MAR.GID2.DA - Revision history

Sushoff at 11:37, 5 July 2026

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	\| brighteststarname = Alioth		\| brighteststarname = [[Alioth]]
	\| starmagnitude = 1.77		\| starmagnitude = 1.77
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	\| bordering = UMa, CVn		\| bordering = UMa, CVn
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			\| cat = constellation
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	<sup>mul (giš)</sup>MAR.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA (𒀯𒄑𒈥𒁍𒁕), ''eriqqu'', The Wagon, is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism in [[Ursa Major]]. Both 'The Wagon' and 'The Wagon of Heaven' (the Little Dipper) are identified with goddesses, in part at least due to the feminine grammatical status of Akkadian ''eriqqu'' (pl. ''eriqqātu''). <sup>mul (giš)</sup>MAR.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA has two asterisms at its flanks, [[KA5.A\|KA<sub>5</sub>.A]], The Fox, and [[U8\|U<sub>8</sub>]], The Ewe. 'The Wagon' is identified with the Queen of the Gods, the goddess Ninlil. (see Horowitz 2014: 116).		<sup>mul (giš)</sup>MAR.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA (𒀯𒄑𒈥𒁍𒁕), ''eriqqu'', The Wagon, is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism in [[Ursa Major]]. Both 'The Wagon' and 'The Wagon of Heaven' (the Little Dipper) are identified with goddesses, in part at least due to the feminine grammatical status of Akkadian ''eriqqu'' (pl. ''eriqqātu''). <sup>mul (giš)</sup>MAR.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA has two asterisms at its flanks, [[KA5.A\|KA<sub>5</sub>.A]], The Fox, and [[U8\|U<sub>8</sub>]], The Ewe. 'The Wagon' is identified with the Queen of the Gods, the goddess Ninlil. (see Horowitz 2014: 116).

Sushoff at 09:26, 5 July 2026

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-{{DISPLAYTITLE:<sup>mul (giš)</sup>MAR.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA, ''eriqqu''}}
+{{Infobox constellation
 <sup>mul (giš)</sup>MAR.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA (𒀯𒄑𒈥𒁍𒁕), ''eriqqu'', The Wagon, is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism in [[Ursa Major]]. Both 'The Wagon' and 'The Wagon of Heaven' (the Little Dipper) are identified with goddesses, in part at least due to the feminine grammatical status of Akkadian ''eriqqu'' (pl. ''eriqqātu''). <sup>mul (giš)</sup>MAR.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA has two asterisms at its flanks, [[KA5.A|KA<sub>5</sub>.A]], The Fox, and [[U8|U<sub>8</sub>]], The Ewe.  'The Wagon' is identified with the Queen of the Gods, the goddess Ninlil. (see Horowitz 2014: 116).

YoulaAzkarrula at 04:05, 19 May 2026

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	[[Category:Mesopotamian]]		[[Category:Mesopotamian]]
	[[Category:Sumerian]]		[[Category:Sumerian]]
	[[Category:West Asian]]		[[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]]
	[[Category:Eurasia]]		[[Category:Eurasia]]
	[[Category:Cuneiform]]		[[Category:Cuneiform]] [[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]]
	[[Category:UMa]]		[[Category:UMa]]
	[[Category:BigDipper]]		[[Category:BigDipper]]

JanSafford: /* Sources and Identification(s) */

2026-04-23T15:36:11Z

Sources and Identification(s)

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	** b) "Star on the drawbar of the Wagon" (I i 16-17), see (Kurtik k06) [[KA5.A\|KA<sub>5</sub>.A]],		** b) "Star on the drawbar of the Wagon" (I i 16-17), see (Kurtik k06) [[KA5.A\|KA<sub>5</sub>.A]],
	** c) "Star on the front of the Wagon" (I i 18), see (Kurtik u04) [[U8\|U<sub>8</sub>]]; for parallels see [Horowitz 1989-90, 116; Rochberg-Halton 1987b, 212]. [Horowitz 1989-90, 116, BM 54817:4'-6'].		** c) "Star on the front of the Wagon" (I i 18), see (Kurtik u04) [[U8\|U<sub>8</sub>]]; for parallels see [Horowitz 1989-90, 116; Rochberg-Halton 1987b, 212]. [Horowitz 1989-90, 116, BM 54817:4'-6'].
	* (2) Scheme for determining wind directions by stars: <sup>mul</sup>MAR.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA - north (II i 68-71), see (Kurtik k24) [[KU6\|KU<sub>6</sub>]] [MA, 22, 23, 87].		* (2) Scheme for determining wind directions by stars: <sup>mul</sup>MAR.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA - north (II i 68-71), see (Kurtik k24) [[KU6\|KU<sub>6</sub>]] [Hunger & Steele 2019<ref>Hunger, H., & Steele, J. (2019). ''The Babylonian astronomical compendium MUL. APIN''. Routledge.</ref>: 83].
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Sushoff at 16:51, 26 March 2026

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	<sup>mul (giš)</sup>MAR.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA (𒀯𒄑𒈥𒁍𒁕), ''eriqqu'', The Wagon, is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism in [[Ursa Major]]. Both 'The Wagon' and 'The Wagon of Heaven' (the Little Dipper) are identified with goddesses, in part at least due to the feminine grammatical status of Akkadian ''eriqqu'' (pl. ''eriqqātu''). <sup>mul (giš)</sup>MAR.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA has two asterisms at its flanks, [[KA5.A\|KA<sub>5</sub>.A]], The Fox, and [[U8\|U<sub>8</sub>]], The Ewe. 'The Wagon' is identified with the Queen of the Gods, the goddess Ninlil. (see Horowitz 2014: 116).		<sup>mul (giš)</sup>MAR.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA (𒀯𒄑𒈥𒁍𒁕), ''eriqqu'', The Wagon, is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism in [[Ursa Major]]. Both 'The Wagon' and 'The Wagon of Heaven' (the Little Dipper) are identified with goddesses, in part at least due to the feminine grammatical status of Akkadian ''eriqqu'' (pl. ''eriqqātu''). <sup>mul (giš)</sup>MAR.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA has two asterisms at its flanks, [[KA5.A\|KA<sub>5</sub>.A]], The Fox, and [[U8\|U<sub>8</sub>]], The Ewe. 'The Wagon' is identified with the Queen of the Gods, the goddess Ninlil. (see Horowitz 2014: 116).

	The Mesopotamian Wagon is found in the Book of Job in the Bible. It is unknown if Christian missionaries brought the Wagon in these stars in the Norse culture or is Indigenous to European cultures north of the Arctic Circle (see [[Charles's Wain]]).		The Mesopotamian Wagon is found in the Book of Job in the Bible. It is unknown if Christian missionaries brought the Wagon in these stars in the [[Norse (Asterism Names)\|Norse]] culture or is Indigenous to European cultures north of the Arctic Circle (see [[Charles's Wain]]).

	==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>==

Sushoff at 16:50, 26 March 2026

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	[[File:Wagon+WagonH Bab stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Wagon and Wagon of Heaven in the Babylonian uranography around 1250 BCE, produced with Stellarium, paintings by Jessica GullberGössmann 1950, ]]		[[File:Wagon+WagonH Bab stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Wagon and Wagon of Heaven in the Babylonian uranography around 1250 BCE, produced with Stellarium, paintings by Jessica GullberGössmann 1950, ]]
	{{DISPLAYTITLE:<sup>mul (giš)</sup>MAR.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA, ''eriqqu''}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:<sup>mul (giš)</sup>MAR.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA, ''eriqqu''}}
	<sup>mul (giš)</sup>MAR.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA (𒀯𒄑𒈥𒁍𒁕), ''eriqqu'', The Wagon, is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism in [[Ursa Major]]. Both 'The Wagon' and 'The Wagon of Heaven' (the Little Dipper) are identified with goddesses, in part at least due to the feminine grammatical status of Akkadian ''eriqqu'' (pl. ''eriqqātu''). <sup>mul (giš)</sup>MAR.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA has two asterisms at its flanks, [[KA5.A\|KA<sub>5</sub>.A]], The Fox, and [[U8\|U<sub>8</sub>]], The Ewe. 'The Wagon' is identified with the Queen of the Gods, the goddess [[Ninlil]]. (see Horowitz 2014: 116).		<sup>mul (giš)</sup>MAR.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA (𒀯𒄑𒈥𒁍𒁕), ''eriqqu'', The Wagon, is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism in [[Ursa Major]]. Both 'The Wagon' and 'The Wagon of Heaven' (the Little Dipper) are identified with goddesses, in part at least due to the feminine grammatical status of Akkadian ''eriqqu'' (pl. ''eriqqātu''). <sup>mul (giš)</sup>MAR.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA has two asterisms at its flanks, [[KA5.A\|KA<sub>5</sub>.A]], The Fox, and [[U8\|U<sub>8</sub>]], The Ewe. 'The Wagon' is identified with the Queen of the Gods, the goddess Ninlil. (see Horowitz 2014: 116).

	The Mesopotamian Wagon is found in the Book of Job in the Bible. It is unknown if Christian missionaries brought the Wagon in these stars in the Norse culture or is Indigenous to European cultures north of the Arctic Circle (see [[Charles's Wain]]).		The Mesopotamian Wagon is found in the Book of Job in the Bible. It is unknown if Christian missionaries brought the Wagon in these stars in the Norse culture or is Indigenous to European cultures north of the Arctic Circle (see [[Charles's Wain]]).

Sushoff at 16:49, 26 March 2026

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	{{distinguish\|MAR.GID2.DA_AN.NA}}		{{distinguish\|MAR.GID2.DA_AN.NA}}
	Authors: ~~Gennady E. Kurtik,~~ {{PAGEAUTHORS}}~~, Euin Choung Kim~~		Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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	[[File:Wagon+WagonH Bab stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Wagon and Wagon of Heaven in the Babylonian uranography around 1250 BCE, produced with Stellarium, paintings by Jessica GullberGössmann 1950, ]]		[[File:Wagon+WagonH Bab stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Wagon and Wagon of Heaven in the Babylonian uranography around 1250 BCE, produced with Stellarium, paintings by Jessica GullberGössmann 1950, ]]

Sushoff at 08:12, 17 January 2026

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	Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}		Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}, Euin Choung Kim
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	[[File:Wagon+WagonH Bab stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Wagon and Wagon of Heaven in the Babylonian uranography around 1250 BCE, produced with Stellarium, paintings by Jessica GullberGössmann 1950, ]]		[[File:Wagon+WagonH Bab stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Wagon and Wagon of Heaven in the Babylonian uranography around 1250 BCE, produced with Stellarium, paintings by Jessica GullberGössmann 1950, ]]

Sushoff at 07:15, 17 January 2026

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	[[File:Wagon+WagonH Bab stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Wagon and Wagon of Heaven in the Babylonian uranography around 1250 BCE, produced with Stellarium, paintings by Jessica GullberGössmann 1950, ]]		[[File:Wagon+WagonH Bab stellarium.jpg\|thumb\|Wagon and Wagon of Heaven in the Babylonian uranography around 1250 BCE, produced with Stellarium, paintings by Jessica GullberGössmann 1950, ]]
	{{DISPLAYTITLE:<sup>mul (giš)</sup>MAR.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA, ''eriqqu''}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:<sup>mul (giš)</sup>MAR.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA, ''eriqqu''}}

JanSafford at 17:23, 9 January 2026

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