Words in Hittite for meaning 1-540 "star"

LatinTrans
haster-

Comment

Puh, HEG. Sumerogram MUL = Akkadogram KAKKABU = haster- 'star'. *Semitic *'aṭtar 'deified star, Venus, morning star', e.g., Semitic Astarte (Akkadian Ishtar GI 591-592 (obviates Weeks' difficulty in deriving the IE form from Ishtar; both Ishtar and *haster- come from earlier prototypes). Also recognized constellations: with Sumerographic determinative for 'wood', GISH/ MAR.GÍD.DA 'Big Dipper', lit. 'wagon' = GISH/ tiyar(r)it- = HWW 317; DINGIR/ IMIN.IMIN.BI 'pleides', lit. '(divine)sevens' THeth 7.45-46.