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	<sup>mul/d</sup>E<sub>4</sub>.RU<sub>6</sub> (𒀭𒀀𒂔; Sumerian writing, formerly read A.EDIN) equaling the Akkadian divine name ''Erua;'' she is a goddess of the ancient Babylonian pantheon. See (Kurtik a02)<ref name=":5" /> <sup>mul / d</sup>A.EDIN (Gössmann 441)<ref name=":0">Gössmann, Felix, ''Planetarium Babylonicum oder Die sumerisch-babylonischen Stern-Namen'' (Rome: Verlag des Päpstl. Bibelinstituts, 1950 [= ''Šumerisches Lexikon'', Teil IV, Band 2]) [[https://webspace.science.uu.nl/~gent0113/downloads/wgsn/goessmann_planetarium_babylonicum_1950.pdf online link]].</ref>. The reading of the name is confirmed by passages such as ''ana'' IGI <sup>d</sup>''E-ru-u''<sub>2</sub>''-''[''a''] ''3-šu<sub>2</sub> tel-liḫ'' "you sprinkle (water) before the goddess Erua three times."<ref>STT I, 73 iii 82-84; Reiner 1960 34:83-84</ref> Her astral presence in the sky is described in the Uranology group as a clothed human figure with a star at her head, holding a whip in her right hand with the lash of this whip stretching out over the tail of 'the Lion' ([[Leo]]), in the constellation [[Coma Berenices]], north [[Virgo]].		<sup>mul/d</sup>E<sub>4</sub>.RU<sub>6</sub> (𒀭𒀀𒂔; Sumerian writing, formerly read A.EDIN) equaling the Akkadian divine name ''Erua;'' she is a goddess of the ancient Babylonian pantheon. See (Kurtik a02)<ref name=":5" /> <sup>mul / d</sup>A.EDIN (Gössmann 441)<ref name=":0">Gössmann, Felix, ''Planetarium Babylonicum oder Die sumerisch-babylonischen Stern-Namen'' (Rome: Verlag des Päpstl. Bibelinstituts, 1950 [= ''Šumerisches Lexikon'', Teil IV, Band 2]) [[https://webspace.science.uu.nl/~gent0113/downloads/wgsn/goessmann_planetarium_babylonicum_1950.pdf online link]].</ref>. The reading of the name is confirmed by passages such as ''ana'' IGI <sup>d</sup>''E-ru-u''<sub>2</sub>''-''[''a''] ''3-šu<sub>2</sub> tel-liḫ'' "you sprinkle (water) before the goddess Erua three times."<ref>STT I, 73 iii 82-84; Reiner 1960 34:83-84</ref> Her astral presence in the sky is described in the Uranology group as a clothed human figure with a star at her head, holding a whip in her right hand with the lash of this whip stretching out over the tail of 'the Lion' ([[Leo]]), in the constellation [[Coma Berenices]], north [[Virgo]].

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	\| translation = Spadix of Erua's date palm		\| translation = Spadix of Erua's date palm
	\| pronounce = sissinnu Eru		\| pronounce = sissinnu Eru
	\| IPA = /sisːinːu ~~eːru~~/		\| IPA = /sisːinːu eːrua/
	\| culture = Babylonia 010		\| culture = Babylonia 010
	\| RA = 183.0387067 to 188.7823356		\| RA = 183.0387067 to 188.7823356

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	\| translation = Spadix of Erua's date palm		\| translation = Spadix of Erua's date palm
	\| pronounce = sissinnu Eru		\| pronounce = sissinnu Eru
	\| IPA = /~~sissinu e:rua~~/		\| IPA = /sisːinːu eːru/
	\| culture = Babylonia 010		\| culture = Babylonia 010
	\| RA = 183.0387067 to 188.7823356		\| RA = 183.0387067 to 188.7823356

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-[[File:Papke Erua.jpg|alt=detail from drawing|thumb|Erua drawn in Papke (1989)<ref>Papke, Werner (1989/93). Die geheime Botschaft des Gilgamesch, Weltbild-Verlag, Augsburg.</ref>]]<sup>mul/d</sup>E<sub>4</sub>.RU<sub>6</sub> (𒀭𒀀𒂔; Sumerian writing, formerly read A.EDIN) equaling the Akkadian divine name ''Erua;'' she is a goddess of the ancient Babylonian pantheon. See (Kurtik a02)<ref name=":5" /> <sup>mul / d</sup>A.EDIN (Gössmann 441)<ref name=":0">Gössmann, Felix, ''Planetarium Babylonicum oder Die sumerisch-babylonischen Stern-Namen'' (Rome: Verlag des Päpstl. Bibelinstituts, 1950 [= ''Šumerisches Lexikon'', Teil IV, Band 2]) [[https://webspace.science.uu.nl/~gent0113/downloads/wgsn/goessmann_planetarium_babylonicum_1950.pdf online link]].</ref>. The reading of the name is confirmed by passages such as  ''ana'' IGI <sup>d</sup>''E-ru-u''<sub>2</sub>''-''[''a''] ''3-šu<sub>2</sub> tel-liḫ''  "you sprinkle (water) before the goddess Erua three times."<ref>STT I, 73 iii 82-84; Reiner 1960 34:83-84</ref> Her astral presence in the sky is described in the Uranology group as a clothed human figure with a star at her head, holding a whip in her right hand with the lash of this whip stretching out over the tail of 'the Lion' ([[Leo]]), in the constellation [[Coma Berenices]], north [[Virgo]].
+[[File:Papke Erua.jpg|alt=detail from drawing|thumb|Erua drawn in Papke (1989)<ref>Papke, Werner (1989/93). Die geheime Botschaft des Gilgamesch, Weltbild-Verlag, Augsburg.</ref>]]
 ==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==
 Hoffmann and Krebernik (2023)<ref>Hoffmann, S. M. and Krebernik, M. (2023). What do deities tell us about the celestial positioning system, in: R. Rollinger, I. Madreiter, M. Lang, C. Pappi (eds.). The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East, Papers held at the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique International and 12th Melammu Symposium July 16-20 2018, Innsbruck. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 539-579</ref> translate '''''[[sissinnu]]''''' “spadix of the date palm” (in contrast to the standard editions of MUL.APIN where it is read "frond of ~" and Kurtik (2007)<ref name=":5">Kurtik, G. (2007): Звездное небо Древней Месопотамии. Шумеро-аккадские названия созвездий и других светил [The Star Heaven of Ancient Mesopotamia: Sumero-Akkadian Names of Constellations and Other Heavenly Bodies], Aletejja, St. Petersburg, Russia.</ref> who reads "branch of ~") and they note on the goddess:<blockquote>'''Erua.''' First attested as an “advisor” of Enki/Ea’s wife Damgalnunna, later identified with Zarpānītu(m). ''sis-sin-nu'' <sup>d</sup>''E''<sub>4</sub>-''ru''<sub>6</sub> “date-palm spadix” (kind of jewellery?) (of?) Erua (EN 12r). </blockquote>Variant readings:

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	* ⸢ <sup>mul</sup>''E<sub>4</sub>''-''ru''<sub>6</sub> // <sup>mul</sup>ab.sin<sub>2</sub> / u <sup>d</sup> ⸣ lugal MUL.AN.TA.ŠU<sub>2</sub>.UR.RA,		* ⸢ <sup>mul</sup>''E<sub>4</sub>''-''ru''<sub>6</sub> // <sup>mul</sup>ab.sin<sub>2</sub> / u <sup>d</sup> ⸣ lugal MUL.AN.TA.ŠU<sub>2</sub>.UR.RA,
	* Erua Barley Stalk, and King, the Antašurra-stars.		* Erua Barley Stalk, and King, the Antašurra-stars.
	[Fincke 2025: 68, see previously Horowitz 2014: 215-217, Donbaz and Koch 1995: 65-66 (66~~: read <sup>┌</sup><sup>mul</sup> SI<sub>4</sub><sup>┐</sup>.LUGAL~~)].		[Fincke 2025: 67-68, see previously Horowitz 2014: 215-217, Donbaz and Koch 1995: 65-66 (line 66, broken).
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	* ⸢ <sup>mul</sup>''E<sub>4</sub>''-''ru''<sub>6</sub> // <sup>mul</sup>ab.sin<sub>2</sub> / u <sup>d</sup> ⸣ lugal MUL.AN.TA.ŠU<sub>2</sub>.UR.RA,		* ⸢ <sup>mul</sup>''E<sub>4</sub>''-''ru''<sub>6</sub> // <sup>mul</sup>ab.sin<sub>2</sub> / u <sup>d</sup> ⸣ lugal MUL.AN.TA.ŠU<sub>2</sub>.UR.RA,
	* Erua Barley Stalk, and King, the Antašurra-stars.		* Erua Barley Stalk, and King, the Antašurra-stars.
	[Fincke 2025: 68, see previously Horowitz 2014: 215-217, Donbaz and Koch 1995: 66 (~~here~~ read <sup>┌</sup><sup>mul</sup> SI<sub>4</sub><sup>┐</sup>.LUGAL)].		[Fincke 2025: 68, see previously Horowitz 2014: 215-217, Donbaz and Koch 1995: 65-66 (66: read <sup>┌</sup><sup>mul</sup> SI<sub>4</sub><sup>┐</sup>.LUGAL)].
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	** <sup>mul</sup>''E''<sub>4</sub>-''ru''<sub>6</sub> = ''ba-na-at ri-ḫu-tu''<sub>4</sub> (see also DT 15 and DT 109 (RAcc. 127-154)+ BM 32485 (= DT 114; MNB 1848) ll. 325-333), see Thureau-Dangin 1921<ref>F. Thureau-Dangin, Rituels Accadiens, Paris 1921, 139</ref>; Linssen 2004<ref>Marc. A. Linssen, The Cults of Uruk and Babylon. For bibliography The Temple Ritual Texts as Evidence for Hellenistic Cult Practice, CM 25, Brill - Styx, 2004, 221.</ref>.		** <sup>mul</sup>''E''<sub>4</sub>-''ru''<sub>6</sub> = ''ba-na-at ri-ḫu-tu''<sub>4</sub> (see also DT 15 and DT 109 (RAcc. 127-154)+ BM 32485 (= DT 114; MNB 1848) ll. 325-333), see Thureau-Dangin 1921<ref>F. Thureau-Dangin, Rituels Accadiens, Paris 1921, 139</ref>; Linssen 2004<ref>Marc. A. Linssen, The Cults of Uruk and Babylon. For bibliography The Temple Ritual Texts as Evidence for Hellenistic Cult Practice, CM 25, Brill - Styx, 2004, 221.</ref>.
	** “Erua = creatress of seed”, see also [HBA<ref name=":1" /> 52:46].		** “Erua = creatress of seed”, see also [HBA<ref name=":1" /> 52:46].
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	5', rev. 31' '''entry???''' (Fincke 2025*: 66-68), LBAT 1502:		<s>5', rev. 31' '''entry???''' (Fincke 2025*: 66-68), LBAT 1502:</s>
	11' ... 18: '''entry??''' (Fincke 2025: 67) LBAT 1502: 5, 16 (Fincke 2025: 70-71), LBAT 1508: 5 (Fincke 2025*: 72).		<s>11' ... 18: '''entry??''' (Fincke 2025: 67) LBAT 1502: 5, 16 (Fincke 2025: 70-71), LBAT 1508: 5 (Fincke 2025*: 72).</s>
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	* BM 37391 obv. 9’ [M]UL.E4.RU6 MUL.dil-bat ina IT[U KIN], Erua is Venus in Month VI.		* BM 37391 obv. 9’ [M]UL.E4.RU6 MUL.dil-bat ina IT[U KIN], Erua is Venus in Month VI.

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	* ⸢ <sup>mul</sup>''E<sub>4</sub>''-''ru''<sub>6</sub> // <sup>mul</sup>ab.sin<sub>2</sub> / u <sup>d</sup> ⸣ lugal MUL.AN.TA.ŠU<sub>2</sub>.UR.RA,		* ⸢ <sup>mul</sup>''E<sub>4</sub>''-''ru''<sub>6</sub> // <sup>mul</sup>ab.sin<sub>2</sub> / u <sup>d</sup> ⸣ lugal MUL.AN.TA.ŠU<sub>2</sub>.UR.RA,
	* Erua Barley Stalk, and King, the Antašurra-stars.		* Erua Barley Stalk, and King, the Antašurra-stars.
	[Fincke 2025: 68, see previously Horowitz 2014: ~~216~~-217, Donbaz and Koch 1995: 66 (here read <sup>┌</sup><sup>mul</sup> SI<sub>4</sub><sup>┐</sup>.LUGAL)].		[Fincke 2025: 68, see previously Horowitz 2014: 215-217, Donbaz and Koch 1995: 66 (here read <sup>┌</sup><sup>mul</sup> SI<sub>4</sub><sup>┐</sup>.LUGAL)].
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	* ⸢ <sup>mul</sup>''E<sub>4</sub>''-''ru''<sub>6</sub> // <sup>mul</sup>ab.sin<sub>2</sub> / u <sup>d</sup> ⸣ lugal MUL.AN.TA.ŠU<sub>2</sub>.UR.RA,		* ⸢ <sup>mul</sup>''E<sub>4</sub>''-''ru''<sub>6</sub> // <sup>mul</sup>ab.sin<sub>2</sub> / u <sup>d</sup> ⸣ lugal MUL.AN.TA.ŠU<sub>2</sub>.UR.RA,
	* Erua Barley Stalk, and King, the Antašurra-stars.		* Erua Barley Stalk, and King, the Antašurra-stars.
	[Fincke 2025: 68, see previously Horowitz 2014: 216-217, Donbaz and Koch 1995: 66 (here read <sup>┌</sup><sup>mul</sup> SI<sub>4</sub><sup>┐</sup>.LUGAL).		[Fincke 2025: 68, see previously Horowitz 2014: 216-217, Donbaz and Koch 1995: 66 (here read <sup>┌</sup><sup>mul</sup> SI<sub>4</sub><sup>┐</sup>.LUGAL)].
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	* ⸢ <sup>mul</sup>''E<sub>4</sub>''-''ru''<sub>6</sub> // <sup>mul</sup>ab.sin<sub>2</sub> / u <sup>d</sup> ⸣ lugal MUL.AN.TA.ŠU<sub>2</sub>.UR.RA,		* ⸢ <sup>mul</sup>''E<sub>4</sub>''-''ru''<sub>6</sub> // <sup>mul</sup>ab.sin<sub>2</sub> / u <sup>d</sup> ⸣ lugal MUL.AN.TA.ŠU<sub>2</sub>.UR.RA,
	* Erua Barley Stalk, and King, the Antašurra-stars. [Fincke 2025: 68, see previously Horowitz 2014: 216-217, Donbaz and Koch 1995: 66 (here read <sup>┌</sup><sup>mul</sup> SI<sub>4</sub><sup>┐</sup>.LUGAL).		* Erua Barley Stalk, and King, the Antašurra-stars.
			[Fincke 2025: 68, see previously Horowitz 2014: 216-217, Donbaz and Koch 1995: 66 (here read <sup>┌</sup><sup>mul</sup> SI<sub>4</sub><sup>┐</sup>.LUGAL).
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