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	Authors: ~~Gennady Kurtik,~~ {{PAGEAUTHORS}}~~, Euin Choung Kim~~		Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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	[[File:Skopion xs.jpg\|thumb\|A scorpion in the Sahara desert (SMH 2007).]]		[[File:Skopion xs.jpg\|thumb\|A scorpion in the Sahara desert (SMH 2007).]]

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	<sup>mul</sup>GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB (𒀯𒄈𒋰) = ''zuqaqīpu'', 'The Scorpion,' is the ancient Mesopotamian asterism that corresponds to classical [[Scorpius\|Scorpion]] in the constellation of [[Scorpius]].		<sup>mul</sup>GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB (𒀯𒄈𒋰) = ''zuqaqīpu'', 'The Scorpion,' is the ancient Mesopotamian asterism that corresponds to classical [[Scorpius\|Scorpion]] in the modern constellation of [[Scorpius]]. The Akkadian parallel ''zuqaqīpu'' is mostly found in lexical texts of the Urra XXII series.

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

	* = ''zuqaqīpu'' ~~"Scorpius"~~; constellation corresponding to [[Scorpius]] [G. 94; BPO 2, 12; CAD Z, 165].		* = ''zuqaqīpu'' (𒀯𒍪𒋡𒆠𒁍), scorpion; a constellation corresponding to [[Scorpius]] [G. 94; BPO 2, 12; CAD Z, 165].
	* GIR<sub>2</sub> short form in later astronomical and astrological texts, the zodiac sign Scorpius appears more often without the determinative [G. 91].		* GIR<sub>2</sub> short form in later astronomical and astrological texts, the zodiac sign Scorpius appears more often without the determinative [G. 91].
	In MUL.APIN, the explanatory list<ref>Hoffmann, S. M. and Krebernik, M. (2023). What do deities tell us about the celestial positioning system, in: R. Rollinger, I. Madreiter, M. Lang, C. Pappi (eds.). The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East, Papers held at the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique International and 12th Melammu Symposium July 16-20 2018, Innsbruck. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 539-579</ref> mentions:		In MUL.APIN, the explanatory list<ref>Hoffmann, S. M. and Krebernik, M. (2023). What do deities tell us about the celestial positioning system, in: R. Rollinger, I. Madreiter, M. Lang, C. Pappi (eds.). The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East, Papers held at the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique International and 12th Melammu Symposium July 16-20 2018, Innsbruck. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 539-579</ref> mentions:
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	!Kurtik g17 GIR<sub>2</sub>		!Kurtik g17 GIR<sub>2</sub>
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			==== GIR<sub>2</sub> ====
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	\|сокращение от mulGIR2.TAB «Скорпион»; обозначение знака зодиака Скорпион в поздних астрономических и астрологических текстах чаще без детерминатива [G. 91].		\|сокращение от mulGIR2.TAB «Скорпион»; обозначение знака зодиака Скорпион в поздних астрономических и астрологических текстах чаще без детерминатива [G. 91].
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	!Kurtik g19 GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB		!Kurtik g19 GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB
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	\|= zuqaqīpu «Скорпион»; созвездие, соответствующее Скорпиону (Scorpius) [G. 94; BPO 2, 12; CAD Z, 165].		\|= zuqaqīpu «Скорпион»; созвездие, соответствующее Скорпиону (Scorpius) [G. 94; BPO 2, 12; CAD Z, 165].
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	(30) Падающие звезды и Скорпион; DIŠ UL TA ŠA<sub>3</sub> <sup>ul</sup>GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB ŠUR-ma EN KI-it IM.MAR DU-ik ina ITI BI A.AN ŠUR-nun «Если звезда из середины Скорпиона вспыхивает и перемещается до пределов Амурру: в этом месяце будет дождь», DIŠ 2 UL TA ŠA<sub>3</sub> <sup>ul</sup>GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB ŠUR<sup>me</sup>-ma EN KI-it IM.MAR DU<sup>meš</sup> ina ITI BI 2 A.AN<sup>me</sup> ŠUR<sup>me</sup> «Если 2 звезды из середины Скорпиона вспыхивают и перемещаются до пределов Амурру: в этом месяце будет 2 дождя», DIŠ 3 UL TA ŠA<sub>3</sub> <sup>ul</sup>GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB ŠUR<sup>me</sup>-ma EN KI-it IM.MAR DU<sup>meš</sup> ina ITI BI 3 A.AN<sup>me</sup> ŠUR<sup>me</sup> «Если 3 звезды из середины Скорпиона вспыхивают и перемещаются до пределов Амурру: в этом месяце будет 3 дождя» [Stev. O.T., 232:13–15], автография [ibid., 237, Pl. XVII:15–17].		(30) Падающие звезды и Скорпион; DIŠ UL TA ŠA<sub>3</sub> <sup>ul</sup>GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB ŠUR-ma EN KI-it IM.MAR DU-ik ina ITI BI A.AN ŠUR-nun «Если звезда из середины Скорпиона вспыхивает и перемещается до пределов Амурру: в этом месяце будет дождь», DIŠ 2 UL TA ŠA<sub>3</sub> <sup>ul</sup>GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB ŠUR<sup>me</sup>-ma EN KI-it IM.MAR DU<sup>meš</sup> ina ITI BI 2 A.AN<sup>me</sup> ŠUR<sup>me</sup> «Если 2 звезды из середины Скорпиона вспыхивают и перемещаются до пределов Амурру: в этом месяце будет 2 дождя», DIŠ 3 UL TA ŠA<sub>3</sub> <sup>ul</sup>GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB ŠUR<sup>me</sup>-ma EN KI-it IM.MAR DU<sup>meš</sup> ina ITI BI 3 A.AN<sup>me</sup> ŠUR<sup>me</sup> «Если 3 звезды из середины Скорпиона вспыхивают и перемещаются до пределов Амурру: в этом месяце будет 3 дождя» [Stev. O.T., 232:13–15], автография [ibid., 237, Pl. XVII:15–17].
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			==== <sup>mul</sup>''Zuqaqīpu'' ====
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			\|аккадская параллель к <sup>mul</sup>GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB «Скорпион», в основном в лексических текстах серии Urra XXII, см. g19GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB.
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	== References==		== References==

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB, ''zuqaqīpu''}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB, ''zuqaqīpu''}}
	Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}		Authors: Gennady Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}, Euin Choung Kim
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	[[File:Skopion xs.jpg\|thumb\|A scorpion in the Sahara desert (SMH 2007).]]		[[File:Skopion xs.jpg\|thumb\|A scorpion in the Sahara desert (SMH 2007).]]

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB, ''zuqaqīpu''}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB, ''zuqaqīpu''}}
			Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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	[[File:Skopion xs.jpg\|thumb\|A scorpion in the Sahara desert (SMH 2007).]]		[[File:Skopion xs.jpg\|thumb\|A scorpion in the Sahara desert (SMH 2007).]]
	<sup>mul</sup>GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB (𒀯𒄈𒋰) = ''zuqaqīpu'', 'The Scorpion,' is the ancient Mesopotamian asterism that corresponds to classical [[Scorpius\|Scorpion]] in the constellation of [[Scorpius]].		<sup>mul</sup>GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB (𒀯𒄈𒋰) = ''zuqaqīpu'', 'The Scorpion,' is the ancient Mesopotamian asterism that corresponds to classical [[Scorpius\|Scorpion]] in the constellation of [[Scorpius]].

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	\|[[File:GU13 GUtext2022 Astronomy in Culture cBook.jpeg\|thumb\|13th GU, GU (M), in Hoffmann (2022).<ref>Hoffmann, S.M. (2022). Astronomical Information in the GU-Text, in Hoffmann and Wolfschmidt (eds.). ''Astronomy in Culture – Cultures of Astronomy'', tredition Hamburg/ OpenScienceTechnology Berlin, 193-204</ref>]]		\|[[File:GU13 GUtext2022 Astronomy in Culture cBook.jpeg\|thumb\|13th GU, GU (M), in Hoffmann (2022).<ref name=":0">Hoffmann, S.M. (2022). Astronomical Information in the GU-Text, in Hoffmann and Wolfschmidt (eds.). ''Astronomy in Culture – Cultures of Astronomy'', tredition Hamburg/ OpenScienceTechnology Berlin, 193-204</ref>]]
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	\|[[File:GU15 GUtext2022 Astronomy in Culture cBook.jpeg\|thumb\|15th GU, GU (O), in Hoffmann (2022).Hoffmann (2022)<ref~~>Hoffmann, S.M. (2022). Astronomical Information in the GU-Text, in Hoffmann and Wolfschmidt (eds.). ''Astronomy in Culture – Cultures of Astronomy'', tredition Hamburg~~/ ~~OpenScienceTechnology Berlin, 193-204</ref~~>.]]		\|[[File:GU15 GUtext2022 Astronomy in Culture cBook.jpeg\|thumb\|15th GU, GU (O), in Hoffmann (2022).Hoffmann (2022)<ref name=":0" />.]]
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	According to [Koch 1992, 58-59], murub<sub>4</sub> <sup>mul</sup>''zi-ba-nit'' is γ, λ Lib, igi <sup>mul</sup>ur.idim is Sco H, mul.me sag <sup>mul</sup>gir<sub>2</sub>.tab is β, δ, π Sco, <sup>mul</sup>''na-at-tul-lum'' 2-''u''<sub>2</sub> is π1 Boo, gir<sub>3</sub>II egir ša<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>ur.idim is ζ2 Sco (ξ1 Sco).		According to [Koch 1992, 58-59], murub<sub>4</sub> <sup>mul</sup>''zi-ba-nit'' is γ, λ Lib, igi <sup>mul</sup>ur.idim is Sco H, mul.me sag <sup>mul</sup>gir<sub>2</sub>.tab is β, δ, π Sco, <sup>mul</sup>''na-at-tul-lum'' 2-''u''<sub>2</sub> is π1 Boo, gir<sub>3</sub>II egir ša<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>ur.idim is ζ2 Sco (ξ1 Sco).
	\|[[File:~~Sco Bab stellarium J~~-~~Gullberg~~.~~jpg~~\|thumb\|~~Babylonian constellation of the Scorpion~~ in ~~Stellarium~~, ~~painted by J~~.~~Gullberg~~ (~~2021~~).]]		\|
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	=== Additional ===		=== Additional ===

	==== ~~II.~~ Deity. ====		==== Deity. ====
	Ishkara, see (Kurtik i15) [[Išḫara\|<sup>d</sup>''Išḫara'']]. The name ''zu''<sub>2</sub>''-qa''<sub>2</sub>''-qi''<sub>4</sub>''-ip'', as a royal name, at the beginning of the post-Flood part of the "Sumerian royal list" relating to Kishu, cf. [Jacobsen 1939, 78-79:10-11].		Ishkara, see (Kurtik i15) [[Išḫara\|<sup>d</sup>''Išḫara'']]. The name ''zu''<sub>2</sub>''-qa''<sub>2</sub>''-qi''<sub>4</sub>''-ip'', as a royal name, at the beginning of the post-Flood part of the "Sumerian royal list" relating to Kishu, cf. [Jacobsen 1939, 78-79:10-11].

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	''Also = Racc Text 213???''		''Also = Racc Text 213???''

	==== ~~III.~~ Symbol. ====		==== Symbol. ====
	Scorpion. Early depictions of the scorpion/scorpio-man in Mesopotamian glyptics of the 3rd millennium BC, when it may have already acquired astral significance, see [Kononenko 1997]. [Kononenko 1997] as well as [Kurtik 1998, 36; 2022, ]. For the images on the kudurru see. [Seidl 1968, 156-157; Kurtik 2007, fig. 48], for astral images on Hellenistic seals from Uruk see [AUWE 19, no. See [AUWE 19, no. 1008-1017; Kurtik 2007, fig. 24, 32]. According to [Foxvog 1993, 107], the text W 22646 contains a list of zodiacal constellation symbols in which <sup>múl</sup>GIR<sub>2</sub> (designation of the zodiac sign Scorpius) corresponds to G[IR<sub>2</sub>.TAB] "Sc[orpio]". [SpTU II, 43:8, 24; Hunger 1996].		Scorpion. Early depictions of the scorpion/scorpio-man in Mesopotamian glyptics of the 3rd millennium BC, when it may have already acquired astral significance, see [Kononenko 1997]. [Kononenko 1997] as well as [Kurtik 1998, 36; 2022, ]. For the images on the kudurru see. [Seidl 1968, 156-157; Kurtik 2007, fig. 48], for astral images on Hellenistic seals from Uruk see [AUWE 19, no. See [AUWE 19, no. 1008-1017; Kurtik 2007, fig. 24, 32]. According to [Foxvog 1993, 107], the text W 22646 contains a list of zodiacal constellation symbols in which <sup>múl</sup>GIR<sub>2</sub> (designation of the zodiac sign Scorpius) corresponds to G[IR<sub>2</sub>.TAB] "Sc[orpio]". [SpTU II, 43:8, 24; Hunger 1996].

	==== ~~IV.~~ Identification. ====		==== Previous Identification. ====
	= Scorpius [Waerden 1949, 14; 1952-53, 219; 1974, 70; Weidner 1957-59, 73; BPO 2, 12; MA, 138; Mesop.Astrol. 208, App. C; ASM, 275; Horowitz 2014, 246]		= Scorpius [Waerden 1949, 14; 1952-53, 219; 1974, 70; Weidner 1957-59, 73; BPO 2, 12; MA, 138; Mesop.Astrol. 208, App. C; ASM, 275; Horowitz 2014, 246]

	= Scorpius + part of Librae, constellation figure correlated with stars, [Koch 1989, 114-115, Abb. 16 a-b].		= Scorpius + part of Librae, constellation figure correlated with stars, [Koch 1989, 114-115, Abb. 16 a-b].

	==== V. Parts of constellations and individual stars. ====		==== Parts of constellations and individual stars. ====
	(1) MUL<sub>2</sub> MURUB<sub>4</sub> ''ša''<sub>2</sub> SAG GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB "Middle star in the head of Scorpion" (δ Scorpii),		(1) MUL<sub>2</sub> MURUB<sub>4</sub> ''ša''<sub>2</sub> SAG GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB "Middle star in the head of Scorpion" (δ Scorpii),

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	(20) The border of the Scorpion; [...<sup>mul</sup>]GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB ''it-ta-tu-ša''<sub>2</sub> MI-''mu'' ... "[...] Scorpion, its border is dark [...]" [NSAM 2, 206, App. 4:1].		(20) The border of the Scorpion; [...<sup>mul</sup>]GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB ''it-ta-tu-ša''<sub>2</sub> MI-''mu'' ... "[...] Scorpion, its border is dark [...]" [NSAM 2, 206, App. 4:1].

	==== ~~VI.~~ Astrology. ====		==== Astrology. ====

	===== Identifications: =====		===== Identifications: =====

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	[[File:Skopion xs.jpg\|thumb\|A scorpion in the Sahara desert (SMH 2007).]]		[[File:Skopion xs.jpg\|thumb\|A scorpion in the Sahara desert (SMH 2007).]]
	<sup>mul</sup>GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB (𒀯𒄈𒋰) = ''zuqaqīpu'', 'The Scorpion,' is the ancient Mesopotamian asterism that corresponds to classical [[Scorpius\|Scorpion]] in the constellation of [[Scorpius]].		<sup>mul</sup>GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB (𒀯𒄈𒋰) = ''zuqaqīpu'', 'The Scorpion,' is the ancient Mesopotamian asterism that corresponds to classical [[Scorpius\|Scorpion]] in the constellation of [[Scorpius]].
	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==

	~~=== Krebernik (2023) ===~~
	~~= ''zuqaqīpu'' “scorpion”.~~

	* <sup>mul<~~/sup~~>~~GÍR.TAB~~ (~~AN 16–17r; EA 9l, 10l, 11l, 12–13l~~).
	* <sup>mul</sup>GABA GÍR.TAB “breast of the scorpion” (EA 11l).
	* SI <sup>mul</~~sup~~>~~GÍR.TAB “horns (= pedipalpi) of the scorpion” (AN 16–17r).~~

	~~===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=~~==
	Var. readings:		Var. readings:

	* = ''zuqaqīpu'' "Scorpius"; constellation corresponding to [[Scorpius]] [G. 94; BPO 2, 12; CAD Z, 165].		* = ''zuqaqīpu'' "Scorpius"; constellation corresponding to [[Scorpius]] [G. 94; BPO 2, 12; CAD Z, 165].
	* GIR<sub>2</sub> short form in later astronomical and astrological texts, the zodiac sign Scorpius appears more often without the determinative [G. 91].		* GIR<sub>2</sub> short form in later astronomical and astrological texts, the zodiac sign Scorpius appears more often without the determinative [G. 91].
			In MUL.APIN, the explanatory list<ref>Hoffmann, S. M. and Krebernik, M. (2023). What do deities tell us about the celestial positioning system, in: R. Rollinger, I. Madreiter, M. Lang, C. Pappi (eds.). The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East, Papers held at the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique International and 12th Melammu Symposium July 16-20 2018, Innsbruck. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 539-579</ref> mentions:
			* <sup>mul</sup>GÍR.TAB (AN 16–17r; EA 9l, 10l, 11l, 12–13l).
			* <sup>mul</sup>GABA GÍR.TAB “breast of the scorpion” (EA 11l).
			* SI <sup>mul</sup>GÍR.TAB “horns (= pedipalpi) of the scorpion” (AN 16–17r).

	==== Sources and Identification(s) ====		==== Sources and Identification(s) ====

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	[[File:Sco Bab stellarium J-Gullberg.jpg\|thumb\|Babylonian constellation of the Scorpion in Stellarium, painted by J.Gullberg (2021).]]		[[File:Sco Bab stellarium J-Gullberg.jpg\|thumb\|Babylonian constellation of the Scorpion in Stellarium, painted by J.Gullberg (2021).]]
			[[File:Sco CH Screenshot 2025-11-30 192735.png\|thumb\|Convex Hull for the stars inside GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB (CC BY Youla Azkarrula).]]

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