Nin-nisig
Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann, Gennady E. Kurtik, Euin Choung Kim, David Hilder, Wayne Horowitz, Youla Azkarrula, Jan Safford
mul / dNIN.SAR (𒀯𒊩𒌆𒊬) should now be read dNin-nisig, paired with Erragal are two stars in Lyra for which see the Erragal entry. Multiple readings of the sign SAR in the divine name are possible. See also NUN.SAR.
Concordance, Etymology, History[1]
The reading of the sign SAR in the name is not certain.
Var. reading:
- dNin-nisig
- dNin.sar,
- dNin.šar,
- dnin.mu2;
For the alternate readings see Lambert (2013)[2] Creation 506.
Goddess (but in late texts also a male deity), “butcher” of Enlil’s palace Ekur, wife of Erragal. The name should be be read dNin-nisig, see RlA s.v. dNin-SAR (Enlil 25–26, right).[3]
| Sources | Identification |
|---|---|
MUL.APIN (I i 27)
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theta and eta Lyrae (θ and η Lyr) |
Previous Identifications
In astronomical texts usually recorded in pair with Erragal; identified with the star in the constellation Lyrae (ε Lyrae) [Litke 1998[4], 60; MA[5], 126; Tallqvist 1938[6], 402; Gössmann[7] 326], see (Kurtik e21) dErragal.
Commentary: ε Lyrae is a visual double star (in telescopes even resolved as quadruple). Yet, more striking and really "behind the Goat" is the douplette of two stars θ and η Lyr.
Historical Dictionaries
| Kurtik (2022, n40) | Gössmann (1950) |
|---|---|
| вар. чтения: dNin.SAR, dnin.mu2; божество (богиня?), в астрономических текстах записывается обычно в паре с Эррагаль; отождествляется со звездой в созвездии Лира (ε Lyrae) [Litke 1998, 60; MA, 126; Tallqvist 1938, 402; Gössmann 1950, 326], см. e21dErragal | Example |
References
- ↑ Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, All Skies Encyclopaedia.
- ↑ Lambert, W.G. (2013). Babylonian Creation Myths, Eisenbraun, Winnona Lake.
- ↑ Hoffmann, S. M. and Krebernik, M. (2023). What do deities tell us about the celestial positioning system, in: R. Rollinger, I. Madreiter, M. Lang, C. Pappi (eds.). The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East, Papers held at the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique International and 12th Melammu Symposium July 16-20 2018, Innsbruck. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 539-579
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ Hunger, H. and Steele, J. M. (2019). The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN, Routledge, NY
- ↑ Tallqvist K. Akkadische Götterepitheta. Helsingforsiae, 1938.
- ↑ Gössmann P.F. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).
