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	Authors: ~~Gennady E. Kurtik,~~ {{PAGEAUTHORS}}~~, Euin Choung Kim~~		Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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	<sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A (𒀯𒈜𒀀), <sup>(mul)</sup>''Šēlebu'' (𒀯𒊺𒇷𒁍), "The Fox", is an ancient Mesopotamian constellation next to the larger constellation [[MAR.GID2.DA\|<sup>mul (giš)</sup>MAR.GID2.DA, ''eriqqu'']] in [[Ursa Major]], 'The Great Bear,' which includes the [[:Category:BigDipper\|Big Dipper]].		<sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A (𒀯𒈜𒀀), <sup>(mul)</sup>''Šēlebu'' (𒀯𒊺𒇷𒁍), "The Fox", is an ancient Mesopotamian constellation next to the larger constellation [[MAR.GID2.DA\|<sup>mul (giš)</sup>MAR.GID2.DA, ''eriqqu'']] in [[Ursa Major]], 'The Great Bear,' which includes the [[:Category:BigDipper\|Big Dipper]].

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	<sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A (𒀯𒈜𒀀), <sup>(mul)</sup>''Šēlebu'' (𒀯𒊺𒇷𒁍), "The Fox", is an ancient Mesopotamian constellation next to the larger constellation [[MAR.GID2.DA\|<sup>mul (giš)</sup>MAR.GID2.DA, ''eriqqu'']] in [[Ursa Major]], 'The Great Bear,' which includes the [[:Category:BigDipper\|Big Dipper]].		<sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A (𒀯𒈜𒀀), <sup>(mul)</sup>''Šēlebu'' (𒀯𒊺𒇷𒁍), "The Fox", is an ancient Mesopotamian constellation next to the larger constellation [[MAR.GID2.DA\|<sup>mul (giš)</sup>MAR.GID2.DA, ''eriqqu'']] in [[Ursa Major]], 'The Great Bear,' which includes the [[:Category:BigDipper\|Big Dipper]].



	<s>[Gössmann<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 205; 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>, 12; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> Š/2, 270]</s>.		<s>[Gössmann<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 205; 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>, 12; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> Š/2, 270]</s>.

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	<sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A (𒀯𒈜𒀀), <sup>(mul)</sup>''Šēlebu'' (𒀯𒊺𒇷𒁍), "The Fox", is an ancient Mesopotamian constellation in the larger ~~asterism (~~[[~~Ursa Major]]), 'The Great Bear,' which includes the Big Dipper~~. ~~As foxes are long and sleek, as opposed to much larger and fatter bears, we would identify 'The Fox' with the pole of the Big Dipper and the two upper stars of the Big Dipper's dipper~~ (~~formal star names???~~). ~~'The Fox's head '''''would can then on???'~~'''' in ~~both directions to the classical Bear constellation's head and tail. In other words~~, 'The ~~Fox' could be Ursa Major without the~~ Bear~~'s long legs. This fits the description of 'The Fox' identified with the ''zarû'' of 'The Wagon' in the Uranology texts~~, ~~this same term being used for the pole of~~ 'the ~~Little Dipper' in~~ [[~~Ursa Minor~~]] ~~in this group~~.		<sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A (𒀯𒈜𒀀), <sup>(mul)</sup>''Šēlebu'' (𒀯𒊺𒇷𒁍), "The Fox", is an ancient Mesopotamian constellation next to the larger constellation [[MAR.GID2.DA\|<sup>mul (giš)</sup>MAR.GID2.DA, ''eriqqu'']] in [[Ursa Major]], 'The Great Bear,' which includes the [[:Category:BigDipper\|Big Dipper]].


	<s>[Gössmann<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 205; 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>, 12; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> Š/2, 270]</s>. As suggested identification is the star 80 UMa above the pole of the Big Dipper but as the fox is drawn in the Denderah Zodiac, it likely covers a larger area rather than referring to only one star.<ref>Hoffmann, S.M. (2022). Preliminary Observations on the Dendera Zodiac (Egypt). in Hoffmann and Wolfschmidt (eds.). ''Astronomy in Culture – Cultures of Astronomy'', tredition Hamburg/ OpenScienceTechnology Berlin, pages 524-541</ref> [[
			<s>[Gössmann<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 205; 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>, 12; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> Š/2, 270]</s>.
	==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==
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	* <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>10</sub> (<sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A)		* <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>10</sub> (<sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A)
	* = ''šēlebu'' "Fox".		* = ''šēlebu'' "Fox".


			A suggested identification is the star 80 UMa ([[Mizar]]) above the pole of the Big Dipper but as the fox is drawn in the Denderah Zodiac, it likely covers a larger area rather than referring to only one star.<ref>Hoffmann, S.M. (2022). Preliminary Observations on the Dendera Zodiac (Egypt). in Hoffmann and Wolfschmidt (eds.). ''Astronomy in Culture – Cultures of Astronomy'', tredition Hamburg/ OpenScienceTechnology Berlin, pages 524-541</ref>

			Is "The Fox" a metaphor for the a part of the Wagon, [[MAR.GID2.DA\|<sup>mul (giš)</sup>MAR.GID2.DA, ''eriqqu'']] in [[Ursa Major]]?

			As foxes are long and sleek, as opposed to much larger and fatter bears, we would identify 'The Fox' with the pole of the Big Dipper and the two upper stars of the Big Dipper's dipper (formal star names???). 'The Fox's head '''''would can then on???''''' in both directions to the classical Bear constellation's head and tail. In other words, 'The Fox' could be Ursa Major without the Bear's long legs. This fits the description of 'The Fox' identified with the ''zarû'' of 'The Wagon' in the Uranology texts, this same term being used for the pole of 'the Little Dipper' in [[Ursa Minor]] in this group.

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

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	<sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A (𒀯𒈜𒀀), <sup>(mul)</sup>''Šēlebu'' (𒀯𒊺𒇷𒁍), "The Fox", is an ancient Mesopotamian constellation in the larger asterism ([[Ursa Major]]), 'The Great Bear,' which includes the Big Dipper. As foxes are long and sleek, as opposed to much larger and fatter bears, we would identify 'The Fox' with the pole of the Big Dipper and the two upper stars of the Big Dipper's dipper (formal star names???). 'The Fox's head would can then on in both directions to the classical Bear constellation's head and tail. In other words, 'The Fox' could be Ursa Major without the Bear's long legs. This fits the description of 'The Fox' identified with the ''zarû'' of ~~the~~ 'The Wagon' in the Uranology texts, this same term being used for the pole of 'the Little Dipper' in [[Ursa Minor]] in this group.		<sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A (𒀯𒈜𒀀), <sup>(mul)</sup>''Šēlebu'' (𒀯𒊺𒇷𒁍), "The Fox", is an ancient Mesopotamian constellation in the larger asterism ([[Ursa Major]]), 'The Great Bear,' which includes the Big Dipper. As foxes are long and sleek, as opposed to much larger and fatter bears, we would identify 'The Fox' with the pole of the Big Dipper and the two upper stars of the Big Dipper's dipper (formal star names???). 'The Fox's head '''''would can then on???''''' in both directions to the classical Bear constellation's head and tail. In other words, 'The Fox' could be Ursa Major without the Bear's long legs. This fits the description of 'The Fox' identified with the ''zarû'' of 'The Wagon' in the Uranology texts, this same term being used for the pole of 'the Little Dipper' in [[Ursa Minor]] in this group.


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	* (1) Sumerian monolingual lists: <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>5</sub>.a [MSL XI<ref name=":2">''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>, 137, ~~Forrerunner~~ 2, rev. ii 8; Emar VI/4<ref name=":3">''D. Arnaud''. Texte de la bibliothèque, transcriptions et traductions, 1987. (= Emar 6/4).</ref>, 154:116].		* (1) Sumerian monolingual lists: <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>5</sub>.a [MSL XI<ref name=":2">''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>, 137, Forerunner 2, rev. ii 8; Emar VI/4<ref name=":3">''D. Arnaud''. Texte de la bibliothèque, transcriptions et traductions, 1987. (= Emar 6/4).</ref>, 154:116].
	* (2) Urra XXII series: <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>5</sub>.a = ''še-la-bu'' [Emar VI/4<ref name=":3" />, 151:177], <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>5</sub>.a = ''še-le-bu'' [MSL XI<ref name=":2" />, 31, Section 11:5′], <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>5</sub> = ''še-el''(var.: ''šel'')-''le-bi'' [SpTU III<ref>''Špätbabylonische Texte aus Uruk.'' Teil III / Bearb. von Weiher E. von. Berlin, 1988.</ref>, 114A v 62; Bloch-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>, 111:322ʹ].		* (2) Urra XXII series: <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>5</sub>.a = ''še-la-bu'' [Emar VI/4<ref name=":3" />, 151:177], <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>5</sub>.a = ''še-le-bu'' [MSL XI<ref name=":2" />, 31, Section 11:5′], <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>5</sub> = ''še-el''(var.: ''šel'')-''le-bi'' [SpTU III<ref>''Špätbabylonische Texte aus Uruk.'' Teil III / Bearb. von Weiher E. von. Berlin, 1988.</ref>, 114A v 62; 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>, 111:322ʹ].

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	\|'''"Three Stars Each (~~Astroabes~~)."''' <u><nowiki>[[I think that we will simplify things by just giving Horowitz 2014 page numbers for each section with the Appendix A listing as well - right now this is all a mess - I can do this pretty easily and quickly]]</nowiki>???</u>		\|'''"Three Stars Each (Astrolabes)."''' <u><nowiki>[[I think that we will simplify things by just giving Horowitz 2014 page numbers for each section with the Appendix A listing as well - right now this is all a mess - I can do this pretty easily and quickly]]</nowiki>???</u>
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	* (1) List (12´3): mul ''ša'' egir-''šu'' <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>5</sub>.[a] "The star which is behind it (i.e. <sup>mul</sup>''Šul-pa-e''<sub>3</sub> = Jupiter) (stands, it is) is "the Fox" (B iii 24).		* (1) List (12´3): mul ''ša'' egir-''šu'' <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>5</sub>.[a] "The star which is behind it (i.e. <sup>mul</sup>''Šul-pa-e''<sub>3</sub> = Jupiter) (stands, it is) is "the Fox" (B iii 24).

	* (2) List (3´12): [<sup>iti</sup>še] ... <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>5</sub>.a ''šu''[-''ut'' <sup>d</sup>''En-lil''<sub>2</sub>] "The month of ~~addar~~: ...Fox (on the path of) Enlil (rising)" (C iii 12).		* (2) List (3´12): [<sup>iti</sup>še] ... <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>5</sub>.a ''šu''[-''ut'' <sup>d</sup>''En-lil''<sub>2</sub>] "The month of Addar: ...Fox (on the path of) Enlil (rising)" (C iii 12).
	* (3) List (sunrise-sunset=6m): sunrise is ~~addar~~, sunset is <sup>ul</sup>ul [KAV 218, C 24, 35; Horowitz 2014, 39, rev. col. iii 6; 40], see (Kurtik k24) [[KU6\|KU<sub>6</sub>]]; for a parallel see. [BPO 2, III 29].		* (3) List (sunrise-sunset=6m): sunrise is Addar, sunset is <sup>ul</sup>ul [KAV 218, C 24, 35; Horowitz 2014, 39, rev. col. iii 6; 40], see (Kurtik k24) [[KU6\|KU<sub>6</sub>]]; for a parallel see [BPO 2, III 29].
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	* Month of ~~addar~~, stars Anu: <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A // 1,[3]0 // <sup>d</sup>EN ''mu-uš-mit'' "Fox // 90 // Lord who kills" [Walker-Hunger 1977<ref>''Walker C.B.F., Hunger H.'' Zwölfmaldrei // MDOG. 1977. Bd. 109. S. 27-34.</ref>, 29-30:35].		* Month of Addar, stars of Anu: <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A // 1,[3]0 // <sup>d</sup>EN ''mu-uš-mit'' "Fox // 90 // Lord who kills" [Walker and Hunger 1977<ref>''Walker C.B.F., Hunger H.'' Zwölfmaldrei // MDOG. 1977. Bd. 109. S. 27-34.</ref>, 29-30:35].
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	* The stars of Enlil (no. 16): MUL ''ša''<sub>2</sub> KI ''za-ri-i ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>MAR.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA GUB-''zu'' / <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A <sup>d</sup>''Er''<sub>3</sub>''-ra gaš-ri'' DINGIR<sup>meš</sup> "The star that stands on the drawbar of the Wagon: the Fox, Erra, the strong among the gods" (I i 16-17) [MA<ref name=":5">Hunger, H. and Steele, J. M. (2019). The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN, Routledge, NY</ref>, 23]; for a possible parallel see MLC 1866 (iii 18-19).		* The stars of Enlil (no. 16): MUL ''ša''<sub>2</sub> KI ''za-ri-i ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>MAR.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA GUB-''zu'' / <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A <sup>d</sup>''Er''<sub>3</sub>''-ra gaš-ri'' DINGIR<sup>meš</sup> "The star that stands on the drawbar of the Wagon: the Fox, Erra, the strong among the gods" (I i 16-17) [MA<ref name=":5">Hunger, H. and Steele, J. M. (2019). The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN, Routledge, NY</ref>, 23]; for a possible parallel see MLC 1866 (iii 18-19 Uranology).
	* <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A (EN 17r).<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>		* <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A (EN 17r).<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>
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	* (1) List of the names of Mars: <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>5</sub>.a = <sup>d</sup>min(=<sup>d</sup>''ṣal-bat-a-nu'') "Fox = Mars";		* (1) List of the names of Mars: <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>5</sub>.a = <sup>d</sup>min(=<sup>d</sup>''ṣal-bat-a-nu'') "Fox = Mars";
	* (2) <sup>mul</sup>''za-ru-u''<sub>2</sub> = ''ma-šad-du'' "Drawbar = Drawbar";		* (2) <sup>mul</sup>''za-ru-u''<sub>2</sub> = ''ma-šad-du'' "Drawbar = Drawbar";
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	* MUL ''ša''<sub>2</sub> ''it-ti za-r''[''u'' <sup>mul</sup>MAR.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA] / GUB-''zu'' <sup>mul</sup>˹KA<sub>5</sub>.A <sup>d</sup>''Er''<sub>3</sub>''-ra''˺ ''gaš-ri'' [DINGIR.MEŠ] "The star that on the drawbar [of the Wagon] / stands, Lysa, the god Erra, is strong [amongst the gods]" (col. iii 18-19) [Beaulieu et al. 2018<ref>Beaulieu, P.-A., Frahm, E., Horowitz, W. & Steele, J. (2018), The Cuneiform Uranology Texts: Drawing the Constellations, American Philosophical Society Press, Philadelphia, USA.</ref>, 37, 41].		* MUL ''ša''<sub>2</sub> ''it-ti za-r''[''u'' <sup>mul</sup>MAR.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA] / GUB-''zu'' <sup>mul</sup>˹KA<sub>5</sub>.A <sup>d</sup>''Er''<sub>3</sub>''-ra''˺ ''gaš-ri'' [DINGIR.MEŠ] "The star that on the drawbar [of the Wagon] / stands, Lysa '''''???''''', the god Erra, the strong [amongst the gods]" (col. iii 18-19) [Beaulieu et al. 2018<ref>Beaulieu, P.-A., Frahm, E., Horowitz, W. & Steele, J. (2018), The Cuneiform Uranology Texts: Drawing the Constellations, American Philosophical Society Press, Philadelphia, USA.</ref>, 37, 41].
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	\|'''The list of "4 ~~Enlil~~."'''		\|'''The list of "4 Enlils."'''
	* Fox correlates with Enlil of Enamtila, see (Kurtik e10) [[En-lil2\|<sup>d</sup>''En-lil''<sub>2</sub>]].		* Fox correlates with Enlil of Enamtila, see (Kurtik e10) [[En-lil2\|<sup>d</sup>''En-lil''<sub>2</sub>]].
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	\|'''"~~Ishum~~ and Erra."'''		\|'''"Išum and Erra."'''
	* <sup>d</sup>''Er''<sub>3</sub>-''ra ina nap-ḫar'' DINGIR.MEŠ / ''ina'' MUL.<MEŠ> ''ša''<sub>2</sub>-''ma-mi'' <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.˹A˺ […] "Erra among all the gods / Among the stars of heaven, the Fox [...]" [Al-Rawi-Black 1989<ref>''Al-Rawi F.N.H., Black J.A''. The Second Tablet of "Išum and Erra" // Iraq. 1989. V. 51. P. 111-122.</ref>, 118:15-16, 122, notes].		* <sup>d</sup>''Er''<sub>3</sub>-''ra ina nap-ḫar'' DINGIR.MEŠ / ''ina'' MUL.<MEŠ> ''ša''<sub>2</sub>-''ma-mi'' <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.˹A˺ […] "Erra among all the gods / Among the stars of heaven, the Fox [...]" [Al-Rawi and Black 1989<ref>''Al-Rawi F.N.H., Black J.A''. The Second Tablet of "Išum and Erra" // Iraq. 1989. V. 51. P. 111-122.</ref>, 118:15-16, 122, notes].
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	(2) View of Fox as planet Mars(?); (a) <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A MUL.BI NU SA<sub>5</sub> [...] "Fox, its star is not red" [BPO 2, II 3a], (b) <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A ''ina'' SAR-''šu''<sub>2</sub> ''ma-diš'' SA<sub>5</sub> ''u'' [...] "The star at its rising is very red and [...] [ibid., II 4a], (c). DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A \| KUR-''šu''<sub>2</sub> \| (glossary: ''mu-ul ka-a ni-pi-iḫ'') [xxx]x a<sup>!</sup>-dir \| [xxx] ... "If the Fox at its rising [...] is dark ..." [SAA 8<ref>''Hunger H.'' Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings. Helsinki, 1992 (State Archives of Assyria, VIII).</ref>, 49 r. 9].		(2) View of Fox as planet Mars(?); (a) <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A MUL.BI NU SA<sub>5</sub> [...] "Fox, its star is not red" [BPO 2, II 3a], (b) <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A ''ina'' SAR-''šu''<sub>2</sub> ''ma-diš'' SA<sub>5</sub> ''u'' [...] "The Fox star at its rising is very red and [...] [ibid., II 4a], (c). DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A \| KUR-''šu''<sub>2</sub> \| (glossary: ''mu-ul ka-a ni-pi-iḫ'') [xxx]x a<sup>!</sup>-dir \| [xxx] ... "If the Fox at its rising [...] is dark ..." [SAA 8<ref>''Hunger H.'' Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings. Helsinki, 1992 (State Archives of Assyria, VIII).</ref>, 49 r. 9].

	(3) General astrological meaning; <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A ''ana'' E<sub>2</sub>.MEŠ ''pu-lu-ši'' "Fox for (predicting) the ~~destruction of~~ houses" [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, II 4]; parallel [ibid.<ref name=":1" />, III 8].		(3) General astrological meaning; <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A ''ana'' E<sub>2</sub>.MEŠ ''pu-lu-ši'' "Fox for (predicting) the breaking into houses" [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, II 4]; parallel [ibid.<ref name=":1" />, III 8].

	(4) The Fox (= Mars) in Scorpius; <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A ''ana'' E<sub>2</sub>.ME ''pu-lu-ši ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub> <sup>mul</sup>GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB DU-''ma'' "The Fox (~~which~~) ~~for the destruction of~~ houses stands in Scorpius" [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, 36, Parallels to II 4].		(4) The Fox (= Mars) in Scorpius; <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A ''ana'' E<sub>2</sub>.ME ''pu-lu-ši ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub> <sup>mul</sup>GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB DU-''ma'' "The Fox for (predicting) breaking into houses stands in Scorpius" [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, 36, Parallels to II 4].

	See also [ACh Suppl.<ref>''Ch. Virolleaud'', L'astrologie chaldéenne S(in); Shamasz; Isht(ar); Adad; S/Supp. = Supplément; SS / 2.Supp. = Second Supplément (Paris 1905 - 1912)</ref>, 54:15; Gössmann<ref name=":0" /> 205, III B.2].		See also [ACh Suppl.<ref>''Ch. Virolleaud'', L'astrologie chaldéenne S(in); Shamasz; Isht(ar); Adad; S/Supp. = Supplément; SS / 2.Supp. = Second Supplément (Paris 1905 - 1912)</ref>, 54:15; Gössmann<ref name=":0" /> 205, III B.2].

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	<sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A (𒀯𒈜𒀀), <sup>(mul)</sup>''Šēlebu'' (𒀯𒊺𒇷𒁍), "The Fox", is an ancient Mesopotamian constellation in the larger asterism ([[Ursa Major]]), 'The Great Bear,' which includes the Big Dipper. As foxes are long and sleek, as opposed to much larger and fatter bears, we would identify 'The Fox' with the pole of the Big Dipper and the two upper stars of the Big Dipper's dipper (formal star names???). 'The Fox's head would can then		<sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A (𒀯𒈜𒀀), <sup>(mul)</sup>''Šēlebu'' (𒀯𒊺𒇷𒁍), "The Fox", is an ancient Mesopotamian constellation in the larger asterism ([[Ursa Major]]), 'The Great Bear,' which includes the Big Dipper. As foxes are long and sleek, as opposed to much larger and fatter bears, we would identify 'The Fox' with the pole of the Big Dipper and the two upper stars of the Big Dipper's dipper (formal star names???). 'The Fox's head would can then on in both directions to the classical Bear constellation's head and tail. In other words, 'The Fox' could be Ursa Major without the Bear's long legs. This fits the description of 'The Fox' identified with the ''zarû'' of the 'The Wagon' in the Uranology texts, this same term being used for the pole of 'the Little Dipper' in [[Ursa Minor]] in this group.

	It is said to be on the ''zarû'' of the 'The Wagon' in the Uranology texts which can be identified with the pole of 'The Wagon' (formal star names???) and extends most likely further to the two upper two stars of the Big Dipper's dipper (Formal star-names??) and on to the tail of the Bear of Ursa Major. The head of the asterism

			<s>[Gössmann<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 205; 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>, 12; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> Š/2, 270]</s>. As suggested identification is the star 80 UMa above the pole of the Big Dipper but as the fox is drawn in the Denderah Zodiac, it likely covers a larger area rather than referring to only one star.<ref>Hoffmann, S.M. (2022). Preliminary Observations on the Dendera Zodiac (Egypt). in Hoffmann and Wolfschmidt (eds.). ''Astronomy in Culture – Cultures of Astronomy'', tredition Hamburg/ OpenScienceTechnology Berlin, pages 524-541</ref> [[
	~~' extendand at the very least the top upper two stars of the 'Wagon Box' (?? and ??).~~


	[Gössmann<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 205; 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>, 12; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> Š/2, 270]. As suggested identification is the star 80 UMa above the pole of the Big Dipper but as the fox is drawn in the Denderah Zodiac, it likely covers a larger area rather than referring to only one star.<ref>Hoffmann, S.M. (2022). Preliminary Observations on the Dendera Zodiac (Egypt). in Hoffmann and Wolfschmidt (eds.). ''Astronomy in Culture – Cultures of Astronomy'', tredition Hamburg/ OpenScienceTechnology Berlin, pages 524-541</ref>
	==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==
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	<sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A (𒀯𒈜𒀀), <sup>(mul)</sup>''Šēlebu'' (𒀯𒊺𒇷𒁍), "The Fox", is an ancient Mesopotamian constellation in ([[Ursa Major]]), [Gössmann<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 205; 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>, 12; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> Š/2, 270]. As suggested identification is the star 80 UMa above the pole of the Big Dipper but as the fox is drawn in the Denderah Zodiac, it likely covers a larger area rather than referring to only one star.<ref>Hoffmann, S.M. (2022). Preliminary Observations on the Dendera Zodiac (Egypt). in Hoffmann and Wolfschmidt (eds.). ''Astronomy in Culture – Cultures of Astronomy'', tredition Hamburg/ OpenScienceTechnology Berlin, pages 524-541</ref>		<sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A (𒀯𒈜𒀀), <sup>(mul)</sup>''Šēlebu'' (𒀯𒊺𒇷𒁍), "The Fox", is an ancient Mesopotamian constellation in the larger asterism ([[Ursa Major]]), 'The Great Bear,' which includes the Big Dipper. As foxes are long and sleek, as opposed to much larger and fatter bears, we would identify 'The Fox' with the pole of the Big Dipper and the two upper stars of the Big Dipper's dipper (formal star names???). 'The Fox's head would can then

			It is said to be on the ''zarû'' of the 'The Wagon' in the Uranology texts which can be identified with the pole of 'The Wagon' (formal star names???) and extends most likely further to the two upper two stars of the Big Dipper's dipper (Formal star-names??) and on to the tail of the Bear of Ursa Major. The head of the asterism


			' extendand at the very least the top upper two stars of the 'Wagon Box' (?? and ??).


			[Gössmann<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 205; 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>, 12; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> Š/2, 270]. As suggested identification is the star 80 UMa above the pole of the Big Dipper but as the fox is drawn in the Denderah Zodiac, it likely covers a larger area rather than referring to only one star.<ref>Hoffmann, S.M. (2022). Preliminary Observations on the Dendera Zodiac (Egypt). in Hoffmann and Wolfschmidt (eds.). ''Astronomy in Culture – Cultures of Astronomy'', tredition Hamburg/ OpenScienceTechnology Berlin, pages 524-541</ref>
	==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==
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	<sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A (𒀯𒈜𒀀), <sup>(mul)</sup>''Šēlebu'' (𒀯𒊺𒇷𒁍), "The Fox", is an ancient Mesopotamian constellation in ([[Ursa Major]]), [Gössmann<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 205; 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>, 12; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> Š/2, 270]. As suggested identification is the star 80 UMa above the pole of the Big Dipper but as the fox is drawn in the Denderah Zodiac, it likely covers a larger area rather than referring to only one star.<ref>Hoffmann, S.M. (2022). Preliminary Observations on the Dendera Zodiac (Egypt). in Hoffmann and Wolfschmidt (eds.). ''Astronomy in Culture – Cultures of Astronomy'', tredition Hamburg/ OpenScienceTechnology Berlin, pages 524-541</ref>		<sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A (𒀯𒈜𒀀), <sup>(mul)</sup>''Šēlebu'' (𒀯𒊺𒇷𒁍), "The Fox", is an ancient Mesopotamian constellation in ([[Ursa Major]]), [Gössmann<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 205; 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>, 12; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> Š/2, 270]. As suggested identification is the star 80 UMa above the pole of the Big Dipper but as the fox is drawn in the Denderah Zodiac, it likely covers a larger area rather than referring to only one star.<ref>Hoffmann, S.M. (2022). Preliminary Observations on the Dendera Zodiac (Egypt). in Hoffmann and Wolfschmidt (eds.). ''Astronomy in Culture – Cultures of Astronomy'', tredition Hamburg/ OpenScienceTechnology Berlin, pages 524-541</ref>

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	* (1) List of the names of Mars: <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>5</sub>.a = <sup>d</sup>min(=<sup>d</sup>''ṣal-bat-a-nu'') "Fox = Mars";		* (1) List of the names of Mars: <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>5</sub>.a = <sup>d</sup>min(=<sup>d</sup>''ṣal-bat-a-nu'') "Fox = Mars";
	* (2) <sup>mul</sup>''za-ru-u''<sub>2</sub> = ''ma-šad-du'' "~~Drawbar~~ = ~~Drawbar~~";		* (2) <sup>mul</sup>''za-ru-u''<sub>2</sub> = ''ma-šad-du'' "Shaft = Pole";
	* (3) 12 stars of Amurru: <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>5</sub>.a;		* (3) 12 stars of Amurru: <sup>mul</sup>ka<sub>5</sub>.a;
	* (4) 7 names of Mars (7 ''zik-ru-šu''): <sup>ul</sup>ka<sub>5</sub>.a [Mesop.Astrol, App. B:93, 162, 220, 238]; see also [SpTU I<ref>''Špätbabylonische Texte aus Uruk.'' Teil I / Bearb. von H.Hunger. Berlin, 1976.</ref>, 50:37-38; Weidner 1959-60<ref>''Weidner E. '' Ein astrologischer Sammeltext aus der Sargonidenzeit // AfO. 1959-1960. Bd. 19. S. 105-113.</ref>, 107:24 u. Anm.].		* (4) 7 names of Mars (7 ''zik-ru-šu''): <sup>ul</sup>ka<sub>5</sub>.a [Mesop.Astrol, App. B:93, 162, 220, 238]; see also [SpTU I<ref>''Špätbabylonische Texte aus Uruk.'' Teil I / Bearb. von H.Hunger. Berlin, 1976.</ref>, 50:37-38; Weidner 1959-60<ref>''Weidner E. '' Ein astrologischer Sammeltext aus der Sargonidenzeit // AfO. 1959-1960. Bd. 19. S. 105-113.</ref>, 107:24 u. Anm.].
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	* MUL ''ša''<sub>2</sub> ''it-ti za-r''[''u'' <sup>mul</sup>MAR.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA] / GUB-''zu'' <sup>mul</sup>˹KA<sub>5</sub>.A <sup>d</sup>''Er''<sub>3</sub>''-ra''˺ ''gaš-ri'' [~~DINGIR~~.MEŠ] "The star that on the ~~drawbar~~ [of the Wagon] / stands, ~~Lysa '''''???'''''~~, ~~the god~~ Erra, the strong [~~amongst~~ the gods]" (col. iii 18-19) [Beaulieu et al. 2018<ref>Beaulieu, P.-A., Frahm, E., Horowitz, W. & Steele, J. (2018), The Cuneiform Uranology Texts: Drawing the Constellations, American Philosophical Society Press, Philadelphia, USA.</ref>, 37, 41].		* MUL ''ša''<sub>2</sub> ''it-ti za-r''[''u'' <sup>mul</sup>MAR.GID<sub>2</sub>.DA] / GUB-''zu'' <sup>mul</sup>˹KA<sub>5</sub>.A <sup>d</sup>''Er''<sub>3</sub>''-ra''˺ ''gaš-ri'' D[INGIR.MEŠ] "The star that with the cart-po[le of the Wagon] / stands, the Fox, Erra, the strong one [among the gods]" (col. iii 18-19) [Beaulieu et al. 2018<ref>Beaulieu, P.-A., Frahm, E., Horowitz, W. & Steele, J. (2018), The Cuneiform Uranology Texts: Drawing the Constellations, American Philosophical Society Press, Philadelphia, USA.</ref>, 37, 41].
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	= g Ursae Majoris [Gössmann<ref name=":0" /> 205; Weidner 1957-59<ref name=":6">''Weidner E. '' Ein astrologischer Sammeltext aus der Sargonidenzeit // AfO. 1959-1960. Bd. 19. S. 105-113.</ref>, 80a; 1959-60<ref name=":6" />, 108].		= g Ursae Majoris [Gössmann<ref name=":0" /> 205; Weidner 1957-59<ref name=":6">''Weidner E. '' Ein astrologischer Sammeltext aus der Sargonidenzeit // AfO. 1959-1960. Bd. 19. S. 105-113.</ref>, 80a; 1959-60<ref name=":6" />, 108].

	= 80-86 Ursae Majoris (?) [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, p. 7, 12; MA<ref name=":5" />, 137; Hunger-Pingree 1999<ref>''Hunger H., Pingree D.'' Astral Sciences in Mesopotamia. Leiden-Boston-Köln, 1999.</ref>, 272].		= 80-86 Ursae Majoris (?) [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, p. 7, 12; MA<ref name=":5" />, 137; Hunger and Pingree 1999<ref>''Hunger H., Pingree D.'' Astral Sciences in Mesopotamia. Leiden-Boston-Köln, 1999.</ref>, 272].

	= part of the Big Dipper [Mesop.Astrol.<ref>''Koch-Westenholz U''. Mesopotamian Astrology. Copenhagen, Museum Tusculanum Press. 1995.</ref>, 207, App. C;		= part of the Big Dipper [Mesop.Astrol.<ref>''Koch-Westenholz U''. Mesopotamian Astrology. Copenhagen, Museum Tusculanum Press. 1995.</ref>, 207, App. C;
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	(2) View of Fox as planet Mars(?); (a) <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A MUL.BI NU SA<sub>5</sub> [...] "Fox, its star is not red" [BPO 2, II 3a], (b) <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A ''ina'' SAR-''šu''<sub>2</sub> ''ma-diš'' SA<sub>5</sub> ''u'' [...] "The Fox star at its rising is very red and [...] [ibid., II 4a], (c). DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A \| KUR-''šu''<sub>2</sub> \| (glossary: ''mu-ul ka-a ni-pi-iḫ'') [xxx]x a<sup>!</sup>-dir \| [xxx] ... "If the Fox ~~at its rising~~ [...] is dark ..." [SAA 8<ref>''Hunger H.'' Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings. Helsinki, 1992 (State Archives of Assyria, VIII).</ref>, 49 r. 9].		(2) View of Fox as planet Mars(?); (a) <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A MUL.BI NU SA<sub>5</sub> [...] "The Fox, its star is not red [...]" [BPO 2, II 3a], (b) <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A ''ina'' SAR-''šu''<sub>2</sub> ''ma-diš'' SA<sub>5</sub> ''u'' [...] "The Fox star at its rising is very red and [...] [ibid., II 4a], (c). DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A \| KUR-''šu''<sub>2</sub> \| (glossary: ''mu-ul ka-a ni-pi-iḫ'') [xxx]x ''a''<sup>!</sup>-''dir'' \| [xxx] ... "If the rising of the Fox [...] is dark ..." [SAA 8<ref>''Hunger H.'' Astrological Reports to Assyrian Kings. Helsinki, 1992 (State Archives of Assyria, VIII).</ref>, 49 r. 9].

	(3) General astrological meaning; <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A ''ana'' E<sub>2</sub>.MEŠ ''pu-lu-ši'' "Fox for (predicting) the breaking into houses" [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, II 4]; parallel [ibid.<ref name=":1" />, III 8].		(3) General astrological meaning; <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A ''ana'' E<sub>2</sub>.MEŠ ''pu-lu-ši'' "The Fox for (predicting) the breaking into houses" [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, II 4]; parallel [ibid.<ref name=":1" />, III 8].

	(4) The Fox (= Mars) in Scorpius; <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A ''ana'' E<sub>2</sub>.ME ''pu-lu-ši ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub> <sup>mul</sup>GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB DU-''ma'' "The Fox for (predicting) breaking into houses stands in Scorpius" [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, 36, Parallels to II 4].		(4) The Fox (= Mars) in Scorpius; <sup>mul</sup>KA<sub>5</sub>.A ''ana'' E<sub>2</sub>.ME ''pu-lu-ši ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub> <sup>mul</sup>GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB DU-''ma'' "The Fox for (predicting) breaking into houses stands in Scorpius" [BPO 2<ref name=":1" />, 36, Parallels to II 4].