Sumerian god-star correspondences

[niel...@in.com.au]

Can anyone suggest a book or online resource where I might find a list
of the more significant Sumerian gods or deities cross-referenced with
the star or constellation the Sumerians assigned each to?

So far, I have only found a few mentions. For example, Ninurta with
Antares, Ishtar with Virgo, etc.

Thanks for your response.

Peter Nielsen

[Chris Siren]

niel...@in.com.au wrote:

Not many records of Sumerian constellations survive. I seem
to recall only running into four named ones. The Babylonians,
however, left extensive records. You're unlikely to find
genuine associations with Sumerian deities, but you may
with Babylonian ones. Ishtar, for instance is the Babylonian
name, not the Sumerian one for that goddess.

When I've found references to Mesopotamian constelations,
they've been in these sources:

Allen, Richard Hinkley, Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning,
Dover Publications Inc, NY, 1963 (1899).
Christianson, Gale E. This Wild Abyss, The Free Press - A
Division of Macmilan Publishing Co. Inc., NY., 1978.
O'Neil, W.M. Early Astronomy from Babylonia to Copernicus,
Sydney University Press, Portland, Oregon, 1986.
Thurston, Hugh Early Astronomy, Springer-Verlag New York
Inc., NY, 1994.