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Concordance, Etymology, History[1]

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	Var. designations:		Var. designations:
	* 1) = ''ziqpu'' X, part of the constellation Demon with the Gaping Mouth (kinṣu ša<sub>2</sub> [[UD.KA.DU8.A\|<sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A]]), a group of stars in the Lizard ([[Lacerta]]);		* 1) = ''ziqpu'' X, part of the constellation Demon with the Gaping Mouth (''kinṣu ša''<sub>2</sub> [[UD.KA.DU8.A\|<sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A]]), a group of stars in the Lizard ([[Lacerta]]);
	* 2) part of the figure of some other constellations [AHw, 478-9; CAD K, 373-374; G. 144, 229].		* 2) part of the figure of some other constellations [AHw, 478-9; CAD K, 373-374; G. 144, 229].

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	\|'''Lists of ziqpu stars.'''		\|'''Lists of ziqpu stars.'''
	* (1) AO 6478:		* (1) AO 6478:
	** (a) 3⅓ MA.NA MIN(=''šuqultu'') \| ⅔ DANNA ''i-na'' KI.MIN (= ''ina'' ''qaqqari'') \| 36 ~~IGI~~ DANNA ''i-na'' KI. MIN (=''ina šamê'') \| TA <sup>mul</sup>''ni-bi-i ša'' GABA''-šu''<sub>2</sub> \| EN <sup>mul</sup>''kin-ṣi'' "3⅓ ~~mins~~ of weight, 200 on earth, 36,000 miles in the sky / From the star with great brilliance on its (Demon with the Gaping Mouth) breast to (its) Knee",		** (a) 3⅓ MA.NA MIN(=''šuqultu'') \| ⅔ DANNA ''i-na'' KI.MIN (= ''ina'' ''qaqqari'') \| 36 ''lim'' DANNA ''i-na'' KI. MIN (=''ina šamê'') \| TA <sup>mul</sup>''ni-bi-i ša'' GABA''-šu''<sub>2</sub> \| EN <sup>mul</sup>''kin-ṣi'' "3⅓ minas of weight, 200 on earth, 36,000 miles in the sky / From the star with great brilliance on its (Demon with the Gaping Mouth) breast to (its) Knee",
	** (b) [3⅓] MA.NA MIN \| ⅔ DANNA ''i-na'' KI.MIN \| 36 ~~IGI~~ DANNA ''ina'' KI.MIN \| TA <sup>mul</sup>''kin-ṣi'' EN <sup>mul</sup>''a-si''-[''di''] "[3⅓] ~~mins~~ of weight, 200 on earth, 36,000 miles in the sky / From the Knee to the Heel." [Thureau-Dangin 1913, 216:21-24; TU, 21:21-24; HBA, 132; Schaumberger 1952, 228-229]; for a parallel see. [CT 26, 50, K. 9794:12-13].		** (b) [3⅓] MA.NA MIN \| ⅔ DANNA ''i-na'' KI.MIN \| 36 ''lim'' DANNA ''ina'' KI.MIN \| TA <sup>mul</sup>''kin-ṣi'' EN <sup>mul</sup>''a-si''-[''di''] "[3⅓] minas of weight, 200 on earth, 36,000 miles in the sky / From the Knee to the Heel." [Thureau-Dangin 1913, 216:21-24; TU, 21:21-24; HBA, 132; Schaumberger 1952, 228-229]; for a parallel see. [CT 26, 50, K. 9794:12-13].
	* (2) VAT 16437: ⅔ DANNA ''a-na'' <sup>mul</sup>''kin''-[''ṣu''] "200 to the Knee" [Schaumberger 1952, 224-225:5].		* (2) VAT 16437: ⅔ DANNA ''a-na'' <sup>mul</sup>''kin''-[''ṣu''] "200 to the Knee" [Schaumberger 1952, 224-225:5].
	* (3) VAT 16436: <sup>múl</sup>''kin-ṣi'' // 3 // 6 ~~IGI~~ 7 ME 80 KUŠ<sub>3</sub> 'Knee // 3 (stars) // 6780 (cubits) [Schaumberger 1952, 226-227:2].		* (3) VAT 16436: <sup>múl</sup>''kin-ṣi'' // 3 // 6 ''lim'' 7 ''me'' 80 KUŠ<sub>3</sub> 'Knee // 3 (stars) // 6780 (cubits) [Schaumberger 1952, 226-227:2].
	* (4) BM 38369+:		* (4) BM 38369+:
	** a) TA <sup>mul</sup>''ni-bi-i ša'' <sup>mul</sup>UD.K[A.DUḪ.A] / EN <sup>d</sup>''ki-in-ṣi-šu'' ⅔<sup>!</sup> [DANNA] "From the star with ~~the~~ great brilliance of the Demon with the [Open] Mou[th] / To its Knee ⅔ [miles]",		** a) TA <sup>mul</sup>''ni-bi-i ša'' <sup>mul</sup>UD.K[A.DUḪ.A] / EN <sup>d</sup>''ki-in-ṣi-šu'' ⅔<sup>!</sup> [DANNA] "From the star with great brilliance of the Demon with the [Open] Mou[th] / To its Knee ⅔ [miles]",
	** (b) TA <sup>d</sup>''ki-in-ṣi-šu'' EN ''a-si-di-šu''<sub>2</sub> ˹⅔˺ [DANNA] "From its knee to its heels ⅔ [miles] (200)" [Horowitz 1994a, 91-92:2-4].		** (b) TA <sup>d</sup>''ki-in-ṣi-šu'' EN ''a-si-di-šu''<sub>2</sub> ˹⅔˺ [DANNA] "From its knee to its heels ⅔ [miles] (200)" [Horowitz 1994a, 91-92:2-4].
	* (5) Sippar Planisphere: ⅔ DANNA ''ana'' <sup>mul</sup>''kin''-˹''ṣu''<sup>!</sup>˺ "⅔ miles (200) to (his) Knee" [Horowitz-al-Rawi 2001, 171-173:10].		* (5) Sippar Planisphere: ⅔ DANNA ''ana'' <sup>mul</sup>''kin''-˹''ṣu''<sup>!</sup>˺ "⅔ miles (200) to (his) Knee" [Horowitz and al-Rawi 2001, 171-173:10].
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	* 5 UŠ ''ina'' IGI ''kin''<sup>?</sup>-''ṣa'', see (Kurtik m35) [[MUL.MUL]];		* 5 UŠ ''ina'' IGI ''kin''<sup>?</sup>-''ṣa'', see (Kurtik m35) [[MUL.MUL]];
	* 5<sup>?</sup> UŠ ~~˹kin~~<sup>?</sup>˺-ṣa NU KUR, see (Kurtik m15) [[MAŠ.MAŠ]].		* 5<sup>?</sup> UŠ ˹''kin''<sup>?</sup>˺-''ṣa'' NU KUR, see (Kurtik m15) [[MAŠ.MAŠ]].
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	\|'''Calendar of daily risings and ~~settins~~ of ziqpu stars.'''		\|'''Calendar of daily risings and settings of ziqpu stars.'''
	See. [Schaumberger 1955, 247-251].		See. [Schaumberger 1955, 247-251].
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	* 4 UŠ ''ina'' IGI MUL<sub>2</sub> ''kin-ṣa ziq-pi'' <sup>d</sup>''Sin'' A[N-KU<sub>10</sub>...] "When (the point located) ahead of (the star) 15 Lacertae ~~culminates at 40~~, an ecli[pse ~~occurs~~]." [AD III, No.-149 obv. 5].		* 4 UŠ ''ina'' IGI MUL<sub>2</sub> ''kin-ṣa ziq-pi'' <sup>d</sup>''Sin'' A[N-KU<sub>10</sub>...] "When (the point located 4°) ahead of (the star) 15 Lacertae culminated, an ecli[pse occurred]." [AD III, No.-149 obv. 5].

	See also ''a-na kin-ṣa'' [LBAT, 1499 r. 31], <sup>múl</sup>''kin-ṣi'' [LBAT 1501:9].		See also ''a-na kin-ṣa'' [LBAT, 1499 r. 31], <sup>múl</sup>''kin-ṣi'' [LBAT 1501:9].
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	* [...:] <sup>múl</sup>''kin-ṣi e''<sub>3</sub>''-a uš''<sub>2</sub> ''~~nam~~-šu''<sub>2</sub> "[If a child is born when...], (when) the Knee appears: ~~its~~ fate ~~is death~~" [TU, 14 r. 33; Sachs 1952, 67, 70].		* [...:] <sup>múl</sup>''kin-ṣi'' e<sub>3</sub>''-a uš''<sub>2</sub> nam''-šu''<sub>2</sub> "[If a child is born when...], (when) the Knee appears: death of his fate" [TU, 14 r. 33; Sachs 1952, 67, 70].
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	<sup>mul</sup>''Kinṣu'' (𒀯𒆥𒍮) means "knee, shin" in Akkadian and designates asterisms thar form part of a number of ancient Mesopotamian constellations.		<sup>mul</sup>''Kinṣu'' (𒀯𒆥𒍮) means "knee, shin" in Akkadian and designates asterisms thar form part of a number of ancient Mesopotamian constellations.

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	===Additional===		===Additional===

	==== ~~II.~~ Identification. ====		==== Identification. ====
	Ziqpu X		Ziqpu X

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	= α, β+ Lacertae [ASM, 88].		= α, β+ Lacertae [ASM, 88].

	==== ~~III.~~ Part of the figure of the constellation. ====		==== Part of the figure of the constellation. ====
	Kinṣu is used in describing the following constellations:		Kinṣu is used in describing the following constellations:

Sushoff at 16:27, 17 December 2025

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	[[File:Heel of UKADUA.jpg\|thumb\|Heel of the "Demon with the Gaping Mouth" in Mesopotamian astral science, typically identified with lambda Andromedae (in the first millennium). Depiction in Stellarium, painting by Jessica Gullberg 2021.]]		[[File:Heel of UKADUA.jpg\|thumb\|Heel of the "Demon with the Gaping Mouth" in Mesopotamian astral science, typically identified with lambda Andromedae (in the first millennium). Depiction in Stellarium, painting by Jessica Gullberg 2021.]]
	<sup>mul</sup>''Kinṣu'' (𒀯𒆥𒍮) means "knee, shin" in Akkadian and designates asterisms thar form part of a number of ancient Mesopotamian constellations.		<sup>mul</sup>''Kinṣu'' (𒀯𒆥𒍮) means "knee, shin" in Akkadian and designates asterisms thar form part of a number of ancient Mesopotamian constellations.
	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==
	~~===Kurtik with Hilder~~, ~~Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=~~==
	= "Knee, shin"(?);		= "Knee, shin"(?);

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	<sup>mul</sup>''Kinṣu'' (𒀯𒆥𒍮) means "knee, shin" in Akkadian and designates asterisms thar form part of a number of ancient Mesopotamian constellations.		<sup>mul</sup>''Kinṣu'' (𒀯𒆥𒍮) means "knee, shin" in Akkadian and designates asterisms thar form part of a number of ancient Mesopotamian constellations.


	~~'''To be added - Uranology D i 21 Demon with the Open Mouth'''~~

	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===		===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===

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	\|D i 17. ~~⌈¶⌉ mulUD~~.KA.DUH.A dU.GUR : SAG.KAL a-lik ~~⌈mah~~-~~ri⌉5~~		\|D i 17. <sup>⌈</sup>¶<sup>⌉</sup> <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DUH.A <sup>d</sup>U.GUR: SAG.KAL ''a-lik'' <sup>⌈</sup>''mah-ri''<sup>⌉</sup>
	D i 18. ~~⌈ṣa~~-~~lam⌉~~ šú-u lu-bu-uš-~~tu4~~ la-biš AGA a-pir		D i 18. <sup>⌈</sup>''ṣa-lam''<sup>⌉</sup> ''šú-u lu-bu-uš-tu<sub>4</sub> la-biš'' AGA ''a-pir''

	D i 19. ~~⌈2⌉~~ pa-ni-šú pa-ni mah-~~⌈ru⌉~~-tú pa-ni ṣa-lam		D i 19. <sup>⌈</sup>2<sup>⌉</sup> ''pa-ni-šú pa-ni mah''-<sup>⌈</sup>''ru''<sup>⌉</sup>-''tú pa-ni ṣa-lam''

	D i 20. ~~⌈pa⌉~~-ni ár-ku-~~⌈tu4 pa⌉~~-ni ~~⌈UR⌉~~.MAH ziq-nu za-qin		D i 20. ⌈''pa''<sup>⌉</sup>-''ni ár-ku-''<sup>⌈</sup>''tu<sub>4</sub> pa''<sup>⌉</sup>-''ni'' <sup>⌈</sup>UR<sup>⌉</sup>.MAH ''ziq-nu za-qin''

	D i 21. pi-i pi-~~⌈ti kap⌉~~-pi ra-áš-ši '''kin-ṣi''' 15-šú		D i 21. ''pi-i pi-''<sup>⌈</sup>''ti kap''<sup>⌉</sup>-''pi ra-áš-ši '''kin-ṣi''' 15-šú''

	D i 22. ~~⌈ki~~-~~ṣal⌉~~-šú 3.~~⌈TA⌉~~.ÀM MUL a-si-du 15-šú KI.ÚR		D i 22. <sup>⌈</sup>''ki-ṣal''<sup>⌉</sup>-''šú'' 3.<sup>⌈</sup>TA<sup>⌉</sup>.ÀM MUL ''a-si-du'' 15''-šú'' KI.ÚR

	D i 23. [ x x x a-si-d]u KI.~~⌈ÚR⌉~~ ṣa-lam		D i 23. [ x x x ''a-si-d'']''u'' KI.<sup>⌈</sup>ÚR<sup>⌉</sup> ''ṣa-lam''

	D i 24. [MUL šá ina ZAG-šú GUB]-~~⌈zu⌉ mulŠAH ⌈MUL⌉~~ šá ina GÙB-šú		D i 24. [MUL ''šá ina'' ZAG''-šú'' GUB]-<sup>⌈</sup>''zu''<sup>⌉</sup> <sup>mul</sup>ŠAH <sup>⌈</sup>MUL<sup>⌉</sup> ''šá ina'' GÙB''-šú''

	D i 25. [GUB-zu ~~mulANŠE~~.KUR.RA] x x a-n[a] x x x		D i 25. [GUB-''zu'' <sup>mul</sup>ANŠE.KUR.RA] x x ''a-n''[''a''] x x x

	D i 26. [ ] x x [ ]		D i 26. [ ] x x [ ]

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			* MLC 1866 (obverse)

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