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<sup>mul</sup>ZAG.GAR (𒀯𒍠𒃻) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism that only occurs in the commentary to the Urra XXII star-list, namely the series Urgud (Hg). Here the asterism is identified as the consort of the goddess [[Išḫara|<sup>d</sup>''Išḫara'']], who herself is identified with [[Scorpius]]. No identification with any specific star(s) is possible. | <sup>mul</sup>ZAG.GAR (𒀯𒍠𒃻) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism that only occurs in the commentary to the Urra XXII star-list, namely the series Urgud (Hg). Here the asterism is identified as the consort of the goddess [[Išḫara|<sup>d</sup>''Išḫara'']], who herself is identified with [[Scorpius]]. No identification with any specific star(s) is possible. | ||
Latest revision as of 10:21, 8 April 2026
Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, Euin Choung Kim, David Hilder, Wayne Horowitz, Susanne M Hoffmann
mulZAG.GAR (𒀯𒍠𒃻) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism that only occurs in the commentary to the Urra XXII star-list, namely the series Urgud (Hg). Here the asterism is identified as the consort of the goddess dIšḫara, who herself is identified with Scorpius. No identification with any specific star(s) is possible.
need to check in Litke and MSL XI????.
Concordance, Etymology, History[1]
Star or constellation.
Occurs only in the Ḫg series. B VI:
- mulzag.gar = (omission) = DAM dbe-let ˹EDIN˺ "Zaggar = (omission) = consort of the Lady of the plains(?)" [MSL XI[2], 41:53].
In the same text, in a line above, the correspondence:
- (omission) = dal-ma-nu = DAM diš-ḫa-ra "Almanu = the wife of Išhara" [MSL XI[2], 41:52].
- Cf. dSag.˹gar˺ and dAl.ma.nu as Išhara's wife in the list of AN = dAnum gods (IV 281, 283) [Litke 1998[3], 166]. See also (Kurtik i17) dIšḫara.
Historical Dictionaries
| Kurtik (2022, z02) | Gössmann (1950) |
|---|---|
| звезда или созвездие. Встречается только в серии Ḫg. B VI: mulzag.gar = (пропуск) = DAM dbe-let ˹EDIN˺ «Заггар = (пропуск) = супруг госпожи равнины(?)» [MSL XI, 41:53]. В том же тексте строкой выше приводится соответствие: (пропуск) = dal-ma-nu = DAM diš-ḫa-ra «Алману = муж Ишхары» [MSL XI, 41:52]. Ср. dSag.˹gar˺ и dAl.ma.nu как мужья Ишхары в списке богов AN = dAnum (IV 281, 283) [Litke 1998, 166]. См. также i17dIšḫara. | Example |
References
- ↑ Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, All Skies Encyclopaedia.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon. Vol. XI. The Series HAR-ra = hubullu. Tablets XX-XXIV. Ed. by E.Reiner with the coll. of M.Civil. Roma, 1974.
- ↑ Litke R.L. A Reconstruction of the Assyro-Babylonian God-Lists, AN:dA-nu-um and AN:Anu ša2 amēli. New Haven, 1998 (Texts from the Babylonian Collection, Vol. 3).
