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WayneHorowitz at 04:18, 12 April 2026

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	\|'''Three Stars Each (~~Astrolabes~~). --- AL.LUL'''		\|'''Three Stars Each (Astrolabe Group)'''
	* ~~Astrolabe P.~~		Horowitz 2014: 245
	** (1) Month ~~Simanu~~, ~~stars of Enlil, 60;~~
	** (2) ~~Month Ṭebetu~~, stars of Anu, 70 [~~Pinches 1900~~, ~~574~~-~~575~~].		* Star-Catalogues (Horowitz 2014: 104, 106, Anu 10): mul sa<sub>5</sub> ''ša ina'' zi im.kur.ra egir / <sup>d</sup>maš.tab.ba da <sup>d</sup>''Gu-la'' gub-''zu'' / aga ''ap-ru'' <sup>mul</sup>''al-lu-ut-tum'' / mul <sup>d</sup>''A-nim'' lugal "The red star that stands in the east after the Twins, alongside the asterism of <sup>d</sup>''Gula'', wearing a crown, (this is the) Crab, the asterism of Anu, the King" (B ii 24-27)
	* Astrolabe B.
	** (1) List (12´3): mul sa<sub>5</sub> ''ša ina'' zi im.kur.ra egir / <sup>d</sup>maš.tab.ba da <sup>d</sup>''Gu-la'' gub-''zu'' / aga ''ap-ru'' <sup>mul</sup>''al-lu-ut-tum'' / mul <sup>d</sup>''A-nim'' lugal "The red star that stands in the east after the Twins, alongside the asterism of <sup>d</sup>''Gula'', wearing a crown, (this is the) Crab, the asterism of Anu, the King" (B ii 24-27); for a likely parallel see [BPO 2, III, 33-33a; Oelsner and Horowitz 1997-98, 181]; see also (Kurtik u11) [[UGA]].		* Month-Star Lists (Horowitz 2014: 245, Anu X, LBAT 1499 Anu XI). BM 82923: : <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL // 1.10 // ''šu-bat'' An "The Crab // 70 // Seat of Anu". [Horowitz 2014: Walker and Hunger 1977, 30:29].
	** (2) List (3´12): [<sup>iti</sup>ab ... <sup>mul</sup>''al-lu-ut-tum šu-ut'' <sup>d</sup>''A-nim'' "Month Ṭebetu: ... Crab (in the path of) Anu" (C ii 10).		* ,
	** (3) List (sunrise-sunset=6m): sunrise is in month Ṭebetu, sunset is in month Du'uzu [KAV 218, C 31, 20; Horowitz 2014 40, 42], see (Kurtik g27) [[GU.LA]]; for a parallel see [BPO 2, III 28a].		* Rising and Setting Stars (Horowitz 2014: 161: 8 (setting in Month V, Tammuz), 19 (Rising in Month X, Tebet).
	* BM 82923.		*
	** Month Ṭebetu, stars of Anu: <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL // 1.10 // ''šu-bat'' An "The Crab // 70 // Seat of Anu". [Walker and Hunger 1977, 30:29; Horowitz 2014, 139].		* '''"Round astrolabes."'''
	* BM 34713. <sup>múl</sup>alla (twice!), see (Kurtik a21) [[ALLA]].		** K.14943+: <sup>mul</sup>al.lul // 1.10 "(Stars of Anu, month Kislimu), Crab, 70". [CT 33, 12]. The list of 12 stars of Anu, no. 9: <s><sup>mul</sup>al.lul [TCL 6, 13; see Rochberg-Halton 1987b, 212].</s>
	* '''"Round astrolabes."'''		*
	** K.14943+: <sup>mul</sup>al.lul // 1.10 "(Stars of Anu, month Kislimu), Crab, 70". [CT 33, 12]. The list of 12 stars of Anu, no. 9: <sup>mul</sup>al.lul [TCL 6, 13; see Rochberg-Halton 1987b, 212].		*
			* <s>Astrolabe B.</s>
			** <s>(1) List (12´3): mul sa<sub>5</sub> ''ša ina'' zi im.kur.ra egir / <sup>d</sup>maš.tab.ba da <sup>d</sup>''Gu-la'' gub-''zu'' / aga ''ap-ru'' <sup>mul</sup>''al-lu-ut-tum'' / mul <sup>d</sup>''A-nim'' lugal "The red star that stands in the east after the Twins, alongside the asterism of <sup>d</sup>''Gula'', wearing a crown, (this is the) Crab, the asterism of Anu, the King" (B ii 24-27); for a likely parallel see [BPO 2, III, 33-33a; Oelsner and Horowitz 1997-98, 181]; see also (Kurtik u11) [[UGA]]. </s>
			** <s>(2) List (3´12): [<sup>iti</sup>ab ... <sup>mul</sup>''al-lu-ut-tum šu-ut'' <sup>d</sup>''A-nim'' "Month Ṭebetu: ... Crab (in the path of) Anu" (C ii 10).</s>
			** <s>(3) List (sunrise-sunset=6m): sunrise is in month Ṭebetu, sunset is in month Du'uzu [KAV 218, C 31, 20; Horowitz 2014 40, 42], see (Kurtik g27) [[GU.LA]]; for a parallel see [BPO 2, III 28a].</s>
			* <s>BM 82923.</s>
			** <s>Month Ṭebetu, stars of Anu: <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL // 1.10 // ''šu-bat'' An "The Crab // 70 // Seat of Anu". [Walker and Hunger 1977, 30:29; Horowitz 2014, 139].</s>
			* <s>BM 34713. <sup>múl</sup>alla (twice!), see (Kurtik a21) [[ALLA]].</s>
			* '''<s>"Round astrolabes."</s>'''
			** <s>K.14943+: <sup>mul</sup>al.lul // 1.10 "(Stars of Anu, month Kislimu), Crab, 70". [CT 33, 12]. The list of 12 stars of Anu, no. 9: <sup>mul</sup>al.lul [TCL 6, 13; see Rochberg-Halton 1987b, 212].</s>
	\|[[File:Cnc Bab stellarium.jpg\|alt=Stellarium map\|thumb\|Cancer constellation, painted by Jessica Gullberg for Stellarium, Babylonian (MUL.APIN) sky culture.]]		\|[[File:Cnc Bab stellarium.jpg\|alt=Stellarium map\|thumb\|Cancer constellation, painted by Jessica Gullberg for Stellarium, Babylonian (MUL.APIN) sky culture.]]
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	\|"~~'''Three Stars Each (Astrolabes).'''" -- '''ALLA'''~~		\|"
	*BM 34713. <sup>múl</sup>ALLA (twice!):
	** a) Month Šabatu, the stars of Anu, see (Kurtik n49) [[NU.MUŠ.DA]] [LBAT, 1499 ii 11].
	**b) The misreading ALLA in the Path of Enlil in month Du'uzu has been corrected to <sup>mul</sup>MUŠ [Horowitz 2014, 126]
	\|[[File:Cnc Hya KAKSISA stellarium.jpg\|alt=Stellarium map with additional label "KAK.SI.SA2"\|thumb\|The Crab, the MUŠ-Dragon and the Arrow in the Babylonian Uranography. Stellarium mapwith paintings by Jessica Gullberg. ]]		\|[[File:Cnc Hya KAKSISA stellarium.jpg\|alt=Stellarium map with additional label "KAK.SI.SA2"\|thumb\|The Crab, the MUŠ-Dragon and the Arrow in the Babylonian Uranography. Stellarium mapwith paintings by Jessica Gullberg. ]]
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	** (b) MURUB<sub>4</sub><sup>meš</sup> SA<sub>5</sub><sup>me</sup>-''ma'' ZI IM "(If) the middle ones (of the Crab star) are red: the wind will rise",		** (b) MURUB<sub>4</sub><sup>meš</sup> SA<sub>5</sub><sup>me</sup>-''ma'' ZI IM "(If) the middle ones (of the Crab star) are red: the wind will rise",
	** (c) EGIR<sup>meš</sup> SA<sub>5</sub><sup>me</sup>-''ma'' <sup>íd</sup>BURANUN<sup>ki</sup> DU-''kam''<sub>2</sub> NIM<sup>meš</sup> / SI.SA<sub>2</sub><sup>meš</sup> "(If) the rear ones (of the Crab stars) are red: the Euphrates will overflow and the early (harvest) will prosper";		** (c) EGIR<sup>meš</sup> SA<sub>5</sub><sup>me</sup>-''ma'' <sup>íd</sup>BURANUN<sup>ki</sup> DU-''kam''<sub>2</sub> NIM<sup>meš</sup> / SI.SA<sub>2</sub><sup>meš</sup> "(If) the rear ones (of the Crab stars) are red: the Euphrates will overflow and the early (harvest) will prosper";
	* (6) 12 Amurru stars [Mesop.Astrol, App. B:145, 148, 149, 150-153, 219].		* (6) 12 Amurru stars [Mesop.Astrol, App. B:145, 148, 149, 150-153, 219]. See also BM 34387: 5' (Horowitz 2014: 206).
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	** 5 uš egir <sup>mul</sup>a[l.l]ul kimin <sup>d</sup>sag.me.gar ''ša''<sub>2</sub> egir <sup>mul</sup>al.lul / ''ina'' igi <sup>˹mul˺</sup>ur.gu.˹la˺ gub ''u lu''-<''maš''> <sup>mul</sup>kak.si.sa<sub>2</sub> gu		** 5 uš egir <sup>mul</sup>a[l.l]ul kimin <sup>d</sup>sag.me.gar ''ša''<sub>2</sub> egir <sup>mul</sup>al.lul / ''ina'' igi <sup>˹mul˺</sup>ur.gu.˹la˺ gub ''u lu''-<''maš''> <sup>mul</sup>kak.si.sa<sub>2</sub> gu
	** "5 uš behind the Crab, or Jupiter, which stands behind the Crab in front of the Lion, and the constellation of the Arrow (ρ Pup): a string [ibid. 315:7-8];		** "5 uš behind the Crab, or Jupiter, which stands behind the Crab in front of the Lion, and the constellation of the Arrow (ρ Pup): a string [ibid. 315:7-8];
	\|[[File:GU IV.jpg\|alt=Stellarium star chart for GU IV\|thumb\|star chart for GU IV (fourth GU, Kurtik GU D), published by Hoffmann (2022) in Hoffmann and Wolfschmidt (eds.), Astronomy in Culture - Cultures of Astronomy.]][[File:GU V (Kurtik- GU E).jpg\|alt=star chart for GU V\|thumb\|map of the GU V in the GU-text (Kurtik GU E), published in Hoffmann (2022) in Hoffmann and Wolfschmidt (eds.), Astronomy in Culture - Cultures of Astronomy. ]]		\|[[File:GU IV.jpg\|alt=Stellarium star chart for GU IV\|thumb\|star chart for GU IV (fourth GU, Kurtik GU D), published by Hoffmann (2022)<ref name=":2">Hoffmann, S.M. (2022). Astronomical Information in the GU-Text, in Hoffmann, Susanne M and Wolfschmidt, Gudrun (eds.). Astronomy in Culture – Cultures of Astronomy. Proceedings of the Splinter Meeting in the Annual Meeting of the German Astronomical Society, Sept. 14-16, 2021; Nuncius Hamburgensis 57, (Ahrensburg: tredition & Berlin:OpenScienceTechnology, 2022)</ref> in Hoffmann and Wolfschmidt (eds.), Astronomy in Culture - Cultures of Astronomy.]][[File:GU V (Kurtik- GU E).jpg\|alt=star chart for GU V\|thumb\|map of the GU V in the GU-text (Kurtik GU E), published in Hoffmann (2022)<ref name=":2" /> in Hoffmann and Wolfschmidt (eds.), Astronomy in Culture - Cultures of Astronomy. ]]
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	\|'''Dalbanna-text.'''		\|'''Dalbanna-text.'''

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	** "The crab is the seat of Anu. (It is shaped like) a quadrangle. 4 stars are depicted on its sides; 6 stars inside it side by side straddle one another. 1 star is depicted on its head. In front of it [Jupiter sta]nds." [Beaulieu et al, 2018,<ref name=":1" /> 36, 40].		** "The crab is the seat of Anu. (It is shaped like) a quadrangle. 4 stars are depicted on its sides; 6 stars inside it side by side straddle one another. 1 star is depicted on its head. In front of it [Jupiter sta]nds." [Beaulieu et al, 2018,<ref name=":1" /> 36, 40].
	** See (Kurtik a18) AL.LUL, (Kurtik k09) [[KAK.BAN]].		** See (Kurtik a18) AL.LUL, (Kurtik k09) [[KAK.BAN]].
	**Hätinen JCS 75 '''~~add here~~'''		*'''BM 33878''' (Hätinen 2023)<ref>Hätinen, Aino (2023). BM 33878: A Uranology Fragment From Babylon, Journal for Cuneiform Studies, Vol. 75, 189-195, DOI</ref>
	***12′. [¶ mul AL.LUL apsamakku erbet kakkabū ina i-tu-ti-šá e]ṣ-ru ina lìb-˹bi˺-[šú-nu šeššet kakkabū]		**12′. [¶ mul AL.LUL apsamakku erbet kakkabū ina i-tu-ti-šá e]ṣ-ru ina lìb-˹bi˺-[šú-nu šeššet kakkabū]
	***13′. [aḫennû aḫāmeš rakbū ištēn kakkabu ina rēšīšu e-ṣi]r ˹mul˺[SAG.ME.GAR (x x x)] (rest of the obverse broken) In the diagram on the Sippar Planisphere, the Crab corresponds to 10 dots, of which the 4 outermost ones form a square with 6 smaller dots inside [Horowitz-al-Rawi 2001,<ref name=":0" /> 176-177, Segment 2], see also "''ziqpu''" below.		**13′. [aḫennû aḫāmeš rakbū ištēn kakkabu ina rēšīšu e-ṣi]r ˹mul˺[SAG.ME.GAR (x x x)] (rest of the obverse broken)
	* See also (Kurtik k09) [[KAK.BAN]].		* See also (Kurtik k09) [[KAK.BAN]].
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	** a) ⅔ DANNA ''ana'' <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL "⅔ miles (20°) to Crab" (rev. 19),		** a) ⅔ DANNA ''ana'' <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL "⅔ miles (20°) to Crab" (rev. 19),
	** b) <sup>mul</sup><AL.LUL> (obv., Segment 2) [Horowitz-al-Rawi 2001, 171-173:19, 177]; see also BM 61677:11' [ibid. 180].		** b) <sup>mul</sup><AL.LUL> (obv., Segment 2) [Horowitz-al-Rawi 2001, 171-173:19, 177]; see also BM 61677:11' [ibid. 180].
			** In the diagram on the Sippar Planisphere, the Crab corresponds to 10 dots, of which the 4 outermost ones form a square with 6 smaller dots inside [Horowitz-al-Rawi 2001,<ref name=":0" /> 176-177, Segment 2], see also "''ziqpu''" below.
	'''Lists of ziqpu-stars (ALLA).'''		'''Lists of ziqpu-stars (ALLA).'''

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	\|'''Uranologies'''		\|'''Uranologies'''
	(Beaulieu et al. 2018<ref name=":1" />~~: 121~~)		* "'''Simple Group'''" (Beaulieu et al. 2018<ref name=":1" />): Description in '''VAT 9428''', Obv. 13-15// '''NBC 7831'''. Obv. 12-14
			** <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL ''ap<sub>2</sub>-sa<sub>3</sub>-[m]a-ak-[ku'' 4] MUL.MEŠ ''ina i-tu-ti-ša<sub>2</sub> eṣ-ru / i-na li[b<sub>3</sub>-b]i-šu<sub>2</sub>-nu'' [6 MUL.MEŠ ''a-ḫi-i]n-nu-u<sub>2</sub>'' ''a-ḫa-meš rak-bu'' / 1 MUL ''ina'' SAG''-šu<sub>2</sub> e-[ṣir.'' . <sup>mul</sup>S]AG.ME.GAR ''ina'' IGI''-šu<sub>2</sub> e-ṣir''
	* Uranology "'''Simple Group'''" : Description in '''VAT 9428''', Obv. 13-15//NBC 7831. Obv. 12-14 )
	** <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL ''ap<sub>2</sub>-sa<sub>3</sub>-[m]a-ak-[ku'' 4] MUL.MEŠ ''ina i-tu-ti-ša<sub>2</sub> eṣ-ru / i-na li[b<sub>3</sub>-b]i-šu<sub>2</sub>-nu'' [6 MUL.MEŠ ''a-ḫi-i]n-nu-u<sub>2</sub>'' ''a-ḫa-meš rak-bu'' / 1 MUL ''ina'' SAG''-šu<sub>2</sub> e-[ṣir.'' . <sup>mul</sup>S]AG.ME.GAR ''ina'' IGI''-šu<sub>2</sub> e-ṣir''
	** "The crab (has the shape of) an ''apsamakku'' (trapezoid, rectangle or square). [4] stars are depicted on its circumference; within them [6 stars] follow [side by side] one after another; 1 star is depicted on its head. [Ju]piter is depicted in its front." [Weidner 1927,<ref>''Weidner E.'' Ein Beschreibung des Sternenhimmels aus Assur // AfO. 1927. Bd. 4. S. 73-85.</ref> 73-76, 80-81; Beaulieu et al. 2018,<ref name=":1" /> 22-25].		** "The crab (has the shape of) an ''apsamakku'' (trapezoid, rectangle or square). [4] stars are depicted on its circumference; within them [6 stars] follow [side by side] one after another; 1 star is depicted on its head. [Ju]piter is depicted in its front." [Weidner 1927,<ref>''Weidner E.'' Ein Beschreibung des Sternenhimmels aus Assur // AfO. 1927. Bd. 4. S. 73-85.</ref> 73-76, 80-81; Beaulieu et al. 2018,<ref name=":1" /> 22-25].
	*~~Hatinen JCS 75 '''add here'''~~		* "'''Expanded Version'''" (Beaulieu et al. 2018<ref name=":1" />): Description in '''MLC 1866''' (col. ii 18-20):
	**12′. [¶ mul AL.LUL apsamakku erbet kakkabū ina i-tu-ti-šá e]ṣ-ru ina lìb-˹bi˺-[šú-nu šeššet kakkabū]
	**13′. [aḫennû aḫāmeš rakbū ištēn kakkabu ina rēšīšu e-ṣi]r ˹mul˺[SAG.ME.GAR (x x x)] (rest of the obverse broken)
	* Uranology "'''Expanded Version'''": Description in '''MLC 1866''' (col. ii 18-20) ~~= Uranology Text D~~:
	** <sup>mul</sup>ALLA ''šu-bat'' <sup>d</sup>60 ''ap''<sub>2</sub>-''sa''<sub>3</sub>-˹''am-ma''˺-''ku'' 4 MUL ''ina'' A<sub>2</sub>.MEŠ-''šu''<sub>2</sub> / ''e-ṣir-u''ʼ ''ina lib''<sub>3</sub>-''bi-šu''<sub>2</sub> 6 MUL ''a-ḫi-nu-u''<sub>2</sub> ''a''-[''ḫ'']''a-meš'' U<sub>5</sub> -''u''ʼ / ˹1+''en''˺ MUL ''ina'' SAG-''šu''<sub>2</sub> ''e-ṣir ina pa-n''[''i-šu''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>SAG.ME.GAR GU]B-''zu''		** <sup>mul</sup>ALLA ''šu-bat'' <sup>d</sup>60 ''ap''<sub>2</sub>-''sa''<sub>3</sub>-˹''am-ma''˺-''ku'' 4 MUL ''ina'' A<sub>2</sub>.MEŠ-''šu''<sub>2</sub> / ''e-ṣir-u''ʼ ''ina lib''<sub>3</sub>-''bi-šu''<sub>2</sub> 6 MUL ''a-ḫi-nu-u''<sub>2</sub> ''a''-[''ḫ'']''a-meš'' U<sub>5</sub> -''u''ʼ / ˹1+''en''˺ MUL ''ina'' SAG-''šu''<sub>2</sub> ''e-ṣir ina pa-n''[''i-šu''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>SAG.ME.GAR GU]B-''zu''
	** "The crab is the seat of Anu. (It is shaped like) a quadrangle. 4 stars are depicted on its sides; 6 stars inside it side by side straddle one another. 1 star is depicted on its head. In front of it [Jupiter sta]nds." [Beaulieu et al, 2018,<ref name=":1" /> 36, 40].		** "The crab is the seat of Anu. (It is shaped like) a quadrangle. 4 stars are depicted on its sides; 6 stars inside it side by side straddle one another. 1 star is depicted on its head. In front of it [Jupiter sta]nds." [Beaulieu et al, 2018,<ref name=":1" /> 36, 40].
	** See (Kurtik a18) AL.LUL, (Kurtik k09) [[KAK.BAN]].		** See (Kurtik a18) AL.LUL, (Kurtik k09) [[KAK.BAN]].
	* In the diagram on the Sippar Planisphere, the Crab corresponds to 10 dots, of which the 4 outermost ones form a square with 6 smaller dots inside [Horowitz-al-Rawi 2001,<ref name=":0" /> 176-177, Segment 2], see also "''ziqpu''" below.		**Hätinen JCS 75 '''add here'''
			***12′. [¶ mul AL.LUL apsamakku erbet kakkabū ina i-tu-ti-šá e]ṣ-ru ina lìb-˹bi˺-[šú-nu šeššet kakkabū]
			***13′. [aḫennû aḫāmeš rakbū ištēn kakkabu ina rēšīšu e-ṣi]r ˹mul˺[SAG.ME.GAR (x x x)] (rest of the obverse broken) In the diagram on the Sippar Planisphere, the Crab corresponds to 10 dots, of which the 4 outermost ones form a square with 6 smaller dots inside [Horowitz-al-Rawi 2001,<ref name=":0" /> 176-177, Segment 2], see also "''ziqpu''" below.
	* See also (Kurtik k09) [[KAK.BAN]].		* See also (Kurtik k09) [[KAK.BAN]].
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	** <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL ''ap<sub>2</sub>-sa<sub>3</sub>-[m]a-ak-[ku'' 4] MUL.MEŠ ''ina i-tu-ti-ša<sub>2</sub> eṣ-ru / i-na li[b<sub>3</sub>-b]i-šu<sub>2</sub>-nu'' [6 MUL.MEŠ ''a-ḫi-i]n-nu-u<sub>2</sub>'' ''a-ḫa-meš rak-bu'' / 1 MUL ''ina'' SAG''-šu<sub>2</sub> e-[ṣir.'' . <sup>mul</sup>S]AG.ME.GAR ''ina'' IGI''-šu<sub>2</sub> e-ṣir''		** <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL ''ap<sub>2</sub>-sa<sub>3</sub>-[m]a-ak-[ku'' 4] MUL.MEŠ ''ina i-tu-ti-ša<sub>2</sub> eṣ-ru / i-na li[b<sub>3</sub>-b]i-šu<sub>2</sub>-nu'' [6 MUL.MEŠ ''a-ḫi-i]n-nu-u<sub>2</sub>'' ''a-ḫa-meš rak-bu'' / 1 MUL ''ina'' SAG''-šu<sub>2</sub> e-[ṣir.'' . <sup>mul</sup>S]AG.ME.GAR ''ina'' IGI''-šu<sub>2</sub> e-ṣir''
	** "The crab (has the shape of) an ''apsamakku'' (trapezoid, rectangle or square). [4] stars are depicted on its circumference; within them [6 stars] follow [side by side] one after another; 1 star is depicted on its head. [Ju]piter is depicted in its front." [Weidner 1927,<ref>''Weidner E.'' Ein Beschreibung des Sternenhimmels aus Assur // AfO. 1927. Bd. 4. S. 73-85.</ref> 73-76, 80-81; Beaulieu et al. 2018,<ref name=":1" /> 22-25].		** "The crab (has the shape of) an ''apsamakku'' (trapezoid, rectangle or square). [4] stars are depicted on its circumference; within them [6 stars] follow [side by side] one after another; 1 star is depicted on its head. [Ju]piter is depicted in its front." [Weidner 1927,<ref>''Weidner E.'' Ein Beschreibung des Sternenhimmels aus Assur // AfO. 1927. Bd. 4. S. 73-85.</ref> 73-76, 80-81; Beaulieu et al. 2018,<ref name=":1" /> 22-25].
	*Hatinen JCS 75 ~~ADD~~ here		*Hatinen JCS 75 '''add here'''
	*12′. [¶ mul AL.LUL apsamakku erbet kakkabū ina i-tu-ti-šá e]ṣ-ru ina lìb-˹bi˺-[šú-nu šeššet kakkabū] 13′. [aḫennû aḫāmeš rakbū ištēn kakkabu ina rēšīšu e-ṣi]r ˹mul˺[SAG.ME.GAR (x x x)] (rest of the obverse broken		**12′. [¶ mul AL.LUL apsamakku erbet kakkabū ina i-tu-ti-šá e]ṣ-ru ina lìb-˹bi˺-[šú-nu šeššet kakkabū]
			**13′. [aḫennû aḫāmeš rakbū ištēn kakkabu ina rēšīšu e-ṣi]r ˹mul˺[SAG.ME.GAR (x x x)] (rest of the obverse broken)
	* Uranology "'''Expanded Version'''": Description in '''MLC 1866''' (col. ii 18-20) = Uranology Text D:		* Uranology "'''Expanded Version'''": Description in '''MLC 1866''' (col. ii 18-20) = Uranology Text D:
	** <sup>mul</sup>ALLA ''šu-bat'' <sup>d</sup>60 ''ap''<sub>2</sub>-''sa''<sub>3</sub>-˹''am-ma''˺-''ku'' 4 MUL ''ina'' A<sub>2</sub>.MEŠ-''šu''<sub>2</sub> / ''e-ṣir-u''ʼ ''ina lib''<sub>3</sub>-''bi-šu''<sub>2</sub> 6 MUL ''a-ḫi-nu-u''<sub>2</sub> ''a''-[''ḫ'']''a-meš'' U<sub>5</sub> -''u''ʼ / ˹1+''en''˺ MUL ''ina'' SAG-''šu''<sub>2</sub> ''e-ṣir ina pa-n''[''i-šu''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>SAG.ME.GAR GU]B-''zu''		** <sup>mul</sup>ALLA ''šu-bat'' <sup>d</sup>60 ''ap''<sub>2</sub>-''sa''<sub>3</sub>-˹''am-ma''˺-''ku'' 4 MUL ''ina'' A<sub>2</sub>.MEŠ-''šu''<sub>2</sub> / ''e-ṣir-u''ʼ ''ina lib''<sub>3</sub>-''bi-šu''<sub>2</sub> 6 MUL ''a-ḫi-nu-u''<sub>2</sub> ''a''-[''ḫ'']''a-meš'' U<sub>5</sub> -''u''ʼ / ˹1+''en''˺ MUL ''ina'' SAG-''šu''<sub>2</sub> ''e-ṣir ina pa-n''[''i-šu''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>SAG.ME.GAR GU]B-''zu''

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	[[File:Liocarcinus vernalis.jpg\|alt=photograph\|thumb\|Vernal crab from the Belgian coastal waters on board of RV Belgica. CC BY-SA 4.0]]		[[File:Liocarcinus vernalis.jpg\|alt=photograph\|thumb\|Vernal crab from the Belgian coastal waters on board of RV Belgica. CC BY-SA 4.0]]
	The Mesopotamian term <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL (𒀯𒀠𒈜) = ''Alluttu'' means "Crab" and in astronomy refers to the constellation [[Cancer]], The Crab. ALLA is a later Mesopotamian term, alternatively used for <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL.		The Mesopotamian term <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL (𒀯𒀠𒈜) = ''Alluttu'' means "Crab" and in astronomy refers to the constellation [[Cancer]], The Crab. ALLA is a later Mesopotamian term, alternatively used for <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL.
	A schematic drawing of the ‘The Crab’ constellation is available on the Sippar Planisphere,<ref name=":0">''Horowitz W., al-Rawi F.N.H''. Tablets from the Sippar Library IX. A Ziqpu-Star Planisphere // Iraq. 2001. V. LXIII. P. 171-181.</ref> Sector 2: 4. It shows a quadrilateral with six dots inside representing the central star cluster M44. It may also be interpreted as a tiny crab formed of the four corner stars for the crab's 2 front claws and 2 swimming legs, and 6 other smaller stars inside the square for the main part of its body. The small smudge at the top of the drawing might just be a partially erased 11th dot for ‘The Crab’s’ head as described in the Uranology D (MLC 1866) Beaulieu et. al 2018:<ref name=":1">Beaulieu, P.-A., Frahm, E., Horowitz, W. & Steele, J. (2018), The Cuneiform Uranology Texts: Drawing the Constellations, American Philosophical Society Press, Philadelphia, USA.</ref> 36, 40):<blockquote>''The Crab is the seat of Anu, (It is shaped like) a quadrilateral 4 stars are depicted on its sides, with 6 stars next to each other inside it. 1 star is depicted on its head.'' </blockquote>		A schematic drawing of the ‘The Crab’ constellation is available on the Sippar Planisphere,<ref name=":0">''Horowitz W., al-Rawi F.N.H''. Tablets from the Sippar Library IX. A Ziqpu-Star Planisphere // Iraq. 2001. V. LXIII. P. 171-181.</ref> Sector 2: 4. It shows a quadrilateral with six dots inside representing the central star cluster M44. It may also be interpreted as a tiny crab formed of the four corner stars for the crab's 2 front claws and 2 swimming legs, and 6 other smaller stars inside the square for the main part of its body. The small smudge at the top of the drawing might just be a partially erased 11th dot for ‘The Crab’s’ head as described in the Uranology D (MLC 1866) Beaulieu et. al 2018:<ref name=":1">Beaulieu, P.-A., Frahm, E., Horowitz, W. & Steele, J. (2018), The Cuneiform Uranology Texts: Drawing the Constellations, American Philosophical Society Press, Philadelphia, USA.</ref> 36, 40):<blockquote>''The Crab is the seat of Anu, (It is shaped like) a quadrilateral 4 stars are depicted on its sides, with 6 stars next to each other inside it. 1 star is depicted on its head.'' </blockquote>

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	</ref> a creature, crab or snapping turtle)		</ref> a creature, crab or snapping turtle)
	*<sup>mul</sup>ALLA, on the reading ALLA for NAGAR in non-astronomical texts see: [Lambert 1969, 595; Nougayrol 1947, 30:4, note 3; CAD A/1, 354f.],		*<sup>mul</sup>ALLA, on the reading ALLA for NAGAR in non-astronomical texts see: [Lambert 1969,<ref>''Lambert W.G. '' Review of Limet H. L'anthroponymie sumérienne dans les document de la 3edynastie ďUr. 1968 // BSOAS. 1969. V. 32, Pt. 3. P. 594-595.</ref> 595; Nougayrol 1947, 30:4, note 3; CAD A/1, 354f.],
	* <sup>mul</sup>ALLA<sub>x</sub>, on the reading ALLA<sub>x</sub> in astronomical texts see [Neugebauer-Sachs 1967; Aaboe-Sachs 1969, 11].		* <sup>mul</sup>ALLA<sub>x</sub>, on the reading ALLA<sub>x</sub> in astronomical texts see [Neugebauer-Sachs 1967; Aaboe-Sachs 1969, 11].
	'''Var. designations (ALLA):'''		'''Var. designations (ALLA):'''

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	* Uranology "'''Simple Group'''" : Description in '''VAT 9428''', Obv. 13-15:		* Uranology "'''Simple Group'''" : Description in '''VAT 9428''', Obv. 13-15//NBC 7831. Obv. 12-14 )
	** <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL ''ap<sub>2</sub>-sa<sub>3</sub>-[m]a-ak-[ku'' 4] MUL.MEŠ ''ina i-tu-ti-ša<sub>2</sub> eṣ-ru / i-na li[b<sub>3</sub>-b]i-šu<sub>2</sub>-nu'' [6 MUL.MEŠ ''a-ḫi-i]n-nu-u<sub>2</sub>'' ''a-ḫa-meš rak-bu'' / 1 MUL ''ina'' SAG''-šu<sub>2</sub> e-[ṣir.'' . <sup>mul</sup>S]AG.ME.GAR ''ina'' IGI''-šu<sub>2</sub> e-ṣir''		** <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL ''ap<sub>2</sub>-sa<sub>3</sub>-[m]a-ak-[ku'' 4] MUL.MEŠ ''ina i-tu-ti-ša<sub>2</sub> eṣ-ru / i-na li[b<sub>3</sub>-b]i-šu<sub>2</sub>-nu'' [6 MUL.MEŠ ''a-ḫi-i]n-nu-u<sub>2</sub>'' ''a-ḫa-meš rak-bu'' / 1 MUL ''ina'' SAG''-šu<sub>2</sub> e-[ṣir.'' . <sup>mul</sup>S]AG.ME.GAR ''ina'' IGI''-šu<sub>2</sub> e-ṣir''
	** "The crab (has the shape of) an ''apsamakku'' (trapezoid, rectangle or square). [4] stars are depicted on its circumference; within them [6 stars] follow [side by side] one after another; 1 star is depicted on its head. [Ju]piter is depicted in its front." [Weidner 1927,<ref>''Weidner E.'' Ein Beschreibung des Sternenhimmels aus Assur // AfO. 1927. Bd. 4. S. 73-85.</ref> 73-76, 80-81; Beaulieu et al. 2018,<ref name=":1" /> 22-25].		** "The crab (has the shape of) an ''apsamakku'' (trapezoid, rectangle or square). [4] stars are depicted on its circumference; within them [6 stars] follow [side by side] one after another; 1 star is depicted on its head. [Ju]piter is depicted in its front." [Weidner 1927,<ref>''Weidner E.'' Ein Beschreibung des Sternenhimmels aus Assur // AfO. 1927. Bd. 4. S. 73-85.</ref> 73-76, 80-81; Beaulieu et al. 2018,<ref name=":1" /> 22-25].
			*Hatinen JCS 75 ADD here
			*12′. [¶ mul AL.LUL apsamakku erbet kakkabū ina i-tu-ti-šá e]ṣ-ru ina lìb-˹bi˺-[šú-nu šeššet kakkabū] 13′. [aḫennû aḫāmeš rakbū ištēn kakkabu ina rēšīšu e-ṣi]r ˹mul˺[SAG.ME.GAR (x x x)] (rest of the obverse broken
	* Uranology "'''Expanded Version'''": Description in '''MLC 1866''' (col. ii 18-20) = Uranology Text D:		* Uranology "'''Expanded Version'''": Description in '''MLC 1866''' (col. ii 18-20) = Uranology Text D:
	** <sup>mul</sup>ALLA ''šu-bat'' <sup>d</sup>60 ''ap''<sub>2</sub>-''sa''<sub>3</sub>-˹''am-ma''˺-''ku'' 4 MUL ''ina'' A<sub>2</sub>.MEŠ-''šu''<sub>2</sub> / ''e-ṣir-u''ʼ ''ina lib''<sub>3</sub>-''bi-šu''<sub>2</sub> 6 MUL ''a-ḫi-nu-u''<sub>2</sub> ''a''-[''ḫ'']''a-meš'' U<sub>5</sub> -''u''ʼ / ˹1+''en''˺ MUL ''ina'' SAG-''šu''<sub>2</sub> ''e-ṣir ina pa-n''[''i-šu''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>SAG.ME.GAR GU]B-''zu''		** <sup>mul</sup>ALLA ''šu-bat'' <sup>d</sup>60 ''ap''<sub>2</sub>-''sa''<sub>3</sub>-˹''am-ma''˺-''ku'' 4 MUL ''ina'' A<sub>2</sub>.MEŠ-''šu''<sub>2</sub> / ''e-ṣir-u''ʼ ''ina lib''<sub>3</sub>-''bi-šu''<sub>2</sub> 6 MUL ''a-ḫi-nu-u''<sub>2</sub> ''a''-[''ḫ'']''a-meš'' U<sub>5</sub> -''u''ʼ / ˹1+''en''˺ MUL ''ina'' SAG-''šu''<sub>2</sub> ''e-ṣir ina pa-n''[''i-šu''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>SAG.ME.GAR GU]B-''zu''