MUL.APIN ("star plough")

p.

 

t.:l.

Sum.

Akk.

transl.

explication

star (identified)

               

18

   

MULmes^ ... dEn-li`l

 

stars of En-li`l

 

p. 137 (:1-21)

 

1:1:

:1

APIN

Epinnu

Plow

En-li'l

B Trianguli + C Andromedae

   

:2

UR.BAR.RA

Barbaru

Wolf

seeder of Plow

A Trianguli

   

:3

S^U.GI

S^ibu

Old Man

En-me-s^a'r-ra

Perseus

19

 

:4

GA`M

Gam-lum

Crook

 

Auriga

   

:5

MAS^.TAB.BA.GAL.GAL.LA

Tu>amu Rabu^tu

Twins Great

Lugal-gi`r-ra & Mes-lam-ta-e`-a

A & B Geminorum

   

:6

MAS^.TAB.BA.TUR.TUR

Tu>amu S.eh^rutu

Twins Little

LA`L (Alamus^) & Nin-EZEN*GUD

Z & L Geminorum

20

 

:7

AL.LUL

Alluttu

Crab

seat of Anu

Cancer

   

:8

UR.GUL.LA

Urgulu^

Lion

La-ta-ra-ak

Leo

   

:9

LUGAL

S^arru

King

breast of Lion

A Leonis

21

 

:10

     

tail of Lion

5 & 21 Leonis ?

   

:11

GUB-zu

izzazzu sissinnu

Frond of Date

E4-ru6, Zarpanitum

C Comae Berenices

   

:12

S^U.PA

mati is^immu

fate of land

decree

Boo:tes

22

 

:13

 

H^e'-ga'l-a-a-u'

 

messenger of Nin-li'l

B Comae Berenices ?

   

:14

BAL.TE'S^.A

Balti

Dignity

messenger of MU'S^ (Tis^pak)

Corona Borealis

   

:15

MAR.GI'D.DA

Ereqqu

Wagon

Nin-li'l

Ursa Maior

23

 

:16

MAR.GI`D.DA GUB-zu

Ereqqi izzazzu

Cart-pole of Wagon

   
   

:17

KA5.A E`r-ra

S^elebu Erra

Fox Erra

strong one

80-86 Ursa Maioris ?

   

:18

U8 A-a

Lah^ru Aya

Ewe

Aya

N.E. Boo:tes

24

 

:19

MU.BU.KE'S^.DA

 

Hitched Yoke

Anu great, of Heaven

A Draconis

   

:20

MAR.GI'D.DA.AN.NA

 

Wagon of Heaven

Damki-annna

Ursa Minor

   

:21

IBILA.E'.MAH

Ibila-Emah^

Heir of Sublime Temple

rope

A Ursae Minoris ?

             

p. 138 (:22-60)

25

 

:22

DUMU

maru

son

scil., of Anu

 
   

:23

GUB.BA,

 

sitting,

scil., gods of E'-kur

E, P, R, Th Herculis ?

     

TUS^.A

 

standing

idem

Z & H Herculis ?

   

:24

U`Z

Enzu

Nanny-goat

Gula

Lyra

   

:25

UR.KU

Kalbu

Hound

 

S. Hercules

26

 

:26

LAMMA

Lamassu

 

messenger of Baba

A Lyrae

   

:27

     

Nin-SAR & E`r-ra-gal

E & Z Lyrae

   

:28

UD.KA.DUH.A

Nimru

Panther

U.GUR (Nergal)

Cygnus & Lacerta

   

:29

S^AH

S^ah^u

Swine

Damu

head of Draco ?

27

 

:30

ANS^E.KUR.RA

Sisu^

Horse

 

A, B, C, D Cassiopeiae

   

:31

Lu-lim

Lulimu

Stag

messenger of the stars

E. Andromeda

   

:32

GABA Lu-lim

irat Lulimu

thorax of Stag

   
   

:33

TIR.AN.NA

Manza^t

Rainbow

H^arriru

18, 31, 32 Andromedae

28

 

:34

BIR Lu-lim

kalit Lulimi

kidney of Stag

bright red star

 
   

:35

KA.MUS^.I`.KU'.E

Pas^ittu

Deleter

 

B Andromedae

   

:37

Ne'-bi-ri

Neberu

Ford

of AMAR.UD (Marduk)

 

29

 

:38

SAG.ME.GAR

 

Jupiter

crosseth sky

 
   

:39

33 MULmes^ ... dEn-li`l

33 kakkabu s^ut Enlil

33 stars of En-li`l

[total]

 
               
     

MULmes^ ... [dAN]

kakkabi s^ut Anim

stars of Anu

 

(p. 138)

   

:40

AS^.IKU

Iku^

Field

seat of En-li`l

A, B, C Pegasi

   

:41

S^i-nu-nu-tu4

S^inunutu

Swallow

 

A Equulei

30

 

:42

An-nu-ni-tu4

Anunitu

   

Pisces

   

:43

HUN.GA'

Agru

Hireling

Dumu-zi

Aries

   

:44

7.BI DINGIR

Sebettu ilu

7 gods

great gods

Pleiades

 

1:2:

:1

GU4.AN.NA is

Alu^ is

Bull of Heaven: Jaw

crown of Anu

A Tauri

31

 

:2

SIPA.ZI.AN.NA ... [AN]

S^idallu ... Anim

True Shepherd of Anu

Pap-sukal, messenger of Anu & +INNIN

Orion

   

:3

MAS^.TAB.BA

Tu>amu

Twins

   
   

:4

LU'.LA`L u La-ta-ra-ak

Lulal u Latarak

Lulal & Latarak

 

P3 & P4 Orionis ?

   

:5

DAR.LUGAL

Tarlugallu

Rooster

 

Lepus

32

 

:6

KAK.SI.SA'

S^ukudu

Arrow

of Nin-urta

Canis Minor ?

   

:7

BAN

Qas^tu

Bow

daughter of En-li`l

Canis Major

   

:8

MUS^

Nirah^

Snake

Nin-gis^-zi-da

Hydra

   

:9

UGA

Aribu

Raven

IM (Adad)

Corvus

33

 

:10

AB.SI'N

S^ir>u

Furrow

S^ala "ear of corn"

Virgo

   

:11

ZI.BA.AN.NA

Zibanitu

Scales

 

Libra

   

:12

Za-ba4-ba4

Zababa

 

Ophioukhos

         

Eagle

 

Aquila

         

Dead Man

 

Delphinus ?

35

 

:18

   

[total]

23 stars of Anu

 
               
   

:19

KU6

Nunu

Fish

E'-a

Piscis Austrinus

   

:20

GU.LA

GU.LA

Great One

star of Eridu

Aquarius

36

 

:21

Nin-mah

Ninnmah^

   

western Vela

   

:22

EN.TE.NA.BAR.HUM

H^abas.iranu

 

Nin-gi'r-su

Centaurus

   

:23

GA'N.U`R

Ma^kakatu

Harrow

weapon of A E' (Mar biti)

eastern Vela

37

 

:24

     

inside whereof are the subterranean waters

 
   

:25

 

S^ullat & H^anis^

   

M & N Centauri ?

   

:27

Nu-mus^-da

Numus^da

   

H Centauri ?

38

 

:28

UR.IDIM

Uridimmu

Mad Dog

Ku`-su` (Kusu)

Lupus

   

:29

GI'R.TAB

Zuqaqipu

Scorpion

+Is^h^ara

Scorpius

   

:30

Li9-si4

Lisi

 

Nabu^

A Scorpii

39

 

:32

S^a'r-ur4 & S^a'r-gaz

S^arur & S^argaz

   

L & M Scorpii

   

:33

Pa-bil-sag

Pabilsag

   

Sagittarius

   

:34

MA'.GUR &

Makurru &

Bark (skiff) &

 

E Sagittarii

     

SUHUR.MA'S^

Suh^urmas^u

Goat-fish

 

Capricornus

   

:35

   

[total]

15 stars of E'-a (Ea)

 
               
     

constellation

color

 

prognostication

 

108

2:3:

:16

(stars)

red ?

 

irrigated land

 

109

 

:18

of Is^tar

very bright

 

KU'R "enemy"

 
   

:19

 

yellow

 

deaths ?

 
   

:20

 

very red

 

flood & rain

 
   

:21

Fish

red & bright

     
               
     

UR.RI.RI star approacheth __

on __ side

 

prognostication

 

110

 

:22

(visible)

   

rain & flood

 
   

:23

Chariot

   

horses die

 
   

:24

Furrow

   

(same)

 
   

:25

Crab

       

111

 

:26

Crab

right

     
   

:27

Crab

left

     
               
     

Raven is above direction of __ Wind

   

prognostication

 

111

 

:28

South

   

sesame

 
   

:29

North

   

barley

 
               
     

stars

   

prognostication

 

112

 

:30

Lion

   

victorious

 
   

:31

KAL.NE

   

ruler good ?

 
               
   

:33

TIR.AN.NA (Manza^t) "Rainbow"

direction

 

prognostication

 

113

 

:34

 

south

 

rain

 
       

north

 

flood

 
       

east

 

rain

 
       

west

 

devastation

 
               
     

if a star flare from __

and enter the __

other

prognostication

 

114

 

:42

west

Li9-si4

 

revolution

 

115

 

:43

west

Yoke

 

revolution

 
   

:44

west

Moon

 

revolution

 
   

:45

Moon

 

(as 3 stars)

unsuccessful attack

 
   

:46-47

east

west

EN.TE.NA.BAR.HUM

3 year's abundance

 

116

 

:48-49

west

east

 

3 years' evil

 
   

:50

middle of sky

west

 

heavy loss

 
               
     

if the star of AMAR.UTU (Marduk) __

 

__ of year

prognostication

 

117

2:B:

:1

visible

 

begin.

crop prosper

 
   

:2

reach the Stars

   

storms

 
   

:3

reach the Raven

   

early sesame

 
   

:4

see body of a man

   

epilepsy ?

 

118

 

:5

a man's bath is taken in front of

   

guilt

 
   

:6

very dark

   

A.SI`G (asakku)-disease

 
               
     

if S^UDUN (Niru "the Yoke") __

direction

when

prognostication

 

118

 

:7

is dim

   

late flood

 
   

:8

flaring

   

early flood

 

119

2:4:

:1

flaring fire-like

   

crop prosper

 
   

:2

very low and dim

   

no flood

 
   

:3-4

towards sunset; wind veer West to South

 

10th of Ululu

destruction

 

120

 

:5-6

f towards sunrise ?; facing front; no wind

   

dynasty will disappear

 
               
     

if man is made ruler, and __ Wind blow

   

prognostication

 

121

 

:9

South

   

become good

 
   

:10

North

   

eat thin bread ?

 

122

 

:11

East

   

his days short

 
   

:12

West

   

will not prosper

 

{1:1:37 i.e., Tirthankara}

{1:1:39 hence the 33 deities in Veda}

[Pingree's line #s are out-of-phase with Hunger's from 1:1:16 onward]

p. 147 (Table X)

planet

as^ar nis.irti (hupsoma) = constellation-houses of planets

   

(Sun

Hired Man)

(Moon

"Stars")

Jupiter

Crab

Mercury

Furrow

Saturn

Scales

(Mars

Goat-fish)

Venus

Anunitu

ARCHIV FU:R ORIENTFORSCHUNG, Beiheft 24 (1989). Hermann Hunger & David Pingree: MUL.APIN: an Astronomical Compendium in Cuneiform. Verlag Ferdinand Berger & So:hne, Horn (Austria).