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	** <sup>[it]i</sup>kin // 3,[...] <sup>múl</sup>bir // 1,40 <sup>múl</sup>maš.tab.ba.gal.gal // [...<sup>múl</sup>mar].gid<sub>2</sub>.da		** <sup>[it]i</sup>kin // 3,[...] <sup>múl</sup>bir // 1,40 <sup>múl</sup>maš.tab.ba.gal.gal // [...<sup>múl</sup>mar].gid<sub>2</sub>.da
	** "Ululu: // 180? [...] Kidney // 100 Great Twins // [...Wa]gon." [LBAT<ref>''A. Sachs, T. Pinches, J. Strassmaier,'' Late Babylonian Astronomical and Related Texts, London, 1955.</ref>, 1499:6].		** "Month Ululu: // 180? [...] Kidney // 100 Great Twins // [...Wa]gon." [LBAT<ref>''A. Sachs, T. Pinches, J. Strassmaier,'' Late Babylonian Astronomical and Related Texts, London, 1955.</ref>, 1499:6].
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	* ~~SeriesUrra~~ XXII: <sup>mul</sup>bir = ''ka-li-tu'' [MSL XI<ref>''Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon''. Vol. XI. The Series HAR-ra = ''hubullu.'' Tablets XX-XXIV. Ed. by E.Reiner with the coll. of M.Civil. Roma, 1974.</ref>, 30:26a, 49:63; Bloch and Horowitz 2015<ref>Bloch Y. and W. Horowitz (2015): “Urra = hubullu XXII: The Standard Recension,” with Y. Bloch, Journal of Cuneiform Studies 67: 71-125.</ref>, 104:269′]; for parallels see [SpTU I<ref>''Špätbabylonische Texte aus Uruk.'' Teil I / Bearb. von H.Hunger. Berlin, 1976.</ref>, 54:11′; Weidner 1959-60<ref>''Weidner E. '' Ein astrologischer Sammeltext aus der Sargonidenzeit // AfO. 1959-1960. Bd. 19. S. 105-113.</ref>, 112, VAT 9430 Rs. 18 (early Neo-Assyrian parallel to Urra from Assur).		* Series Urra XXII: <sup>mul</sup>bir = ''ka-li-tu'' [MSL XI<ref>''Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon''. Vol. XI. The Series HAR-ra = ''hubullu.'' Tablets XX-XXIV. Ed. by E.Reiner with the coll. of M.Civil. Roma, 1974.</ref>, 30:26a, 49:63; Bloch and Horowitz 2015<ref>Bloch Y. and W. Horowitz (2015): “Urra = hubullu XXII: The Standard Recension,” with Y. Bloch, Journal of Cuneiform Studies 67: 71-125.</ref>, 104:269′]; for parallels see [SpTU I<ref>''Špätbabylonische Texte aus Uruk.'' Teil I / Bearb. von H.Hunger. Berlin, 1976.</ref>, 54:11′; Weidner 1959-60<ref>''Weidner E. '' Ein astrologischer Sammeltext aus der Sargonidenzeit // AfO. 1959-1960. Bd. 19. S. 105-113.</ref>, 112, VAT 9430 Rs. 18 (early Neo-Assyrian parallel to Urra from Assur).
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	** (3) List (rising-setting=6months):		** (3) List (rising-setting=6months):
	*** a) [<sup>iti</sup>ki]n <sup>mul</sup>''ka-li-tum'' <sup>mul</sup>uga <sup>mul</sup>šu.pa ˹e<sub>3</sub>˺ "[Month Ulul]u: Kidney, Raven, Šupa rise" (C 23),		*** a) [<sup>iti</sup>ki]n <sup>mul</sup>''ka-li-tum'' <sup>mul</sup>uga <sup>mul</sup>šu.pa ˹e<sub>3</sub>˺ "[Month Ulul]u: Kidney, Raven, Šupa rise" (C 23),
	*** b) <sup>mul</sup>''ka-li-tum'' <sup>mul</sup>ug<sub>5</sub>.ga <sup>mul</sup>šu.pa šu<sub>2</sub> "(Month Addaru): Kidney, Raven, Šupa set." [KAV<ref>''Schroeder O.'' Keilschrifttexte aus Assur verschiedenen Inhalts. Leipzig, 1920.</ref> 218, C 23, 36; Horowitz 2014<ref>Horowitz, W. (2014), The three stars each: the Astrolabes and related texts, Archiv für Orientforschung AfO Beiheft, 33.</ref>, Ch. 5-8].		*** b) <sup>mul</sup>''ka-li-tum'' <sup>mul</sup>ug<sub>5</sub>.ga <sup>mul</sup>šu.pa šu<sub>2</sub> "(Month Addaru): Kidney, Raven, Šupa set." [KAV<ref>''Schroeder O.'' Keilschrifttexte aus Assur verschiedenen Inhalts. Leipzig, 1920.</ref> 218, C 23, 36; Horowitz 2014<ref>Horowitz, W. (2014), The three stars each: the Astrolabes and related texts, Archiv für Orientforschung AfO Beiheft 33.</ref>, Ch. 5-8].
	* BM 82923.		* BM 82923.
	** Month Ululu, stars of Ea: <sup>mul</sup>[BIR] // 3 // <sup>d</sup>1 <sup>d</sup>50 <sup>d</sup>40 x šu<sub>2</sub>-''nu''		** Month Ululu, stars of Ea: <sup>mul</sup>[BIR] // 3 // <sup>d</sup>1 <sup>d</sup>50 <sup>d</sup>40 x šu<sub>2</sub>-''nu''
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	** MUL SA<sub>5</sub> (B: MUL.MEŠ - error) ''ša i-na'' ZI IM.ULU<sub>3</sub> ''.''LU ''a-na mi-iḫ-ri-it'' <sup>mul</sup>''ni-ri''(B: ŠUDUN) GUB-''zu'' MUL ''šu-u''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>[lBIR <sup>d</sup>''E''<sub>2</sub>-''a'']		** MUL SA<sub>5</sub> (B: MUL.MEŠ - error) ''ša i-na'' ZI IM.ULU<sub>3</sub> ''.''LU ''a-na mi-iḫ-ri-it'' <sup>mul</sup>''ni-ri''(B: ŠUDUN) GUB-''zu'' MUL ''šu-u''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>[lBIR <sup>d</sup>''E''<sub>2</sub>-''a'']
	** "The red star which stands where the south wind rises, before the Yoke, this star is 'The Kidney', Ea" (A. 8, B. 11) [Oelsner and Horowitz 1997-98<ref name=":3" />, 177].		** "The red star which stands where the south wind rises, before the Yoke, this star is ['The Kidney', Ea"] (A. 8, B. 11) [Oelsner and Horowitz 1997-98<ref name=":3" />, 177].
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	See [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, III 27-27a, 31-31a, IX 6, X 17, XI 2, XIII 9, XIV 6; BPO 3<ref>''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Babylonian Planetary Omens. Part Three. Groningen, STYX Publications. 1998.</ref>, 246, K.2346+:38; Borger 1973<ref name=":4">''Borger R.'' Keilschrifttexte verschiedenen Inhalts / Symbolae Biblicae et Mesopotamicae. Festschrift Th. de Liagre Böhl. Ed. M.A.Beek et al. Leiden, 1973. Р. 38-55.</ref>, LB 1321 r. 3′, 25′; Largement 1957<ref name=":5">''Largement R.'' Contribution à l’Etudes des Astres errants dans l’Astrologie chaldéenne // ZA. 1957. Bd. 18. S.235-264~~. Abbreviated ACh~~.</ref>, 246:51a; SpTU III<ref name=":6">''Špätbabylonische Texte aus Uruk.'' Teil III / Bearb. von Weiher E. von. Berlin, 1988.</ref>, 101: 15, 33].		See [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, III 27-27a, 31-31a, IX 6, X 17, XI 2, XIII 9, XIV 6; BPO 3<ref>''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Babylonian Planetary Omens. Part Three. Groningen, STYX Publications. 1998.</ref>, 246, K.2346+:38; Borger 1973<ref name=":4">''Borger R.'' Keilschrifttexte verschiedenen Inhalts / Symbolae Biblicae et Mesopotamicae. Festschrift Th. de Liagre Böhl. Ed. M.A.Beek et al. Leiden, 1973. Р. 38-55.</ref>, LB 1321 r. 3′, 25′; Largement 1957<ref name=":5">''Largement R.'' Contribution à l’Etudes des Astres errants dans l’Astrologie chaldéenne // ZA. 1957. Bd. 18. S.235-264. </ref>, 246:51a; SpTU III<ref name=":6">''Špätbabylonische Texte aus Uruk.'' Teil III / Bearb. von Weiher E. von. Berlin, 1988.</ref>, 101: 15, 33].
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	(11) Kidney (= Mercury) and Raven (= Saturn); ''šumma'' <sup>mul</sup>ELLAG<sub>2</sub> ''ana'' <sup>mul</sup>UGA<sup>mušen</sup> ''i-z''[''iz''...] "If the Kidney stands(?) ... towards the Raven." [SpTU III<ref name=":6" />, 101:33]; DIŠ <sup>ul</sup>''ellag''(BIR) ''ana'' <sup>ul</sup>ug<sub>5</sub>.ga ''i-mid'' še.giš.i<sub>3</sub> sig<sub>5</sub> AN.MI [...] "If the Kidney stops close to the Raven: sesame will be good, eclipse [...]" [Borger 1973<ref name=":4" />, 41:25′]; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>BIR ''ana'' <sup>mul</sup>UGA<sup>mušen</sup> ''i-mid'' ŠE.GIŠ.I<sub>3</sub> SIG<sub>5</sub> / <sup>d</sup>GU<sub>4</sub>.UD ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>GU.LA ''ana'' <sup>d</sup>SAG.UŠ TE "If the Kidney stops close to the Raven: sesame will be good. (This means): Mercury in the Giant comes close to Saturn." [ACh Ištar<ref name=":14" />, 21:39-40].		(11) Kidney (= Mercury) and Raven (= Saturn); ''šumma'' <sup>mul</sup>ELLAG<sub>2</sub> ''ana'' <sup>mul</sup>UGA<sup>mušen</sup> ''i-z''[''iz''...] "If the Kidney stands(?) ... towards the Raven." [SpTU III<ref name=":6" />, 101:33]; DIŠ <sup>ul</sup>''ellag''(BIR) ''ana'' <sup>ul</sup>ug<sub>5</sub>.ga ''i-mid'' še.giš.i<sub>3</sub> sig<sub>5</sub> AN.MI [...] "If the Kidney stops close to the Raven: sesame will be good, eclipse [...]" [Borger 1973<ref name=":4" />, 41:25′]; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>BIR ''ana'' <sup>mul</sup>UGA<sup>mušen</sup> ''i-mid'' ŠE.GIŠ.I<sub>3</sub> SIG<sub>5</sub> / <sup>d</sup>GU<sub>4</sub>.UD ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>GU.LA ''ana'' <sup>d</sup>SAG.UŠ TE "If the Kidney stops close to the Raven: sesame will be good. (This means): Mercury in the Giant comes close to Saturn." [ACh Ištar<ref name=":14" />, 21:39-40].

	(12) Planet and Kidney (=Mercury?): DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM <sup>mul</sup>BIR TE-''šu'' ŠE.GIŠ.I<sub>3</sub> SI.SA<sub>2</sub> "If a planet ~~approaches~~ the Kidney: sesame will prosper" [Largement 1957<ref name=":5" />, 246:51a].		(12) Planet and Kidney (=Mercury?): DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM <sup>mul</sup>BIR TE-''šu'' ŠE.GIŠ.I<sub>3</sub> SI.SA<sub>2</sub> "If a planet - the Kidney comes close to it: sesame will prosper" [Largement 1957<ref name=":5" />, 246:51a].

	(13) Heliacal rising in the month ~~of Ululu;~~ DIŠ ''ina'' <sup>iti</sup>KIN <sup>mul</sup>BIR (in [Gössmann<ref name=":2" /> 395] erroneously <sup>mul</sup>TAḪ) IGI-''ir'' GIŠ<sup>!</sup>.APIN KUR<sup>!</sup> SI.SA<sub>2</sub> "If in the month of Ululu the Kidney becomes visible: the plough of the country will prosper." [SAA 8<ref name=":8" />, 325 r.3-4]; for parallels see. [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, IX 6, XIII 9, XIV 6].		(13) Heliacal rising in the month Ululuː DIŠ ''ina'' <sup>iti</sup>KIN <sup>mul</sup>BIR (in [Gössmann<ref name=":2" /> 395] erroneously <sup>mul</sup>TAḪ) IGI-''ir'' GIŠ<sup>!</sup>.APIN KUR<sup>!</sup> SI.SA<sub>2</sub> "If in the month Ululu the Kidney becomes visible: the plough of the country will prosper." [SAA 8<ref name=":8" />, 325 r.3-4]; for parallels see. [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, IX 6, XIII 9, XIV 6].

	(14) Heliacal risings earlier and later than the set ~~time;~~ BE-''ma'' MUL BI NIM-''ma'' IGI KI.A [''me-riš'' KUR SI.SA<sub>2</sub>] / BE-''ma'' MUL BI UD.ZAL-''ma'' IGI KI.A [''me-riš'' NU SI.SA<sub>2</sub>] "If this star rises early: [the cultivated] land [of the country will prosper]; if this star rises late: [the cultivated] land [of the country will not prosper]" [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, IX 6], see also [ibid.<ref name=":1" />, X 17].		(14) Heliacal risings earlier and later than the set timeː BE-''ma'' MUL BI NIM-''ma'' IGI KI.A [''me-riš'' KUR SI.SA<sub>2</sub>] / BE-''ma'' MUL BI UD.ZAL-''ma'' IGI KI.A [''me-riš'' NU SI.SA<sub>2</sub>] "If this star rises early: [the irrigated cultivated] land [of the country will prosper]; if this star rises late: [the irrigated cultivated] land [of the country will not prosper]" [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, IX 6], see also [ibid.<ref name=":1" />, X 17].

	(15) The Moon and the ~~Kidney;~~ [DIŠ] 30 ''ina'' <sup>iti</sup>BAR<sub>2</sub> TUR<sub>3</sub> NIGIN-''ma'' <sup>mul</sup>BIR ''ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> GUB ... "If in the month of Nisan the Moon is surrounded by a halo and the Kidney (= Mercury or Mars) stands in it..." [ACh Suppl.<ref name=":14" /> 2, 16:33; CAD<ref name=":0" /> K 76]; see also (Kurtik m35) [[MUL.MUL]].		(15) The Moon and the Kidneyː [DIŠ] 30 ''ina'' <sup>iti</sup>BAR<sub>2</sub> TUR<sub>3</sub> NIGIN-''ma'' <sup>mul</sup>BIR ''ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> GUB ... "If in the month Nisan the Moon is surrounded by a halo and the Kidney (= Mercury or Mars) stands in it..." [ACh Suppl.<ref name=":14" /> 2, 16:33; CAD<ref name=":0" /> K 76]; see also (Kurtik m35) [[MUL.MUL]].

	(16) Pleiades and the Kidney; ~~šumma(~~DIŠ) MUL.MUL <sup>mul</sup>ELLAG<sub>2</sub> ''ikšud''(KUR-''ud'') ''ina šatti''(MU) ''šiāti''(BI) ''um-mu'' [...] "If the Star Cluster reaches the Kidney: in this year will be heat [...]" [SpTU III<ref name=":6" />, 101:15], for a parallel see. [Borger 1973<ref name=":4" />, 40: r. 3′]; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>BIR ''ana'' MUL.MUL TE <sup>d</sup>IM [RA] "If the Kidney ~~approaches~~ the Star Cluster: Adad [will devastate]" [ACh Ištar<ref name=":14" />, 21:38].		(16) Pleiades and the Kidney; DIŠ MUL.MUL <sup>mul</sup>ELLAG<sub>2</sub> ''ikšud''(KUR-''ud'') ''ina šatti''(MU) ''šiāti''(BI) ''um-mu'' [...] "If the Star Cluster reaches the Kidney: in this year will be heat [...]" [SpTU III<ref name=":6" />, 101:15], for a parallel see [Borger 1973<ref name=":4" />, 40: r. 3′]; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>BIR ''ana'' MUL.MUL TE <sup>d</sup>IM [RA] "If the Kidney comes close to the Star Cluster: Adad [will devastate]" [ACh Ištar<ref name=":14" />, 21:38].

	== Historical Dictionaries ==		== Historical Dictionaries ==

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	\| вар. чтения: <sup>mul</sup>ELLAG<sub>2</sub>, <sup>mul</sup>ELLAG<sub>x</sub>; = <sup>(mul)</sup>kalītu «Почка»; 1) созвездие или звезда в пределах Кормы (Puppis), 2) звезда в созвездии LU.LIM «Олень» (β Andromedae) [BPO 2, 11; G. 56].		\| вар. чтения: <sup>mul</sup>ELLAG<sub>2</sub>, <sup>mul</sup>ELLAG<sub>x</sub>; = <sup>(mul)</sup>kalītu «Почка»; 1) созвездие или звезда в пределах Кормы (Puppis), 2) звезда в созвездии LU.LIM «Олень» (β Andromedae) [BPO 2, 11; Gössmann 1950, 56].
	I. Источники.		I. Источники.

	Лексич. тексты. Cерия Urra XXII: <sup>mul</sup>bir = ka-li-tu [MSL XI, 30:26a, 49:63; Bloch–Horowitz 2015, 104:269′]; параллели см. [SpTU I, 54:11′; Weidner 1959–60, 112, VAT 9430 Rs. 18]. «Астролябии». Astrolabe P. Месяц улулу, звезды Эа, 180 [Pinches 1900, 574]. Astrolabe B. (1) Список (12´3): табличка повреждена (B i 17–18); вероятный текст: mul sa<sub>5</sub> ša ina zi im.ulu<sub>3</sub>.lu ana igi-it <sup>mul</sup>šudun gub-zu <sup>mul</sup>bir <sup>d</sup>E<sub>2</sub>-a «Красная звезда, которая при восходе южного ветра перед Ярмом стоит, Почка, Эа», см. [Oelsner–Horowitz 1997–98, Ea 7, B], а также [BPO 2, III 31, IX 6]. (2) Cписок (3´12): <sup>iti</sup>kin <sup>mul</sup>ka-li-tum šu-ut <sup>d</sup>E<sub>2</sub>-a «Месяц улулу: Почка (на пути) Эа (восходит)» (C i 6); параллель см. [BPO 2, III 27]. (3) Cписок (восход–заход=6m): a) [<sup>iti</sup>ki]n <sup>mul</sup>ka-li-tum <sup>mul</sup>uga <sup>mul</sup>šu.pa ˹e<sub>3</sub>˺ «[Улул]у: Почка, Ворон, Шупа восходят» (С 23), b) <sup>mul</sup>ka-li-tum <sup>mul</sup>ug<sub>5</sub>.ga <sup>mul</sup>šu.pa šu<sub>2</sub> «(Аддару): Почка, Ворон, Шупа заходят» [KAV 218, C 23, 36; Horowitz 2014, Ch. 5–8]. BM 82923. Месяц улулу, звезды Эа: <sup>mul</sup>[BIR] // 3 // <sup>d</sup>1 <sup>d</sup>50 <sup>d</sup>40 x šu<sub>2</sub>-nu «[Почка] // 180 // Ану, Энлиль, Эа, все трое(?)» [Walker–Hunger 1977, 28, 30:16]. BM 34713. <sup>[it]i</sup>kin // 3,[…] <sup>múl</sup>bir // 1,40 <sup>múl</sup>maš.tab.ba.gal.gal // […<sup>múl</sup>mar].gid<sub>2</sub>.da «Улулу: // 180? Почка // 100 Большие Близнецы // […Ко]лесница» [LBAT, 1499:6]. «Каталог 30 звезд». Ea 7. MUL SA5 (B: MUL.MEŠ — oшибка) ša i-na ZI IM.ULU<sub>3</sub><sup>lu</sup> a-na mi-iḫ-ri-it <sup>mul</sup>ni-ri(B: ŠUDUN) GUB-zu MUL šu-u<sub>2</sub> <sup>mu</sup>[lBIR <sup>d</sup>E<sub>2</sub>-a] «Красная звезда, которая там, где восходит южный ветер, перед Ярмом стоит, эта звезда ‘Почка’, Эа» (A. 8, B. 11) [Oelsner–Horowitz 1997–98, 177]. EAE. См. [BPO 2, III 27–27a, 31–31a, IX 6, X 17, XI 2, XIII 9, XIV 6; BPO 3 246, K.2346+:38; Borger 1973, LB 1321 r. 3′, 25′; Largement 1957, 246:51a; SpTU III, 101: 15, 33]. MUL.APIN. MUL SA<sub>5</sub> ne<sub>2</sub>-bu-u<sub>2</sub> ša<sub>2</sub> ina BIR <sup>mul</sup>lu-lim GUB-zu <sup>mul</sup>KA.MUŠ.I<sub>3</sub>.KU<sub>2</sub>.E «Красная звезда с большим блеском, которая стоит в почке Оленя: Вредитель» (I i 34–35) [MA 28]. «Рапорты». См. [~~ARAK~~, 325 r. 3, 5]. «Большой список звезд». (1) Список имен Марса: <sup>mul</sup>bir = <sup>d</sup>min (=<sup>d</sup>ṣal-bat-a-nu) «Почка = Марс»; параллель [Civil 1974, 337:21; Reiner 1995, 60]; (2) 12 звезд Амурру: <sup>mul</sup>bir; (3) описание фаз Луны: 30 ina igi.lal-šu<sub>2</sub> … ta ud.6.kam en ud.10.kam 5 ud-mi ka-li-tu<sub>2</sub> de<sub>2</sub>-a «Луна при своем появлении … от 6-го дня до 10-го дня, 5 дней, Почка, Эа» [Mesop.Astrol., App. B: 106, 217, 281, 283–4]. Анафора. А 3427: ina <sup>iti</sup>kin ina še-rim ud 28 <sup>múl</sup>bir ki.min(=meš-ḫa im-šuḫ ZI) «В месяце улулу утром 28-го дня Почка испускают mišḫu и восходит» [Schaumberger 1955, 238:13], параллель в Sp II 202+: ina kin ina še-rim ud 28.kam bir meš-ḫu im-šuḫ ZI [ibid. 245:15].		Лексич. тексты. Cерия Urra XXII: <sup>mul</sup>bir = ka-li-tu [MSL XI, 30:26a, 49:63; Bloch–Horowitz 2015, 104:269′]; параллели см. [SpTU I, 54:11′; Weidner 1959–60, 112, VAT 9430 Rs. 18]. «Астролябии». Astrolabe P. Месяц улулу, звезды Эа, 180 [Pinches 1900, 574]. Astrolabe B. (1) Список (12´3): табличка повреждена (B i 17–18); вероятный текст: mul sa<sub>5</sub> ša ina zi im.ulu<sub>3</sub>.lu ana igi-it <sup>mul</sup>šudun gub-zu <sup>mul</sup>bir <sup>d</sup>E<sub>2</sub>-a «Красная звезда, которая при восходе южного ветра перед Ярмом стоит, Почка, Эа», см. [Oelsner–Horowitz 1997–98, Ea 7, B], а также [BPO 2, III 31, IX 6]. (2) Cписок (3´12): <sup>iti</sup>kin <sup>mul</sup>ka-li-tum šu-ut <sup>d</sup>E<sub>2</sub>-a «Месяц улулу: Почка (на пути) Эа (восходит)» (C i 6); параллель см. [BPO 2, III 27]. (3) Cписок (восход–заход=6m): a) [<sup>iti</sup>ki]n <sup>mul</sup>ka-li-tum <sup>mul</sup>uga <sup>mul</sup>šu.pa ˹e<sub>3</sub>˺ «[Улул]у: Почка, Ворон, Шупа восходят» (С 23), b) <sup>mul</sup>ka-li-tum <sup>mul</sup>ug<sub>5</sub>.ga <sup>mul</sup>šu.pa šu<sub>2</sub> «(Аддару): Почка, Ворон, Шупа заходят» [KAV 218, C 23, 36; Horowitz 2014, Ch. 5–8]. BM 82923. Месяц улулу, звезды Эа: <sup>mul</sup>[BIR] // 3 // <sup>d</sup>1 <sup>d</sup>50 <sup>d</sup>40 x šu<sub>2</sub>-nu «[Почка] // 180 // Ану, Энлиль, Эа, все трое(?)» [Walker–Hunger 1977, 28, 30:16]. BM 34713. <sup>[it]i</sup>kin // 3,[…] <sup>múl</sup>bir // 1,40 <sup>múl</sup>maš.tab.ba.gal.gal // […<sup>múl</sup>mar].gid<sub>2</sub>.da «Улулу: // 180? Почка // 100 Большие Близнецы // […Ко]лесница» [LBAT, 1499:6]. «Каталог 30 звезд». Ea 7. MUL SA5 (B: MUL.MEŠ — oшибка) ša i-na ZI IM.ULU<sub>3</sub><sup>lu</sup> a-na mi-iḫ-ri-it <sup>mul</sup>ni-ri(B: ŠUDUN) GUB-zu MUL šu-u<sub>2</sub> <sup>mu</sup>[lBIR <sup>d</sup>E<sub>2</sub>-a] «Красная звезда, которая там, где восходит южный ветер, перед Ярмом стоит, эта звезда ‘Почка’, Эа» (A. 8, B. 11) [Oelsner–Horowitz 1997–98, 177]. EAE. См. [BPO 2, III 27–27a, 31–31a, IX 6, X 17, XI 2, XIII 9, XIV 6; BPO 3 246, K.2346+:38; Borger 1973, LB 1321 r. 3′, 25′; Largement 1957, 246:51a; SpTU III, 101: 15, 33]. MUL.APIN. MUL SA<sub>5</sub> ne<sub>2</sub>-bu-u<sub>2</sub> ša<sub>2</sub> ina BIR <sup>mul</sup>lu-lim GUB-zu <sup>mul</sup>KA.MUŠ.I<sub>3</sub>.KU<sub>2</sub>.E «Красная звезда с большим блеском, которая стоит в почке Оленя: Вредитель» (I i 34–35) [MA 28]. «Рапорты». См. [SAA 8, 325 r. 3, 5]. «Большой список звезд». (1) Список имен Марса: <sup>mul</sup>bir = <sup>d</sup>min (=<sup>d</sup>ṣal-bat-a-nu) «Почка = Марс»; параллель [Civil 1974, 337:21; Reiner 1995, 60]; (2) 12 звезд Амурру: <sup>mul</sup>bir; (3) описание фаз Луны: 30 ina igi.lal-šu<sub>2</sub> … ta ud.6.kam en ud.10.kam 5 ud-mi ka-li-tu<sub>2</sub> de<sub>2</sub>-a «Луна при своем появлении … от 6-го дня до 10-го дня, 5 дней, Почка, Эа» [Mesop.Astrol., App. B: 106, 217, 281, 283–4]. Анафора. А 3427: ina <sup>iti</sup>kin ina še-rim ud 28 <sup>múl</sup>bir ki.min(=meš-ḫa im-šuḫ ZI) «В месяце улулу утром 28-го дня Почка испускают mišḫu и восходит» [Schaumberger 1955, 238:13], параллель в Sp II 202+: ina kin ina še-rim ud 28.kam bir meš-ḫu im-šuḫ ZI [ibid. 245:15].

	II. Божество.		II. Божество.
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	= Vela [G. 46];		= Vela [Gössmann 1950, 46];

	= ζ+ Puppis [BPO 2, 11];		= ζ+ Puppis [BPO 2, 11];
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	(2) = Меркурий; <sup>mul</sup>BIR = <sup>d</sup>UDU.IDIM.GUD.UD [~~ARAK~~, 325 r. 5], см. также (8)–(12).		(2) = Меркурий; <sup>mul</sup>BIR = <sup>d</sup>UDU.IDIM.GUD.UD [SAA 8, 325 r. 5], см. также (8)–(12).

	(3) = Меркурий в Водолее; см. ниже (8)–(11).		(3) = Меркурий в Водолее; см. ниже (8)–(11).
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	(12) Планета и Почка(=Меркурий?); DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM <sup>mul</sup>BIR TE-šu ŠE.GIŠ.I<sub>3</sub> SI.SA<sub>2</sub> «Если планета приближается к Почке: сезам будет нормальным» [Largement 1957, 246:51a].		(12) Планета и Почка(=Меркурий?); DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM <sup>mul</sup>BIR TE-šu ŠE.GIŠ.I<sub>3</sub> SI.SA<sub>2</sub> «Если планета приближается к Почке: сезам будет нормальным» [Largement 1957, 246:51a].

	(13) Гелиакический восход в месяце улулу; DIŠ ina <sup>iti</sup>KIN <sup>mul</sup>BIR (в [G. 395] ошибочно mulTAḪ) IGI-ir GIŠ<sup>!</sup>.APIN KUR<sup>!</sup> SI.SA<sub>2</sub> «Если в месяце улулу Почка становится видна: плуг страны будет благоденствовать» [~~ARAK~~, 325 r.3–4]; параллели см. [BPO 2, IX 6, XIII 9, XIV 6].		(13) Гелиакический восход в месяце улулу; DIŠ ina <sup>iti</sup>KIN <sup>mul</sup>BIR (в [Gössmann 1950, 395] ошибочно mulTAḪ) IGI-ir GIŠ<sup>!</sup>.APIN KUR<sup>!</sup> SI.SA<sub>2</sub> «Если в месяце улулу Почка становится видна: плуг страны будет благоденствовать» [SAA 8, 325 r.3–4]; параллели см. [BPO 2, IX 6, XIII 9, XIV 6].

	(14) Гелиакический восход раньше и позже установленного времени; BE-ma MUL BI NIM-ma IGI KI.A [me-riš KUR SI.SA<sub>2</sub>] / BE-ma MUL BI UD.ZAL-ma IGI KI.A [me-riš NU SI.SA<sub>2</sub>] «Если эта звезда восходит рано: [обработанная] земля [страны будет процветать]; если эта звезда восходит поздно: [обработанная] земля [страны не будет процветать]» [BPO 2, IX 6], см. также [ibid,. X 17].		(14) Гелиакический восход раньше и позже установленного времени; BE-ma MUL BI NIM-ma IGI KI.A [me-riš KUR SI.SA<sub>2</sub>] / BE-ma MUL BI UD.ZAL-ma IGI KI.A [me-riš NU SI.SA<sub>2</sub>] «Если эта звезда восходит рано: [обработанная] земля [страны будет процветать]; если эта звезда восходит поздно: [обработанная] земля [страны не будет процветать]» [BPO 2, IX 6], см. также [ibid,. X 17].

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	<sup>mul</sup>BIR (𒀯𒄵), <sup>mul</sup>''Kalītu(m)'' (𒀯𒅗𒇷𒌅)'','' 'The Kidney,' is the name of an ancient Mesopotamian asterism in [[Puppis]]. A kidney-shaped asterism also occurs in the constellation [[LU.LIM]] = ''lulīmu'', 'The Stag.' Numerous Ancient Mesopotamian clay models of kidneys of sacrifical animals used for divination by diviner-priests (''bārû'') find their place in cuneiform collections around the world.<ref>British Museum: The Liver Tablet (BM 92668) https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1889-0426-238</ref> These provide what must be a view of how the ‘Kidney’-constellation appeared to Ancient Mesopotamain astronomers. Further insight into the shape of the constellation can be gleaned from the identification of the Moon’s phase from the 6th to the 10th of the lunar month as a kidney (''kalītu'').		<sup>mul</sup>BIR (𒀯𒄵), <sup>mul</sup>''Kalītu(m)'' (𒀯𒅗𒇷𒌅)'','' 'The Kidney,' is the name of an ancient Mesopotamian asterism in [[Puppis]]. A kidney-shaped asterism also occurs in the constellation [[LU.LIM]] = ''lulīmu'', 'The Stag.' Numerous Ancient Mesopotamian clay models of kidneys of sacrifical animals used for divination by diviner-priests (''bārû'') find their place in cuneiform collections around the world.<ref>British Museum: The Liver Tablet (BM 92668) https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1889-0426-238</ref> These provide what must be a view of how the ‘Kidney’-constellation appeared to Ancient Mesopotamain astronomers. Further insight into the shape of the constellation can be gleaned from the identification of the Moon’s phase from the 6th to the 10th of the lunar month as a kidney (''kalītu'').

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	* = <sup>(mul)</sup>''kalītu'' "Kidney" (CAD<ref name=":0">''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> K 74-75, [https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/epsd2/sux?q=kidney ePSD ellag]);		* = <sup>(mul)</sup>''kalītu'' "Kidney" (CAD<ref name=":0">''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> K 74-75, [https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/epsd2/sux?q=kidney ePSD ellag]);

	~~'''??~~The term is also equated with MUL.MUL in lexical texts, see (Kurtik m35) [[MUL.MUL]].??'''		The term is also equated with MUL.MUL in lexical texts, see (Kurtik m35) [[MUL.MUL]]. The term is also equated with MUL.MUL in lexical texts, although MUL.MUL is the standard Sumerian name for the Pleiades. Apparently, some ancient Mesopotamian star-gazers saw a similar cluster in ''lulimmu'', ('The Stag'). A related omen is to be found [[MUL.MUL#Astrology.\|sub MUL.MUL (3)]].
	* 1) a constellation or star within Puppis (stern, poop deck),		* 1) a constellation or star within Puppis (stern, poop deck),
	* 2) a star in the constellation LU.LIM "Stag" (Cassiopeia /Andromedae) [BPO 2<ref name=":1">''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Enuma Anu Enlil, Tablets 50-51. Undena Publications, Malibu, 1981 (Babylonian Planetary Omens: Part Two).</ref>, 11; Gössmann<ref name=":2">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 56].		* 2) a star in the constellation LU.LIM "Stag" (Cassiopeia /Andromedae) [BPO 2<ref name=":1">''Reiner E., Pingree D''. Enuma Anu Enlil, Tablets 50-51. Undena Publications, Malibu, 1981 (Babylonian Planetary Omens: Part Two).</ref>, 11; Gössmann<ref name=":2">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 56].

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	* Astrolabe B.		* Astrolabe B.
	** (1) List (12´3): tablet damaged (B i 17-18); probable text: mul sa<sub>5</sub> ''ša ina'' zi im.ulu<sub>3</sub>.lu ana igi-''it'' <sup>mul</sup>šudun gub-''zu'' <sup>mul</sup>bir <sup>d</sup>''E''<sub>2</sub>-''a'' "The red star, which at the rising of the south wind, stands before the Yoke (is) The Kidney, Ea", see [Oelsner and Horowitz 1997-98<ref name=":3">''Oelsner J., Horowitz W.'' The 30-Star-Catalogue HS 1897 and The Late Parallel BM 55502 // AfO. 1997-1998. Bd. 44-45. S. 176-185.</ref>, Ea 7, B] '''''??? but different in Horowitz 2014, p.37 ???''''', and also [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, III 31, IX 6].		** (1) List (12´3): tablet damaged (B i 17-18); probable text: mul sa<sub>5</sub> ''ša ina'' zi im.ulu<sub>3</sub>.lu ana igi-''it'' <sup>mul</sup>šudun gub-''zu'' <sup>mul</sup>bir <sup>d</sup>''E''<sub>2</sub>-''a'' "The red star, which at the rising of the south wind, stands before the Yoke (is) The Kidney, Ea", see [Oelsner and Horowitz 1997-98<ref name=":3">''Oelsner J., Horowitz W.'' The 30-Star-Catalogue HS 1897 and The Late Parallel BM 55502 // AfO. 1997-1998. Bd. 44-45. S. 176-185.</ref>, Ea 7, B] '''''<big>??? but different in Horowitz 2014, p.37 ???</big>''''', and also [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, III 31, IX 6].
	** (2) List (3´12): <sup>iti</sup>kin <sup>mul</sup>''ka-li-tum šu-ut'' <sup>d</sup>''E''<sub>2</sub>-''a'' "Month Ululu: The Kidney (in the path of) Ea … " (C i 6); for a parallel see [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, III 27].		** (2) List (3´12): <sup>iti</sup>kin <sup>mul</sup>''ka-li-tum šu-ut'' <sup>d</sup>''E''<sub>2</sub>-''a'' "Month Ululu: The Kidney (in the path of) Ea … " (C i 6); for a parallel see [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, III 27].
	** (3) List (rising-setting=6months):		** (3) List (rising-setting=6months):
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	= γδκλ Velorum + ει Carinae [Koch 1989, 36-37, Anm. 164]; for a discussion on the difficult problem of the relation between <sup>mul</sup>ELLAG<sub>2</sub>, <sup>mul</sup>NUN<sup>ki</sup> and <sup>mul</sup>ŠUDUN see [Koch 1989<ref name=":13">''Koch J.'' Neue Untersuchungen zur Topographie des babylonischen Fixsternhimmels. Wiesbaden, 1989.</ref>, 36-37, Anm.]; see [ibid.<ref name=":13" />]; see also (Kurtik n50) [[NUNki\|NUN<sup>ki</sup>]];		= γδκλ Velorum + ει Carinae [Koch 1989, 36-37, Anm. 164]; for a discussion on the difficult problem of the relation between <sup>mul</sup>ELLAG<sub>2</sub>, <sup>mul</sup>NUN<sup>ki</sup> and <sup>mul</sup>ŠUDUN see [Koch 1989<ref name=":13">''Koch J.'' Neue Untersuchungen zur Topographie des babylonischen Fixsternhimmels. Wiesbaden, 1989.</ref>, 36-37, Anm.]; see [ibid.<ref name=":13" />]; see also (Kurtik n50) [[NUNki\|NUN<sup>ki</sup>]];

	= part of the constellation Korma [Horowitz 2014<ref>Horowitz, W. (2014), The three stars each: the Astrolabes and related texts, Archiv für Orientforschung AfO Beiheft, 33.</ref>, 245]. '''''??cannot find this constellation???'''''		= part of the constellation Korma [Horowitz 2014<ref>Horowitz, W. (2014), The three stars each: the Astrolabes and related texts, Archiv für Orientforschung AfO Beiheft, 33.</ref>, 245]. '''''<big>??cannot find this constellation???</big>'''''

	(3) Moon between the 6th and 10th day of the month, cf. "The Great Star List and Miscellanea.”		(3) Moon between the 6th and 10th day of the month, cf. "The Great Star List and Miscellanea.”
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	(5) = Yokeː MUL ''ša''<sub>2</sub> ''ina'' ZI IM.ULU<sub>3</sub>.LU DU-''zu'' <sup>mul</sup>BIR <sup>d</sup>''Ni-ru'' <sup>d</sup>''E''<sub>2</sub>-''a'' [...] "The star which stands at the rising of the south wind, (is) The Kidney, the Yoke of Ea". [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, IX 6].		(5) = Yokeː MUL ''ša''<sub>2</sub> ''ina'' ZI IM.ULU<sub>3</sub>.LU DU-''zu'' <sup>mul</sup>BIR <sup>d</sup>''Ni-ru'' <sup>d</sup>''E''<sub>2</sub>-''a'' [...] "The star which stands at the rising of the south wind, (is) The Kidney, the Yoke of Ea". [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, IX 6].

	(6) = Goat-~~Fish;~~ see (Kurtik s24) [[SUḪUR.MAŠ2\|SUḪUR.MAŠ<sub>2</sub>]], VI 3.		(6) = Goat-Fishː see (Kurtik s24) [[SUḪUR.MAŠ2\|SUḪUR.MAŠ<sub>2</sub>]], VI 3.

	(7) = Star ~~Cluster;~~ MUL.MUL = ''ka-li-tum'' [Koch-Westenholz 1999<ref>''Koch-Westenholz U''. The Astrological Commentary ''Šumma'' ''Sîn ina tāmartīšu'' Tablet 1 // Res Orientales. 1999. Vol. XII. P.149-165.</ref>, 7-9].		(7) = Star Clusterː MUL.MUL = ''ka-li-tum'' [Koch-Westenholz 1999<ref>''Koch-Westenholz U''. The Astrological Commentary ''Šumma'' ''Sîn ina tāmartīšu'' Tablet 1 // Res Orientales. 1999. Vol. XII. P.149-165.</ref>, 7-9].

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	(9) Kidney (= Mercury) and planet (= Saturn); <sup>mul</sup>BIR ''ana'' <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM TE ŠE.GIŠ.I<sub>3</sub> SI.[SA<sub>2</sub>] / <sup>d</sup>GU<sub>4</sub>.UD ''ina'' <sup>mul</sup>GU.LA ''ana'' <sup>d</sup>SAG.UŠ TE "The Kidney comes close to a planet: sesame will be normal. (This means:) Mercury in the Giant, is coming close to Saturn." [ACh Ištar<ref name=":14" />, 21:36-37].		(9) Kidney (= Mercury) and planet (= Saturn); <sup>mul</sup>BIR ''ana'' <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM TE ŠE.GIŠ.I<sub>3</sub> SI.[SA<sub>2</sub>] / <sup>d</sup>GU<sub>4</sub>.UD ''ina'' <sup>mul</sup>GU.LA ''ana'' <sup>d</sup>SAG.UŠ TE "The Kidney comes close to a planet: sesame will be normal. (This means:) Mercury in the Giant, is coming close to Saturn." [ACh Ištar<ref name=":14" />, 21:36-37].

	(10) Kidney (= Mercury) and planet (= Saturn); DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>BIR ''ana'' <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM TE ŠE.GIŠ.I<sub>3</sub> SI.[SA<sub>2</sub>] / <sup>d</sup>GU<sub>4</sub>.UD ''ina'' <sup>mul</sup>GU.LA ''ana'' <sup>d</sup>SAG.UŠ TE "If the Kidney comes close to a planet: sesame will be normal. (This means): Mercury in the Giant ~~approaches~~ Saturn." [ACh Ištar<ref name=":14" />, 21:36-37].		(10) Kidney (= Mercury) and planet (= Saturn); DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>BIR ''ana'' <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM TE ŠE.GIŠ.I<sub>3</sub> SI.[SA<sub>2</sub>] / <sup>d</sup>GU<sub>4</sub>.UD ''ina'' <sup>mul</sup>GU.LA ''ana'' <sup>d</sup>SAG.UŠ TE "If the Kidney comes close to a planet: sesame will be normal. (This means): Mercury in the Giant comes close to Saturn." [ACh Ištar<ref name=":14" />, 21:36-37].

	(11) Kidney (= Mercury) and Raven (= Saturn); ''šumma'' <sup>mul</sup>ELLAG<sub>2</sub> ''ana'' <sup>mul</sup>UGA<sup>mušen</sup> ''i-z''[''iz''...] "If the Kidney stands(?) ... towards the Raven." [SpTU III<ref name=":6" />, 101:33]; DIŠ <sup>ul</sup>''ellag''(BIR) ''ana'' <sup>ul</sup>ug<sub>5</sub>.ga ''i-mid'' še.giš.i<sub>3</sub> sig<sub>5</sub> AN.MI [...] "If the Kidney stops close to the Raven: sesame will be good, eclipse [...]" [Borger 1973<ref name=":4" />, 41:25′]; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>BIR ''ana'' <sup>mul</sup>UGA<sup>mušen</sup> ''i-mid'' ŠE.GIŠ.I<sub>3</sub> SIG<sub>5</sub> / <sup>d</sup>GU<sub>4</sub>.UD ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>GU.LA ''ana'' <sup>d</sup>SAG.UŠ TE "If the Kidney stops close to the Raven: sesame will be good. (This means): Mercury in the Giant comes close to Saturn." [ACh Ištar<ref name=":14" />, 21:39-40].		(11) Kidney (= Mercury) and Raven (= Saturn); ''šumma'' <sup>mul</sup>ELLAG<sub>2</sub> ''ana'' <sup>mul</sup>UGA<sup>mušen</sup> ''i-z''[''iz''...] "If the Kidney stands(?) ... towards the Raven." [SpTU III<ref name=":6" />, 101:33]; DIŠ <sup>ul</sup>''ellag''(BIR) ''ana'' <sup>ul</sup>ug<sub>5</sub>.ga ''i-mid'' še.giš.i<sub>3</sub> sig<sub>5</sub> AN.MI [...] "If the Kidney stops close to the Raven: sesame will be good, eclipse [...]" [Borger 1973<ref name=":4" />, 41:25′]; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>BIR ''ana'' <sup>mul</sup>UGA<sup>mušen</sup> ''i-mid'' ŠE.GIŠ.I<sub>3</sub> SIG<sub>5</sub> / <sup>d</sup>GU<sub>4</sub>.UD ''ina'' <sup>d</sup>GU.LA ''ana'' <sup>d</sup>SAG.UŠ TE "If the Kidney stops close to the Raven: sesame will be good. (This means): Mercury in the Giant comes close to Saturn." [ACh Ištar<ref name=":14" />, 21:39-40].
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	(12) Planet and Kidney (=Mercury?): DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM <sup>mul</sup>BIR TE-''šu'' ŠE.GIŠ.I<sub>3</sub> SI.SA<sub>2</sub> "If a planet - the Kidney comes close to it: sesame will prosper" [Largement 1957<ref name=":5" />, 246:51a].		(12) Planet and Kidney (=Mercury?): DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>UDU.IDIM <sup>mul</sup>BIR TE-''šu'' ŠE.GIŠ.I<sub>3</sub> SI.SA<sub>2</sub> "If a planet - the Kidney comes close to it: sesame will prosper" [Largement 1957<ref name=":5" />, 246:51a].

	(13) Heliacal rising in the month Ululuː DIŠ ''ina'' <sup>iti</sup>KIN <sup>mul</sup>BIR (in [Gössmann<ref name=":2" /> 395] erroneously <sup>mul</sup>TAḪ) IGI-''ir'' GIŠ<sup>!</sup>.APIN KUR<sup>!</sup> SI.SA<sub>2</sub> "If in the month Ululu the Kidney becomes visible: the plough of the country will prosper." [SAA 8<ref name=":8" />, 325 r.3-4]; for parallels see. [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, IX 6, XIII 9, XIV 6].		(13) Heliacal rising in the month Ululuː DIŠ ''ina'' <sup>iti</sup>KIN <sup>mul</sup>BIR (in [Gössmann<ref name=":2" /> 395] erroneously <sup>mul</sup>TAḪ) IGI-''ir'' GIŠ<sup>!</sup>.APIN KUR<sup>!</sup> SI.SA<sub>2</sub> "If in the month Ululu the Kidney becomes visible: the plough of the country will prosper." [SAA 8<ref name=":8" />, 325 r.3-4]; for parallels see [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, IX 6, XIII 9, XIV 6].

	(14) Heliacal risings earlier and later than the set timeː BE-''ma'' MUL BI NIM-''ma'' IGI KI.A [''me-riš'' KUR SI.SA<sub>2</sub>] / BE-''ma'' MUL BI UD.ZAL-''ma'' IGI KI.A [''me-riš'' NU SI.SA<sub>2</sub>] "If this star rises early: [the irrigated cultivated] land [of the country will prosper]; if this star rises late: [the irrigated cultivated] land [of the country will not prosper]" [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, IX 6], see also [ibid.<ref name=":1" />, X 17].		(14) Heliacal risings earlier and later than the set timeː BE-''ma'' MUL BI NIM-''ma'' IGI KI.A [''me-riš'' KUR SI.SA<sub>2</sub>] / BE-''ma'' MUL BI UD.ZAL-''ma'' IGI KI.A [''me-riš'' NU SI.SA<sub>2</sub>] "If this star rises early: [the irrigated cultivated] land [of the country will prosper]; if this star rises late: [the irrigated cultivated] land [of the country will not prosper]" [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, IX 6], see also [ibid.<ref name=":1" />, X 17].

	(15) The Moon and the Kidneyː [DIŠ] 30 ''ina'' <sup>iti</sup>BAR<sub>2</sub> TUR<sub>3</sub> NIGIN-''ma'' <sup>mul</sup>BIR ''ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> GUB ... "If in ~~the~~ month Nisan the Moon is surrounded by a halo and the Kidney (= Mercury or Mars) stands in it..." [ACh Suppl.<ref name=":14" /> 2, 16:33; CAD<ref name=":0" /> K 76]; see also (Kurtik m35) [[MUL.MUL]].		(15) The Moon and the Kidneyː [DIŠ] 30 ''ina'' <sup>iti</sup>BAR<sub>2</sub> TUR<sub>3</sub> NIGIN-''ma'' <sup>mul</sup>BIR ''ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> GUB ... "If in month Nisan the Moon is surrounded by a halo and the Kidney (= Mercury or Mars) stands in it..." [ACh Suppl.<ref name=":14" /> 2, 16:33; CAD<ref name=":0" /> K 76]; see also (Kurtik m35) [[MUL.MUL]].

	(16) Pleiades and the Kidney; DIŠ MUL.MUL <sup>mul</sup>ELLAG<sub>2</sub> ''ikšud''(KUR-''ud'') ''ina šatti''(MU) ''šiāti''(BI) ''um-mu'' [...] "If the Star Cluster reaches the Kidney: in this year will be heat [...]" [SpTU III<ref name=":6" />, 101:15], for a parallel see [Borger 1973<ref name=":4" />, 40: r. 3′]; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>BIR ''ana'' MUL.MUL TE <sup>d</sup>IM [RA] "If the Kidney comes close to the Star Cluster: Adad [will devastate]" [ACh Ištar<ref name=":14" />, 21:38].		(16) Pleiades and the Kidney; DIŠ MUL.MUL <sup>mul</sup>ELLAG<sub>2</sub> ''ikšud''(KUR-''ud'') ''ina šatti''(MU) ''šiāti''(BI) ''um-mu'' [...] "If the Star Cluster reaches the Kidney: in this year will be heat [...]" [SpTU III<ref name=":6" />, 101:15], for a parallel see [Borger 1973<ref name=":4" />, 40: r. 3′]; DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>BIR ''ana'' MUL.MUL TE <sup>d</sup>IM [RA] "If the Kidney comes close to the Star Cluster: Adad [will devastate]" [ACh Ištar<ref name=":14" />, 21:38].