AL.LUL - Revision history

WayneHorowitz at 13:22, 14 May 2026

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	* Star-Catalogues (Horowitz 2014, 104, 106ː Anu 10):		* Star-Catalogues (Horowitz 2014, 104, 106ː 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		** 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),		** "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" (KAV 218 Section II, 24-27),
	*** for a likely parallel see [BPO 2, III, 33-33a; Oelsner and Horowitz 1997-98, 181]; see also (Kurtik u11) [[UGA]].		*** 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:		* Month-Star Lists (Horowitz 2014: 245, Anu X, LBAT 1499 Anu XI). BM 82923:
	** <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL // 1.10 // ''šu-bat'' An		** <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL // 1.10 // ''šu-bat'' An, "The Crab // 70 // Seat of Anu". [Walker and Hunger 1977, 30:29].
	** "The Crab // 70 // Seat of Anu". [Walker and Hunger 1977, 30:29].
	* Rising and Setting Stars (Horowitz 2014, 161: 8 (setting in Month IV, Du'uzu), 19 (rising in Month X, Ṭebetu).		* Rising and Setting Stars (Horowitz 2014, 161: 8 (setting in Month IV, Du'uzu), 19 (rising in Month X, Ṭebetu).
	* '''"Round astrolabesː"'''		* '''"Round astrolabesː"'''
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	** : <s><sup>mul</sup>al.lul [TCL 6, 13; see Rochberg-Halton 1987b, 212].</s>		** : <s><sup>mul</sup>al.lul [TCL 6, 13; see Rochberg-Halton 1987b, 212].</s>
	*		*
	* <s>Astrolabe B.</s>
	** <s>(1)</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 34713. <sup>múl</sup>alla (twice!), see (Kurtik a21) [[ALLA]].</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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YoulaAzkarrula at 02:21, 14 May 2026

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	[[Category:Sumerian]]		[[Category:Sumerian]] [[Category:Asterism]]
	[[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Cnc]]		[[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Cnc]]
	[[Category:West Asian]]		[[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]]
	[[Category:Eurasia]]		[[Category:Eurasia]]
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Sushoff at 18:05, 10 May 2026

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	* Star-Catalogues (Horowitz 2014, 104, 106ː Anu 10):		* Star-Catalogues (Horowitz 2014, 104, 106ː 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		** 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)		** "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:		* Month-Star Lists (Horowitz 2014: 245, Anu X, LBAT 1499 Anu XI). BM 82923:
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	* Rising and Setting Stars (Horowitz 2014, 161: 8 (setting in Month IV, Du'uzu), 19 (rising in Month X, Ṭebetu).		* Rising and Setting Stars (Horowitz 2014, 161: 8 (setting in Month IV, Du'uzu), 19 (rising in Month X, Ṭebetu).
	* '''"Round astrolabesː"'''		* '''"Round astrolabesː"'''
	** K.14943+: <sup>mul</sup>al.lul // 1.10 "(Stars of Anu, month Kislimu), Crab, 70". [CT 33, 12]. (list of 12 stars of Anu, no. 9).		** K.14943+:
	**		*** <sup>mul</sup>al.lul // 1.10 "(Stars of Anu, month Kislimu), Crab, 70". [CT 33, 12]. (list of 12 stars of Anu, no. 9).
	**'''CT 33 9, Nv. 10, and parallels'''		**'''CT 33 9, Nv. 10, and parallels'''
	** Fincke 2025: 70 (<sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL restored as first AN.TA.GUB.BA-star for <sup>itu</sup>DU<sub>6</sub> (Month VII), corresponding to Enlil 7).		*** Fincke 2025: 70 (<sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL restored as first AN.TA.GUB.BA-star for <sup>itu</sup>DU<sub>6</sub> (Month VII), corresponding to Enlil 7).
	**
	** : <s><sup>mul</sup>al.lul [TCL 6, 13; see Rochberg-Halton 1987b, 212].</s>		** : <s><sup>mul</sup>al.lul [TCL 6, 13; see Rochberg-Halton 1987b, 212].</s>
	*
	*		*
	* <s>Astrolabe B.</s>		* <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>(1)</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>(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>(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>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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Sushoff: /* Stars within the Constellation Area */

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Stars within the Constellation Area

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	\|'''Uranologies'''		\|'''Uranologies'''
	* "'''Simple Group'''" (Beaulieu et al. 2018<ref name=":1" />): Description in '''VAT 9428''', Obv. 13-15// '''NBC 7831''', Obv. 12-14//'''BM 33878''' obv. 12'-13' (restored from duplicates, see [Hätinen 2023)<ref>Hätinen, Aino (2023). BM 33878: A Uranology Fragment From Babylon, Journal for Cuneiform Studies, Vol. 75, 189-195, DOI</ref>]:		* "'''Simple Group'''" (Beaulieu et al. 2018<ref name=":1" />): Description in '''VAT 9428''', Obv. 13-15// '''NBC 7831''', Obv. 12-14//'''BM 33878''' obv. 12'-13' (restored from duplicates, see [Hätinen 2023)<ref>Hätinen, Aino (2023). BM 33878: A Uranology Fragment From Babylon, Journal for Cuneiform Studies, Vol. 75, 189-195, DOI</ref>]:
	** <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL ''ap''<sub>2</sub>''-sa''<sub>3</sub>''-[m]a-ak-[ku'' 4] MUL<sup>meš</sup> ''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<sup>meš</sup> ''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<sup>meš</sup> ''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<sup>meš</sup> ''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) a quadrangle. [4] stars are depicted on its circumference; within them [6 stars side by side] straddle one 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) a quadrangle. [4] stars are depicted on its circumference; within them [6 stars side by side] straddle one 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].
	* "'''Expanded Version'''" (Beaulieu et al. 2018<ref name=":1" />): Description in '''MLC 1866''' (col. ii 18-20):		* "'''Expanded Version'''" (Beaulieu et al. 2018<ref name=":1" />): Description in '''MLC 1866''' (col. ii 18-20):

Sushoff at 12:10, 7 May 2026

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	* "'''Simple Group'''" (Beaulieu et al. 2018<ref name=":1" />): Description in '''VAT 9428''', Obv. 13-15// '''NBC 7831''', Obv. 12-14//'''BM 33878''' obv. 12'-13' (restored from duplicates, see [Hätinen 2023)<ref>Hätinen, Aino (2023). BM 33878: A Uranology Fragment From Babylon, Journal for Cuneiform Studies, Vol. 75, 189-195, DOI</ref>]:		* "'''Simple Group'''" (Beaulieu et al. 2018<ref name=":1" />): Description in '''VAT 9428''', Obv. 13-15// '''NBC 7831''', Obv. 12-14//'''BM 33878''' obv. 12'-13' (restored from duplicates, see [Hätinen 2023)<ref>Hätinen, Aino (2023). BM 33878: A Uranology Fragment From Babylon, Journal for Cuneiform Studies, Vol. 75, 189-195, DOI</ref>]:
	** <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL ''ap''<sub>2</sub>''-sa''<sub>3</sub>''-[m]a-ak-[ku'' 4] MUL<sup>meš</sup> ''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<sup>meš</sup> ''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<sup>meš</sup> ''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<sup>meš</sup> ''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 side by side] straddle one 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) a quadrangle. [4] stars are depicted on its circumference; within them [6 stars side by side] straddle one 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].
	* "'''Expanded Version'''" (Beaulieu et al. 2018<ref name=":1" />): Description in '''MLC 1866''' (col. ii 18-20):		* "'''Expanded Version'''" (Beaulieu et al. 2018<ref name=":1" />): Description in '''MLC 1866''' (col. ii 18-20):
	** <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><sup>meš</sup>-''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><sup>meš</sup>-''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''

HermannHunger: /* Sources & Identification(s) */

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Sources & Identification(s)

HermannHunger: /* Concordance, Etymology, History[3] */

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Concordance, Etymology, History[3]

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	*3) ''ziqpu''-asterism XX in later astronomical and astrological texts		*3) ''ziqpu''-asterism XX in later astronomical and astrological texts
	'''Relation to Planet:''' Crab is ''Bit niṣirti'' of Jupiter		'''Relation to Planet:''' Crab is ''Bit niṣirti'' of Jupiter
	[AHw 38; CAD A/1, 360-361; Gössmann 1950. 294~~; Gössmann 1950, 14~~; MSL VIII/2, 90-93; PSD A/3, 153; Salonen 1970, 156-158; Ungnad 1941-44, 256-7, fn. 42].		[AHw 38; CAD A/1, 360-361; Gössmann 1950, 14. 294; MSL VIII/2, 90-93; PSD A/3, 153; Salonen 1970, 156-158; Ungnad 1941-44, 256-7, fn. 42].

	'''Philology:''' The reading of the Sumerian name <sup>mul</sup>al.lub rather than <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL in the series Urra XXII is based on that in a school text from Susa (see CAD A/1, 351-352). <sup>mul</sup>ALLA (formerly ALLA<sub>x</sub>) is a first millennium Sumerian name for the constellation written with the sign NAGAR.		'''Philology:''' The reading of the Sumerian name <sup>mul</sup>al.lub rather than <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL in the series Urra XXII is based on that in a school text from Susa (see CAD A/1, 351-352). <sup>mul</sup>ALLA (formerly ALLA<sub>x</sub>) is a first millennium Sumerian name for the constellation written with the sign NAGAR.
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	\|'''Three Stars Each (Astrolabe Group)'''		\|'''Three Stars Each (Astrolabe Group)'''
	Horowitz 2014: 245		Horowitz 2014, 245

	* Star-Catalogues (Horowitz 2014: 104, ~~106,~~ Anu 10):		* Star-Catalogues (Horowitz 2014, 104, 106ː 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		** 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)		** "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)
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	* Month-Star Lists (Horowitz 2014: 245, Anu X, LBAT 1499 Anu XI). BM 82923:		* Month-Star Lists (Horowitz 2014: 245, Anu X, LBAT 1499 Anu XI). BM 82923:
	** <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL // 1.10 // ''šu-bat'' An		** <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL // 1.10 // ''šu-bat'' An
	** "The Crab // 70 // Seat of Anu". [~~Horowitz 2014:~~ Walker and Hunger 1977, 30:29].		** "The Crab // 70 // Seat of Anu". [Walker and Hunger 1977, 30:29].
	* Rising and Setting Stars (Horowitz 2014: 161: 8 (setting in Month IV, Du'uzu), 19 (~~Rising~~ in Month X, Ṭebetu).		* Rising and Setting Stars (Horowitz 2014, 161: 8 (setting in Month IV, Du'uzu), 19 (rising in Month X, Ṭebetu).
	* '''"Round astrolabesː"'''		* '''"Round astrolabesː"'''
	** 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.		** K.14943+: <sup>mul</sup>al.lul // 1.10 "(Stars of Anu, month Kislimu), Crab, 70". [CT 33, 12]. (list of 12 stars of Anu, no. 9).
	**		**
	**'''CT 33 9, Nv. 10, and parallels'''		**'''CT 33 9, Nv. 10, and parallels'''
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	* (1) List of the stars of Enlil ~~(no. 7)~~:		* (1) List of the stars of Enlil:
	** <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL ''šu-bat <sup>d</sup>A-nim''		** <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL ''šu-bat <sup>d</sup>A-nim''
	** "The Crab, the seat of Anu" (I i 7), parallel in [Beaulieu et al. 2018 40, MLC 1866 (col. ii 18)].		** "The Crab, the seat of Anu" (I i 7), parallel in [Beaulieu et al. 2018 40, MLC 1866 col. ii 18].
	* (2) List of dates of heliacal risings:		* (2) List of dates of heliacal risings:
	** ''ina'' <sup>iti</sup>ŠU UD 5 KAM <sup>mul</sup>MAŠ.TAB.BA.TUR.TUR ''u'' <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL IGI<sup>me</sup>		** ''ina'' <sup>iti</sup>ŠU UD 5 KAM <sup>mul</sup>MAŠ.TAB.BA.TUR.TUR ''u'' <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL IGI<sup>me</sup>
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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 stars) 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 stars) 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]. See also BM 34387: 5' (Horowitz 2014: 206).		* (6) 12 Amurru stars [Mesop.Astrol, App. B:145, 148, 149, 150-153, 219]. See also BM 34387: 7' (Horowitz 2014, 206).
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	** TA <sup>mul</sup>MAŠ.TAB.BA.GAL.GAL EN <sup>mul</sup>''a-lu-u''[''t-tum''...]		** TA <sup>mul</sup>MAŠ.TAB.BA.GAL.GAL EN <sup>mul</sup>''a-lu-u''[''t-tum''...]
	** "From the Greater Twins until the Cra[b...]". [Horowitz 1994a, 91-92:11].		** "From the Greater Twins until the Cra[b...]". [Horowitz 1994a, 91-92:11].
	* (5) Sippar Planisphere (description, see above: Uranologies):		* (5) Sippar Planisphere (description see above: Uranologies):
	** a) ⅔ DANNA ''ana'' <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL "⅔ miles (20°) to the Crab" (rev. 19),		** a) ⅔ DANNA ''ana'' <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL "⅔ miles (20°) to the Crab" (rev. 19),
	** b) <sup>mul</sup><AL.LUL> (obv., Segment 2) [Horowitz and al-Rawi 2001, 171-173:19, 177]; see also BM 61677:11' [ibid. 180].		** b) <sup>mul</sup><AL.LUL> (obv., Segment 2) [Horowitz and al-Rawi 2001, 171-173:19, 177]; see also BM 61677:11' [ibid. 180].
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	* [''ina''] <sup>i</sup>[<sup>ti</sup>DU<sub>6</sub> UD 1]5 KAM<sub>2</sub> KI KUR ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>d</sup>''Šamaš''(UTU) 5 UŠ EGIR <sup>mul</sup>A[L.L]UL? x ''ziq-pi'' G[UB...] / [...<sup>mu</sup>]<sup>l</sup>[KA]K.SI.S[A<sub>2</sub> ...]		* [''ina''] <sup>i</sup>[<sup>ti</sup>DU<sub>6</sub> UD 1]5 KAM<sub>2</sub> KI KUR ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>d</sup>''Šamaš''(UTU) 5 UŠ EGIR <sup>mul</sup>A[L.L]UL? x ''ziq-pi'' G[UB...] / [...<sup>mu</sup>]<sup>l</sup>[KA]K.SI.S[A<sub>2</sub> ...]
	* "[On the 1]5th [of month Ṭebetu] at sunrise, (the point) 5° behind the Cr[ab] [...] culminates(?) [...] Sir[us...]" [SpTU I, 95:15'-16'; Hunger and Pingree 1999, 99].		* "[On the 1]5th [of month Ṭebetu] at sunrise, (the point) 5° behind the Cr[ab] [...] culminates(?) [...] Sir[ius...]" [SpTU I, 95:15'-16'; Hunger and Pingree 1999, 99].
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	*(1) ALLA is the zodiacal sign of the Crab [ACT I-III; LBAT, passim]; first as alla<sub>x</sub> in the lunar tables of the late 5th century BCE [Aaboe and Sachs 1969, 11; Britton 1989].		*(1) ALLA is the zodiacal sign of the Crab [ACT I-III; LBAT, passim]; first as alla<sub>x</sub> in the lunar tables of the late 5th century BCE [Aaboe and Sachs 1969, 11; Britton 1989].
	*(2) Sp II 202+: mul.me ''ar''<sub>2</sub> <<ut>> ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>múl</sup>alla "Rear stars of the Crab" [Schaumberger 1955, 245:11].		*(2) Sp II 202+: mul.me ''ar''<sub>2</sub> <<ut>> ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>múl</sup>alla "Rear stars of the Crab" [Schaumberger 1955, 245:11].
	*(3~~) BM 36609+:~~		*(3) Anaphora.
	**a) Anaphora.		**a) А 3427: [...''ina''] <sup>iti</sup>ziz<sub>2</sub> ''ina'' AN.NE ud 29 <sup>múl</sup>ALLA ki.min(=''meš-ḫa im-šuḫ'' ZI)
	***(1) А 3427: [...''ina''] <sup>iti</sup>ziz<sub>2</sub> ''ina'' AN.NE ud 29 <sup>múl</sup>ALLA ki.min(=''meš-ḫa im-šuḫ'' ZI)		***"[...In] the month Šabaṭu at noon(?) of the 29th day the Crab emits a ''mišḫu'' and ascends(?)" [Schaumberger 1955, 239:23].
	****"[...In] the month Šabaṭu at noon(?) of the 29th day the Crab emits a ''mišḫu'' and ascends(?)" [Schaumberger 1955, 239:23].		****
	***(2) A...] x ''a-na'' 4 ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>múl</sup>''lu-lim'' / [EN...] ''um-mu-lut'' KI ''ša''<sub>2</sub> ALLA		**b) BM 36609+: [TA ...] x ''a-na'' 4 ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>múl</sup>''lu-lim'' / [EN...] ''um-mu-lut'' KI ''ša''<sub>2</sub> ALLA
	****"[From ...] ... 4 stars of the Stag / [to...] the Dusky [stars]: in place of the Crab" [Roughton, Steele, and Walker 2004, 543, Section 4: obv. ii 15-16].		***"[From ...] ... 4 stars of the Stag / [to...] the Dusky [stars]: in place of the Crab" [Roughton, Steele, and Walker 2004, 543, Section 4: obv. ii 15-16].
	**(b)		***TA ''a-si-du'' / EN 5 UŠ ''ar''<sub>2</sub> ''um-mu-lut'' / AL[LA] ˹TA SAG˺-''šu''<sub>2</sub> EN TIL- ''šu''<sub>2</sub> KUR
	***TA ''a-si-du'' / EN 5 UŠ ''ar''<sub>2</sub> ''um-mu-lut'' / AL[LA] ˹TA SAG˺-''šu''<sub>2</sub> EN TIL-''šu''<sub>2</sub> KUR
	***"From the Heel (of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth) / to (the point located) 5° behind the Dull Stars. / The Crab, from its beginning to its end, ascends." [Roughton, Steele, and Walker 2004, 548, Section 7: obv. iii 23-25];		***"From the Heel (of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth) / to (the point located) 5° behind the Dull Stars. / The Crab, from its beginning to its end, ascends." [Roughton, Steele, and Walker 2004, 548, Section 7: obv. iii 23-25];
	***rising time: 30° [ibid. 550].		***rising time: 30° [ibid. 550].

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	** 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.		** 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.
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	** Nv. 10~~, CT 33 9~~, and ~~Parallels~~		**'''CT 33 9, Nv. 10, and parallels'''
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	** Fincke 2025: 70 (,<sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL restored as first AN.TA.GUB.BA-star for <sup>itu</sup>DU<sub>6</sub> (Month VII), corresponding to Enlil 7).		** Fincke 2025: 70 (,<sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL restored as first AN.TA.GUB.BA-star for <sup>itu</sup>DU<sub>6</sub> (Month VII), corresponding to Enlil 7).
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	* '''"Round astrolabes."'''		* '''"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: <s><sup>mul</sup>al.lul [TCL 6, 13; see Rochberg-Halton 1987b, 212].</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.
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			** Nv. 10, CT 33 9, and Parallels
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			** Fincke 2025: 70 (,<sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL restored as first AN.TA.GUB.BA-star for <sup>itu</sup>DU<sub>6</sub> (Month VII), corresponding to Enlil 7).
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			** : <s><sup>mul</sup>al.lul [TCL 6, 13; see Rochberg-Halton 1987b, 212].</s>
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	\|'''Late astrology, magic and the calendar (AL.LUL).'''		\|'''Late astrology, magic and the calendar (AL.LUL).'''
	* (1) ~~The~~ Lunaria:		* (1) "Lunaria":
	** (a) BRM IV, 20: ki <sup>mul</sup>al.lu<sub>5</sub> "in the area of the Crab" [Ungnad 1941-44, 258-259:12, 25; Reiner 1995, 108; Emelyanov 1999, 193-194].		** (a) BRM IV, 20: ki <sup>mul</sup>al.lu<sub>5</sub> "in the area of the Crab" [Ungnad 1941-44, 258-259:12, 25; Reiner 1995, 108; Emelyanov 1999, 193-194].
	** (b) BRM IV, 19, see (Kurtik a21) [[ALLA]].		** (b) BRM IV, 19, see (Kurtik a21) [[ALLA]].
	* (2) Microzodiac. See (Kurtik a21) [[ALLA]].		* (2) Microzodiac. See (Kurtik a21) [[ALLA]].
	* (3) Hypsomata: The ~~Crab—~~ Jupiter's hypsoma, see (Kurtik s09) [[SAG.ME.GAR]].		* (3) Hypsomata: The Crab — Jupiter's hypsoma, see (Kurtik s09) [[SAG.ME.GAR]].
	* (4) W 23313/3: [DIŠ KI <sup>m</sup>]<sup>ul</sup>AL.LUL U<sub>3</sub>.TU [...] "[If] he is born where the Crab (culminates)" [SpTU V, 265:3'].		* (4) W 23313/3: [DIŠ KI <sup>m</sup>]<sup>ul</sup>AL.LUL U<sub>3</sub>.TU [...] "[If] he is born where the Crab (culminates)" [SpTU V, 265:3'].
	* (5) AO 6483: [...: <sup>múl</sup>al.lul] e<sub>3</sub>-''a'' uš<sub>2</sub> <sup>giš</sup>tukul [...] "[If a child is born ..., (when) the Crab] appears: death by arms" [TU 14 r. 38; Sachs 1952, 67, 70].		* (5) AO 6483: [...: <sup>múl</sup>al.lul] e<sub>3</sub>-''a'' uš<sub>2</sub> <sup>giš</sup>tukul [...] "[If a child is born ..., (when) the Crab] appears: death by arms" [TU 14 r. 38; Sachs 1952, 67, 70].
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	'''Late Astrology, Magic and the Calendar (ALLA).'''		'''Late Astrology, Magic and the Calendar (ALLA).'''
	*(1) Horoscopes. ALLA is the sign of the zodiac "Crab"(= Cancer) [BH, passim].		*(1) Horoscopes. ALLA is the sign of the zodiac "Crab"(= Cancer) [BH, passim].
	*(2) "Lunaria." BRM IV, 19: ALLA is the designation of the zodiacal sign Crab (=Cancer) in the zodiacal scheme known as "dodecatemoria" [Ungnad 1941-44, 274-275: g, h, m, 23; Neugebauer and Sachs 1952-53; Brack-Bernsen and Steele 2004 95-125].		*(2) "Lunaria." BRM IV, 19: ALLA is the designation of the zodiacal sign Crab (=Cancer) in the zodiacal scheme known as "dodecatemoria" [Ungnad 1941-44, 274-275: g, h, m, 23; Neugebauer and Sachs 1952-53; Brack-Bernsen and Steele 2004, 95-125].
	*(3) Microzodiac.		*(3) Microzodiac.
	**The division of the zodiacal sign Hired Man (=Aries) into 12 parts:		**The division of the zodiacal sign Hired Man (=Aries) into 12 parts:
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	**"Du'uzu 26 // Simanu 8 // Moon [in x x x] x Crab. / [...] Nammu."		**"Du'uzu 26 // Simanu 8 // Moon [in x x x] x Crab. / [...] Nammu."
	**[LBAT, 1586 + 1587; Hunger 1975, 41:15].		**[LBAT, 1586 + 1587; Hunger 1975, 41:15].
	*(b) In the "calendar" ritual texts, the Crab (ŠU/ALLA) corresponds to a recipe for an ointment (W 22619/9+): ''dām''(UŠ<sub>2</sub>) ''al-lut-tu''<sub>2</sub> ''u lipî''(I<sub>3</sub>.UDU) ''al-lut-tu''<sub>2</sub> MIN(= ''tapaššaš'') "MIN(=APIN) 10 // ALLA 10 // (with) the blood of a crab, and ~~the~~ crab’s fat you anoint (the patient)" [SpTU III, 104: 4, 13, 17, 26, 30; 105:10, 23]; ingredients for medical treatment are derived from the animal seen in the zodiacal sign concerned, see Reiner 1995, 116f.		*(b) In the "calendar" ritual texts, the Crab (ŠU/ALLA) corresponds to a recipe for an ointment (W 22619/9+): ''dām''(UŠ<sub>2</sub>) ''al-lut-tu''<sub>2</sub> ''u lipî''(I<sub>3</sub>.UDU) ''al-lut-tu''<sub>2</sub> MIN(= ''tapaššaš'') "MIN(=APIN) 10 // ALLA 10 // (with) the blood of a crab, and a crab’s fat you anoint (the patient)" [SpTU III, 104: 4, 13, 17, 26, 30; 105:10, 23]; ingredients for medical treatment are derived from the animal seen in the zodiacal sign concerned, see Reiner 1995, 116f.
	*(5) Zodiacal astrology.		*(5) Zodiacal astrology.
	** KI <sup>múl</sup>ALLA UŠ<sub>2</sub> ''a-ab-bu''		** KI <sup>múl</sup>ALLA UŠ<sub>2</sub> ''a-ab-bu''
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	==== Deity ====		==== Deity ====
	The name was recorded, as a rule, without the determinative d; it is absent from the lists of gods. On its connection with Anu see MUL.APIN I i 7 and BM 82923:29, and [BPO 2, III 33a]: ''<sup>d</sup>A-nim'' <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL; see also MLC 1866 col. ii 18: <sup>mul</sup>ALLA ''šu-bat'' <sup>d</sup>60 [Beaulieu et al. 2018, 36]. The connection with Ninurta is attested in VAT 9436, Vs. II, 8f: <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL ''nār''(I<sub>7</sub>) <sup>d</sup>Nin-[g]ir<sub>2</sub>-su "The crab—the river of the god Ningirsu" [Weidner 1927, 80; 1941 194, fn. 99; 1963 117, fn. 9]; for a parallel see [SpTU III, 101:5]. For the namburbi series, see [Ebeling 1954, 12-13:7; Maul 1994 = Stefan M. Maul, Zukunftsbewältigung. Eine Untersuchung altorientalischen Denkens anhand der babylonisch-assyrischen Löserituale (Namburbi). Baghdader Forschungen 18, Mainz 1994]. In astrological geography, the Crab correlates (a) with Sippar, (b) the Tigris River; stars in front of the Crab—with the Tigris, ~~the~~ stars in the back—with the Euphrates [Weidner 1963] (see below).		The name was recorded, as a rule, without the determinative d; it is absent from the lists of gods. On its connection with Anu see MUL.APIN I i 7 and BM 82923:29, and [BPO 2, III 33a]: ''<sup>d</sup>A-nim'' <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL; see also MLC 1866 col. ii 18: <sup>mul</sup>ALLA ''šu-bat'' <sup>d</sup>60 [Beaulieu et al. 2018, 36]. The connection with Ninurta is attested in VAT 9436, Vs. II, 8f: <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL ''nār''(I<sub>7</sub>) <sup>d</sup>Nin-[g]ir<sub>2</sub>-su "The crab—the river of the god Ningirsu" [Weidner 1927, 80; 1941 194, fn. 99; 1963 117, fn. 9]; for a parallel see [SpTU III, 101:5]. For the namburbi series, see [Ebeling 1954, 12-13:7; Maul 1994 = Stefan M. Maul, Zukunftsbewältigung. Eine Untersuchung altorientalischen Denkens anhand der babylonisch-assyrischen Löserituale (Namburbi). Baghdader Forschungen 18, Mainz 1994]. In astrological geography, the Crab correlates (a) with Sippar, (b) the Tigris River; stars in front of the Crab—with the Tigris, stars in the back—with the Euphrates [Weidner 1963] (see below).

	==== Symbol ====		==== Symbol ====
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	(10) ''Uriri'' and the Crab: DIŠ mul<sub>5</sub>.U.RI.RI ''ana'' mul<sub>5</sub>.ALLA KU.NU ḪUR AL GAM<sup>me</sup> "If the star Uriri (= comet?) approaches the Crab, omen for an important person: he will die" (MUL.APIN II iii 25) [Hunger and Steele 2019, 102].		(10) ''Uriri'' and the Crab: DIŠ mul<sub>5</sub>.U.RI.RI ''ana'' mul<sub>5</sub>.ALLA KU.NU ḪUR AL GAM<sup>me</sup> "If the star Uriri (= comet?) approaches the Crab, omen for an important person: he will die" (MUL.APIN II iii 25) [Hunger and Steele 2019, 102].

	(11) Lunar eclipse in the Crab: [DIŠ 30 ''in'']''a'' ˹KI MUL˺.[MEŠ IGI.MEŠ ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL ''a-dir'' EŠ.BAR <sup>íd</sup>Idigna ...] "If the Moon eclipses in the area of the front stars of the Crab: the decision (pertains) to the Tigris River" [Rochberg-Halton 1988 219, BM 38164:1]; [DIŠ 30] ''ina'' KI MUL.MEŠ [EGIR.MEŠ ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL ''a-dir'' EŠ.BAR <sup>íd</sup>''Pu-rat-tum''...] "If the Moon eclipses in the hind region of the Crab: the decision (pertains) to the Euphrates river..." [Rochberg-Halton 1988 219, BM 38164:2]; for a parallel see [Verderame 2002, Texts IIa:4′-6′, IId:4′, IIg:3′; Weidner 1963 118, MNB 1848:47-48] as well as the “Great Star List.”		(11) Lunar eclipse in the Crab: [DIŠ 30 ''in'']''a'' ˹KI MUL˺.[MEŠ IGI.MEŠ ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL ''a-dir'' EŠ.BAR <sup>íd</sup>Idigna ...] "If the Moon eclipses in the area of the front stars of the Crab: the decision (pertains) to the Tigris River" [Rochberg-Halton 1988, 219 BM 38164:1]; [DIŠ 30] ''ina'' KI MUL.MEŠ [EGIR.MEŠ ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL ''a-dir'' EŠ.BAR <sup>íd</sup>''Pu-rat-tum''...] "If the Moon eclipses in the hind region of the Crab: the decision (pertains) to the Euphrates river..." [Rochberg-Halton 1988, 219 BM 38164:2]; for a parallel see [Verderame 2002, Texts IIa:4′-6′, IId:4′, IIg:3′; Weidner 1963, 118 MNB 1848:47-48] as well as the “Great Star List.”

	(12) Mercury in the Crabː DIŠ MUL.MEŠ IGI.MEŠ ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL SA<sub>5</sub>.MEŠ-''ma'' ZI IM / <sup>d</sup>GUD.UD ''ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub> GUB-''ma'' "If the front stars of the Crab are red: rising of the wind. (It means) that Mercury stands in it." [BPO 2, III 7-b-c].		(12) Mercury in the Crabː DIŠ MUL.MEŠ IGI.MEŠ ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL SA<sub>5</sub>.MEŠ-''ma'' ZI IM / <sup>d</sup>GUD.UD ''ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub> GUB-''ma'' "If the front stars of the Crab are red: rising of the wind. (It means) that Mercury stands in it." [BPO 2, III 7-b-c].