Ga-ga - Revision history

YoulaAzkarrula at 06:28, 20 May 2026

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JanSafford: /* Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim, Safford */

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Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim, Safford

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	* (2) Neo-Assyrian prayer: <sup>mul</sup>''ga-ga'' [Oppenheim 1959,<ref>Oppenheim A.L. A New Prayer to the “Gods of the Night” // ''Analecta biblica''. 1959. Vol. 12. P. 282-301.</ref> 282:10].		* (2) Neo-Assyrian prayer: <sup>mul</sup>''ga-ga'' [Oppenheim 1959,<ref>Oppenheim A.L. A New Prayer to the “Gods of the Night” // ''Analecta biblica''. 1959. Vol. 12. P. 282-301.</ref> 282:10].

	Lambert reads the name in accordance with the divine name <sup>d</sup>''ka''<sub>3</sub>-''ka''<sub>3</sub>, for the vizier or messenger of Anu and/or Ishtar, identified with Mercury [Lambert 1987, 94-96]; see also [Litke 1998, 182:146; Steinkeller 1982; Tallqvist 1938, 340]. In the Akkadian myth ''Nergal and Ereškigal'', Anu sends his messenger Kaka to the Underworld and back, a fitting mission for the planet Mercury.		Lambert reads the name in accordance with the divine name <sup>d</sup>''ka''<sub>3</sub>-''ka''<sub>3</sub>, for the vizier or messenger of Anu and/or Ishtar, identified with Mercury [Lambert 1987<ref>Lambert W.G. Babylonian Astrological Omens and Their Stars / JAOS. 1987. V. 107. Р. 93-96.</ref>, 94-96]; see also [Litke 1998<ref>Litke R.L. A Reconstruction of the Assyro-Babylonian God-Lists, AN:dA-nu-um and AN:Anu ša2 amēli. New Haven, 1998 (Texts from the Babylonian Collection, Vol. 3).</ref>, 182:146; Steinkeller 1982<ref>Steinkeller P. The Mesopotamian God Kakka // JNES. 1982. Vol. 41, № 4. P. 289-294.</ref>; Tallqvist 1938<ref>Tallqvist K. Akkadische Götterepitheta. Helsingforsiae, 1938.</ref>, 340]. In the Akkadian myth ''Nergal and Ereškigal'', Anu sends his messenger Kaka to the Underworld and back, a fitting mission for the planet Mercury.
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JanSafford at 16:06, 23 April 2026

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Sushoff at 16:54, 26 March 2026

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Ga-ga''}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Ga-ga''}}
	Authors: ~~Gennady Kurtik,~~ {{PAGEAUTHORS}}~~, Euin Choung Kim~~		Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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	<sup>mul</sup>''Ga-ga'' (𒀯𒂵𒂵) is a writing for an ancient Mesopotamian deity and planet name. A reading <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>3</sub>.ka<sub>3</sub>, a name for the vizier of the King of the Heavens, Anu, allows for an identification with the planet Mercury by way of the Roman messenger of the gods Mercurius.		<sup>mul</sup>''Ga-ga'' (𒀯𒂵𒂵) is a writing for an ancient Mesopotamian deity and planet name. A reading <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>3</sub>.ka<sub>3</sub>, a name for the vizier of the King of the Heavens, Anu, allows for an identification with the planet Mercury by way of the Roman messenger of the gods Mercurius.

HermannHunger: /* Concordance, Etymology, History[1] */

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	* (2) Neo-Assyrian prayer: <sup>mul</sup>''ga-ga'' [Oppenheim 1959, 282:10].		* (2) Neo-Assyrian prayer: <sup>mul</sup>''ga-ga'' [Oppenheim 1959, 282:10].

	Lambert reads the name in accordance with the divine name <sup>d</sup>''ka''<sub>3</sub>-''ka''<sub>3</sub>, for ~~the~~ the vizier or messenger of ~~the~~ Anu and/or Ishtar, identified with Mercury [Lambert 1987, 94-96]; see also [Litke 1998, 182:146; Steinkeller 1982; Tallqvist 1938, 340]. In the Akkadian myth ''Nergal and Ereškigal'', Anu sends his messenger Kaka to the Underworld and back, a fitting mission for the planet Mercury.		Lambert reads the name in accordance with the divine name <sup>d</sup>''ka''<sub>3</sub>-''ka''<sub>3</sub>, for the vizier or messenger of Anu and/or Ishtar, identified with Mercury [Lambert 1987, 94-96]; see also [Litke 1998, 182:146; Steinkeller 1982; Tallqvist 1938, 340]. In the Akkadian myth ''Nergal and Ereškigal'', Anu sends his messenger Kaka to the Underworld and back, a fitting mission for the planet Mercury.
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Sushoff at 14:50, 22 January 2026

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Ga-ga''}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Ga-ga''}}
	Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}		Authors: Gennady Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}, Euin Choung Kim
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	<sup>mul</sup>''Ga-ga'' (𒀯𒂵𒂵) is a writing for an ancient Mesopotamian deity and planet name. A reading <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>3</sub>.ka<sub>3</sub>, a name for the vizier of the King of the Heavens, Anu, allows for an identification with the planet Mercury by way of the Roman messenger of the gods Mercurius.		<sup>mul</sup>''Ga-ga'' (𒀯𒂵𒂵) is a writing for an ancient Mesopotamian deity and planet name. A reading <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>3</sub>.ka<sub>3</sub>, a name for the vizier of the King of the Heavens, Anu, allows for an identification with the planet Mercury by way of the Roman messenger of the gods Mercurius.

Sushoff at 07:19, 17 January 2026

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			Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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	<sup>mul</sup>''Ga-ga'' (𒀯𒂵𒂵) is a writing for an ancient Mesopotamian deity and planet name. A reading <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>3</sub>.ka<sub>3</sub>, a name for the vizier of the King of the Heavens, Anu, allows for an identification with the planet Mercury by way of the Roman messenger of the gods Mercurius.		<sup>mul</sup>''Ga-ga'' (𒀯𒂵𒂵) is a writing for an ancient Mesopotamian deity and planet name. A reading <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>3</sub>.ka<sub>3</sub>, a name for the vizier of the King of the Heavens, Anu, allows for an identification with the planet Mercury by way of the Roman messenger of the gods Mercurius.

Sushoff at 19:46, 15 December 2025

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	{{Mercury}}		{{Mercury}}

	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==
	===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===		===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===
	Varient readings: <sup>mul</sup>DUG.DUG, <sup>mul</sup>''ka''<sub>3</sub>-''ka''<sub>3</sub>; = ''Kakka'', a deity worshiped in Assyria, probably of Amorite origin, associated with Mercury (?) [G. 103].		Varient readings: <sup>mul</sup>DUG.DUG, <sup>mul</sup>''ka''<sub>3</sub>-''ka''<sub>3</sub>; = ''Kakka'', a deity worshiped in Assyria, probably of Amorite origin, associated with Mercury (?) [G. 103].

Sushoff at 18:40, 16 August 2025

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	==~~Dictionary~~==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===		===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===
	Varient readings: <sup>mul</sup>DUG.DUG, <sup>mul</sup>''ka''<sub>3</sub>-''ka''<sub>3</sub>; = ''Kakka'', a deity worshiped in Assyria, probably of Amorite origin, associated with Mercury (?) [G. 103].		Varient readings: <sup>mul</sup>DUG.DUG, <sup>mul</sup>''ka''<sub>3</sub>-''ka''<sub>3</sub>; = ''Kakka'', a deity worshiped in Assyria, probably of Amorite origin, associated with Mercury (?) [G. 103].

InitTeam at 12:08, 27 July 2025

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	==Dictionary==		==Dictionary==
	===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===		===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===
	Varient readings: <sup>mul</sup>DUG.DUG, <sup>mul</sup>''ka''<sub>3</sub>-''ka''<sub>3</sub>; = Kakka, a deity worshiped in Assyria, probably of Amorite origin, associated with Mercury (?) [G. 103].		Varient readings: <sup>mul</sup>DUG.DUG, <sup>mul</sup>''ka''<sub>3</sub>-''ka''<sub>3</sub>; = ''Kakka'', a deity worshiped in Assyria, probably of Amorite origin, associated with Mercury (?) [G. 103].
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	==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>==
	===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===		===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim, Safford===
	Varient readings: <sup>mul</sup>DUG.DUG, <sup>mul</sup>''ka''<sub>3</sub>-''ka''<sub>3</sub>; = ''Kakka'', a deity worshiped in Assyria, probably of Amorite origin, associated with Mercury (?) [G. 103].		Varient readings: <sup>mul</sup>DUG.DUG, <sup>mul</sup>''ka''<sub>3</sub>-''ka''<sub>3</sub>; = ''Kakka'', a deity worshiped in Assyria, probably of Amorite origin, associated with Mercury (?) [Gössmann 1950<ref>Gössmann P.F. ''Planetarium Babylonicum,'' Rome, 1950</ref>, 103].
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	\|'''"Prayers to the Gods of the Night."'''		\|'''"Prayers to the Gods of the Night."'''
	* (1) Hittite prayer: <sup>mul</sup>''ga-ga'' [KUB IV, 47 r. 43; BPO 2, 2:2; Van der Toorn 1985, 129:43].		* (1) Hittite prayer: <sup>mul</sup>''ga-ga'' [KUB IV, 47 r. 43; BPO 2, 2:2; Van der Toorn 1985<ref>K. van der Toorn. ''Sin and Sanction in Israel and Mesopotamia. A Comparative Study''. Maastricht, Van Gorcum, 1985.</ref>, 129:43].
	* (2) Neo-Assyrian prayer: <sup>mul</sup>''ga-ga'' [Oppenheim 1959, 282:10].		* (2) Neo-Assyrian prayer: <sup>mul</sup>''ga-ga'' [Oppenheim 1959,<ref>Oppenheim A.L. A New Prayer to the “Gods of the Night” // ''Analecta biblica''. 1959. Vol. 12. P. 282-301.</ref> 282:10].

	Lambert reads the name in accordance with the divine name <sup>d</sup>''ka''<sub>3</sub>-''ka''<sub>3</sub>, for the vizier or messenger of Anu and/or Ishtar, identified with Mercury [Lambert 1987, 94-96]; see also [Litke 1998, 182:146; Steinkeller 1982; Tallqvist 1938, 340]. In the Akkadian myth ''Nergal and Ereškigal'', Anu sends his messenger Kaka to the Underworld and back, a fitting mission for the planet Mercury.		Lambert reads the name in accordance with the divine name <sup>d</sup>''ka''<sub>3</sub>-''ka''<sub>3</sub>, for the vizier or messenger of Anu and/or Ishtar, identified with Mercury [Lambert 1987, 94-96]; see also [Litke 1998, 182:146; Steinkeller 1982; Tallqvist 1938, 340]. In the Akkadian myth ''Nergal and Ereškigal'', Anu sends his messenger Kaka to the Underworld and back, a fitting mission for the planet Mercury.
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	\|вар. чтения: <sup>mul</sup>DUG.DUG, <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>3</sub>-ka<sub>3</sub>; = Какка, божество, почитавшееся в Ассирии, вероятно, аморитского происхождения, связанное с Меркурием (?) [G. 103].		\|вар. чтения: <sup>mul</sup>DUG.DUG, <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>3</sub>-ka<sub>3</sub>; = Какка, божество, почитавшееся в Ассирии, вероятно, аморитского происхождения, связанное с Меркурием (?) [Gössmann 1950, 103].
	I. Источники.		I. Источники.