Ṣarru

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Ṣarru

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

mulṢarru (𒀯𒇡𒊒), most likely to be realized MUL șarru, 'the/a sparkling star, interpreted in one instance as Mars. Another entry of relevance may be GSL 91: MUL ș[a]r?-ru = [MIN] (dṢal-bat-a-nu), but collation of the original is required.

Concordance, Etymology, History[1]

= "Sparkling (star)", with reference to Mars.

Sources Identifications
EAE.
  • DIŠ mulṢar-ru ana ŠA3 [...] "If the Sparkling Star to [...approaches]"(?) [BPO 3[2], 271, 83-1-18,783: 5]; in the preceding line of the text, mulṢar-ru is replaced by mulṢal-bat-a-nu "Mars". See also: mul.meš ... ṣar-ru-ti [AHw[3] 1086b].
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Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, ts06) Gössmann (1950)
= «Сверкающая (звезда)»; по-видимому, это эпитет Марса.

I. Источники.

EAE. DIŠ mulṢar-ru ana ŠA3 […] «Если Сверкающая звезда к […приблизилась]»(?)  [BPO 3, 271, 83-1-18,783: 5]; в предшествующей строке текста вместо mulṢar-ru стоит mulṢal-bat-a-nu «Марс». См. также: mul.meš … ṣar-ru-ti  [AHw 1086b].

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References

  1. ↑ Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, All Skies Encyclopaedia.
  2. ↑ Reiner E., Pingree D. Babylonian Planetary Omens. Part Three. Groningen, STYX Publications. 1998.
  3. ↑ von Soden, W. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.
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