(MUL2) šil PA
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(MUL2) šil PA
Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, David Hilder, Wayne Horowitz, Susanne M Hoffmann, Jan Safford, Euin Choung Kim
(MUL2) šil PA (𒋼𒋻𒉺) is a writing for θ Ophiuchi, the star at the end of the arrow of the constellation Pabilsag in Saggitarius.
Concordance, Etymology, History[1]
[Gössman 1950[2], 397]; abbreviation for MUL2 KUR ša2 KIR4 šil PA "Star with great brilliance at the end of Pabilsag's arrow" (θ Ophiuchi), used in a number of diaries; see, e.g., [Sachs-Hunger Diaries I[3], No.-278, B:7′; No.-277, A Rev. A5, A23]. Both elements are abbreviations: PA for Pabilsag, and šil for its Akkadian equivalent šiltāhu, 'arrow,' here part of Pabilsag, but elsewhere an Akkadian name for stars in the constellation Sirius.
Historical Dictionaries
| Kurtik (2022, sh10) | Gössmann (1950) |
|---|---|
| [Gössman 1950, 397]; сокращение от MUL2 KUR ša2 KIR4 šil PA «Звезда с большим блеском на конце стрелы Пабилсага» (θ Ophiuchi), используемое в ряде дневников; см., например, [Sachs-Hunger Diaries I, No.-278, B:7′; No.-277, A Rev. A5, A23]. | Example |
References
- ↑ Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, All Skies Encyclopaedia.
- ↑ Gössmann P.F. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).
- ↑ Sachs A., Hunger H. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia. Vol. I: Diaries from 652 B.C. to 262 B.C.; Vol. II: from 261 B.C. to 165 B.C.; Vol. III: Diaries from 164 B.C. to 75 B.C. Vienna, 1988, 1989, 1991.
