/tarnugallu, The Rooster, which is the Mesopotamian constellation that covers this area.
Concordance, Etymology, History
The Sumerian term is written syllabically as an Akkadian loan-word tarlugallu/ tarnugallu (from the Sumerian). The identification with roosters is confirmed by the Mesopotamian Bird-Call texts where the bird’s cry is taḫtatâ ana tutu - "You have committed a sin against the god Tutu", this being the Akkadian equivalent of English “cook-a-doodle-doo.”
Archaeological evidence suggests that chickens were domesticated in southeast Asia, modern-day Thailand in particular, by the middle of the 2nd millennium BCE. They are documented with certainty in the Indus culture and in Egypt from around -1400 on. Chickens appear in the archaeological and iconographic record in Mesopotamia during Iron Age I (∼1150 to 965 BCE; Peters et al. 2022). It is assumed that they were initially kept mainly for amusement by organising cockfights on which bets could be placed (this cultural practice is documented by Homer in the 8th century BCE). Domesticated roosters (actually francolins) therefore date to the same period as the oldest known astronomical compendium, MUL.APIN, written in cuneiform.
The Sumerian term consists of a noun-adjective pair: the noun DAR (a bird) and LUGAL (king, adj. royal), i.e. the royal dar-bird - this being a loan-word into Sumerian and Akkadian which both preserved the sound of the name the foreign bird being introduced into the Ancient Near East, as well as providing a nice Sumerian explanation of the bird-name.
Mythology/ Religion
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name Darlugal was adopted for the naked eye star Zeta Leporis (HR 1998, HD 38678, HIP 27288, GJ 217.1, GJ 9190) by the IAU WGSN on 22 March 2026. The name honours the indigenous Sumerian constellation Darlugal.
As this star is already named ..., the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN.
Weblinks
Reference
- References (general)
- References (early modern)
- Ian Ridpath's website (Star Tales )
- Peters et al. 2022 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9214543/
