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<sup>mul</sup>DI (𒀯𒁲) = ''dīnum'' 'judgment, sentence,' is a Sumerian name for the constellation and zodiacal sign [[Libra]]. The name reflects the notion of Libra being 'the scales of justice.' The standard name for this asterism is ''[[Zibānītu]],'' 'The Scales.' The two names are interchanged in the CT 33 9, Nv. 10.and Parallels set of texts in the 'Three Stars Each (Astrolabe Group).' | <sup>mul</sup>DI (𒀯𒁲) = ''dīnum'' 'judgment, sentence,' is a Sumerian name for the constellation and zodiacal sign [[Libra]]. The name reflects the notion of Libra being 'the scales of justice.' The standard name for this asterism is ''[[ZI.BA.AN.NA|Zibānītu]],'' 'The Scales.' The two names are interchanged in the CT 33 9, Nv. 10.and Parallels set of texts in the 'Three Stars Each (Astrolabe Group).' | ||
==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>== | ==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>== | ||
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* <u>CT 33 9, Nv. 10, and Parallels</u> | * <u>CT 33 9, Nv. 10, and Parallels</u> | ||
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* CT 33 9: <sup>mul</sup>'' | * CT 33 9: <sup>mul</sup>''Zibānītu'' occupies the position Anu X, which is that of <sup>mul</sup>DI in Nv. 10, both names being terms for Libra. Cf. LBAT 1502: 12' where [<sup>mul</sup>zi-ba-ni-t]u<sub>4</sub> is the Antagubba-star for Month X, and LBAT 1508: 7' where the star-name is restored six months away as the Antašurra-star for Month IV (Fincke 2025: 70-72). | ||
* Nv. 10: 9 [''ina'' <sup>iti</sup>ab KI.]MIN <sup>mul</sup>DI 4 ''šu-ut'' <sup>d</sup>''En-lil''<sub>2</sub> (Fincke 2025: 67). | * Nv. 10: 9 [''ina'' <sup>iti</sup>ab KI.]MIN <sup>mul</sup>DI 4 ''šu-ut'' <sup>d</sup>''En-lil''<sub>2</sub> (Fincke 2025: 67). | ||
* [See previously Horowitz 2014: 220, Donbaz-Koch 1995<ref>''Donbaz V., Koch J.'' Ein Astrolab der dritten Generation: Nv. 10 // JCS. 1995. Vol. 47. P. 63-83.</ref>, 64-66, 69]. | * [See previously Horowitz 2014: 220, Donbaz-Koch 1995<ref>''Donbaz V., Koch J.'' Ein Astrolab der dritten Generation: Nv. 10 // JCS. 1995. Vol. 47. P. 63-83.</ref>, 64-66, 69]. | ||
Revision as of 10:23, 14 May 2026
Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, Euin Choung Kim, David Hilder, Susanne M Hoffmann, Wayne Horowitz, Youla Azkarrula
mulDI (𒀯𒁲) = dīnum 'judgment, sentence,' is a Sumerian name for the constellation and zodiacal sign Libra. The name reflects the notion of Libra being 'the scales of justice.' The standard name for this asterism is Zibānītu, 'The Scales.' The two names are interchanged in the CT 33 9, Nv. 10.and Parallels set of texts in the 'Three Stars Each (Astrolabe Group).'
Concordance, Etymology, History[1]
= dīnum "Judgment, sentence." [AHw[2], 171]; one of the names of the constellation and zodiacal sign Libra.
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| Three Stars Each (The Astroloabe Group)
Text Nv. 10. Intercalation scheme:
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Additional
In [Donbaz-Koch 1995[4], 65-66, 71] the constellation is counted (erroneously?) among the stars of Enlil, while mulZI.BA.AN.NA is the star Anu, according to MUL.APIN (I ii 11) [MA[5], 33] (see Kurtik z07 ZI.BA.AN.NA).
Historical Dictionaries
| Kurtik (2022, d05) | Gössmann (1950) |
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| = dīnum «Судебное решение, приговор» [AHw, 171]; одно из названий созвездия и знака зодиака Весы (Libra).
I. Источники. Текст Nv. 10. Интеркаляционная схема: [ina itiab ki.]min muldi // 4 šu-ut dEn-lil2 / [mulab.s]˹in2 kip-pat˺ // 3 šu-ut dA-nim / [mulš]˹ar2˺.ur4 dšar2.gaz // 2 šu-ut dE2-˹a˺ / [GIŠ] 4 4 mulAN.TA.GUB.BA // 1 šu-qa2 sim.˹maḫ˺ «[В месяце тебету, соответ]ственно: (звезда) Приговор, 4, (звезды на пути) Энлиля, / [Бороз]да, Круг, 3, (звезды на пути) Ану, / [Ш]арур, Шаргаз, 2, (звезды на пути) Эа. / [Измерительный инструмент]: 4 (локтя) 4 (пальца) (от) Наверху стоящей звезды, 1, (до) высоты Ласточки» (Obv. 9'–12') [Donbaz–Koch 1995, 64–66, 69]. В [Donbaz–Koch 1995, 65–66, 71] созвездие причислено (ошибочно?) к числу звезд Энлиля, тогда как mulZI.BA.AN.NA — звезда Ану, согласно MUL.APIN (I ii 11) [MA, 33] (см. z07). |
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References
- ↑ Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, All Skies Encyclopaedia.
- ↑ Soden von W. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.
- ↑ Donbaz V., Koch J. Ein Astrolab der dritten Generation: Nv. 10 // JCS. 1995. Vol. 47. P. 63-83.
- ↑ Donbaz V., Koch J. Ein Astrolab der dritten Generation: Nv. 10 // JCS. 1995. Vol. 47. P. 63-83.
- ↑ Hunger, H. and Steele, J. M. (2019). The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN, Routledge, NY
