mul [STAR] N (284x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. mul; mul-mul; mu-ul; mul₂; ^urudmul-mul; mu-la₂; mulu₄; mul₄; mulₓ(AN.AN); da-mul-mul "star; to shine, radiate (light); to radiate (branches); arrow"

[1]	𒀯	mul
[2]	𒀯𒀯	mul-mul
[3]	𒈬𒌌	mu-ul
[4]	𒋼	mul₂
[5]	𒍏𒀯𒀯	^urudmul-mul
[6]	𒈬𒇲	mu-la₂
[7]	𒃷	mulu₄
[8]	𒌌	mul₄
[9]	𒀭𒀭𒀭𒀭	mulₓ(AN.AN)
[10]	𒁕𒀯𒀯	da-mul-mul
+	--la=l.a (36x/13%); --la₂=l.a (1x/0%); --lu=l.u (1x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		1	2		1	8	6	127	70	1
[2]						1	1	42	11	1
[3]								3
[4]									3
[5]									2
[6]									1
[7]									1
[8]									1
[9]		1
[10]

49 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (2x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (2x/1%)

Old Akkadian (1x/0%)

Lagash II (9x/3%)

Ur III (7x/2%)

Old Babylonian (172x/61%)

Middle Assyrian (8x/3%)

Middle Babylonian (4x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (55x/19%)

Neo-Babylonian (8x/3%)

Hellenistic (14x/5%)

unknown (2x/1%)

Verbal prefixes: V.n ; V.ŋ ; Vmma ; ba ; ba.i ; ha.ba ; ha.mu.a ; mu.na ; mu.na.i ; na.V.m ; u.me .

Senses:

1. star (140x/49%)

2. to shine, radiate (light) [V/t] (140x/49%)

3. to radiate (branches) [V/t] (1x/0%)

4. arrow (3x/1%)

Akk. kakkabu; mulmullu; nabāṭu.

mul

= kakkabu (Ea 02 277; OB Nippur Ea 139; OB Nippur Aa 139:1, 139:2, 139:3, 139:4).

mul₂

= x (CT 11, pl. 28, K 08276 o i 13'; Ea 08 74).

Lexical Associations

Kalitu[Kidney]CN (// mul[star])

[mul]-mul = ka-li-⸢tum⸣ (BaM 10, 133-134 17 o i' 5').

Zappu[Bristle]CN (// mul[star])

mul-mul = ⸢za-ap₂⸣-pu (MSL 11, 022 D r i 16).

[mul]-mul = zap-pu (BaM 10, 133-134 17 o i' 6').

kakkabu[star]N (// mul[star])

mul = ⸢kak⸣-ka-bu (Ea 02 277; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 r ii 29; MSL 11, 022 D r i 15; BaM 10, 133-134 17 o i' 1').

mul = ka-ak-ka-bu-um (MSL 14, 87 A r i 18').

mulu₄ = MIN<(ka-ak-ka-bu)> (BaM 10, 133-134 17 o i' 4').

mul₂ = [kak-ka-bu] (Ea 08 74; BaM 10, 133-134 17 o i' 3').

⸢mul₄⸣ = MIN<(ka-ak-ka-bu)> (BaM 10, 133-134 17 o i' 2').

mulmullu[arrow]N (// mul[star])

[^urud]⸢mul⸣-mul = MIN<(mul-mul-lu)> (Rm 2, 584 i' 3').

nabāṭu[be(come) bright]V (// mul[star])

mul = na-ba-ṭu (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ r i 35).

mul = na-ba-ṭu₃-um (MSL 14, 87 A r i 21').

mul-[mul] = MIN<(i-ta-an-bu-ṭu)> (MSL 16, 189 r i 11').

mul-mul = [4<(na-ba-ṭu])> (MSL 16, 189 r i 9').

napāhu[blow]V (// mul[star])

mul = na-pa-ḫu-um (MSL 14, 87 A r i 20').

šiṭirtu[writing]N (// mul[star])

mul = ši-ṭi-ir-tum (MSL 14, 87 A r i 19').

sinuntu[swallow]N (// mul[star] Buranun[Euphrates])

mul ^id₂buranun^ki = si-nun-tum [...] (K 04344 o i 23').

Ṣalbatanu[Mars]CN (// mul[star] Elam[1])

⸢mul⸣ elam-ma (K 00260+ o 13').

Annunitu[1]DN (// mul[star] Idigna[1])

mul ^id₂idigna = ^da-nu-ni-tum [...] (K 04344 o i 22').

nēberu[crossing]N (// mul[star] Marduk[1])

mul ^dAMAR-UTU = ne-bi₂-ru₆ [...] (K 04344 o i 25').

Suen[1]DN (// mul[star] an[sky])

mul an-na (SpTU 3, 116 r i 18').

peṣû[white one]N (// mul[star] babbar[white])

mul babbar = pe-ṣu-u₂ [...] (K 04344 o i 27'; K 00260+ o 3').

Sin[1]DN u[and]CNJ Šamaš[1]DN (// mul[star] diŋir[deity] gub[stand] diŋir[deity] tuš[sit])

⸢mul⸣ [diŋir] gub-meš diŋir tuš-a-meš = ^d30 u ^dUTU mul-te-šir SAL.⸢LA⸣ (K 00260+ o 28').

kakkabu[star]N šipṭu[judgement]N mūtu[death]N (// mul[star] gig[sick])

⸢mul⸣ gig = MUL šip-ṭi NAM.UŠ₂-MEŠ MIN<(ṣalbatānu)> (K 00260+ o 14').

kakkabu[star]N ṣalmu[black]AJ (// mul[star] giggig[black])

mul giggi = MUL ṣal-[mu] [...] (SpTU 3, 116 r i 9').

ṣalmu[black one]N (// mul[star] giggig[black])

⸢mul⸣ gig₂ = AN.DUL₃^ṣa-^al-^me MIN<(^dSAG.UŠ)> ^dUTU (K 00260+ o 16').

kakkabu[star]N kittu[steadiness]N u[and]CNJ mīšaru[justice]N (// mul[star] gin[firm])

⸢mul⸣ gin₆-gin₆ = MUL kit-tu₂ u me-šar ^dSAG.UŠ ^dUTU (K 00260+ o 15').

kakkabu[star]N kīnu[permanent]AJ x (// mul[star] gin[firm])

mul gi-gi = MUL kit-[tu₂ ...] [...] (SpTU 3, 116 r i 8').

eṭûtu[darkness]N (// mul[star] hilim[darkness])

mul ḫi-lim = e-ṭu-⸢tum⸣ (K 02021A+ o i 29).

lumnu[evil]N (// mul[star] hulu[bad])

mul ḫulu = lum-num₂ [...] (K 04344 o i 30'; K 00260+ o 6').

sarru[false one]N (// mul[star] lul[false])

[mul] lul-la = sa-ar-[ru] [...] (K 04344 o i 33').

⸢mul⸣ lul-la = sa-ar-rum MIN<(ṣalbatānu)> (K 00260+ o 9').

balu[without]PRP (// mul[star] me[be])

mul nu-me-a = ba-lum [...] (K 04344 o i 31'; K 00260+ o 7').

makrû[red one]N (// mul[star] su[red])

mul sa₅ = ma-ak-ru-u₂ [...] (K 04344 o i 28'; K 00260+ o 4').

miqtu[collapse]N išātu[fire]N (// mul[star] su[red])

mul sa₅ = me-qit i-šat [...] (K 04344 o i 29'; K 00260+ o 5').

nawāru[be(come) bright]V (// mul[star] zig[rise])

mu-la₂ zig₃ = na-ma-⸢rum^?⸣ (CT 19, pl. 06, K 05973 i 9').

gêšu[gash]V (// si[horn] mul[star])

si ⸢mul⸣ = ge-e-⸢šu⸣ (CT 12, pl. 33, K 02034 o ii 14).

nagāšu[go to(wards)]V ša[of]DET alpu[bull]N (// si[horn] mul[star])

si mul = MIN<(na-ga-šu)> ša₂ GUD (CT 18, pl. 36-37, K 04323+ r i 15').

gêšu[gash]V x (// si[horn] mul[star] ak[do])

si mul AK-a = MIN<(ge-e-šu)> [...] (CT 12, pl. 33, K 02034 o ii 17).

gêšu[gash]V marû[fattened]AJ (// si[horn] mul[star] di[speak])

si mul di = MIN<(ge-e-šu)> ma-ru-[u₂] (CT 12, pl. 33, K 02034 o ii 16).

akāšu[walk]V (// si[horn] mul[star] dug[speak])

⸢si mul MIN⸣<(dug₄-ga)> = uk-ku-šu (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o iii 61').

gêšu[gash]V (// si[horn] mul[star] dug[speak])

si mul MIN<(dug₄-ga)> = ge-e-šu (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o iii 58').

gêšu[gash]V hamṭu[quick]AJ (// si[horn] mul[star] dug[speak])

si mul ⸢dug₄-ga⸣ = MIN<(ge-e-šu)> ḫa-am-⸢ṭu⸣ (CT 12, pl. 33, K 02034 o ii 15).

gêšu[gash]V ša[of]DET alpu[bull]N (// si[horn] mul[star] dug[speak])

si mul MIN<(dug₄-ga)> = MIN<(ge-e-šu)> ša GUD (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o iii 59').

qabû[say]V (// si[horn] mul[star] dug[speak])

si mul MIN<(dug₄-ga)> = qa-bu-u₂ (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o iii 60').

usukku[temple]N (// uzu[flesh] te[cheek] mul[star])

[uzu] ⸢te⸣ mul = su-ku (LTBA 1, 50 o i 26').

kakkabānu[starry one]N (// zagin[lapis] mul[star])

^na₄za-gin₃ mul-mul = kak-ka-⸢ba-nu⸣ (TCL 06, 36 r i 5a; Ura 16 Seg.1, 64).

nappillu[caterpillar]N (// zana[larva] mul[star])

za-na mul = MIN<(nap-pi-lu)> (Ura 14 280; CT 19, pl. 08, Sm 0758 r ii frg.3 3').

nappillu[caterpillar]N x (// zana[larva] mul[star])

[za]-⸢na mul⸣ = MIN<(nap-pil-[lum])> [(...)] (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r i 71).

References for all phrases

mul[star]

mul (MSL 14, 022 Et r ii 5; OB Nippur Ea 139; PBS 05, 129 o 7; OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 35, Tab.I, 36; MSL 13, 13 J, 14 R r i 24'; MSL 14, 018 Ai (+) Fg e 9'; MSL 14, 29 Lb a iii 17; OB Nippur Ura 5 387; MSL 14, 018 Bb o iv 17; Ni 05077 r i' 7').

mul = ka-ak-ka-bu-um (OB Nippur Aa 139:1).

mul = na-ba-ṭu₃-um (OB Nippur Aa 139:4).

mul = na-pa-ḫu-um (OB Nippur Aa 139:3).

mul = ši-ṭi-ir-tum (OB Nippur Aa 139:2).

mul-la₂ (ED Word List F 16).

mul-mul (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 33, Tab.I, 34; MSL 13, 13 J, 14 R r i 22', r i 23'; OB Nippur Ura 5 388).

⸢mul⸣-mul = i-ta-an-bu-ṭu₃-um (MSL 13, 35 B r 16).

⸢mul⸣-mul = i-ta-an-⸢pu⸣-ḫu-um (MSL 13, 35 B r 15).

mul₂ = [...] [...] (CT 11, pl. 28, K 08276 o i 13').

[mul]-mul = ka-li-⸢tum⸣ (BaM 10, 133-134 17 o i' 5').

mul-mul = ⸢za-ap₂⸣-pu (MSL 11, 022 D r i 16).

[mul]-mul = zap-pu (BaM 10, 133-134 17 o i' 6').

mul = ⸢kak⸣-ka-bu (Ea 02 277; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 r ii 29; MSL 11, 022 D r i 15; BaM 10, 133-134 17 o i' 1').

mul = ka-ak-ka-bu-um (MSL 14, 87 A r i 18').

mulu₄ = MIN<(ka-ak-ka-bu)> (BaM 10, 133-134 17 o i' 4').

mul₂ = [kak-ka-bu] (Ea 08 74; BaM 10, 133-134 17 o i' 3').

⸢mul₄⸣ = MIN<(ka-ak-ka-bu)> (BaM 10, 133-134 17 o i' 2').

[^urud]⸢mul⸣-mul = MIN<(mul-mul-lu)> (Rm 2, 584 i' 3').

mul = na-ba-ṭu (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ r i 35).

mul = na-ba-ṭu₃-um (MSL 14, 87 A r i 21').

mul-[mul] = MIN<(i-ta-an-bu-ṭu)> (MSL 16, 189 r i 11').

mul-mul = [4<(na-ba-ṭu])> (MSL 16, 189 r i 9').

mul = na-pa-ḫu-um (MSL 14, 87 A r i 20').

mul = ši-ṭi-ir-tum (MSL 14, 87 A r i 19').

mul[star] Buranun[Euphrates]

mul ^id₂⸢buranun⸣[^ki] = [...] [...] (K 04154+ o i 23).

mul ^id₂buranun^ki = si-nun-tum [...] (K 04344 o i 23').

mul[star] Elam[1]

mul ^delam-ma = MIN [...] (SpTU 3, 116 r i 6').

⸢mul⸣ elam-ma (K 00260+ o 13').

mul[star] Idigna[1]

mul ^id₂⸢idigna⸣ = [...] [...] (K 04154+ o i 22).

mul ^id₂idigna = ^da-nu-ni-tum [...] (K 04344 o i 22').

mul[star] Marduk[1]

⸢mul ^dAMAR-UTU⸣ = [...] [...] (K 00260+ o 1'; K 04154+ o i 25).

mul ^dAMAR-UTU = ne-bi₂-ru₆ [...] (K 04344 o i 25').

mul[star] an[sky]

mul an-na (SpTU 3, 116 r i 18').

mul[star] babbar[white]

mul babbar = pe-ṣu-u₂ [...] (K 04344 o i 27'; K 00260+ o 3').

mul[star] diŋir[deity] gub[stand] diŋir[deity] tuš[sit]

⸢mul⸣ [diŋir] gub-meš diŋir tuš-a-meš = ^d30 u ^dUTU mul-te-šir SAL.⸢LA⸣ (K 00260+ o 28').

mul[star] gig[sick]

⸢mul⸣ gig = MUL šip-ṭi NAM.UŠ₂-MEŠ MIN<(ṣalbatānu)> (K 00260+ o 14').

mul[star] giggig[black]

mul giggi = MUL ṣal-[mu] [...] (SpTU 3, 116 r i 9').

⸢mul⸣ gig₂ = AN.DUL₃^ṣa-^al-^me MIN<(^dSAG.UŠ)> ^dUTU (K 00260+ o 16').

mul[star] gin[firm]

⸢mul⸣ gin₆-gin₆ = MUL kit-tu₂ u me-šar ^dSAG.UŠ ^dUTU (K 00260+ o 15').

mul gi-gi = MUL kit-[tu₂ ...] [...] (SpTU 3, 116 r i 8').

mul[star] hepû[broken] eššu[new]

mul ḫe-pi₂ eš-šu₂ = [...] [...] (SpTU 3, 116 r i 7').

mul[star] hepû[broken] x

mul ḫe-pi₂ [...] = [...] [...] (SpTU 3, 116 r i 5').

mul[star] hilim[darkness]

mul ḫi-lim = e-ṭu-⸢tum⸣ (K 02021A+ o i 29).

mul[star] hulu[bad]

mul ḫulu = lum-num₂ [...] (K 04344 o i 30'; K 00260+ o 6').

mul[star] kušu[tired]

mul nu-kuš₂-u₃ (SpTU 3, 116 r i 10').

mul[star] lul[false]

[mul] lul-la = sa-ar-[ru] [...] (K 04344 o i 33').

⸢mul⸣ lul-la = sa-ar-rum MIN<(ṣalbatānu)> (K 00260+ o 9').

mul[star] me[be]

mul nu-me-a = ba-lum [...] (K 04344 o i 31'; K 00260+ o 7').

mul[star] su[red]

mul sa₅ = ma-ak-ru-u₂ [...] (K 04344 o i 28'; K 00260+ o 4').

mul sa₅ = me-qit i-šat [...] (K 04344 o i 29'; K 00260+ o 5').

mul[star] x

⸢mul⸣ [...] = [...] [...] (SpTU 3, 116 r i 1', r i 2', r i 3').

mul[star] zig[rise]

mu-la₂ zig₃ = na-ma-⸢rum^?⸣ (CT 19, pl. 06, K 05973 i 9').

banšur[table] mul[star]

^ŋešbanšur mul (LTBA 1, 079 o iii 15').

e[house] mul[star] aŋ[measure]

e₂ mul ⸢aŋ₂⸣ (OB Nippur Kagal 228).

munus[woman] mul[star]

munus mul-mul-e (AO 00337 t.e. 3).

⸢munus mul-mul-la⸣ (BAAL 12, XXX t.e. 3).

nim[fly] mul[star]

nim ⸢mul^?⸣ (HS 1799 c iii 4; HS 1772 r i' 11'; OB Nippur Ura 3 352).

pa[branch] mul[star]

pa mul (OB Nippur Lu 199).

si[horn] mul[star]

si mul = [...] (MSL 17, 252, K 13640 i' 8'; CT 12, pl. 33, 1880-07-19, 308 o i' 15').

si ⸢mul⸣ = ge-e-⸢šu⸣ (CT 12, pl. 33, K 02034 o ii 14).

si mul = MIN<(na-ga-šu)> ša₂ GUD (CT 18, pl. 36-37, K 04323+ r i 15').

si[horn] mul[star] ak[do]

[si] ⸢mul AK-a⸣ = [...] (MSL 17, 252, K 13640 i' 9').

si mul AK-a = MIN<(ge-e-šu)> [...] (CT 12, pl. 33, K 02034 o ii 17).

si[horn] mul[star] di[speak]

si mul di = MIN<(ge-e-šu)> ma-ru-[u₂] (CT 12, pl. 33, K 02034 o ii 16).

si[horn] mul[star] dug[speak]

[si mul] dug₄-⸢ga⸣ = [...] (CT 12, pl. 33, 1880-07-19, 308 o i' 16').

⸢si mul MIN⸣<(dug₄-ga)> = uk-ku-šu (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o iii 61').

si mul MIN<(dug₄-ga)> = ge-e-šu (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o iii 58').

si mul ⸢dug₄-ga⸣ = MIN<(ge-e-šu)> ḫa-am-⸢ṭu⸣ (CT 12, pl. 33, K 02034 o ii 15).

si mul MIN<(dug₄-ga)> = MIN<(ge-e-šu)> ša GUD (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o iii 59').

si mul MIN<(dug₄-ga)> = qa-bu-u₂ (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o iii 60').

uzu[flesh] te[cheek] mul[star]

[uzu] ⸢te⸣ mul = su-ku (LTBA 1, 50 o i 26').

zagin[lapis] mul[star]

[^na₄]⸢za⸣-gin₃ ⸢mul⸣ (SLT 184 o i 6').

^na₄za-gin₃ mul-mul = kak-ka-⸢ba-nu⸣ (TCL 06, 36 r i 5a; Ura 16 Seg.1, 64).

zana[larva] mul[star]

za-na mul = MIN<(nap-pi-lu)> (Ura 14 280; CT 19, pl. 08, Sm 0758 r ii frg.3 3').

[za]-⸢na mul⸣ = MIN<(nap-pil-[lum])> [(...)] (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r i 71).

šag[heart] mul[star]

šag₄ mul (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 37, Tab.I, 37a; MSL 13, 13 J, 14 R r i 25').

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