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	[[File:Eagle+Corpse MULAPIN-jessica2022.jpg\|thumb\|The Corpse (Dead Man) next to The Eagle, paintings by Jessica Gullberg ([[References (Babylonian)\|References]])]]		[[File:Eagle+Corpse MULAPIN-jessica2022.jpg\|thumb\|The Corpse (Dead Man) next to The Eagle, paintings by Jessica Gullberg ([[References (Babylonian)\|References]])]]

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	\| '''"The Great List of Stars".'''		\| '''"The Great List of Stars".'''
	* <sup>mul</sup>ka = <sup>mul</sup>lu<sub>2</sub>.uš<sub>2</sub> "Mouth = Dead Man." [Mesop.Astrol., App. B:160; Weidner 1959-60 108];		* <sup>mul</sup>ka = <sup>mul</sup>lu<sub>2</sub>.uš<sub>2</sub> "Mouth = Dead Man." [Mesop.Astrol., App. B:160; Weidner 1959-60, 108];

	* parallel [STC II<ref>''King L.W.'' The Seven Tablets of Creation. Vol. I-II. London, 1902.</ref>, Pl. LXXI, Rev. ii 12].		* parallel [STC II<ref>''King L.W.'' The Seven Tablets of Creation. Vol. I-II. London, 1902.</ref>, Pl. LXXI, Rev. ii 12].
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	* [''abn'']''u'' <sup>mul</sup>''pagru''(adda) ''ki-i iqbû''/''qabû''(dug<sub>4</sub>.ga)[ ] /<sup>[mul</sup>''pa'']''gru''([ad]da) ''pa-gar Asakki''(a<sub>2</sub>.sag<sub>3</sub>) ''abnu a-sak''-[''ku'']		* [''abn'']''u'' <sup>mul</sup>''pagru''(adda) ''ki-i iqbû''/''qabû''(dug<sub>4</sub>.ga)[ ] /<sup>[mul</sup>''pa'']''gru''([ad]da) ''pa-gar Asakki''(a<sub>2</sub>.sag<sub>3</sub>) ''abnu a-sak''-[''ku'']
	* "["Kame]n" refers to the Dead Man's star, so they say; / [The Dead Man's star means Asakku's corpse. (Therefore) the stone is Asakku-[ku]"		* "["Kame]n" refers to the Dead Man's star, so they say; / [The Dead Man's star means Asakku's corpse. (Therefore) the stone is Asakku-[ku]"
	[Lambert 1989 216:4-5; Livingstone 1986 64:4-5], for the full text see (Kurtik z01) [[ZA.BA4.BA4\|ZA.BA<sub>4</sub>.BA<sub>4</sub>]], II		[Lambert 1989, 216:4-5; Livingstone 1986, 64:4-5], for the full text see (Kurtik z01) [[ZA.BA4.BA4\|ZA.BA<sub>4</sub>.BA<sub>4</sub>]], II

	'''(also see our updated version above)'''		'''(also see our updated version above)'''
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	Since the Dead Man was located near the [[Aquila\|Eagle]], he is identified presumably with [[Antinous]] or [[Delphinus]] [Gössmann 1950, 243; Weidner 1957-59 79; 1959-60 108];		Since the Dead Man was located near the [[Aquila\|Eagle]], he is identified presumably with [[Antinous]] or [[Delphinus]] [Gössmann 1950, 243; Weidner 1957-59 79; 1959-60 108];

	= Delphinus(?) [MA 138; Mesop.Astrol. 207, App. C; Hunger-Pingree 1999 272]. See also (Kurtik k01) [[KA]], (Kurtik g24) ''[[Gizzānītu]]''.		= Delphinus(?) [Hunger and Steele 2019, 138; Mesop.Astrol. 207, App. C; Hunger-Pingree 1999, 272]. See also (Kurtik k01) [[KA]], (Kurtik g24) ''[[Gizzānītu]]''.

	== Historical Dictionaries ==		== Historical Dictionaries ==
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	! scope="col" style="width: 40%;" \| Gössmann (1950, 257)		! scope="col" style="width: 40%;" \| Gössmann (1950, 257)
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	\| вар. чтения: <sup>mul</sup>LU<sub>2</sub>.BAD, <sup>mul</sup>LU<sub>2</sub>.UŠ<sub>2</sub>, <sup>mul</sup>adda, ad<sub>6</sub>; = <sup>mul</sup>pagru "Мертвец, Труп"; созвездие в Дельфине(?) (Delphinus) [Gössmann 1950, 243; AHw 809; Borger 1978 73; Reynolds 1999]. \|\| Example		\| вар. чтения: <sup>mul</sup>LU<sub>2</sub>.BAD, <sup>mul</sup>LU<sub>2</sub>.UŠ<sub>2</sub>, <sup>mul</sup>adda, ad<sub>6</sub>; = <sup>mul</sup>pagru "Мертвец, Труп"; созвездие в Дельфине(?) (Delphinus) [Gössmann 1950, 243; AHw 809; Borger 1978, 73; Reynolds 1999]. \|\| Example
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	\| MUL.APIN. Список звезд Ану (№ 17-19): <sup>mul</sup> <sup>d</sup>Za-ba<sub>4</sub>-ba<sub>4</sub> <sup>mul</sup>TI<sub>8</sub><sup>mušen</sup> u <sup> mul</sup>AD<sub>6</sub> "Забаба, Орел и Мертвец" (I ii 12). "Большой список звезд". <sup>mul</sup>ka = <sup>mul</sup>lu<sub>2</sub>.uš<sub>2</sub> "Рот = Мертвец" [Mesop.Astrol., App. B:160; Weidner 1959-60 108]; параллель [STC II, Pl. LXXI, Rev. ii 12]. Список звезд VR 46, 1:28. <sup>mul</sup>adda = pa-gar Asakki(a<sub>2</sub>.sag<sub>3</sub>) "Мертвец = труп Асакку", см. также [HBA 52:28; Reynolds 1999 375]; параллель см. [STC II, Pl. LXXI rev. ii 16].		\| MUL.APIN. Список звезд Ану (№ 17-19): <sup>mul</sup> <sup>d</sup>Za-ba<sub>4</sub>-ba<sub>4</sub> <sup>mul</sup>TI<sub>8</sub><sup>mušen</sup> u <sup> mul</sup>AD<sub>6</sub> "Забаба, Орел и Мертвец" (I ii 12). "Большой список звезд". <sup>mul</sup>ka = <sup>mul</sup>lu<sub>2</sub>.uš<sub>2</sub> "Рот = Мертвец" [Mesop.Astrol., App. B:160; Weidner 1959-60 108]; параллель [STC II, Pl. LXXI, Rev. ii 12]. Список звезд VR 46, 1:28. <sup>mul</sup>adda = pa-gar Asakki(a<sub>2</sub>.sag<sub>3</sub>) "Мертвец = труп Асакку", см. также [HBA 52:28; Reynolds 1999 375]; параллель см. [STC II, Pl. LXXI rev. ii 16].
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	Поскольку Мертвец располагался вблизи Орла, его отождествляют предположительно с Антиноем (Antinous) или Дельфином (Delphinus) [Gössmann 1950, 243; Weidner 1957-59 79; 1959-60 108];		Поскольку Мертвец располагался вблизи Орла, его отождествляют предположительно с Антиноем (Antinous) или Дельфином (Delphinus) [Gössmann 1950, 243; Weidner 1957-59 79; 1959-60 108];

	= Delphinus(?) [MA 138; Mesop.Astrol. 207, App. C; Hunger-Pingree 1999 272]. См. также k01KA, (g24) Gizzānītu.		= Delphinus(?) [Hunger and Steele 2019, 138; Mesop.Astrol. 207, App. C; Hunger-Pingree 1999,272]. См. также k01KA, (g24) Gizzānītu.
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	Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}		Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}, Euin Choung Kim
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	[[File:Eagle+Corpse MULAPIN-jessica2022.jpg\|thumb\|The Corpse (Dead Man) next to The Eagle, paintings by Jessica Gullberg ([[References (Babylonian)\|References]])]]		[[File:Eagle+Corpse MULAPIN-jessica2022.jpg\|thumb\|The Corpse (Dead Man) next to The Eagle, paintings by Jessica Gullberg ([[References (Babylonian)\|References]])]]

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	[[File:Eagle+Corpse MULAPIN-jessica2022.jpg\|thumb\|The Corpse (Dead Man) next to The Eagle, paintings by Jessica Gullberg ([[References (Babylonian)\|References]])]]		[[File:Eagle+Corpse MULAPIN-jessica2022.jpg\|thumb\|The Corpse (Dead Man) next to The Eagle, paintings by Jessica Gullberg ([[References (Babylonian)\|References]])]]
	<sup>mul</sup>AD<sub>6</sub> (𒀯𒈕) = ''pagru,'' "body" or "corpse," commonly translated "The Dead Man". It refers to a Babylonian constellation listed in MUL.APIN I ii 12 in the same entry immediately after [[ZA.BA4.BA4\|Zababa]] and [[A2.mušen\|<sup>mul</sup>TI<sub>8</sub><sup>mušen</sup>]] The Eagle ([[Aquila]]), implying that they form a super-constellation. The Corpse could perhaps be identified with Ptolemy's [[Antinous]], a deified dead person, which is located in [[Aquila]].		<sup>mul</sup>AD<sub>6</sub> (𒀯𒈕) = ''pagru,'' "body" or "corpse," commonly translated "The Dead Man". It refers to a Babylonian constellation listed in MUL.APIN I ii 12 in the same entry immediately after [[ZA.BA4.BA4\|Zababa]] and [[A2.mušen\|<sup>mul</sup>TI<sub>8</sub><sup>mušen</sup>]] The Eagle ([[Aquila]]), implying that they form a super-constellation. The Corpse could perhaps be identified with Ptolemy's [[Antinous]], a deified dead person, which is located in [[Aquila]].

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	==== Previous Identifications. ====		==== Previous Identifications. ====
	Since the Dead Man was located near the [[Aquila\|Eagle]], he is identified presumably with [[Antinous]] or [[Delphinus]] [G. 243; Weidner 1957-59 79; 1959-60 108];		Since the Dead Man was located near the [[Aquila\|Eagle]], he is identified presumably with [[Antinous]] or [[Delphinus]] [Gössmann 1950, 243; Weidner 1957-59 79; 1959-60 108];

	= Delphinus(?) [MA 138; Mesop.Astrol. 207, App. C; ~~ASM~~ 272]. See also (Kurtik k01) [[KA]], (Kurtik g24) ''[[Gizzānītu]]''.		= Delphinus(?) [MA 138; Mesop.Astrol. 207, App. C; Hunger-Pingree 1999 272]. See also (Kurtik k01) [[KA]], (Kurtik g24) ''[[Gizzānītu]]''.

	== Historical Dictionaries ==		== Historical Dictionaries ==
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	! scope="col" style="width: 40%;" \| Gössmann (1950, 257)		! scope="col" style="width: 40%;" \| Gössmann (1950, 257)
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	\| вар. чтения: <sup>mul</sup>LU<sub>2</sub>.BAD, <sup>mul</sup>LU<sub>2</sub>.UŠ<sub>2</sub>, <sup>mul</sup>adda, ad<sub>6</sub>; = <sup>mul</sup>pagru "Мертвец, Труп"; созвездие в Дельфине(?) (Delphinus) [G. 243; AHw 809; Borger 1978 73; Reynolds 1999]. \|\| Example		\| вар. чтения: <sup>mul</sup>LU<sub>2</sub>.BAD, <sup>mul</sup>LU<sub>2</sub>.UŠ<sub>2</sub>, <sup>mul</sup>adda, ad<sub>6</sub>; = <sup>mul</sup>pagru "Мертвец, Труп"; созвездие в Дельфине(?) (Delphinus) [Gössmann 1950, 243; AHw 809; Borger 1978 73; Reynolds 1999]. \|\| Example
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	\| MUL.APIN. Список звезд Ану (№ 17-19): <sup>mul</sup> <sup>d</sup>Za-ba<sub>4</sub>-ba<sub>4</sub> <sup>mul</sup>TI<sub>8</sub><sup>mušen</sup> u <sup> mul</sup>AD<sub>6</sub> "Забаба, Орел и Мертвец" (I ii 12). "Большой список звезд". <sup>mul</sup>ka = <sup>mul</sup>lu<sub>2</sub>.uš<sub>2</sub> "Рот = Мертвец" [Mesop.Astrol., App. B:160; Weidner 1959-60 108]; параллель [STC II, Pl. LXXI, Rev. ii 12]. Список звезд VR 46, 1:28. <sup>mul</sup>adda = pa-gar Asakki(a<sub>2</sub>.sag<sub>3</sub>) "Мертвец = труп Асакку", см. также [HBA 52:28; Reynolds 1999 375]; параллель см. [STC II, Pl. LXXI rev. ii 16].		\| MUL.APIN. Список звезд Ану (№ 17-19): <sup>mul</sup> <sup>d</sup>Za-ba<sub>4</sub>-ba<sub>4</sub> <sup>mul</sup>TI<sub>8</sub><sup>mušen</sup> u <sup> mul</sup>AD<sub>6</sub> "Забаба, Орел и Мертвец" (I ii 12). "Большой список звезд". <sup>mul</sup>ka = <sup>mul</sup>lu<sub>2</sub>.uš<sub>2</sub> "Рот = Мертвец" [Mesop.Astrol., App. B:160; Weidner 1959-60 108]; параллель [STC II, Pl. LXXI, Rev. ii 12]. Список звезд VR 46, 1:28. <sup>mul</sup>adda = pa-gar Asakki(a<sub>2</sub>.sag<sub>3</sub>) "Мертвец = труп Асакку", см. также [HBA 52:28; Reynolds 1999 375]; параллель см. [STC II, Pl. LXXI rev. ii 16].
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	III. Отождествление.		III. Отождествление.

	Поскольку Мертвец располагался вблизи Орла, его отождествляют предположительно с Антиноем (Antinous) или Дельфином (Delphinus) [G. 243; Weidner 1957-59 79; 1959-60 108];		Поскольку Мертвец располагался вблизи Орла, его отождествляют предположительно с Антиноем (Antinous) или Дельфином (Delphinus) [Gössmann 1950, 243; Weidner 1957-59 79; 1959-60 108];

	= Delphinus(?) [MA 138; Mesop.Astrol. 207, App. C; ~~ASM~~ 272]. См. также k01KA, (g24) Gizzānītu.		= Delphinus(?) [MA 138; Mesop.Astrol. 207, App. C; Hunger-Pingree 1999 272]. См. также k01KA, (g24) Gizzānītu.
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	[[File:Eagle+Corpse MULAPIN-jessica2022.jpg\|thumb\|The Corpse (Dead Man) next to The Eagle, paintings by Jessica Gullberg ([[References (Babylonian)\|References]])]]		[[File:Eagle+Corpse MULAPIN-jessica2022.jpg\|thumb\|The Corpse (Dead Man) next to The Eagle, paintings by Jessica Gullberg ([[References (Babylonian)\|References]])]]
	<sup>mul</sup>AD<sub>6</sub> (𒀯𒈕) = ''pagru,'' "body" or "corpse,". commonly translated "The Dead Man"). It refers to a Babylonian constellation listed in MUL.APIN I ii 12 in the same entry immediately after [[ZA.BA4.BA4\|Zababa]] and [[A2.mušen\|<sup>mul</sup>TI<sub>8</sub><sup>mušen</sup>]] The Eagle ([[Aquila]]), implying that they form a super-constellation. The Corpse could perhaps be identified with Ptolemy's [[Antinous]], a deified dead person, which is located in [[Aquila]].		<sup>mul</sup>AD<sub>6</sub> (𒀯𒈕) = ''pagru,'' "body" or "corpse," commonly translated "The Dead Man". It refers to a Babylonian constellation listed in MUL.APIN I ii 12 in the same entry immediately after [[ZA.BA4.BA4\|Zababa]] and [[A2.mušen\|<sup>mul</sup>TI<sub>8</sub><sup>mušen</sup>]] The Eagle ([[Aquila]]), implying that they form a super-constellation. The Corpse could perhaps be identified with Ptolemy's [[Antinous]], a deified dead person, which is located in [[Aquila]].

	==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==

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			[[Category:4workWayne]]

	[[Category:Mesopotamian]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:West Asian]]		[[Category:Mesopotamian]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:West Asian]]

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	<sup>mul</sup>AD<sub>6</sub> (𒀯𒈕) = ''pagru,'' "body" or "corpse,". commonly translated "The Dead Man"). It refers to a Babylonian constellation listed in MUL.APIN I ii 12 in the same entry immediately after [[ZA.BA4.BA4\|Zababa]] and [[A2.mušen\|<sup>mul</sup>TI<sub>8</sub><sup>mušen</sup>]] The Eagle ([[Aquila]]). ~~Perhaps to~~ be identified with Ptolemy's [[Antinous]], a deified dead person, which is located in [[Aquila]].		<sup>mul</sup>AD<sub>6</sub> (𒀯𒈕) = ''pagru,'' "body" or "corpse,". commonly translated "The Dead Man"). It refers to a Babylonian constellation listed in MUL.APIN I ii 12 in the same entry immediately after [[ZA.BA4.BA4\|Zababa]] and [[A2.mušen\|<sup>mul</sup>TI<sub>8</sub><sup>mušen</sup>]] The Eagle ([[Aquila]]), implying that they form a super-constellation. The Corpse could perhaps be identified with Ptolemy's [[Antinous]], a deified dead person, which is located in [[Aquila]].

	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==
	~~=== Krebernik (2023) ===~~
	~~AD<sub>6~~<~~/sub~~> ~~= '''''pagru, šalamtu''''' “body, corpse”. Interpreted as ''pa-gar'' Á.SÀG ‘corpse of the Asakku-demon/monster'~~ (~~who was slain by Ninurta~~) ~~in 5R 46: 28~~. ~~<sup>mul~~</~~sup~~>~~AD<sub>6</sub> (AN 18–19r).~~

	~~Zababa. Warlike god, city god of Kish, identified with Ninurta. MUL <sup>d</sup>''Za-ba''<sub>4</sub>''-ba''<sub>4</sub> (AN 18–19l).~~

	~~=== Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz and Kim ===~~
	The name of <sup>mul</sup>AD<sub>6</sub> (with the longer reading ADDA) = ''pagru'', ‘corpse,’ is written with the logograms literally for a dead human being (LÚ = man, BAD/ÚŠ (dead). In astro-mythology ‘the Corpse-star’ is identified with gods that have been killed, for example ‘The Corpse’ = the dead-body of the deity Asakku, which is used to create ''zalāqu''-stone as the Underworld in the Sumerian version Lugale (Horowitz 2011: 348-349).<blockquote>[''From now''] ''on it will not be called asakku, stone will be its name''		The name of <sup>mul</sup>AD<sub>6</sub> (with the longer reading ADDA) = ''pagru'', ‘corpse,’ is written with the logograms literally for a dead human being (LÚ = man, BAD/ÚŠ (dead). In astro-mythology ‘the Corpse-star’ is identified with gods that have been killed, for example ‘The Corpse’ = the dead-body of the deity Asakku, which is used to create ''zalāqu''-stone as the Underworld in the Sumerian version Lugale (Horowitz 2011: 348-349).<blockquote>[''From now''] ''on it will not be called asakku, stone will be its name''

	Zalāqu''-stone will be its name.''		Zalāqu''-stone will be its name.''

	''Its body will be the underworld'' </blockquote>Var. readings:		''Its body will be the underworld'' </blockquote>AD<sub>6</sub> = '''''pagru, šalamtu''''' “body, corpse” is interpreted as ''pa-gar'' Á.SÀG ‘corpse of the Asakku-demon/monster' (who was slain by Ninurta) in 5R 46: 28.<ref name=":0">Hoffmann, S. M. and Krebernik, M. (2023). What do deities tell us about the celestial positioning system, in: R. Rollinger, I. Madreiter, M. Lang, C. Pappi (eds.). The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East, Papers held at the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique International and 12th Melammu Symposium July 16-20 2018, Innsbruck. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 539-579</ref> In MUL.APIN, the constellation is associated with Zababa, a warlike god, city god of Kish, identified with Ninurta. MUL <sup>d</sup>''Za-ba''<sub>4</sub>''-ba''<sub>4</sub> as the 18th and 19th constellation in the Path of Anu.<ref name=":0" />

			Var. readings:

	* <sup>mul</sup>LU<sub>2</sub>.BAD		* <sup>mul</sup>LU<sub>2</sub>.BAD

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	==== ~~II.~~ Deity. ====		==== Deity. ====
	(Translation of Kurtik, page 33-34)		(Translation of Kurtik, page 33-34)

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	'''(also see our updated version above)'''		'''(also see our updated version above)'''

	==== ~~III. Identification~~. ====		==== Previous Identifications. ====
	Since the Dead Man was located near the [[Aquila\|Eagle]], he is identified presumably with [[Antinous]] or [[Delphinus]] [G. 243; Weidner 1957-59 79; 1959-60 108];		Since the Dead Man was located near the [[Aquila\|Eagle]], he is identified presumably with [[Antinous]] or [[Delphinus]] [G. 243; Weidner 1957-59 79; 1959-60 108];

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	==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==

	The name of <sup>mul</sup>AD<sub>6</sub> (with the longer reading ADDA) = ''pagru'', ‘corpse,’ is written with the logograms literally for a dead human being (LÚ = man, BAD/ÚŠ (dead). In astro-mythology ‘the Corpse-star’ is identified with gods that have been killed, for example ‘The Corpse’ = the dead-body of the deity Asakku, which is used to create ''zalāqu''-stone as the Underworld in the Sumerian version Lugale (Horowitz 2011: 348-349).<blockquote>[''From now''] ''on it will not be called asakku, stone will be its name''		The name of <sup>mul</sup>AD<sub>6</sub> (with the longer reading ADDA) = ''pagru'', ‘corpse,’ is written with the logograms literally for a dead human being (LÚ = man, BAD/UŠ<sub>2</sub> (dead). In astro-mythology ‘the Corpse-star’ is identified with gods that have been killed, for example ‘The Corpse’ = the dead-body of the deity Asakku, which is used to create ''zalāqu''-stone as the Underworld in the Sumerian version Lugale (Horowitz 2011: 348-349).<blockquote>[''From now''] ''on it will not be called asakku, stone will be its name''

	Zalāqu''-stone will be its name.''		Zalāqu''-stone will be its name.''

	''Its body will be the underworld'' </blockquote>AD<sub>6</sub> = '''''pagru, šalamtu''''' “body, corpse” is interpreted as ''pa-gar'' Á.SÀG ‘corpse of the Asakku-demon/monster' (who was slain by Ninurta) in 5R 46: 28.<ref name=":0">Hoffmann, S. M. and Krebernik, M. (2023). What do deities tell us about the celestial positioning system, in: R. Rollinger, I. Madreiter, M. Lang, C. Pappi (eds.). The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East, Papers held at the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique International and 12th Melammu Symposium July 16-20 2018, Innsbruck. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 539-579</ref> In MUL.APIN, the constellation is ~~associated~~ with Zababa, a warlike god, city god of Kish, identified with Ninurta. MUL <sup>d</sup>''Za-ba''<sub>4</sub>''-ba''<sub>4</sub> as the ~~18th and~~ 19th constellation in the Path of Anu.<ref name=":0" />		''Its body will be the underworld'' </blockquote>AD<sub>6</sub> = '''''pagru, šalamtu''''' “body, corpse” is interpreted as ''pa-gar'' Á.SÀG ‘corpse of the Asakku-demon/monster' (who was slain by Ninurta) in 5R 46: 28.<ref name=":0">Hoffmann, S. M. and Krebernik, M. (2023). What do deities tell us about the celestial positioning system, in: R. Rollinger, I. Madreiter, M. Lang, C. Pappi (eds.). The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East, Papers held at the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique International and 12th Melammu Symposium July 16-20 2018, Innsbruck. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 539-579</ref> In MUL.APIN, the constellation is in the same line with Zababa, a warlike god, city god of Kish, identified with Ninurta. MUL <sup>d</sup>''Za-ba''<sub>4</sub>''-ba''<sub>4</sub> <sup>mul</sup>TI<sub>8</sub><sup>mušen</sup> ''u'' <sup>mul</sup>AD<sub>6</sub> as the 17th to 19th constellation in the Path of Anu.<ref name=":0" />

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	* <sup>mul</sup>''adda'', ad<sub>6</sub>		* <sup>mul</sup>''adda'', ad<sub>6</sub>
	* = <sup>mul</sup>''pagru'' "Dead Man, Corpse".		* = <sup>mul</sup>''pagru'' "Dead Man, Corpse".
	Sumerian adda for LÚ.BAD is preferred over the shorter ad<sub>6</sub> on the basis of Diri VI B: 49-50: ''ad-da'' LÚ.BAD = ''pagru'', ''šalamtu'' (MSL XV<ref>''Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon''. Vol. XI. ''The Series DIRI = (w)Atru'' . Ed. by M.Civil. Roma, 2004.</ref> 190) and cf. parallel lexical entries cited in CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> Š<sub>I</sub> 203-04 sub. ''šalamtu''.[[AD6#sdfootnote1sym\|<sup>1</sup>]] The Akkadian equivalent ''šalamtu'' is preferred over the synonym ''pagru'' because of the explicit evidence in RA 101 99: 19'.		Sumerian adda for LÚ.BAD is preferred over the shorter ad<sub>6</sub> on the basis of Diri VI B: 49-50: ''ad-da'' LÚ.BAD = ''pagru'', ''šalamtu'' (MSL XV<ref>''Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon''. Vol. XI. ''The Series DIRI = (w)Atru'' . Ed. by M.Civil. Roma, 2004.</ref> 190) and cf. parallel lexical entries cited in CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> Š<sub>I</sub> 203-04 sub ''šalamtu''.[[AD6#sdfootnote1sym\|<sup>1</sup>]] The Akkadian equivalent ''šalamtu'' is preferred over the synonym ''pagru'' because of the explicit evidence in RA 101 99: 19'.

	CAD P 17 lists the star-name sub ''pagru''.		CAD P 17 lists the star-name sub ''pagru''.
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	\| '''MUL.APIN.'''		\| '''MUL.APIN.'''
	~~Star~~ List of Anu (I ii 12):		List of stars of Anu (I ii 12):

	* <sup>mul</sup> <sup>d</sup>Za-ba<sub>4</sub>-ba<sub>4</sub> <sup>mul</sup>TI<sub>8</sub><sup>mušen</sup> u <sup>mul</sup>AD<sub>6</sub>		* <sup>mul</sup> <sup>d</sup>Za-ba<sub>4</sub>-ba<sub>4</sub> <sup>mul</sup>TI<sub>8</sub><sup>mušen</sup> u <sup>mul</sup>AD<sub>6</sub>
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	\| '''"The Great List of Stars".'''		\| '''"The Great List of Stars".'''
	* <sup>mul</sup>ka = <sup>mul</sup>lu<sub>2</sub>.uš<sub>2</sub> "Mouth = Dead Man." [Mesop.Astrol., App. B:160; Weidner 1959-60, 108];		* <sup>mul</sup>KA = <sup>mul</sup>LU<sub>2</sub>.UŠ<sub>2</sub> "Mouth = Dead Man." [Mesop.Astrol., App. B:160; Weidner 1959-60, 108];

	* parallel [STC II<ref>''King L.W.'' The Seven Tablets of Creation. Vol. I-II. London, 1902.</ref>, Pl. LXXI, Rev. ii 12].		* parallel [STC II<ref>''King L.W.'' The Seven Tablets of Creation. Vol. I-II. London, 1902.</ref>, Pl. LXXI, Rev. ii 12].
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	\|'''List of stars VR 46, 1:28.'''		\|'''List of stars VR 46, 1:28.'''
	* <sup>mul</sup>ADDA = ''pa-gar'' ''Asakki''(a<sub>2</sub>.~~sag~~<sub>3</sub>)		* <sup>mul</sup>ADDA = ''pa-gar'' ''Asakki''(A<sub>2</sub>.SAG<sub>3</sub>)
	* ‘The Corpse, the carcass of Asakku'		* ‘The Corpse, the carcass of Asakku'
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	(Translation of Kurtik, page 33-34)		(Translation of Kurtik, page 33-34)

	''Asakku'' (ASAG) – demon of disease (~~headach~~ in particular), son of Anu; together with Anzu and Kingu was considered an evil demon [Tallqvist<ref>''Tallqvist K''. Akkadische Götterepitheta. Helsingforsiae, 1938.</ref> 256; AHw<ref>''Soden von W''. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.</ref> 73; Reynolds 1999<ref>''Reynolds F.'' Stellar Representations of Tiāmat and Qingu in a Learned Calendar Text // RAI. 1999. Vol. 42. P. 369-378.</ref>/ 2019].		''Asakku'' (ASAG) – demon of disease (headache in particular), son of Anu; together with Anzu and Kingu was considered an evil demon [Tallqvist<ref>''Tallqvist K''. Akkadische Götterepitheta. Helsingforsiae, 1938.</ref> 256; AHw<ref>''Soden von W''. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.</ref> 73; Reynolds 1999<ref>''Reynolds F.'' Stellar Representations of Tiāmat and Qingu in a Learned Calendar Text // RAI. 1999. Vol. 42. P. 369-378.</ref>/ 2019].

	In Neo-Assyrian mythological texts, the star of the Deadman, called "the Stone", is identified with Asakku'':''		In Neo-Assyrian mythological texts, the star of the Deadman, called "the Stone", is identified with Asakku'':''

	* [~~''abn''~~]~~''u''~~ <sup>mul</sup>''pagru''(adda) ''ki-i iqbû''/''qabû''(dug<sub>4</sub>.ga)[ ] /<sup>[mul</sup>''pa'']''gru''([ad]da) ''pa-gar Asakki''(a<sub>2</sub>.~~sag~~<sub>3</sub>) ''~~abnu~~ a-sak''-[''ku'']		* [NA<sub>4</sub>] <sup>mul</sup>''pagru''(adda) ''ki-i iqbû''/''qabû''(dug<sub>4</sub>.ga)[ ] /<sup>[mul</sup>''pa'']''gru''([ad]da) ''pa-gar Asakki''(A<sub>2</sub>.SAG<sub>3</sub>) NA<sub>4</sub> ''a-sak''-[''ku'']
	* "["Kame]n" refers to the Dead Man's star, so they say; / [The Dead Man's star means Asakku's corpse. (Therefore) the stone is ~~Asakku-~~[ku]"		* "["Kame]n"'''<big>??? it should be a word for stone</big>''' refers to the Dead Man's star, so they say; / [The Dead Man's star means Asakku's corpse. (Therefore) the stone is Asak[ku]"
	[Lambert 1989, 216:4-5; Livingstone 1986, 64:4-5], for the full text see (Kurtik z01) [[ZA.BA4.BA4\|ZA.BA<sub>4</sub>.BA<sub>4</sub>]], II		[Lambert 1989, 216:4-5; Livingstone 1986, 64:4-5], for the full text see (Kurtik z01) [[ZA.BA4.BA4\|ZA.BA<sub>4</sub>.BA<sub>4</sub>]], II

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	==== Previous Identifications. ====		==== Previous Identifications. ====
	Since the Dead Man was located near the [[Aquila\|Eagle]], he is identified ~~presumably~~ with [[Antinous]] or [[Delphinus]] [Gössmann 1950, 243; Weidner 1957-59 79; 1959-60 108];		Since the Dead Man was located near the [[Aquila\|Eagle]], he is identified tentatively with [[Antinous]] or [[Delphinus]] [Gössmann 1950, 243; Weidner 1957-59 79; 1959-60 108];

	= Delphinus(?) [Hunger and Steele 2019, 138; Mesop.Astrol. 207, App. C; Hunger-Pingree 1999, 272]. See also (Kurtik k01) [[KA]], (Kurtik g24) ''[[Gizzānītu]]''.		= Delphinus(?) [Hunger and Steele 2019, 138; Mesop.Astrol. 207, App. C; Hunger and Pingree 1999, 272]. See also (Kurtik k01) [[KA]], (Kurtik g24) ''[[Gizzānītu]]''.

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