A.GI7

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One lunation observed in central Europe (Austria/ Germany). Credits: Susanne M Hoffmann

A.GI7 (𒀀𒂠) = mâru rubû, ‘the Noble Son,’ a Mesopotamian epithet of the Moon-god Nanna-Sin. [Gössmann[1] 13; Litke[2] 118, III 16; Tallqvist[3] 250].  GI7 is a reading for the sign KU, which in this case allows for play between the Sumerian A.GI7 and Akkadian agû, 'crown,' an appellative of the Full Moon.


Concordance, Etymology, History[4]

var. A.KU

An epithet of the Moon-god Nanna-Sin to be read dA.GI7 = mâru rubû, ‘the Noble Son,’  with reference to the fact that the Moon-god is according to standard tradition the most important (first-born) son of Enlil, the traditional Sumerian-Akkadian king of the gods. This Sumerian name for the Moon-god also echoes Akkadian agû, 'the Crown' which is used for the full Moon.

Sources Identifications
  • (1) dA.GI7 = dSîn(30) [CT[5] 19, 19 r. iv 51]; for a parallel see. [II R[6], 48:48].
  • (2) DUMU.GI7 (glossary: du-mu gu) = dSîn(30) [II R[7], 48:33].
  • (3) Series AN:
    • dAnum (III R 16): dDUMU.giGI7 = dSîn(30) [Litke[8], 118];

hence, the name may be written as dDUMU.GI7 "Firstborn, Elder Son." This interpretation is confirmed by the identity:

  • dA.GI7 = dSîn(30) = DUMU ru-[bu-u] "Aku = Sin = First-born". [CT 25[9], 49 r. 6],

where A = mâru(DUMU), a GI7 = rubû [Litke[10] 118]. Sin was considered the son of Enlil and Ninlil [MNM 2[11] 198; Tallqvist[12] 444].

Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, a03 dA.KU) Gössmann (1950, 13)
       (1) dA.KU = dSîn(30)

[CT 19, 19 r. iv 51]; параллель см. [II R, 48:48].

       (2) DUMU.KU (глосса: du-mu gu) = dSîn(30) [II R, 48:33].

       (3) Cерия AN: dAnum (III 16): dDUMU.(gi)KU = dSîn(30) [Litke 118]; следовательно, имя может быть записано как dDUMU.GI7 "Первенец, Старший сын". Данная интерпретация подтверждается тождеством: dA.KU = dSîn(30) = DUMU ru-[bu-u] "Аку = Син = Первенец" [CT 25, 49 r. 6], где А = mâru(DUMU), а KU = rubû  [Litke 118]. Син считался сыном Энлиля и Нинлиль [МНМ 2 198; Tallqvist 444].

  1. ↑ Gössmann P.F. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).
  2. ↑ 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).
  3. ↑ Tallqvist  K. Akkadische Götterepitheta. Helsingforsiae, 1938.
  4. ↑ Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, All Skies Encyclopaedia.
  5. ↑ Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum.
  6. ↑ Rawlinson H. The Cuneiform Inscriptions of Western Asia. Vol. I-V. London, 1861-1909.
  7. ↑ Rawlinson H. The Cuneiform Inscriptions of Western Asia. Vol. I-V. London, 1861-1909.
  8. ↑ 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).
  9. ↑ Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum.
  10. ↑ 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).
  11. ↑ Мифы народов мира. Т. 1-2 / Глав. ред. С.А.Токарев. 2-е издание. М.: Советская энциклопедия. 1992.
  12. ↑ Tallqvist  K. Akkadische Götterepitheta. Helsingforsiae, 1938.
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