ANŠE.KUR.RA - Revision history

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	<sup>mul</sup>ANŠE.KUR.RA (𒀯𒀲𒆳𒊏) = ''sīsû'', 'Horse' is a Mesopotamian asterism in the vicinity of Cygnus and Delphinus. The name first appears in cuneiform astronomical works in the Neo-Assyrian period in the series MUL.APIN. The recognition of an asterism formed by set of stars in a perceived horse-like shape in the sky may be a secondary development in the evolution of the Sumerian-Akkadian star repertoire, perhaps dating as late as the late second millennium or even the start of the first millennium BCE. If so, this would parallel the evolution of the much older Sumerian [[IM.DUGUDmušen\|IM.DUGUD]] = Anzu-bird, originally conceived as a lion-headed eagle, into something approaching a winged-horse.		<sup>mul</sup>ANŠE.KUR.RA (𒀯𒀲𒆳𒊏) = ''sīsû'', 'Horse' is a Mesopotamian asterism in the vicinity of Cygnus and Delphinus. The name first appears in cuneiform astronomical works in the Neo-Assyrian period in the series MUL.APIN. The recognition of an asterism formed by set of stars in a perceived horse-like shape in the sky may be a secondary development in the evolution of the Sumerian-Akkadian star repertoire, perhaps dating as late as the late second millennium or even the start of the first millennium BCE. If so, this would parallel the evolution of the much older Sumerian [[IM.DUGUDmušen\|IM.DUGUD]] = Anzu-bird, originally conceived as a lion-headed eagle, into something approaching a winged-horse.

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	=== Additional ===		=== Additional ===

	==== ~~II.~~ Deity. ====		==== Deity. ====
	The Horse constellation is identified with Anzu, a well-known Sumero-Akkadian mythical character (see Kurtik i07 [[IM.DUGUDmušen\|<sup>d</sup>IM.DUGUD<sup>mušen</sup>]]). For what reasons and when exactly in astral mythology Anzu was associated with the Horse, remains unclear. Texts containing this identity date back to the 1st millennium B.C. The absence of the name in lexical texts indicates a rather late origin of the name. On the probable mythological basis of the identification see [CAD A/2, 155; Livingstone 1986, 147-148].		The Horse constellation is identified with Anzu, a well-known Sumero-Akkadian mythical character (see Kurtik i07 [[IM.DUGUDmušen\|<sup>d</sup>IM.DUGUD<sup>mušen</sup>]]). For what reasons and when exactly in astral mythology Anzu was associated with the Horse, remains unclear. Texts containing this identity date back to the 1st millennium B.C. The absence of the name in lexical texts indicates a rather late origin of the name. On the probable mythological basis of the identification see [CAD A/2, 155; Livingstone 1986, 147-148].

	==== ~~III.~~ Symbol. ====		==== Symbol. ====
	The identification of this constellation with Pegasus suggested by J. Koch (see section IV) '''''<big>(there is no section IV here!?)</big>''''' suggests that at the period when Mesopotamian tradition connected with the stars was known to the Greeks (8-5 cc. BCE) the figure of horse was already considered as its symbol in Mesopotamia. The images of the horse's head on the kudurrus see [Seidl 1968, 145, XXIX; Kurtik 2007, fig. 8].		The identification of this constellation with Pegasus suggested by J. Koch (see section IV) '''''<big>(there is no section IV here!?)</big>''''' suggests that at the period when Mesopotamian tradition connected with the stars was known to the Greeks (8-5 cc. BCE) the figure of horse was already considered as its symbol in Mesopotamia. The images of the horse's head on the kudurrus see [Seidl 1968, 145, XXIX; Kurtik 2007, fig. 8].

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	<sup>mul</sup>ANŠE.KUR.RA (𒀯𒀲𒆳𒊏) = ''sīsû'', 'Horse' is a Mesopotamian asterism in the vicinity of Cygnus and Delphinus. The name first appears in cuneiform astronomical works in the Neo-Assyrian period in the series MUL.APIN. The recognition of an asterism formed by set of stars in a perceived horse-like shape in the sky may be a secondary development in the evolution of the Sumerian-Akkadian star repertoire, perhaps dating as late as the late second millennium or even the start of the first millennium BCE. If so, this would parallel the evolution of the much older Sumerian [[IM.DUGUDmušen\|IM.DUGUD]] = Anzu-bird, originally conceived as a lion-headed eagle, into something approaching a winged-horse.

	~~==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==~~
	{{Infobox constellation		{{Infobox constellation
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			<sup>mul</sup>ANŠE.KUR.RA (𒀯𒀲𒆳𒊏) = ''sīsû'', 'Horse' is a Mesopotamian asterism in the vicinity of Cygnus and Delphinus. The name first appears in cuneiform astronomical works in the Neo-Assyrian period in the series MUL.APIN. The recognition of an asterism formed by set of stars in a perceived horse-like shape in the sky may be a secondary development in the evolution of the Sumerian-Akkadian star repertoire, perhaps dating as late as the late second millennium or even the start of the first millennium BCE. If so, this would parallel the evolution of the much older Sumerian [[IM.DUGUDmušen\|IM.DUGUD]] = Anzu-bird, originally conceived as a lion-headed eagle, into something approaching a winged-horse.

			==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==

	* ANŠE.KUR.RA		* ANŠE.KUR.RA
	* = ''sisû'' “horse”.		* = ''sisû'' “horse”.

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 * ANŠE.KUR.RA
 * = ''sisû'' “horse”.

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Sources and Identification(s)

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	* <sup>mul</sup>anše.kur.ra = <sup>d</sup>im.~~dugud~~<sup>mušen</sup>		* <sup>mul</sup>anše.kur.ra = <sup>d</sup>IM.DUGUD<sup>mušen</sup>
	* "Horse = Anzu bird",		* "Horse = Anzu bird",
	* see also [HBA 51:20; Wee 2016, 162-3:20]; for a commentary see [SpTU I, 50:36]; identity in BM 52938: ''an-zu-u''<sub>2</sub> = ''si-su''-[''u''<sub>2</sub>] [CAD S, 334a].		* see also [HBA 51:20; Wee 2016, 162-3:20]; for a commentary see [SpTU I, 50:36]; identity in BM 52938: ''an-zu-u''<sub>2</sub> = ''si-su''-[''u''<sub>2</sub>] [CAD S, 334a].
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	==== III. Symbol. ====		==== III. Symbol. ====
	The identification of this constellation with Pegasus suggested by J. Koch (see section IV) '''''(~~if it took place in reality~~!?)''''' suggests that at the period when Mesopotamian tradition connected with the stars was known to the Greeks (8-5 cc. BCE) the figure of horse was already considered as its symbol in Mesopotamia. The images of the horse's head on the kudurrus see [Seidl 1968, 145, XXIX; Kurtik 2007, fig. 8].		The identification of this constellation with Pegasus suggested by J. Koch (see section IV) '''''<big>(there is no section IV here!?)</big>''''' suggests that at the period when Mesopotamian tradition connected with the stars was known to the Greeks (8-5 cc. BCE) the figure of horse was already considered as its symbol in Mesopotamia. The images of the horse's head on the kudurrus see [Seidl 1968, 145, XXIX; Kurtik 2007, fig. 8].

	== Historical Dictionaries ==		== Historical Dictionaries ==

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	<sup>mul</sup>ANŠE.KUR.RA (𒀯𒀲𒆳𒊏) = ''sīsû'', 'Horse' is a Mesopotamian asterism in the vicinity of Cygnus and Delphinus. The name first appears in cuneiform astronomical works in the Neo-Assyrian period in the series MUL.APIN. The recognition of an asterism formed by set of stars in a perceived horse-like shape in the sky may be a secondary development in the evolution of the Sumerian-Akkadian star repertoire, perhaps dating as late as the late second millennium or even the start of the first millennium BCE. If so, this would parallel the evolution of the much older Sumerian [[IM.DUGUDmušen\|IM.DUGUD]] = Anzu-bird, originally conceived as a lion-headed eagle, into something approaching a winged-horse~~, i~~.~~e. the idea of the Pegasus-figure of the classical world.~~		<sup>mul</sup>ANŠE.KUR.RA (𒀯𒀲𒆳𒊏) = ''sīsû'', 'Horse' is a Mesopotamian asterism in the vicinity of Cygnus and Delphinus. The name first appears in cuneiform astronomical works in the Neo-Assyrian period in the series MUL.APIN. The recognition of an asterism formed by set of stars in a perceived horse-like shape in the sky may be a secondary development in the evolution of the Sumerian-Akkadian star repertoire, perhaps dating as late as the late second millennium or even the start of the first millennium BCE. If so, this would parallel the evolution of the much older Sumerian [[IM.DUGUDmušen\|IM.DUGUD]] = Anzu-bird, originally conceived as a lion-headed eagle, into something approaching a winged-horse.

	==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==

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	* [[References (Babylonian)\|Kurtik's references]]		* [[References (Babylonian)\|Kurtik's references]]

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Sushoff at 08:19, 2 May 2026

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	<sup>mul</sup>ANŠE.KUR.RA (𒀯𒀲𒆳𒊏) = ''sīsû'', 'Horse' is a Mesopotamian asterism in the vicinity of Cygnus and Delphinus. The name first appears in cuneiform astronomical works in the Neo-Assyrian period in the series MUL.APIN. The recognition of an asterism formed by set of stars in a perceived horse-like shape in the sky may be a secondary development in the evolution of the Sumerian-Akkadian star repertoire, perhaps dating as late as the late second millennium or even the start of the first millennium BCE. If so, this would parallel the evolution of the much older Sumerian [[IM.DUGUD]] = [[Anzu]]-bird, originally conceived as a lion-headed eagle, into something approaching a winged-horse, i.e. the idea of the Pegasus-figure of the classical world.		<sup>mul</sup>ANŠE.KUR.RA (𒀯𒀲𒆳𒊏) = ''sīsû'', 'Horse' is a Mesopotamian asterism in the vicinity of Cygnus and Delphinus. The name first appears in cuneiform astronomical works in the Neo-Assyrian period in the series MUL.APIN. The recognition of an asterism formed by set of stars in a perceived horse-like shape in the sky may be a secondary development in the evolution of the Sumerian-Akkadian star repertoire, perhaps dating as late as the late second millennium or even the start of the first millennium BCE. If so, this would parallel the evolution of the much older Sumerian [[IM.DUGUDmušen\|IM.DUGUD]] = Anzu-bird, originally conceived as a lion-headed eagle, into something approaching a winged-horse, i.e. the idea of the Pegasus-figure of the classical world.

	==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==
	~~ANŠE.KUR.RA = ''sisû'' “horse”.~~

	= ''sīsû'' "horse" [BPO 2, 10; Gössmann 32, Hoffmann and Krebernik 2023]; a constellation in the vicinity of [[Cepheus]]		* ANŠE.KUR.RA
			* = ''sisû'' “horse”.
			* = ''sīsû'' "horse" [BPO 2, 10; Gössmann 32, Hoffmann and Krebernik 2023]; a constellation in the vicinity of [[Cepheus]]

	(historically also identified with stars in [[Pegasus]] but this is less likely, as it would overlap with other constellations which are given next to it in some texts).		(historically also identified with stars in [[Pegasus]] but this is less likely, as it would overlap with other constellations which are given next to it in some texts).

WayneHorowitz at 08:37, 30 April 2026

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	<sup>mul</sup>ANŠE.KUR.RA (𒀯𒀲𒆳𒊏) = ''sīsû'', 'Horse' is a Mesopotamian asterism in the vicinity of Cygnus and Delphinus. The name first appears in cuneiform astronomical works in the Neo-Assyrian period in the series MUL.APIN. The recognition of an asterism formed by set of stars in a perceived horse-like shape in the sky may be a secondary development in the evolution of the Sumerian-Akkadian star repertoire, perhaps dating as late as the late second millennium or even the start of the first millennium BCE. If so, this would parallel the evolution of the much older Sumerian ~~IMDUGUD~~ = Anzu-bird, originally conceived as a lion-headed eagle, into something approaching a winged-horse, i.e. the idea of the Pegasus-figure of the classical world.		<sup>mul</sup>ANŠE.KUR.RA (𒀯𒀲𒆳𒊏) = ''sīsû'', 'Horse' is a Mesopotamian asterism in the vicinity of Cygnus and Delphinus. The name first appears in cuneiform astronomical works in the Neo-Assyrian period in the series MUL.APIN. The recognition of an asterism formed by set of stars in a perceived horse-like shape in the sky may be a secondary development in the evolution of the Sumerian-Akkadian star repertoire, perhaps dating as late as the late second millennium or even the start of the first millennium BCE. If so, this would parallel the evolution of the much older Sumerian [[IM.DUGUD]] = [[Anzu]]-bird, originally conceived as a lion-headed eagle, into something approaching a winged-horse, i.e. the idea of the Pegasus-figure of the classical world.

	==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==

WayneHorowitz: Please read the opening statement and lets discuss it

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Please read the opening statement and lets discuss it

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	<sup>mul</sup>ANŠE.KUR.RA (𒀯𒀲𒆳𒊏) = ''sīsû'', 'Horse' is a Mesopotamian asterism in the vicinity of Cygnus and Delphinus. The name first appears in cuneiform astronomical works in the Neo-Assyrian period. The recognition of an asterism formed by set of stars ~~forming~~ a perceived horse-like shape in the sky may be a secondary development in the evolution of the Sumerian-Akkadian star repertoire, perhaps dating as late as the late second millennium or even the start of the first millennium BCE. If so, this would parallel the evolution of the much older Sumerian ~~idea of the~~ IMDUGUD = Anzu-bird, originally conceived as a lion-headed eagle, into something approaching a winged-horse, i.e. the idea of the Pegasus-figure of the classical world.		<sup>mul</sup>ANŠE.KUR.RA (𒀯𒀲𒆳𒊏) = ''sīsû'', 'Horse' is a Mesopotamian asterism in the vicinity of Cygnus and Delphinus. The name first appears in cuneiform astronomical works in the Neo-Assyrian period in the series MUL.APIN. The recognition of an asterism formed by set of stars in a perceived horse-like shape in the sky may be a secondary development in the evolution of the Sumerian-Akkadian star repertoire, perhaps dating as late as the late second millennium or even the start of the first millennium BCE. If so, this would parallel the evolution of the much older Sumerian IMDUGUD = Anzu-bird, originally conceived as a lion-headed eagle, into something approaching a winged-horse, i.e. the idea of the Pegasus-figure of the classical world.

	==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==