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**"Puššanîtu is his name, which means Angry Mouth, so it is said (when referring to) the constellation (star) Mouth";
**"Puššanîtu is his name, which means Angry Mouth, so it is said (when referring to) the constellation (star) Mouth";
*(b) <sup>múl</sup>''pû''(ka): <sup>múl</sup>''pagru''(adda): ''ti-amat tu-u''<sub>16</sub>''-am-tu''<sub>4</sub> ''šum''<sub>3</sub>''-šu''<sub>2</sub> 2 ''pa-nu-šu''<sub>2</sub> ''zikar''(nita) ''u sinniš''(munus) ''šu-u''<sub>2</sub>  
*(b) <sup>múl</sup>''pû''(ka): <sup>múl</sup>''pagru''(adda): ''ti-amat tu-u''<sub>16</sub>''-am-tu''<sub>4</sub> ''šum''<sub>3</sub>''-šu''<sub>2</sub> 2 ''pa-nu-šu''<sub>2</sub> ''zikar''(nita) ''u sinniš''(munus) ''šu-u''<sub>2</sub>  
**"(The constellation/star) Mouth is equivalent to (the constellation) Dead Man, which is equivalent to Tiamat. Its name is the female twins and it has two faces, male and female" [STC II<ref>''King L.W.'' The Seven Tablets of Creation. Vol. I-II. London, 1902.</ref>, Pl. LXX r. 12; Reynolds 1999<ref>''Reynolds F.'' Stellar Representations of Tiāmat and Qingu in a Learned Calendar Text // RAI. 1999. Vol. 42. P. 369-378.</ref>, 370-371, 376].
**"(The constellation/star) Mouth is equivalent to (the constellation) Dead Man, which is equivalent to Tiamat. Its name is the female twin, it has two faces, male and female" [STC II<ref>''King L.W.'' The Seven Tablets of Creation. Vol. I-II. London, 1902.</ref>, Pl. LXX r. 12; Reynolds 1999<ref>''Reynolds F.'' Stellar Representations of Tiāmat and Qingu in a Learned Calendar Text // RAI. 1999. Vol. 42. P. 369-378.</ref>, 370-371, 376].
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Revision as of 18:58, 19 July 2026

Not to be confused with KA5.A.

Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, Euin Choung Kim, David Hilder, Susanne M Hoffmann, Wayne Horowitz, Youla Azkarrula

Babylonian constellations The Eagle and The Corpse, drawn by Jessica Gullberg for the planetarium software Stellarium, cf. Gullberg, Hoffmann, Gullberg (2022)

mulKA (𒀯𒅗) = pû is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism that is equaled to the constellation of The Dead Man (AD6, pagru, pagru), and can be used more generally to refer to mouth-shape asterisms in larger astral figures, for example mulKA.MUŠ.I3.GU7.E (Kurtik k05) and the mouths of two asterisms in the Dalbanna-text (see below).

The Sumerian KA is used in the gloss mu-ulka-a for mulKA5.A = šēlebu, “Fox” in SAA 8[1] 49: 9.

Concordance, Etymology, History[2]

= pû "Mouth"; Var. designations:

  • 1) constellation or star in Delphinus (?) [Gössmann[3] 204; Reynolds 1999[4]], in the specific case when it refers to the area of the Dead Man.
  • 2) figure the element of some constellations.
Sources Identifications
"Great Star List"
  • mulka = mullu2.uš2 "Mouth = Dead Man." [Mesop.Astrol.[5], App. B:160; Weidner 1959-60[6], 107:22 u. Anm., Taf. XXXI iii 22].
Calendrical ritual text BM 55466+.
  • (a) pu-uš-ša2-ni-tu4 pu-u2 za-ni-tu4 šum3-šu2 ana muḫ-ḫi múlpî(ka) qa-bi
    • "Puššanîtu is his name, which means Angry Mouth, so it is said (when referring to) the constellation (star) Mouth";
  • (b) múlpû(ka): múlpagru(adda): ti-amat tu-u16-am-tu4 šum3-šu2 2 pa-nu-šu2 zikar(nita) u sinniš(munus) šu-u2
    • "(The constellation/star) Mouth is equivalent to (the constellation) Dead Man, which is equivalent to Tiamat. Its name is the female twin, it has two faces, male and female" [STC II[7], Pl. LXX r. 12; Reynolds 1999[8], 370-371, 376].
Dalbanna-text.
  • §K. [mu]l ka x x x x [Walker 1995, 31; ASM[9], 106]; = [mu]lka l[u?.li]m? "mouth of the Stag" (ε Cas), according to [Koch 1995[10], 58].
  • §z. mulka ur.gi7 "mouth of the Dog (φ Her) [Walker 1995, 41; Koch 1995[10], 51, 64; ASM[9], 111].

         See also (Kurtik a09) AD6, pagru, (Kurtik g24) Gizzānītu.

Additional

Identification.

         As a constellation:

         Since the Mouth is identified with the Dead Man, we can consider these names as representing the same constellation/star in the constellation Delphinus(?) [Weidner 1959-60[11], 108, Anm. 22].

         As an element of the figure of the constellation:

         (1) UR.GI7, V 1 (Kurtik u19).

         (2) LU.LIM, V 7 (Kurtik L09).

Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, k01) Gössmann (1950)
= pû «Рот»; 1) созвездие или звезда в Дельфине (Delphinus) (?) [G. 204; Reynolds 1999], 2) элемент фигуры некоторых созвездий.

I. Источники.

«Большой список звезд». mulka = mullu2.uš2 «Рот = Мертвец» [Mesop.Astrol., App. B:160; Weidner 1959–60, 107:22 u. Anm., Taf. XXXI iii 22]. Календарный ритуальный текст BM 55466+. a) pu-uš-ša2-ni-tu4 pu-u2 za-ni-tu4 šum3-šu2 ana muḫ-ḫi múlpî(ka) qa-bi «Пушшаниту его имя, что означает Сердитый Рот, так говорят, (когда имеют в виду) созвездие (звезду) Рот»; b) múlpû(ka) : múlpagru(adda) : ti-amat tu-u16-am-tu4 šum3-šu2 2 pa-nu-šu2 ziqar(nita) u sinniš(munus) šu-u2 «(Созвездие/звезда) Рот эквивалентно (созвездию) Мертвец, которое эквивалентно Тиамат. Его имя — женские близнецы, у него два лица – мужское и женское» [STC II, Pl. LXX r. 12; Reynolds 1999, 370–371, 376]. Dalbanna-текст. §K. [mu]l ka x x x [Walker 1995, 31; ASM, 106]; = [mu]lka l[u?.li]m? «рот Оленя» (ε Cas), согласно [Koch 1995, 58]. §z. mulka ur.gi7 «Пасть Пса (φ Her) [Walker 1995, 41; Koch 1995, 51, 64; ASM, 111].

См. также a09AD6, g24Gizzānītu.

II. Отождествление.

Как созвездие:

Поскольку Рот отождествляется с Мертвецом, можно думать, что речь идет о названиях одного и того же созвездия/звезды в созвездии Дельфина(?) [Weidner 1959–60, 108, Anm. 22].

Как элемент фигуры созвездия:

(1)  UR.GI7, V 1 (u19).

(2)  LU.LIM, V 7 (L09).

Example

References

  1. ↑ Hunger H. Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings. Helsinki, 1992 (State Archives of Assyria, VIII).
  2. ↑ Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, All Skies Encyclopaedia.
  3. ↑ Gössmann P.F. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).
  4. ↑ Reynolds F. Stellar Representations of Tiāmat and Qingu in a Learned Calendar Text // RAI. 1999. Vol. 42. P. 369-378.
  5. ↑ Koch-Westenholz U. Mesopotamian  Astrology. Copenhagen, Museum Tusculanum Press. 1995.
  6. ↑ Weidner  E.  Ein  astrologischer  Sammeltext  aus  der Sargonidenzeit // AfO. 1959-1960. Bd. 19. S. 105-113.
  7. ↑ King L.W. The Seven Tablets of Creation. Vol. I-II. London, 1902.
  8. ↑ Reynolds F. Stellar Representations of Tiāmat and Qingu in a Learned Calendar Text // RAI. 1999. Vol. 42. P. 369-378.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Hunger H., Pingree D. Astral Sciences in Mesopotamia. Leiden-Boston-Köln, 1999.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Koch J. Der Dalbanna-Sternenkatalog // WO. 1995. Bd. 26. S. 43-85.
  11. ↑ Weidner  E.  Ein  astrologischer  Sammeltext  aus  der Sargonidenzeit // AfO. 1959-1960. Bd. 19. S. 105-113.
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