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	<sup>mul</sup>ŠUDUN ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA (𒀯𒋙𒂈𒃻𒀀𒀊𒁀) or MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA (𒈬𒁍𒂡𒁕𒃻𒀀𒀊𒁀), The Yoke of the Sea, is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. It is in the southernmost part of the sky, visible in ancient Mesopotamia, likely identified with stars in the southern Milky Way. For a possible identification with 'The Southern Cross', 'False Cross', or a connection between the two, or another 'kite-like' shaped asterism in the far south. For the Yoke of the Sea, as well as other astral yokes, including The Yoke of Akkad, Yoke of Elam, Yoke of the Mountain/Land/Earth (kur), see Horowitz (2017)<ref>Horowitz W. (2017), “Communication and Miscommunication in the Southern Sky, The Case of Scorpius and the Southern Cross in Cuneiform,” in Keimer K.H. and G. Davis (eds.), Registers and Modes of Communication in the Ancient Near East, Routledge.</ref>. See also (Kurtik m27) [[MU.BU.KEŠ2.DA\|MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA]].		<sup>mul</sup>ŠUDUN ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA (𒀯𒋙𒂈𒃻𒀀𒀊𒁀) or MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA (𒈬𒁍𒂡𒁕𒃻𒀀𒀊𒁀), The Yoke of the Sea, is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. It is in the southernmost part of the sky, visible in ancient Mesopotamia, likely identified with stars in the southern Milky Way. For a possible identification with 'The Southern Cross', 'False Cross', or a connection between the two, or another 'kite-like' shaped asterism in the far south. For the Yoke of the Sea, as well as other astral yokes, including The Yoke of Akkad, Yoke of Elam, Yoke of the Mountain/Land/Earth (kur), see Horowitz (2017)<ref>Horowitz W. (2017), “Communication and Miscommunication in the Southern Sky, The Case of Scorpius and the Southern Cross in Cuneiform,” in Keimer K.H. and G. Davis (eds.), Registers and Modes of Communication in the Ancient Near East, Routledge.</ref>. See also (Kurtik m27) [[MU.BU.KEŠ2.DA\|MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA]].

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	<sup>mul</sup>ŠUDUN ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA (𒀯𒋙𒂈𒃻𒀀𒀊𒁀) or MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA (𒈬𒁍𒂡𒁕𒃻𒀀𒀊𒁀), The Yoke of the Sea, is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. It is in the southernmost part of the sky, visible in ancient Mesopotamia, likely identified with stars in the southern Milky Way. For a possible identification with 'The Southern Cross', 'False Cross', or a connection between the two, or another 'kite-like' shaped asterism in the far south. For the Yoke of the Sea, as well as other astral yokes, including The Yoke of Akkad, Yoke of Elam, Yoke of the Mountain/Land/Earth (kur), see Horowitz (2017)<ref>Horowitz W. (2017), “Communication and Miscommunication in the Southern Sky, The Case of Scorpius and the Southern Cross in Cuneiform,” in Keimer K.H. and G. Davis (eds.), Registers and Modes of Communication in the Ancient Near East, Routledge.</ref>. See also (Kurtik m27) [[MU.BU.KEŠ2.DA\|MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA]].		<sup>mul</sup>ŠUDUN ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA (𒀯𒋙𒂈𒃻𒀀𒀊𒁀) or MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA (𒈬𒁍𒂡𒁕𒃻𒀀𒀊𒁀), The Yoke of the Sea, is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. It is in the southernmost part of the sky, visible in ancient Mesopotamia, likely identified with stars in the southern Milky Way. For a possible identification with 'The Southern Cross', 'False Cross', or a connection between the two, or another 'kite-like' shaped asterism in the far south. For the Yoke of the Sea, as well as other astral yokes, including The Yoke of Akkad, Yoke of Elam, Yoke of the Mountain/Land/Earth (kur), see Horowitz (2017)<ref>Horowitz W. (2017), “Communication and Miscommunication in the Southern Sky, The Case of Scorpius and the Southern Cross in Cuneiform,” in Keimer K.H. and G. Davis (eds.), Registers and Modes of Communication in the Ancient Near East, Routledge.</ref>. See also (Kurtik m27) [[MU.BU.KEŠ2.DA\|MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA]].

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	= "Yoke of the Sea" [Gössmann<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 273];		= "Yoke of the Sea" [Gössmann<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 273];

	~~constellation~~ in one of these southern constellations: [[Puppis]], [[Vela]], [[Carina]], [[Centaurus]], or [[Crux]] [Gössmann<ref name=":0" /> 273 and 380; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> N/2, 264b].		Constellation in one of these southern constellations: [[Puppis]], [[Vela]], [[Carina]], [[Centaurus]], or [[Crux]] [Gössmann<ref name=":0" /> 273 and 380; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> N/2, 264b].
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	See. [~~ABCD~~<ref name=":2">''Rochberg-Halton F''. Aspect of Babylonian Celestial Divination: The Lunar Eclipse Tablets of Enuma Anu Enlil. Horn, 1988 (AfO, Beiheft 22).</ref> 220, EAE 20 Text b rev. 14′; 227, EAE 20 text k r. 8′; 272, EAE 22 text c col. ii 1′ + note 1; ACh Ištar<ref name=":3">''Ch. Virolleaud'', L'astrologie chaldéenne S(in); Shamasz; Isht(ar); Adad; S/Supp. = Supplément; SS / 2.Supp. = Second Supplément (Paris 1905 - 1912)</ref>, 21:41].		See. [Rochberg-Halton 1988,<ref name=":2">''Rochberg-Halton F''. Aspect of Babylonian Celestial Divination: The Lunar Eclipse Tablets of Enuma Anu Enlil. Horn, 1988 (AfO, Beiheft 22).</ref> 220, EAE 20 Text b rev. 14′; 227, EAE 20 text k r. 8′; 272, EAE 22 text c col. ii 1′ + note 1; ACh Ištar<ref name=":3">''Ch. Virolleaud'', L'astrologie chaldéenne S(in); Shamasz; Isht(ar); Adad; S/Supp. = Supplément; SS / 2.Supp. = Second Supplément (Paris 1905 - 1912)</ref>, 21:41].

	See also: <sup>mul</sup>šudun a.ab.b[a] [CT<ref>''Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum.''</ref> 26, 48, K. 11306:7].		See also: <sup>mul</sup>šudun a.ab.b[a] [CT<ref>''Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum.''</ref> 26, 48, K. 11306:7].
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	===== Predictions: =====		===== Predictions: =====
	(1) The Yoke of the Sea dims; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>''Ni-ru ša'' A.AB.BA ''a-dir'' <sup>d</sup>''E''<sub>2</sub>-''a i''ʼ-''a-dir'' A.MEŠ ''ina'' ID<sub>2</sub> ''dal-ḫu'' SU.KU<sub>2</sub> GAL<sub>2</sub>-''ši'' LUGAL.MEŠ [...] "If the Yoke of the Sea dims, (the star of) Ea dims: river waters will become muddy; famine will come; kings [...]" [~~ABCD~~<ref name=":2" />, 220, EAE 20 Text b rev.14′]; [DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>''Ni'']-''i-ri ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA ''a-dir'' <sup>d</sup>''E''<sub>2</sub>-''a a-dir'': AN.MI ''ina'' <sup>mulx</sup>GU.LA GAR-''ma'' "[If the Yoke of the Sea darkens, (the star of) Ea darkens: an eclipse (of the moon) will occur in the Giant" [~~ABCD~~<ref name=":2" />, 227, EAE 20 Text k rev 8′], see also [ACh Ištar<ref name=":3" /> 21:41; 3. Erg.<ref>''Kugler F.X. '' Sternkunde und Sterndienst in Babel. 3.Ergänzungsheft zum ersten und zweiten Buch von J.Schaumberger. Münster, 1935.</ref>, 325; Weidner 1941-44<ref>''Weidner E.'' Die astrologische Serie Enûma Anu Enlil // AfO. 1941-1944. Bd. 14. S. 172-195, 308-312.</ref>, 191].		(1) The Yoke of the Sea dims; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>''Ni-ru ša'' A.AB.BA ''a-dir'' <sup>d</sup>''E''<sub>2</sub>-''a i''ʼ-''a-dir'' A.MEŠ ''ina'' ID<sub>2</sub> ''dal-ḫu'' SU.KU<sub>2</sub> GAL<sub>2</sub>-''ši'' LUGAL.MEŠ [...] "If the Yoke of the Sea dims, (the star of) Ea dims: river waters will become muddy; famine will come; kings [...]" [Rochberg-Halton 1988,<ref name=":2" />, 220, EAE 20 Text b rev.14′]; [DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>''Ni'']-''i-ri ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA ''a-dir'' <sup>d</sup>''E''<sub>2</sub>-''a a-dir'': AN.MI ''ina'' <sup>mulx</sup>GU.LA GAR-''ma'' "[If the Yoke of the Sea darkens, (the star of) Ea darkens: an eclipse (of the moon) will occur in the Giant" [Rochberg-Halton 1988,<ref name=":2" />, 227, EAE 20 Text k rev 8′], see also [ACh Ištar<ref name=":3" /> 21:41; 3. Erg.<ref>''Kugler F.X. '' Sternkunde und Sterndienst in Babel. 3.Ergänzungsheft zum ersten und zweiten Buch von J.Schaumberger. Münster, 1935.</ref>, 325; Weidner 1941-44<ref>''Weidner E.'' Die astrologische Serie Enûma Anu Enlil // AfO. 1941-1944. Bd. 14. S. 172-195, 308-312.</ref>, 191].

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	\|вар.: <sup>mul</sup>ŠUDUN ša<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA (sh19); = «Ярмо Моря» [G. 273]; созвездие в Корме и Парусах (Puppis + Vela)(?).		\|вар.: <sup>mul</sup>ŠUDUN ša<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA (sh19); = «Ярмо Моря» [Gössmann 1950, 273]; созвездие в Корме и Парусах (Puppis + Vela)(?).
	I. Источники.		I. Источники.

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	\|вар.: <sup>mul</sup>MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA / <sup>mul</sup>Ni-ru ša<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA «Ярмо Моря»; созвездие в Корме и Парусах (Puppis + Vela) (?) [G. 380; CAD N/2, 264b].		\|вар.: <sup>mul</sup>MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA / <sup>mul</sup>Ni-ru ša<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA «Ярмо Моря»; созвездие в Корме и Парусах (Puppis + Vela) (?) [Gössmann 1950, 380; CAD N/2, 264b].
	I. Источники.		I. Источники.

	EAE. См. [~~ABCD~~ 220, EAE 20 Text b rev. 14′; 227, EAE 20 text k r. 8′; 272, EAE 22 text c col. ii 1′ + note 1; ACh Ištar, 21:41]. См. также: <sup>mul</sup>šudun a.ab.b[a] [CT 26, 48, K. 11306:7].		EAE. См. [Rochberg-Halton 1988, 220; EAE 20 Text b rev. 14′; 227, EAE 20 text k r. 8′; 272, EAE 22 text c col. ii 1′ + note 1; ACh Ištar, 21:41]. См. также: <sup>mul</sup>šudun a.ab.b[a] [CT 26, 48, K. 11306:7].

	II. Божество.		II. Божество.
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	(1) Ярмо Моря затемнилось; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>Ni-ru ša A.AB.BA a-dir <sup>d</sup>E<sub>2</sub>-a iʼ-a-dir A.MEŠ ina ID<sub>2</sub> dal-ḫu SU.KU<sub>2</sub> GAL<sub>2</sub>-ši LUGAL.MEŠ […] «Если Ярмо Моря затемнилось, (звезда) Эа затемнилась: воды в реке станут мутными; настанет голод; цари […]» [~~ABCD~~, 220, EAE 20 Text b rev.14′]; [DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>Ni]-i-ri ša<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA a-dir <sup>d</sup>E<sub>2</sub>-a a-dir: AN.MI ina <sup>mulx</sup>GU.LA GAR-ma «[Если Яр]мо Моря затемнилось, (звезда) Эа затемнилась: затмение (Луны) в Великане произойдет» [~~ABCD~~, 227, EAE 20 Text k rev 8′], см. также [ACh Ištar. 21:41; 3. Erg., 325; Weidner 1941–44, 191].		(1) Ярмо Моря затемнилось; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>Ni-ru ša A.AB.BA a-dir <sup>d</sup>E<sub>2</sub>-a iʼ-a-dir A.MEŠ ina ID<sub>2</sub> dal-ḫu SU.KU<sub>2</sub> GAL<sub>2</sub>-ši LUGAL.MEŠ […] «Если Ярмо Моря затемнилось, (звезда) Эа затемнилась: воды в реке станут мутными; настанет голод; цари […]» [Rochberg-Halton 1988,, 220, EAE 20 Text b rev.14′]; [DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>Ni]-i-ri ša<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA a-dir <sup>d</sup>E<sub>2</sub>-a a-dir: AN.MI ina <sup>mulx</sup>GU.LA GAR-ma «[Если Яр]мо Моря затемнилось, (звезда) Эа затемнилась: затмение (Луны) в Великане произойдет» [Rochberg-Halton 1988,, 227, EAE 20 Text k rev 8′], см. также [ACh Ištar. 21:41; 3. Erg., 325; Weidner 1941–44, 191].
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	<sup>mul</sup>ŠUDUN ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA (𒀯𒋙𒂈𒃻𒀀𒀊𒁀) or MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA (𒈬𒁍𒂡𒁕𒃻𒀀𒀊𒁀), The Yoke of the Sea, is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. It is in the southernmost part of the sky, visible in ancient Mesopotamia, likely identified with stars in the southern Milky Way. For a possible identification with 'The Southern Cross', 'False Cross', or a connection between the two, or another 'kite-like' shaped asterism in the far south. For the Yoke of the Sea, as well as other astral yokes, including The Yoke of Akkad, Yoke of Elam, Yoke of the Mountain/Land/Earth (kur), see Horowitz (2017)<ref>Horowitz W. (2017), “Communication and Miscommunication in the Southern Sky, The Case of Scorpius and the Southern Cross in Cuneiform,” in Keimer K.H. and G. Davis (eds.), Registers and Modes of Communication in the Ancient Near East, Routledge.</ref>. See also (Kurtik m27) [[MU.BU.KEŠ2.DA\|MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA]].		<sup>mul</sup>ŠUDUN ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA (𒀯𒋙𒂈𒃻𒀀𒀊𒁀) or MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA (𒈬𒁍𒂡𒁕𒃻𒀀𒀊𒁀), The Yoke of the Sea, is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. It is in the southernmost part of the sky, visible in ancient Mesopotamia, likely identified with stars in the southern Milky Way. For a possible identification with 'The Southern Cross', 'False Cross', or a connection between the two, or another 'kite-like' shaped asterism in the far south. For the Yoke of the Sea, as well as other astral yokes, including The Yoke of Akkad, Yoke of Elam, Yoke of the Mountain/Land/Earth (kur), see Horowitz (2017)<ref>Horowitz W. (2017), “Communication and Miscommunication in the Southern Sky, The Case of Scorpius and the Southern Cross in Cuneiform,” in Keimer K.H. and G. Davis (eds.), Registers and Modes of Communication in the Ancient Near East, Routledge.</ref>. See also (Kurtik m27) [[MU.BU.KEŠ2.DA\|MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA]].

	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==
	~~===Kurtik with Hilder~~, ~~Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=~~==
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	===Additional===		===Additional===

	==== I. Deity. ====		==== Deity. ====
	Constellation of the god Ea and the city of Eridu, identical with [[MU.BU.KEŠ2.DA ša2 A.AB.BA\|<sup>mul</sup>MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA]] (Kurtik m28).		Constellation of the god Ea and the city of Eridu, identical with [[MU.BU.KEŠ2.DA ša2 A.AB.BA\|<sup>mul</sup>MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA]] (Kurtik m28).

	==== ~~II.~~ Identification. ====		==== Identification. ====
	The position of the constellation MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA "Yoke of the Sea" apparently corresponds to the position of the constellation Eridu in the sky, see in this connection (Kurtik n50) [[NUNki\|NUN<sup>ki</sup>]], IV.		The position of the constellation MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA "Yoke of the Sea" apparently corresponds to the position of the constellation Eridu in the sky, see in this connection (Kurtik n50) [[NUNki\|NUN<sup>ki</sup>]], IV.

	The position in the sky of the Yoke constellation, the Sea, probably corresponded to that of the Eridu constellation, see (Kurtik n50) [[NUNki\|NUN<sup>ki</sup>]], IV.		The position in the sky of the Yoke constellation, the Sea, probably corresponded to that of the Eridu constellation, see (Kurtik n50) [[NUNki\|NUN<sup>ki</sup>]], IV.

	==== ~~III.~~ Astrology. ====		==== Astrology. ====
	(1) Yoke of the sea; <sup>mul</sup>MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA <sup>d</sup>E<sub>2</sub>-''a'' [...] "Yoke of the sea = Ea [...]" [BPO 3<ref name=":1" />, 58, K.148+:8].		(1) Yoke of the sea; <sup>mul</sup>MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA <sup>d</sup>E<sub>2</sub>-''a'' [...] "Yoke of the sea = Ea [...]" [BPO 3<ref name=":1" />, 58, K.148+:8].

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	<sup>mul</sup>ŠUDUN ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA (𒀯𒋙𒂈𒃻𒀀𒀊𒁀) or MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA (𒈬𒁍𒂡𒁕𒃻𒀀𒀊𒁀), The Yoke of the Sea, is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. It is in the southernmost part of the sky, visible in ancient Mesopotamia, likely identified with stars in the southern Milky Way. For a possible identification with 'The Southern Cross', 'False Cross', or a connection between the two, or another 'kite-like' shaped asterism in the far south. ~~See~~ Horowitz (2017)<ref>Horowitz W. (2017), “Communication and Miscommunication in the Southern Sky, The Case of Scorpius and the Southern Cross in Cuneiform,” in Keimer K.H. and G. Davis (eds.), Registers and Modes of Communication in the Ancient Near East, Routledge.</ref> ~~for the Yoke of the Sea, as well as other astral yokes, including The Yoke of Akkad, Yoke of Elam, Yoke of the Mountain/Land/Earth (kur)~~. See also [[MU.BU.KEŠ2.DA\|MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA]].		<sup>mul</sup>ŠUDUN ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA (𒀯𒋙𒂈𒃻𒀀𒀊𒁀) or MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA (𒈬𒁍𒂡𒁕𒃻𒀀𒀊𒁀), The Yoke of the Sea, is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. It is in the southernmost part of the sky, visible in ancient Mesopotamia, likely identified with stars in the southern Milky Way. For a possible identification with 'The Southern Cross', 'False Cross', or a connection between the two, or another 'kite-like' shaped asterism in the far south. For the Yoke of the Sea, as well as other astral yokes, including The Yoke of Akkad, Yoke of Elam, Yoke of the Mountain/Land/Earth (kur), see Horowitz (2017)<ref>Horowitz W. (2017), “Communication and Miscommunication in the Southern Sky, The Case of Scorpius and the Southern Cross in Cuneiform,” in Keimer K.H. and G. Davis (eds.), Registers and Modes of Communication in the Ancient Near East, Routledge.</ref>. See also (Kurtik m27) [[MU.BU.KEŠ2.DA\|MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA]].

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	* <sup>mul</sup>MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA / <sup>mul</sup>''Ni-ru ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA (𒈬𒁍𒂡𒁕𒃻𒀀𒀊𒁀)		* <sup>mul</sup>MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA / <sup>mul</sup>''Ni-ru ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA (𒈬𒁍𒂡𒁕𒃻𒀀𒀊𒁀)

	= "Yoke of the Sea" [Gössmann 273];		= "Yoke of the Sea" [Gössmann<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 273];

	constellation in one of these southern constellations: [[Puppis]], [[Vela]], [[Carina]], [[Centaurus]], or [[Crux]] [Gössmann<ref>''~~Gössmann P~~.F''~~. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom~~, ~~1950 (A~~. ~~Deimel~~. ~~Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2)~~.</ref> ~~273 and 380; CAD~~ N/2, 264b].		constellation in one of these southern constellations: [[Puppis]], [[Vela]], [[Carina]], [[Centaurus]], or [[Crux]] [Gössmann<ref name=":0" /> 273 and 380; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> N/2, 264b].
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	See. [BPO 3<ref>''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Babylonian Planetary Omens. Part Three. Groningen, STYX Publications. 1998.</ref>, 284b].		See. [BPO 3<ref name=":1">''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Babylonian Planetary Omens. Part Three. Groningen, STYX Publications. 1998.</ref>, 284b].
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	See. [ABCD 220, EAE 20 Text b rev. 14′; 227, EAE 20 text k r. 8′; 272, EAE 22 text c col. ii 1′ + note 1; ACh Ištar, 21:41].		See. [ABCD<ref name=":2">''Rochberg-Halton F''. Aspect of Babylonian Celestial Divination: The Lunar Eclipse Tablets of Enuma Anu Enlil. Horn, 1988 (AfO, Beiheft 22).</ref> 220, EAE 20 Text b rev. 14′; 227, EAE 20 text k r. 8′; 272, EAE 22 text c col. ii 1′ + note 1; ACh Ištar<ref name=":3">''Ch. Virolleaud'', L'astrologie chaldéenne S(in); Shamasz; Isht(ar); Adad; S/Supp. = Supplément; SS / 2.Supp. = Second Supplément (Paris 1905 - 1912)</ref>, 21:41].

	See also: <sup>mul</sup>šudun a.ab.b[a] [CT 26, 48, K. 11306:7].		See also: <sup>mul</sup>šudun a.ab.b[a] [CT<ref>''Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum.''</ref> 26, 48, K. 11306:7].
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	==== I. Deity. ====		==== I. Deity. ====
	Constellation of the god Ea and the city of Eridu, identical with [[MU.BU.KEŠ2.DA ša2 A.AB.BA\|<sup>mul</sup>MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA]] (m28).		Constellation of the god Ea and the city of Eridu, identical with [[MU.BU.KEŠ2.DA ša2 A.AB.BA\|<sup>mul</sup>MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA]] (Kurtik m28).

	==== II. Identification. ====		==== II. Identification. ====
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	==== III. Astrology. ====		==== III. Astrology. ====
	(1) Yoke of the sea; <sup>mul</sup>MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA <sup>d</sup>E<sub>2</sub>-''a'' [...] "Yoke of the sea = Ea [...]" [BPO 3<ref~~>''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Babylonian Planetary Omens. Part Three. Groningen, STYX Publications. 1998.<~~/~~ref~~>, 58, K.148+:8].		(1) Yoke of the sea; <sup>mul</sup>MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA <sup>d</sup>E<sub>2</sub>-''a'' [...] "Yoke of the sea = Ea [...]" [BPO 3<ref name=":1" />, 58, K.148+:8].

	(2) Yoke of the sea and sacrifice; <sup>mul</sup>MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA LUGAL SIŠKUR APIN-''eš'' "The yoke of the sea desires a sacrifice from the king" [BPO 3<ref~~>''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Babylonian Planetary Omens. Part Three. Groningen, STYX Publications. 1998.<~~/~~ref~~>, 92, K.2226+:7]; ritual injunction to avoid the consequences of an unfavorable prediction.		(2) Yoke of the sea and sacrifice; <sup>mul</sup>MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA LUGAL SIŠKUR APIN-''eš'' "The yoke of the sea desires a sacrifice from the king" [BPO 3<ref name=":1" />, 92, K.2226+:7]; ritual injunction to avoid the consequences of an unfavorable prediction.
	===== Identifications: =====		===== Identifications: =====
	(1) = Kidney; see (Kurtik b11) [[BIR]], V 5.		(1) = Kidney; see (Kurtik b11) [[BIR]], V 5.

	(2) = Yoke of Elam = Asterism of Eridu; <sup>mul</sup>ŠUDUN KUR.NIM.MA<sup>ki</sup> = <sup>mul</sup>NUN<sup>ki</sup> "Yoke of Elam = Asterism of Eridu" [LBAT, 1577 i 5′].		(2) = Yoke of Elam = Asterism of Eridu; <sup>mul</sup>ŠUDUN KUR.NIM.MA<sup>ki</sup> = <sup>mul</sup>NUN<sup>ki</sup> "Yoke of Elam = Asterism of Eridu" [LBAT<ref>''A. Sachs, T. Pinches, J. Strassmaier,'' Late Babylonian Astronomical and Related Texts, London, 1955.</ref>, 1577 i 5′].

	===== Predictions: =====		===== Predictions: =====
	(1) The Yoke of the Sea dims; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>''Ni-ru ša'' A.AB.BA ''a-dir'' <sup>d</sup>''E''<sub>2</sub>-''a i''ʼ-''a-dir'' A.MEŠ ''ina'' ID<sub>2</sub> ''dal-ḫu'' SU.KU<sub>2</sub> GAL<sub>2</sub>-''ši'' LUGAL.MEŠ [...] "If the Yoke of the Sea dims, (the star of) Ea dims: river waters will become muddy; famine will come; kings [...]" [ABCD, 220, EAE 20 Text b rev.14′]; [DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>''Ni'']-''i-ri ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA ''a-dir'' <sup>d</sup>''E''<sub>2</sub>-''a a-dir'': AN.MI ''ina'' <sup>mulx</sup>GU.LA GAR-''ma'' "[If the Yoke of the Sea darkens, (the star of) Ea darkens: an eclipse (of the moon) will occur in the Giant" [ABCD, 227, EAE 20 Text k rev 8′], see also [ACh Ištar. 21:41; 3. Erg., 325; Weidner 1941-44, 191].		(1) The Yoke of the Sea dims; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>''Ni-ru ša'' A.AB.BA ''a-dir'' <sup>d</sup>''E''<sub>2</sub>-''a i''ʼ-''a-dir'' A.MEŠ ''ina'' ID<sub>2</sub> ''dal-ḫu'' SU.KU<sub>2</sub> GAL<sub>2</sub>-''ši'' LUGAL.MEŠ [...] "If the Yoke of the Sea dims, (the star of) Ea dims: river waters will become muddy; famine will come; kings [...]" [ABCD<ref name=":2" />, 220, EAE 20 Text b rev.14′]; [DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>''Ni'']-''i-ri ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA ''a-dir'' <sup>d</sup>''E''<sub>2</sub>-''a a-dir'': AN.MI ''ina'' <sup>mulx</sup>GU.LA GAR-''ma'' "[If the Yoke of the Sea darkens, (the star of) Ea darkens: an eclipse (of the moon) will occur in the Giant" [ABCD<ref name=":2" />, 227, EAE 20 Text k rev 8′], see also [ACh Ištar<ref name=":3" /> 21:41; 3. Erg.<ref>''Kugler F.X. '' Sternkunde und Sterndienst in Babel. 3.Ergänzungsheft zum ersten und zweiten Buch von J.Schaumberger. Münster, 1935.</ref>, 325; Weidner 1941-44<ref>''Weidner E.'' Die astrologische Serie Enûma Anu Enlil // AfO. 1941-1944. Bd. 14. S. 172-195, 308-312.</ref>, 191].

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	<sup>mul</sup>ŠUDUN ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA (𒀯𒋙𒂈𒃻𒀀𒀊𒁀) or MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA (𒈬𒁍𒂡𒁕𒃻𒀀𒀊𒁀), The Yoke of the Sea, is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. It is in the southernmost part of the sky visible in ancient Mesopotamia, likely identified with stars in the southern Milky Way. For a possible identification with 'The Southern Cross', 'False Cross', or connection between the two, or another 'kite-like' shaped asterism in the far south. See Horowitz (2017)<ref>Horowitz W. (2017), “Communication and Miscommunication in the Southern Sky, The Case of Scorpius and the Southern Cross in Cuneiform,” in Keimer K.H. and G. Davis (eds.), Registers and Modes of Communication in the Ancient Near East, Routledge.</ref> for the Yoke of the Sea, as well as other astral yokes, including The Yoke of Akkad, Yoke of Elam, Yoke of the Mountain/Land/Earth (kur). See also [[MU.BU.KEŠ2.DA\|MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA]].		<sup>mul</sup>ŠUDUN ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA (𒀯𒋙𒂈𒃻𒀀𒀊𒁀) or MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA (𒈬𒁍𒂡𒁕𒃻𒀀𒀊𒁀), The Yoke of the Sea, is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. It is in the southernmost part of the sky, visible in ancient Mesopotamia, likely identified with stars in the southern Milky Way. For a possible identification with 'The Southern Cross', 'False Cross', or a connection between the two, or another 'kite-like' shaped asterism in the far south. See Horowitz (2017)<ref>Horowitz W. (2017), “Communication and Miscommunication in the Southern Sky, The Case of Scorpius and the Southern Cross in Cuneiform,” in Keimer K.H. and G. Davis (eds.), Registers and Modes of Communication in the Ancient Near East, Routledge.</ref> for the Yoke of the Sea, as well as other astral yokes, including The Yoke of Akkad, Yoke of Elam, Yoke of the Mountain/Land/Earth (kur). See also [[MU.BU.KEŠ2.DA\|MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA]].

	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==

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	<sup>mul</sup>ŠUDUN ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA (𒀯𒋙𒂈𒃻𒀀𒀊𒁀) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.		<sup>mul</sup>ŠUDUN ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA (𒀯𒋙𒂈𒃻𒀀𒀊𒁀) or MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA (𒈬𒁍𒂡𒁕𒃻𒀀𒀊𒁀), The Yoke of the Sea, is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism. It is in the southernmost part of the sky visible in ancient Mesopotamia, likely identified with stars in the southern Milky Way. For a possible identification with 'The Southern Cross', 'False Cross', or connection between the two, or another 'kite-like' shaped asterism in the far south. See Horowitz (2017)<ref>Horowitz W. (2017), “Communication and Miscommunication in the Southern Sky, The Case of Scorpius and the Southern Cross in Cuneiform,” in Keimer K.H. and G. Davis (eds.), Registers and Modes of Communication in the Ancient Near East, Routledge.</ref> for the Yoke of the Sea, as well as other astral yokes, including The Yoke of Akkad, Yoke of Elam, Yoke of the Mountain/Land/Earth (kur). See also [[MU.BU.KEŠ2.DA\|MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA]].

	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===		===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===
	Var.: <sup>mul</sup>MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA / <sup>mul</sup>''Ni-ru ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA "Yoke of the Sea"; constellation in ~~the Stern and Sails (~~Puppis + Vela) (?) [G. 380; CAD N/2, 264b].		Var.:

			* <sup>mul</sup>ŠUDUN ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA (𒀯𒋙𒂈𒃻𒀀𒀊𒁀)
			* <sup>mul</sup>MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA / <sup>mul</sup>''Ni-ru ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA (𒈬𒁍𒂡𒁕𒃻𒀀𒀊𒁀)

			= "Yoke of the Sea" [Gössmann 273];

			constellation in one of these southern constellations: [[Puppis]], [[Vela]], [[Carina]], [[Centaurus]], or [[Crux]] [Gössmann<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 273 and 380; CAD N/2, 264b].
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	==== II. Identification. ====		==== II. Identification. ====
	The position in the sky of the Yoke constellation, the Sea, probably corresponded to that of the Eridu constellation, see (Kurtik n50) [[NUNki\|NUN<sup>ki</sup>]], IV.		The position of the constellation MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA "Yoke of the Sea" apparently corresponds to the position of the constellation Eridu in the sky, see in this connection (Kurtik n50) [[NUNki\|NUN<sup>ki</sup>]], IV.

			The position in the sky of the Yoke constellation, the Sea, probably corresponded to that of the Eridu constellation, see (Kurtik n50) [[NUNki\|NUN<sup>ki</sup>]], IV.

	==== III. Astrology. ====		==== III. Astrology. ====
			(1) Yoke of the sea; <sup>mul</sup>MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA <sup>d</sup>E<sub>2</sub>-''a'' [...] "Yoke of the sea = Ea [...]" [BPO 3<ref>''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Babylonian Planetary Omens. Part Three. Groningen, STYX Publications. 1998.</ref>, 58, K.148+:8].

			(2) Yoke of the sea and sacrifice; <sup>mul</sup>MU.BU.KEŠ<sub>2</sub>.DA ''ša''<sub>2</sub> A.AB.BA LUGAL SIŠKUR APIN-''eš'' "The yoke of the sea desires a sacrifice from the king" [BPO 3<ref>''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Babylonian Planetary Omens. Part Three. Groningen, STYX Publications. 1998.</ref>, 92, K.2226+:7]; ritual injunction to avoid the consequences of an unfavorable prediction.
	===== Identifications: =====		===== Identifications: =====
	(1) = Kidney; see (Kurtik b11) [[BIR]], V 5.		(1) = Kidney; see (Kurtik b11) [[BIR]], V 5.
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