Kumāru - Revision history

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Kumāru''}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Kumāru''}}
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	<sup>mul</sup>''Kumāru'' (𒀯𒆪𒈠𒊒)'','' "Shoulder", an asterism forming a body part of a number of constellations in particular 'The Demon with the Gaping Mouth' (Kurtik u05 [[UD.KA.DU8.A\|<sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A]]) and also (Kurtik z01)[[ZA.BA4.BA4\|<sup>mul/d</sup>''Zababa'']]. The translation shoulder is supported by the fact that a statue has a golden ''kumāru'' indicating that it is a body-part, which can also come in pairs in gold. The other entries for the word in CAD K 532 support a sense of shoulder as in 'the shoulder of a road.'		<sup>mul</sup>''Kumāru'' (𒀯𒆪𒈠𒊒)'','' "Shoulder", an asterism forming a body part of a number of constellations in particular 'The Demon with the Gaping Mouth' (Kurtik u05 [[UD.KA.DU8.A\|<sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A]]) and also (Kurtik z01)[[ZA.BA4.BA4\|<sup>mul/d</sup>''Zababa'']]. The translation shoulder is supported by the fact that a statue has a golden ''kumāru'' indicating that it is a body-part, which can also come in pairs in gold. The other entries for the word in CAD K 532 support a sense of shoulder as in 'the shoulder of a road.'

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	<sup>mul</sup>''Kumāru'' (𒀯𒆪𒈠𒊒)'','' "Shoulder", an asterism forming a body part of a number of constellations in particular 'The Demon with the Gaping Mouth' (Kurtik u05 [[UD.KA.DU8.A\|<sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A]]) and also (Kurtik z01)[[ZA.BA4.BA4\|<sup>mul/d</sup>''Zababa'']]. The translation shoulder is supported by the fact that a statue has a golden ''kumāru'' indicating that it is a body-part, which can also come in pairs in gold. The other entries for the word in CAD K 532 support a sense of shoulder as in 'the shoulder of a road.'		<sup>mul</sup>''Kumāru'' (𒀯𒆪𒈠𒊒)'','' "Shoulder", an asterism forming a body part of a number of constellations in particular 'The Demon with the Gaping Mouth' (Kurtik u05 [[UD.KA.DU8.A\|<sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A]]) and also (Kurtik z01)[[ZA.BA4.BA4\|<sup>mul/d</sup>''Zababa'']]. The translation shoulder is supported by the fact that a statue has a golden ''kumāru'' indicating that it is a body-part, which can also come in pairs in gold. The other entries for the word in CAD K 532 support a sense of shoulder as in 'the shoulder of a road.'

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	<sup>mul</sup>''Kumāru'' (𒀯𒆪𒈠𒊒)'','' "Shoulder", an asterism forming a body part of a number of constellations in particular 'The Demon with the Gaping Mouth' (Kurtik u05 [[UD.KA.DU8.A\|<sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A]]) and also (Kurtik z01)[[ZA.BA4.BA4\|<sup>mul/d</sup>''Zababa'']]. The translation shoulder is supported by the fact that a statue has a golden ''kumāru'' indicating that it is a body-part, which can also come in pairs in gold. The other entries for the word in CAD K 532 support a sense of shoulder as in 'the shoulder of a road.'		<sup>mul</sup>''Kumāru'' (𒀯𒆪𒈠𒊒)'','' "Shoulder", an asterism forming a body part of a number of constellations in particular 'The Demon with the Gaping Mouth' (Kurtik u05 [[UD.KA.DU8.A\|<sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A]]) and also (Kurtik z01)[[ZA.BA4.BA4\|<sup>mul/d</sup>''Zababa'']]. The translation shoulder is supported by the fact that a statue has a golden ''kumāru'' indicating that it is a body-part, which can also come in pairs in gold. The other entries for the word in CAD K 532 support a sense of shoulder as in 'the shoulder of a road.'
	==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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	** (a) 3⅓ MA.NA MIN(=''šuqultu'') \| ⅔ DANNA ''i-na'' KI.MIN (= ''ina qaqqari'') \| 36 IGI DANNA ''ina'' KI.MIN(=''ina šamê'') \| TA <sup>mul</sup>GAŠAN.TIN \| EN ''ku-ma-ri ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A "3⅓ min of weight, 200 on earth, 36,000 miles in the sky / From the Lady of Life to the shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth",		** (a) 3⅓ MA.NA MIN(=''šuqultu'') \| ⅔ DANNA ''i-na'' KI.MIN (= ''ina qaqqari'') \| 36 IGI DANNA ''ina'' KI.MIN(=''ina šamê'') \| TA <sup>mul</sup>GAŠAN.TIN \| EN ''ku-ma-ri ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A "3⅓ min of weight, 200 on earth, 36,000 miles in the sky / From the Lady of Life to the shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth",
	** (b) 1⅔ MA.NA MIN \| 10 UŠ ''i-na'' KI.MIN \| 18 IGI DANNA ''ina'' KI.MIN \| TA <sup>mul</sup>''ku-ma-ri ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DUḪ.A \| EN <sup>mul</sup>''ni-bi-i ša''<sub>2</sub> GABA-''šu''<sub>2</sub> "1⅔ min of weight, 100 on earth, 18,000 miles in the sky / From the shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth to the star with the great radiance is on its breast" [Thureau-Dangin 1913<ref>''Thureau-Dangin F.'' Distances entre étoiles fixes // RA. 1913. Vol 13. P.215-225.</ref>, 216:17-20; TU<ref>''Thureau-Dangin F''. Tablettes d’Uruk. Paris, 1922 (= TCL 6).</ref>, 21:17-20; HBA<ref>''Weidner E.'' Handbuch der babylonischen Astronomie. Bd. I. Leipzig, 1915.</ref>, 132; Schaumberger 1952<ref>''Schaumberger J. ''Die Ziqpu-Gestirne nach neuen Keilschrift-texten // ZA. 1952. Bd. 50 (N.F. 16). S. 214-229.</ref>, 228-229]; for a parallel see. [CT 26<ref>King, Leonard W. 1909. ''Cuneiform Texts''. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 26.</ref>, 50, K. 9794:8-9]. (2) VAT 16437: ⅔ DANNA ''a-na'' <sup>mul</sup>''ku-ma-r''[''u''] "200 to the Shoulder (of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth)" [Schaumberger 1952<ref>''Schaumberger J. ''Die Ziqpu-Gestirne nach neuen Keilschrift-texten // ZA. 1952. Bd. 50 (N.F. 16). S. 214-229.</ref>, 224-225:3].		** (b) 1⅔ MA.NA MIN \| 10 UŠ ''i-na'' KI.MIN \| 18 IGI DANNA ''ina'' KI.MIN \| TA <sup>mul</sup>''ku-ma-ri ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DUḪ.A \| EN <sup>mul</sup>''ni-bi-i ša''<sub>2</sub> GABA-''šu''<sub>2</sub> "1⅔ min of weight, 100 on earth, 18,000 miles in the sky / From the shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth to the star with the great radiance is on its breast" [Thureau-Dangin 1913<ref>''Thureau-Dangin F.'' Distances entre étoiles fixes // RA. 1913. Vol 13. P.215-225.</ref>, 216:17-20; TU<ref>''Thureau-Dangin F''. Tablettes d’Uruk. Paris, 1922 (= TCL 6).</ref>, 21:17-20; HBA<ref>''Weidner E.'' Handbuch der babylonischen Astronomie. Bd. I. Leipzig, 1915.</ref>, 132; Schaumberger 1952<ref>''Schaumberger J. ''Die Ziqpu-Gestirne nach neuen Keilschrift-texten // ZA. 1952. Bd. 50 (N.F. 16). S. 214-229.</ref>, 228-229]; for a parallel see. [CT 26<ref>King, Leonard W. 1909. ''Cuneiform Texts''. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 26.</ref>, 50, K. 9794:8-9].
			* (2) VAT 16437: ⅔ DANNA ''a-na'' <sup>mul</sup>''ku-ma-r''[''u''] "200 to the Shoulder (of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth)" [Schaumberger 1952<ref>''Schaumberger J. ''Die Ziqpu-Gestirne nach neuen Keilschrift-texten // ZA. 1952. Bd. 50 (N.F. 16). S. 214-229.</ref>, 224-225:3].
	* (3) VAT 16436:		* (3) VAT 16436:
	** MUL<sub>2</sub> ''ku-mar ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>múl</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A // 2 // 10 IGI 8 ME KUŠ<sub>3</sub>		** MUL<sub>2</sub> ''ku-mar ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>múl</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A // 2 // 10 IGI 8 ME KUŠ<sub>3</sub>

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

	==== ~~II.~~ Identification. ====		==== Previous Identification. ====
	As ziqpu-star.		As ziqpu-star.

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Kumāru''}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Kumāru''}}
	<sup>mul</sup>''Kumāru'' (𒀯𒆪𒈠𒊒)'','' "Shoulder", an asterism forming a body part of a number of constellations in particular 'The Demon with the Gaping Mouth' (Kurtik u05 [[UD.KA.DU8.A\|<sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A]]) and also (Kurtik z01)[[ZA.BA4.BA4\|<sup>mul/d</sup>''Zababa'']]. The translation shoulder is supported by the fact that a statue has a golden ''kumāru'' indicating that it is a body-part, which can also come in pairs in gold. The other entries for the word in CAD K 532 support a sense of shoulder as in 'the shoulder of a road.'		<sup>mul</sup>''Kumāru'' (𒀯𒆪𒈠𒊒)'','' "Shoulder", an asterism forming a body part of a number of constellations in particular 'The Demon with the Gaping Mouth' (Kurtik u05 [[UD.KA.DU8.A\|<sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A]]) and also (Kurtik z01)[[ZA.BA4.BA4\|<sup>mul/d</sup>''Zababa'']]. The translation shoulder is supported by the fact that a statue has a golden ''kumāru'' indicating that it is a body-part, which can also come in pairs in gold. The other entries for the word in CAD K 532 support a sense of shoulder as in 'the shoulder of a road.'
	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==
	~~===Kurtik with Hilder~~, ~~Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim=~~==
	= "Shoulder";		= "Shoulder";

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	* 2) a figure element of a number of constellations [AHw<ref>''Soden von W''. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.</ref>, 927b; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> K, 532b; Gössmann<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 144, IV 5].		* 2) a figure element of a number of constellations [AHw<ref>''Soden von W''. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.</ref>, 927b; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> K, 532b; Gössmann<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 144, IV 5].

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Kumāru''}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Kumāru''}}
	<sup>mul</sup>''Kumāru'' (𒀯𒆪𒈠𒊒)'','' "Shoulder", an asterism forming a body part of a number of constellations in particular 'The Demon with the Gaping Mouth' (~~<sup>mul</sup>~~[[UD.KA.DU8.A\|UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A]]) and also [[ZA.BA4.BA4\|<sup>mul/d</sup>Zababa]]. The translation shoulder is supported by the fact that a statue has a golden ''kumāru'' indicating that it is a body-part, which can also come in pairs in gold. The other entries for the word in CAD K 532 support a sense of shoulder as in 'the shoulder of a road.'		<sup>mul</sup>''Kumāru'' (𒀯𒆪𒈠𒊒)'','' "Shoulder", an asterism forming a body part of a number of constellations in particular 'The Demon with the Gaping Mouth' (Kurtik u05 [[UD.KA.DU8.A\|<sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A]]) and also (Kurtik z01)[[ZA.BA4.BA4\|<sup>mul/d</sup>''Zababa'']]. The translation shoulder is supported by the fact that a statue has a golden ''kumāru'' indicating that it is a body-part, which can also come in pairs in gold. The other entries for the word in CAD K 532 support a sense of shoulder as in 'the shoulder of a road.'
	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===		===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===
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	* 1) = ''ziqpu'' VIII; a group of stars in the constellation of [[Cygnus]], see [[UD.KA.DU8.A\|<sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A]], 'The Demon with the Gaping Mouth.'		* 1) = ''ziqpu'' VIII; a group of stars in the constellation of [[Cygnus]], see [[UD.KA.DU8.A\|<sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A]], 'The Demon with the Gaping Mouth.'
	* 2) a figure element of a number of constellations [AHw, 927b; CAD K, 532b; G. 144, IV 5].		* 2) a figure element of a number of constellations [AHw<ref>''Soden von W''. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.</ref>, 927b; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> K, 532b; Gössmann<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 144, IV 5].

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	* ''ku-ma-ru ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A ''ina'' MURUB<sub>4</sub> AN-''e'' / ''ina'' IGI-''it'' GABA-''ka'' GUB-''ma'' <sup>mul</sup>GAM<sub>3</sub> KUR-''ḫa''		* ''ku-ma-ru ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A ''ina'' MURUB<sub>4</sub> AN-''e'' / ''ina'' IGI-''it'' GABA-''ka'' GUB-''ma'' <sup>mul</sup>GAM<sub>3</sub> KUR-''ḫa''
	* "(on the 20th day of nisan) the shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth stands in the middle of the sky opposite your breast, and the Staff rises" (I iv 13-14) [MA, 61].		* "(on the 20th day of nisan) the shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth stands in the middle of the sky opposite your breast, and the Staff rises" (I iv 13-14) [MA<ref>Hunger, H. and Steele, J. M. (2019). The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN, Routledge, NY</ref>, 61].
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	When observing a lunar eclipse: <sup>mul</sup>''ku-ma-ru'' / ''ša'' <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A / ''ziq-pu'' "The Shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth culminates" [LABS, 149 r. 2-4].		When observing a lunar eclipse: <sup>mul</sup>''ku-ma-ru'' / ''ša'' <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A / ''ziq-pu'' "The Shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth culminates" [LABS<ref>''Parpola S.'' Letters from Assyrian and Babylonian Scholars. Helsinki, 1993 (State Archives of Assyria, Vol. X).</ref>, 149 r. 2-4].
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	** (a) 3⅓ MA.NA MIN(=''šuqultu'') \| ⅔ DANNA ''i-na'' KI.MIN (= ''ina qaqqari'') \| 36 IGI DANNA ''ina'' KI.MIN(=''ina šamê'') \| TA <sup>mul</sup>GAŠAN.TIN \| EN ''ku-ma-ri ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A "3⅓ min of weight, 200 on earth, 36,000 miles in the sky / From the Lady of Life to the shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth",		** (a) 3⅓ MA.NA MIN(=''šuqultu'') \| ⅔ DANNA ''i-na'' KI.MIN (= ''ina qaqqari'') \| 36 IGI DANNA ''ina'' KI.MIN(=''ina šamê'') \| TA <sup>mul</sup>GAŠAN.TIN \| EN ''ku-ma-ri ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A "3⅓ min of weight, 200 on earth, 36,000 miles in the sky / From the Lady of Life to the shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth",
	** (b) 1⅔ MA.NA MIN \| 10 UŠ ''i-na'' KI.MIN \| 18 IGI DANNA ''ina'' KI.MIN \| TA <sup>mul</sup>''ku-ma-ri ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DUḪ.A \| EN <sup>mul</sup>''ni-bi-i ša''<sub>2</sub> GABA-''šu''<sub>2</sub> "1⅔ min of weight, 100 on earth, 18,000 miles in the sky / From the shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth to the star with the great radiance is on its breast" [Thureau-Dangin 1913, 216:17-20; TU, 21:17-20; HBA, 132; Schaumberger 1952, 228-229]; for a parallel see. [CT 26, 50, K. 9794:8-9]. (2) VAT 16437: ⅔ DANNA ''a-na'' <sup>mul</sup>''ku-ma-r''[''u''] "200 to the Shoulder (of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth)" [Schaumberger 1952, 224-225:3].		** (b) 1⅔ MA.NA MIN \| 10 UŠ ''i-na'' KI.MIN \| 18 IGI DANNA ''ina'' KI.MIN \| TA <sup>mul</sup>''ku-ma-ri ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DUḪ.A \| EN <sup>mul</sup>''ni-bi-i ša''<sub>2</sub> GABA-''šu''<sub>2</sub> "1⅔ min of weight, 100 on earth, 18,000 miles in the sky / From the shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth to the star with the great radiance is on its breast" [Thureau-Dangin 1913<ref>''Thureau-Dangin F.'' Distances entre étoiles fixes // RA. 1913. Vol 13. P.215-225.</ref>, 216:17-20; TU<ref>''Thureau-Dangin F''. Tablettes d’Uruk. Paris, 1922 (= TCL 6).</ref>, 21:17-20; HBA<ref>''Weidner E.'' Handbuch der babylonischen Astronomie. Bd. I. Leipzig, 1915.</ref>, 132; Schaumberger 1952<ref>''Schaumberger J. ''Die Ziqpu-Gestirne nach neuen Keilschrift-texten // ZA. 1952. Bd. 50 (N.F. 16). S. 214-229.</ref>, 228-229]; for a parallel see. [CT 26<ref>King, Leonard W. 1909. ''Cuneiform Texts''. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 26.</ref>, 50, K. 9794:8-9]. (2) VAT 16437: ⅔ DANNA ''a-na'' <sup>mul</sup>''ku-ma-r''[''u''] "200 to the Shoulder (of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth)" [Schaumberger 1952<ref>''Schaumberger J. ''Die Ziqpu-Gestirne nach neuen Keilschrift-texten // ZA. 1952. Bd. 50 (N.F. 16). S. 214-229.</ref>, 224-225:3].
	* (3) VAT 16436:		* (3) VAT 16436:
	** MUL<sub>2</sub> ''ku-mar ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>múl</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A // 2 // 10 IGI 8 ME KUŠ<sub>3</sub>		** MUL<sub>2</sub> ''ku-mar ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>múl</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A // 2 // 10 IGI 8 ME KUŠ<sub>3</sub>
	** "The star on the Shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth // 2 (stars) // 10800 cubits" [Schaumberger 1952, 226-227:25].		** "The star on the Shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth // 2 (stars) // 10800 cubits" [Schaumberger 1952<ref>''Schaumberger J. ''Die Ziqpu-Gestirne nach neuen Keilschrift-texten // ZA. 1952. Bd. 50 (N.F. 16). S. 214-229.</ref>, 226-227:25].
	* (4) Sippar Planisphere:		* (4) Sippar Planisphere:
	** ⅔ DANNA ''ana'' MUL ''ku-mar ša''<sub>2</sub> UD.K[A.DUḪ].A		** ⅔ DANNA ''ana'' MUL ''ku-mar ša''<sub>2</sub> UD.K[A.DUḪ].A
	** "⅔ miles (200) to the star on the shoulder of the Demon with the [Open] Mou[th]" [Horowitz-al-Rawi 2001, 171-173:8];		** "⅔ miles (200) to the star on the shoulder of the Demon with the [Open] Mou[th]" [Horowitz-al-Rawi 2001<ref>''Horowitz W., al-Rawi F.N.H''. Tablets from the Sippar Library IX. A Ziqpu-Star Planisphere // Iraq. 2001. V. LXIII. P. 171-181.</ref>, 171-173:8];
	* for a parallel see BM 61677 [ibid., 180:5'].		* for a parallel see BM 61677 [ibid.<ref>''Horowitz W., al-Rawi F.N.H''. Tablets from the Sippar Library IX. A Ziqpu-Star Planisphere // Iraq. 2001. V. LXIII. P. 171-181.</ref>, 180:5'].
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	* [...] GA.MEŠ MUL<sub>2</sub> AN.TA.ŠUR.RA \| ˹''ku''˺-''mar ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>múl</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A ''ana ziq-pi'' [...] «[…] GA.MEŠ		* [...] GA.MEŠ MUL<sub>2</sub> AN.TA.ŠUR.RA \| ˹''ku''˺-''mar ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>múl</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A ''ana ziq-pi'' [...] «[…] GA.MEŠ
	** — the star of Antashurra. The shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth culminates." [Donbaz-Koch 1995, 76: i 15', ii 14']; instead of GA.MEŠ here e.g. apparently KUN.MEŠ "Tails" [ibid., 76, Anm. 50].		** — the star of Antashurra. The shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth culminates." [Donbaz-Koch 1995<ref>''Donbaz V., Koch J.'' Ein Astrolab der dritten Generation: Nv. 10 // JCS. 1995. Vol. 47. P. 63-83.</ref>, 76: i 15', ii 14']; instead of GA.MEŠ here e.g. apparently KUN.MEŠ "Tails" [ibid.<ref>''Donbaz V., Koch J.'' Ein Astrolab der dritten Generation: Nv. 10 // JCS. 1995. Vol. 47. P. 63-83.</ref>, 76, Anm. 50].
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	** "(The point at) 1;400 (var.: 3;200, 50, 6;400, 8;20) the stars behind the shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth culminates",		** "(The point at) 1;400 (var.: 3;200, 50, 6;400, 8;20) the stars behind the shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth culminates",
	* 10 UŠ ''ta mul''<sub>2</sub> ''ku-mar ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>múl</sup>PIRIG<sub>2</sub>.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A ''en'' SA<sub>4</sub> ''ša''<sub>2</sub> GABA-''šu''<sub>2</sub>		* 10 UŠ ''ta mul''<sub>2</sub> ''ku-mar ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>múl</sup>PIRIG<sub>2</sub>.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A ''en'' SA<sub>4</sub> ''ša''<sub>2</sub> GABA-''šu''<sub>2</sub>
	** "100 from the star on the shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth to the brilliant (star) on his chest" [Schaumberger 1955, 245-246:10, 13, 16, 18, 20, 22-24, 27].		** "100 from the star on the shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth to the brilliant (star) on his chest" [Schaumberger 1955<ref>''Schaumberger J.'' Anaphora und Aufgangskalender in neuen Ziqpu-Texten // ZA. 1955. Bd. 55 (N.F. 17). S. 237-251.</ref>, 245-246:10, 13, 16, 18, 20, 22-24, 27].
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	\|'''Calendar of the daily risings and settings of ziqpu-stars.'''		\|'''Calendar of the daily risings and settings of ziqpu-stars.'''
	See. [Schaumberger 1955, 247-251].		See. [Schaumberger 1955<ref>''Schaumberger J.'' Anaphora und Aufgangskalender in neuen Ziqpu-Texten // ZA. 1955. Bd. 55 (N.F. 17). S. 237-251.</ref>, 247-251].

	See also: <sup>mul</sup>''ku-ma-ru'' <''ša''> UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A [ACh Sin, 13:26], ''a-na ku-mar ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>múl</sup>UD.KA.DUḪ.A ''ina'' <sup>iti</sup>[APIN...] [LBAT, 1501:7], [...] EN ''ku-ma-ru ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>UD.[KA.DUḪ.A ...] "...up to the Shoulder of the Pa[nthers...]" (K.9794 :9) [CT 26, 50].		See also: <sup>mul</sup>''ku-ma-ru'' <''ša''> UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A [ACh Sin, 13:26], ''a-na ku-mar ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>múl</sup>UD.KA.DUḪ.A ''ina'' <sup>iti</sup>[APIN...] [LBAT, 1501:7], [...] EN ''ku-ma-ru ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>UD.[KA.DUḪ.A ...] "...up to the Shoulder of the Pa[nthers...]" (K.9794 :9) [CT 26<ref>King, Leonard W. 1909. ''Cuneiform Texts''. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 26.</ref>, 50].
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	* [...:] <sup>múl</sup>''ku-mar ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>u<sub>4</sub>.ka.tuḫ.a ''e''<sub>3</sub>-''a uk-ku-uk'': ''su-ku-uk'' "[If a child is born when...], (when) the Shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth appears: he will have scabies, var.: he will go deaf" [TU, 14 r. 32; Sachs 1952, 67, 70:32].		* [...:] <sup>múl</sup>''ku-mar ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>u<sub>4</sub>.ka.tuḫ.a ''e''<sub>3</sub>-''a uk-ku-uk'': ''su-ku-uk'' "[If a child is born when...], (when) the Shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth appears: he will have scabies, var.: he will go deaf" [TU<ref>''Thureau-Dangin F''. Tablettes d’Uruk. Paris, 1922 (= TCL 6).</ref>, 14 r. 32; Sachs 1952<ref>''Sachs A.'' Babylonian Horoscopes // JCS. 1952. V. 6. P. 49-75.</ref>, 67, 70:32].
	* See also: <sup>mul</sup>''ku-ma-ru'' / ''ša'' <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A / ''ziq-pu'' "The shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth culminates" [LABS, 149 r. 2-4], for the full text see (Kurtik g19) [[GIR2.TAB\|GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB]], VI 10.		* See also: <sup>mul</sup>''ku-ma-ru'' / ''ša'' <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A / ''ziq-pu'' "The shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth culminates" [LABS<ref>''Parpola S.'' Letters from Assyrian and Babylonian Scholars. Helsinki, 1993 (State Archives of Assyria, Vol. X).</ref>, 149 r. 2-4], for the full text see (Kurtik g19) [[GIR2.TAB\|GIR<sub>2</sub>.TAB]], VI 10.
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	= δ Cygni [G. 144, V 5; LAS 2, 93].		= δ Cygni [Gössmann<ref>''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 144, V 5; LAS 2<ref>''Parpola S.'' Letters from Assyrian Scholars. Pt. II.: Commentary and appendices. Verlag Butzon & Bercker, Kevelaer, 1983.</ref>, 93].

	= β Cygni (Albireo) [Schaumberger 1952, 229].		= β Cygni (Albireo) [Schaumberger 1952<ref>''Schaumberger J. ''Die Ziqpu-Gestirne nach neuen Keilschrift-texten // ZA. 1952. Bd. 50 (N.F. 16). S. 214-229.</ref>, 229].

	= γ Cygni [MA, 143; ASM, 86].		= γ Cygni [MA<ref>Hunger, H. and Steele, J. M. (2019). The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN, Routledge, NY</ref>, 143; ASM<ref>''Hunger H., Pingree D.'' Astral Sciences in Mesopotamia. Leiden-Boston-Köln, 1999.</ref>, 86].

	= β, φ Cygni (according to VAT 16436:25) [ASM, 88-89].		= β, φ Cygni (according to VAT 16436:25) [ASM<ref>''Hunger H., Pingree D.'' Astral Sciences in Mesopotamia. Leiden-Boston-Köln, 1999.</ref>, 88-89].

	As sections of the figure of the constellation:		As sections of the figure of the constellation:

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	** (a) 3⅓ MA.NA MIN(=''šuqultu'') \| ⅔ DANNA ''i-na'' KI.MIN (= ''ina qaqqari'') \| 36 IGI DANNA ''ina'' KI.MIN(=''ina šamê'') \| TA <sup>mul</sup>GAŠAN.TIN \| EN ''ku-ma-ri ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A "3⅓ min of weight, 200 on earth, 36,000 miles in the sky / From the Lady of Life to the shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth",		** (a) 3⅓ MA.NA MIN(=''šuqultu'') \| ⅔ DANNA ''i-na'' KI.MIN (= ''ina qaqqari'') \| 36 IGI DANNA ''ina'' KI.MIN(=''ina šamê'') \| TA <sup>mul</sup>GAŠAN.TIN \| EN ''ku-ma-ri ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A "3⅓ min of weight, 200 on earth, 36,000 miles in the sky / From the Lady of Life to the shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth",
	** (b) 1⅔ MA.NA MIN \| 10 UŠ ''i-na'' KI.MIN \| 18 IGI DANNA ''ina'' KI.MIN \| TA <sup>mul</sup>''ku-ma-ri ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DUḪ.A \| EN <sup>mul</sup>''ni-bi-i ša''<sub>2</sub> GABA-''šu''<sub>2</sub> "1⅔ min of weight, 100 on earth, 18,000 miles in the sky / From the shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth to the star with the great radiance is on its breast" [Thureau-Dangin 1913, 216:17-20; TU, 21:17-20; HBA, 132; Schaumberger 1952, 228-229]; for a parallel see. [CT 26, 50, K. 9794:8-9]. (2) VAT 16437: ⅔ DANNA ''a-na'' <sup>mul</sup>''ku-ma-r''[''u''] "200 to the Shoulder (of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth)" [Schaumberger 1952, 224-225:3].		** (b) 1⅔ MA.NA MIN \| 10 UŠ ''i-na'' KI.MIN \| 18 IGI DANNA ''ina'' KI.MIN \| TA <sup>mul</sup>''ku-ma-ri ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>UD.KA.DUḪ.A \| EN <sup>mul</sup>''ni-bi-i ša''<sub>2</sub> GABA-''šu''<sub>2</sub> "1⅔ min of weight, 100 on earth, 18,000 miles in the sky / From the shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth to the star with the great radiance is on its breast" [Thureau-Dangin 1913, 216:17-20; TU, 21:17-20; HBA, 132; Schaumberger 1952, 228-229]; for a parallel see. [CT 26, 50, K. 9794:8-9]. (2) VAT 16437: ⅔ DANNA ''a-na'' <sup>mul</sup>''ku-ma-r''[''u''] "200 to the Shoulder (of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth)" [Schaumberger 1952, 224-225:3].
	* (3) VAT 16436: MUL<sub>2</sub> ''ku-mar ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>múl</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A // 2 // 10 IGI 8 ME KUŠ<sub>3</sub> "The star on the Shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth // 2 (stars) // 10800 cubits" [Schaumberger 1952, 226-227:25].		* (3) VAT 16436:
	* (4) Sippar Planisphere: ⅔ DANNA ''ana'' MUL ''ku-mar ša''<sub>2</sub> UD.K[A.DUḪ].A "⅔ miles (200) to the star on the shoulder of the Demon with the [Open] Mou[th]" [Horowitz-al-Rawi 2001, 171-173:8]; for a parallel see BM 61677 [ibid., 180:5'].		** MUL<sub>2</sub> ''ku-mar ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>múl</sup>UD.KA.DU<sub>8</sub>.A // 2 // 10 IGI 8 ME KUŠ<sub>3</sub>
			** "The star on the Shoulder of the Demon with the Gaping Mouth // 2 (stars) // 10800 cubits" [Schaumberger 1952, 226-227:25].
			* (4) Sippar Planisphere:
			** ⅔ DANNA ''ana'' MUL ''ku-mar ša''<sub>2</sub> UD.K[A.DUḪ].A
			** "⅔ miles (200) to the star on the shoulder of the Demon with the [Open] Mou[th]" [Horowitz-al-Rawi 2001, 171-173:8];
			* for a parallel see BM 61677 [ibid., 180:5'].
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