To return to the Sumerian City of Bad-tibira.

More is found at Cancer Introduction and Ursa Major Continued Constellation Names.

Babylonian Du'uzu, the name of a god (Dumuzi).

• Sumerian uzu: flesh; cut of meat; omen.
  • Sumerian ezen: festival, feast (uzu, 'cut of meat', + en, 'time').
• Under Cancer in Ursa Major, which connects with this fourth month we find the name:
  • Sumerian DUMU.USH.É.MAH, Polaris (?) the North Star or a Polaris in Ursa Minor. The Sumerian Dumuzi, basically consist of the following connections (dumu, son + uš, to stand upon + é, house + mah, high), this would equate to "The Son Who Stands in the High House," which could correlate with Polaris removing Thuban as the Polestar.
    • Sumerian dumu: child; son; daughter (dú, 'to bear, give birth', + mú, 'to sprout, grow'; probably pronounced domu), probably faithful son.
    • Sumerian uš, ús: n., foundation (cf., gíš); v., to support, lift; to stand upon.
      • Sumerian úš: n., blood; blood vessel; death; v., to die; to kill (singular hamtu stem); adj., dead.
    • Sumerian é: house, household; temple.   
      • Sumerian è: (cf., éd).
      • Sumerian e₁₁: (cf., èd).
    • Sumerian mah: v., to be or make large; adj., high, exalted, great, lofty, sublime.
  • Another source claims Sumerian DAMU.ZID, "the flawl," DUMU.ZI "rebirth."

    From www.lexiline.com it claims, "The 5th of Du'uzu the small twins MASH.TAB.BA.TUR.TUR and the Crayfish AL.LUL (Cancer) are visible.    The opposite of these are Erua and Chegalaju."    "On 15th of Du'uzu the lance KAK.SI (?) and the snake MUSH (Hydra) and lion UR.GA.LA (Leo).    The Great GU.LA and Eagle TI8.MUSHEN set.    The rise of the star if Eridu NUNKI is 55 days of SHU.PA is 60 days.    The rise of Bow BAN is 20 days.    The opposite is the star of the Old One SHU.GI."

    This file was created on November 20, 2004.