Zappu

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Zappu

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


mul / dZappu (𒀯𒈽𒀖𒁍) 'the bristle,' is the standard Akkadian name for the Pleiades. In this case the Pleiades being the mane of Taurus, the Bull.

Concordance, Etymology, History[1]

"Stubble (Mane)," an Akkadian parallel to MUL.MUL "Star Cluster" in lexical texts;

= Pleiades,

see (Kurtik m35) MUL.MUL, the Sumerian name.

Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, z03) Gössmann (1950)
«Щетина (Грива)», аккадская параллель к MUL.MUL «Звезды»  в лексических текстах; = Плеяды (Pleiades), см. m35MUL.MUL. Example

References

  1. Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, All Skies Encyclopaedia.