Šukūdu

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Šukūdu

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


mulŠukūdu (𒀯𒋗𒆪𒁺) is the Akkadian name for the asterism mulKAK.SI.SA2 "Arrow," used with reference to both the star Sirius (Alpha Canis Majoris CMa) and the full asterism (classical Sirius).  ???

Concordance, Etymology, History[1]

Var. reading:

  • Šiltāḫu;
  • = mulKAK.SI.SA2 "Arrow," a syllabic entry found mostly in lexical texts, see (Kurtik k10) KAK.SI.SA2, (Kurtik k11) KAK.U2.TAG.GA.

Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, sh23) Gössmann (1950)
вар. чтения: Šiltāḫu; = mulKAK.SI.SA2 «Стрела», силлабическая запись встречается в основном в лексических текстах, см. k10KAK.SI.SA2, k11KAK.U2.TAG.GA. Example

References

  1. Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, All Skies Encyclopaedia.