Naṣrapu - Revision history

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	** (b) [2½ MA. NA KI.LA2] \| ½ DANNA ''i-n''[''a qaq-q'']''a-ri'' \| 27 IGI DANNA ''ina'' AN-[''e''] / TA <sup>mul</sup>''na-aṣ-ra-pi'' \| EN <sup>mul</sup>[GAM<sub>3</sub>]		** (b) [2½ MA. NA KI.LA2] \| ½ DANNA ''i-n''[''a qaq-q'']''a-ri'' \| 27 IGI DANNA ''ina'' AN-[''e''] / TA <sup>mul</sup>''na-aṣ-ra-pi'' \| EN <sup>mul</sup>[GAM<sub>3</sub>]
	*** "[2½ minas of weight], 150 o[n ear]th, 27,000 miles in the sky / From Natsrapu to [the Staff]" [Thureau-Dangin 1913<ref>''Thureau-Dangin F.'' Distances entre étoiles fixes // RA. 1913. Vol 13. P.215-225.</ref>, 216:31-32, 217:1-2; TU, 21:31-32, r. 1-2; HBA<ref>''Weidner E.'' Handbuch der babylonischen Astronomie. Bd. I. Leipzig, 1915.</ref>, 133; Schaumberger 1952<ref name=":1">''Schaumberger J. ''Die Ziqpu-Gestirne nach neuen Keilschrift-texten // ZA. 1952. Bd. 50 (N.F. 16). S. 214-229.</ref>, 228-229].		*** "[2½ minas of weight], 150 o[n ear]th, 27,000 miles in the sky / From Natsrapu to [the Staff]" [Thureau-Dangin 1913<ref>''Thureau-Dangin F.'' Distances entre étoiles fixes // RA. 1913. Vol 13. P.215-225.</ref>, 216:31-32, 217:1-2; TU, 21:31-32, r. 1-2; HBA<ref>''Weidner E.'' Handbuch der babylonischen Astronomie. Bd. I. Leipzig, 1915.</ref>, 133; Schaumberger 1952<ref name=":1">''Schaumberger J. ''Die Ziqpu-Gestirne nach neuen Keilschrift-texten // ZA. 1952. Bd. 50 (N.F. 16). S. 214-229.</ref>, 228-229].
	* (2) VAT 16437: 10 UŠ ''a-na'' <sup>mul</sup>''na-aṣ-ra-pi'' "10 degrees to the ''naṣrapu''" [Schaumberger 1952<ref name=":1" />, 224-225:10], parallel [LBAT<ref>''A. Sachs, T. Pinches, J. Strassmaier,'' Late Babylonian Astronomical and Related Texts, London, 1955.</ref>, 1501:14].		* (2) VAT 16437:
			** 10 UŠ ''a-na'' <sup>mul</sup>''na-aṣ-ra-pi''
			** "10 degrees to the ''naṣrapu''" [Schaumberger 1952<ref name=":1" />, 224-225:10],
			** parallel [LBAT<ref>''A. Sachs, T. Pinches, J. Strassmaier,'' Late Babylonian Astronomical and Related Texts, London, 1955.</ref>, 1501:14].
	\|These texts preserve the information that <sup>mul</sup>''Naṣrapu'' is 10°RA "behind" (east of) the bright star in [[Perseus]] ([[Mirfak]]).		\|These texts preserve the information that <sup>mul</sup>''Naṣrapu'' is 10°RA "behind" (east of) the bright star in [[Perseus]] ([[Mirfak]]).
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	*** AO 6478 - does not give dots = numbers of stars - 10 USH		*** AO 6478 - does not give dots = numbers of stars - 10 USH
	*** VAT 16436 A obv. 11’: [… MUL.na-a]ṣ-ra-⸢pu⸣ 6 MUL-š[ú] - 10 USH		*** VAT 16436 A obv. 11’: [… MUL.na-a]ṣ-ra-⸢pu⸣ 6 MUL-š[ú] - 10 USH
	*** BM 37373 B obv. 7: MÚL.na-áṣ-ra-pu 2 : 8 LIM 2 ME KÙŠ - 8 LIM 2 ME KUSH = 8,200 cubits		*** BM 37373 B obv. 7: MÚL.na-áṣ-ra-pu 2: 8 LIM 2 ME KÙŠ - 8 LIM 2 ME KUSH = 8,200 cubits
	* (4) Sippar Planisphere~~: 10 UŠ ''ana'' <sup>mul</sup>''na''-˹''aṣ''˺-''ra-pi'' "10 degrees to the ''naṣrapu''"~~ [Horowitz-al-Rawi 2001<ref name=":2">''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>, 171-173:15]; see also BM 61677: ˹⅔˺ DANNA a-na na-aṣ-r[a-pi...] "2/3 of a league to the ''naṣr''[''apu'']" [ibid.<ref name=":2" />, 180:7'].		* (4) Sippar Planisphere [Horowitz-al-Rawi 2001<ref name=":2">''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>, 171-173:15]:
			** 10 UŠ ''ana'' <sup>mul</sup>''na''-˹''aṣ''˺-''ra-pi''
			** "10 degrees to the ''naṣrapu''" ;
			see also BM 61677:

			* ˹⅔˺ DANNA a-na na-aṣ-r[a-pi...]
			* "2/3 of a league to the ''naṣr''[''apu'']" [ibid.<ref name=":2" />, 180:7'].
	\|These texts add the information that the asterism is not a single star but consists of at least two, perhaps six stars.		\|These texts add the information that the asterism is not a single star but consists of at least two, perhaps six stars.
	In the area behind Mirfak, there is a group of stars around the star c Per, all between 4 and 5 mag bright.		In the area behind Mirfak, there is a group of stars around the star c Per, all between 4 and 5 mag bright.

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	*~~'''<big>~~(3) VAT 16436: ''<sup>múl</sup>na-aṣ<sub>2</sub>-ra-pu'' // 6 // 8 IGI 2 ME~~</big>'''~~		*(3) VAT 16436:
	** ~~'''<big>~~"naṣrap // 6 (stars) // 8200 cubits" [Schaumberger 1952<ref name=":1" />, 226-227:7].~~</big>'''~~		**''<sup>múl</sup>na-aṣ<sub>2</sub>-ra-pu<'' // 6 // 8 IGI 2 ME
	** ~~'''<big>~~parallel: BM 37373 - 2 stars in ''naṣrapu'' Horowitz and Fincke JNES 77 ~~2017~~????~~</big>~~'''		**"naṣrap // 6 (stars) // 8200 cubits" [Schaumberger 1952<ref name=":1" />, 226-227:7].
			**parallel: BM 37373 - 2 stars in ''naṣrapu'' Horowitz and Fincke JNES 77 20'''17????'''
	*** AO 6478 - does not give dots = numbers of stars - 10 USH		*** AO 6478 - does not give dots = numbers of stars - 10 USH
	*** VAT 16436 A obv. 11’: [… MUL.na-a]ṣ-ra-⸢pu⸣ 6 MUL-š[ú] - 10 USH		*** VAT 16436 A obv. 11’: [… MUL.na-a]ṣ-ra-⸢pu⸣ 6 MUL-š[ú] - 10 USH

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	[[File:Nasrapu c+muPer ziqpuAstersism.jpg\|thumb\|nasrapu's position in Stellarium ]]		[[File:Nasrapu c+muPer ziqpuAstersism.jpg\|thumb\|nasrapu's position in Stellarium ]]
	<sup>mul</sup>''Naṣrapu'' (𒀯𒈾𒊍𒊏𒁍) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism, a group of stars in the constellation [[Perseus]] [Gössmann<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 296; AHw<ref>''Soden von W''. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.</ref>, 757a; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> N/1, 51a]. It is a ziqpu-star, between the [[ŠU.GI]] (Old Man) and the [[GAM3\|GAM<sub>3</sub>]] (Crook), but the sense of the name if it is in regard to the shape of the asterism is uncertain. The number of stars in this asterism is alternatively given as 6 or 2 (see Fincke-Horowitz 2017: '''??PAGE N NEEDED??''' ). We would follow the total of 6 which appears in the most reliable source (VAT 16436), and so suggest the cluster of mostly 4th magnitude stars behind the Old Man in the direction of the Crook.		<sup>mul</sup>''Naṣrapu'' (𒀯𒈾𒊍𒊏𒁍) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism, a group of stars in the constellation [[Perseus]] [Gössmann<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 296; AHw<ref>''Soden von W''. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.</ref>, 757a; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> N/1, 51a]. It is a ziqpu-star, between the [[ŠU.GI]] (Old Man) and the [[GAM3\|GAM<sub>3</sub>]] (Crook), but the sense of the name, if it is in regard to the shape of the asterism, is uncertain. The number of stars in this asterism is alternatively given as 6 or 2 (see Fincke-Horowitz 2017: '''??PAGE N NEEDED??''' ). We would follow the total of 6, which appears in the most reliable source (VAT 16436), and so suggest the cluster of mostly 4th magnitude stars behind the Old Man in the direction of the Crook.

	==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>Gennady Kurtik, Wayne Horowitz, Susanne M Hoffmann, Hermann Hunger, Euin Choung Kim, David Hilder, Jan Safford (2021-202x). Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, online.</ref>==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>Gennady Kurtik, Wayne Horowitz, Susanne M Hoffmann, Hermann Hunger, Euin Choung Kim, David Hilder, Jan Safford (2021-202x). Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, online.</ref>==
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	===Additional===		===Additional===

	==== ~~II.~~ Identification. ====		==== Identification. ====
	= ε Persei [Gössmann<ref name=":0" /> 296].		= ε Persei [Gössmann<ref name=":0" /> 296].

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	[[Category:Mesopotamian]]		[[Category:Mesopotamian]]
	[[Category:Akkadian]]		[[Category:Akkadian]]
	[[Category:West Asian]]		[[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]]
	[[Category:Eurasia]]		[[Category:Eurasia]]
	[[Category:Cuneiform]]		[[Category:Cuneiform]] [[Category:Asterism]]
	[[Category:Constellation]]		[[Category:Constellation]]
	[[Category:Per]]		[[Category:Per]]

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Naṣrapu''}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Naṣrapu''}}
	Authors: ~~Gennady E. Kurtik,~~ {{PAGEAUTHORS}}~~, Euin Choung Kim~~		Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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	[[File:Nasrapu c+muPer ziqpuAstersism.jpg\|thumb\|nasrapu's position in Stellarium ]]		[[File:Nasrapu c+muPer ziqpuAstersism.jpg\|thumb\|nasrapu's position in Stellarium ]]

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Naṣrapu''}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Naṣrapu''}}
			Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}, Euin Choung Kim
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	[[File:Nasrapu c+muPer ziqpuAstersism.jpg\|thumb\|nasrapu's position in Stellarium ]]		[[File:Nasrapu c+muPer ziqpuAstersism.jpg\|thumb\|nasrapu's position in Stellarium ]]
	<sup>mul</sup>''Naṣrapu'' (𒀯𒈾𒊍𒊏𒁍) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism, a group of stars in the constellation [[Perseus]] [Gössmann<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 296; AHw<ref>''Soden von W''. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.</ref>, 757a; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> N/1, 51a]. It is a ziqpu-star, between the [[ŠU.GI]] (Old Man) and the [[GAM3\|GAM<sub>3</sub>]] (Crook), but the sense of the name if it is in regard to the shape of the asterism is uncertain. The number of stars in this asterism is alternatively given as 6 or 2 (see Fincke-Horowitz 2017: '''??PAGE N NEEDED??''' ). We would follow the total of 6 which appears in the most reliable source (VAT 16436), and so suggest the cluster of mostly 4th magnitude stars behind the Old Man in the direction of the Crook.		<sup>mul</sup>''Naṣrapu'' (𒀯𒈾𒊍𒊏𒁍) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism, a group of stars in the constellation [[Perseus]] [Gössmann<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 296; AHw<ref>''Soden von W''. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.</ref>, 757a; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> N/1, 51a]. It is a ziqpu-star, between the [[ŠU.GI]] (Old Man) and the [[GAM3\|GAM<sub>3</sub>]] (Crook), but the sense of the name if it is in regard to the shape of the asterism is uncertain. The number of stars in this asterism is alternatively given as 6 or 2 (see Fincke-Horowitz 2017: '''??PAGE N NEEDED??''' ). We would follow the total of 6 which appears in the most reliable source (VAT 16436), and so suggest the cluster of mostly 4th magnitude stars behind the Old Man in the direction of the Crook.

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	*** "[2½ minas of weight], 150 o[n ear]th, 27,000 miles in the sky / From Natsrapu to [the Staff]" [Thureau-Dangin 1913<ref>''Thureau-Dangin F.'' Distances entre étoiles fixes // RA. 1913. Vol 13. P.215-225.</ref>, 216:31-32, 217:1-2; TU, 21:31-32, r. 1-2; HBA<ref>''Weidner E.'' Handbuch der babylonischen Astronomie. Bd. I. Leipzig, 1915.</ref>, 133; Schaumberger 1952<ref name=":1">''Schaumberger J. ''Die Ziqpu-Gestirne nach neuen Keilschrift-texten // ZA. 1952. Bd. 50 (N.F. 16). S. 214-229.</ref>, 228-229].		*** "[2½ minas of weight], 150 o[n ear]th, 27,000 miles in the sky / From Natsrapu to [the Staff]" [Thureau-Dangin 1913<ref>''Thureau-Dangin F.'' Distances entre étoiles fixes // RA. 1913. Vol 13. P.215-225.</ref>, 216:31-32, 217:1-2; TU, 21:31-32, r. 1-2; HBA<ref>''Weidner E.'' Handbuch der babylonischen Astronomie. Bd. I. Leipzig, 1915.</ref>, 133; Schaumberger 1952<ref name=":1">''Schaumberger J. ''Die Ziqpu-Gestirne nach neuen Keilschrift-texten // ZA. 1952. Bd. 50 (N.F. 16). S. 214-229.</ref>, 228-229].
	* (2) VAT 16437: 10 UŠ ''a-na'' <sup>mul</sup>''na-aṣ-ra-pi'' "10 degrees to the ''naṣrapu''" [Schaumberger 1952<ref name=":1" />, 224-225:10], parallel [LBAT<ref>''A. Sachs, T. Pinches, J. Strassmaier,'' Late Babylonian Astronomical and Related Texts, London, 1955.</ref>, 1501:14].		* (2) VAT 16437: 10 UŠ ''a-na'' <sup>mul</sup>''na-aṣ-ra-pi'' "10 degrees to the ''naṣrapu''" [Schaumberger 1952<ref name=":1" />, 224-225:10], parallel [LBAT<ref>''A. Sachs, T. Pinches, J. Strassmaier,'' Late Babylonian Astronomical and Related Texts, London, 1955.</ref>, 1501:14].
	* '''<big>(3) VAT 16436: ''<sup>múl</sup>na-aṣ<sub>2</sub>-ra-pu'' // 6 // 8 IGI 2 ME</big>'''		\|These texts preserve the information that <sup>mul</sup>''Naṣrapu'' is 10°RA "behind" (east of) the bright star in [[Perseus]] ([[Mirfak]]).
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			*'''<big>(3) VAT 16436: ''<sup>múl</sup>na-aṣ<sub>2</sub>-ra-pu'' // 6 // 8 IGI 2 ME</big>'''
	** '''<big>"naṣrap // 6 (stars) // 8200 cubits" [Schaumberger 1952<ref name=":1" />, 226-227:7].</big>'''		** '''<big>"naṣrap // 6 (stars) // 8200 cubits" [Schaumberger 1952<ref name=":1" />, 226-227:7].</big>'''
	** '''<big>parallel: BM 37373 - 2 stars in ''naṣrapu'' Horowitz and Fincke JNES 77 2017????</big>'''		** '''<big>parallel: BM 37373 - 2 stars in ''naṣrapu'' Horowitz and Fincke JNES 77 2017????</big>'''
	*** AO 6478 - does not give dots = numbers of stars - 10 USH		*** AO 6478 - does not give dots = numbers of stars - 10 USH
	*** VAT 16436 A obv. 11’: [… MUL.na-a]ṣ-ra-⸢pu⸣ 6 MUL-š[ú] - 10 USH		*** VAT 16436 A obv. 11’: [… MUL.na-a]ṣ-ra-⸢pu⸣ 6 MUL-š[ú] - 10 USH
	*** BM 37373 B obv. 7: MÚL.na-áṣ-ra-pu 2 : 8 LIM 2 ME KÙŠ - 8 LIM 2 ME KUSH = 8,200 cubits		*** BM 37373 B obv. 7: MÚL.na-áṣ-ra-pu 2 : 8 LIM 2 ME KÙŠ - 8 LIM 2 ME KUSH = 8,200 cubits
	* (4) Sippar Planisphere: 10 UŠ ''ana'' <sup>mul</sup>''na''-˹''aṣ''˺-''ra-pi'' "10 degrees to the ''naṣrapu''" [Horowitz-al-Rawi 2001<ref name=":2">''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>, 171-173:15]; see also BM 61677: ˹⅔˺ DANNA a-na na-aṣ-r[a-pi...] "2/3 of a league to the ''naṣr''[''apu'']" [ibid.<ref name=":2" />, 180:7'].		* (4) Sippar Planisphere: 10 UŠ ''ana'' <sup>mul</sup>''na''-˹''aṣ''˺-''ra-pi'' "10 degrees to the ''naṣrapu''" [Horowitz-al-Rawi 2001<ref name=":2">''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>, 171-173:15]; see also BM 61677: ˹⅔˺ DANNA a-na na-aṣ-r[a-pi...] "2/3 of a league to the ''naṣr''[''apu'']" [ibid.<ref name=":2" />, 180:7'].
	\|~~[[File:Nasrapu~~ c~~+muPer ziqpuAstersism~~.~~jpg\|thumb~~\|nasrapu's position in Stellarium ]]		\|These texts add the information that the asterism is not a single star but consists of at least two, perhaps six stars.
			In the area behind Mirfak, there is a group of stars around the star c Per, all between 4 and 5 mag bright.
			\|}nasrapu's position in Stellarium
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	\|'''W22281a.'''		\|'''W22281a.'''

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	<sup>mul</sup>''Naṣrapu'' (𒀯𒈾𒊍𒊏𒁍) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism, a group of stars in the constellation [[Perseus]] [Gössmann<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 296; AHw<ref>''Soden von W''. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.</ref>, 757a; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> N/1, 51a]. It is a ziqpu-star, between the Old Man and the Crook, but the sense of the name if it is in regard to the shape of the asterism is uncertain. The number of stars in this asterism is alternatively given as 6 or 2 (see Fincke-Horowitz 2017: '''??PAGE N NEEDED??''' ). We would follow the total of 6 which appears in the most reliable source (VAT 16436), and so suggest the cluster of mostly 4th magnitude stars behind the Old Man in the direction of the Crook.		<sup>mul</sup>''Naṣrapu'' (𒀯𒈾𒊍𒊏𒁍) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism, a group of stars in the constellation [[Perseus]] [Gössmann<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 296; AHw<ref>''Soden von W''. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.</ref>, 757a; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> N/1, 51a]. It is a ziqpu-star, between the [[ŠU.GI]] (Old Man) and the [[GAM3\|GAM<sub>3</sub>]] (Crook), but the sense of the name if it is in regard to the shape of the asterism is uncertain. The number of stars in this asterism is alternatively given as 6 or 2 (see Fincke-Horowitz 2017: '''??PAGE N NEEDED??''' ). We would follow the total of 6 which appears in the most reliable source (VAT 16436), and so suggest the cluster of mostly 4th magnitude stars behind the Old Man in the direction of the Crook.

	==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>Gennady Kurtik, Wayne Horowitz, Susanne M Hoffmann, Hermann Hunger, Euin Choung Kim, David Hilder, Jan Safford (2021-202x). Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, online.</ref>==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>Gennady Kurtik, Wayne Horowitz, Susanne M Hoffmann, Hermann Hunger, Euin Choung Kim, David Hilder, Jan Safford (2021-202x). Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, online.</ref>==

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	<sup>mul</sup>''Naṣrapu'' (𒀯𒈾𒊍𒊏𒁍) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism, a group of stars in the constellation Perseus [Gössmann<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 296; AHw<ref>''Soden von W''. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.</ref>, 757a; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> N/1, 51a]. It is a ziqpu-star, between the Old Man and the Crook, but the sense of the name if it is in regard to the shape of the asterism is uncertain. The number of stars in this asterism is alternatively given as 6 or 2 (see Fincke-Horowitz 2017: '''??PAGE N NEEDED??''' ). We would follow the total of 6 which appears in the most reliable source (VAT 16436), and so suggest the cluster of mostly 4th magnitude stars behind the Old Man in the direction of the Crook.		[[File:Nasrapu c+muPer ziqpuAstersism.jpg\|thumb\|nasrapu's position in Stellarium ]]
			<sup>mul</sup>''Naṣrapu'' (𒀯𒈾𒊍𒊏𒁍) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism, a group of stars in the constellation [[Perseus]] [Gössmann<ref name=":0">''Gössmann P.F''. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).</ref> 296; AHw<ref>''Soden von W''. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1985.</ref>, 757a; CAD<ref>''The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.'' Chicago - Glückstadt, 1956 -...</ref> N/1, 51a]. It is a ziqpu-star, between the Old Man and the Crook, but the sense of the name if it is in regard to the shape of the asterism is uncertain. The number of stars in this asterism is alternatively given as 6 or 2 (see Fincke-Horowitz 2017: '''??PAGE N NEEDED??''' ). We would follow the total of 6 which appears in the most reliable source (VAT 16436), and so suggest the cluster of mostly 4th magnitude stars behind the Old Man in the direction of the Crook.

	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>Gennady Kurtik, Wayne Horowitz, Susanne M Hoffmann, Hermann Hunger, Euin Choung Kim, David Hilder, Jan Safford (2021-202x). Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, online.</ref>==
	= ''ziqpu'' XV,		= ''ziqpu'' XV,
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	*** BM 37373 B obv. 7: MÚL.na-áṣ-ra-pu 2 : 8 LIM 2 ME KÙŠ - 8 LIM 2 ME KUSH = 8,200 cubits		*** BM 37373 B obv. 7: MÚL.na-áṣ-ra-pu 2 : 8 LIM 2 ME KÙŠ - 8 LIM 2 ME KUSH = 8,200 cubits
	* (4) Sippar Planisphere: 10 UŠ ''ana'' <sup>mul</sup>''na''-˹''aṣ''˺-''ra-pi'' "10 degrees to the ''naṣrapu''" [Horowitz-al-Rawi 2001<ref name=":2">''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>, 171-173:15]; see also BM 61677: ˹⅔˺ DANNA a-na na-aṣ-r[a-pi...] "2/3 of a league to the ''naṣr''[''apu'']" [ibid.<ref name=":2" />, 180:7'].		* (4) Sippar Planisphere: 10 UŠ ''ana'' <sup>mul</sup>''na''-˹''aṣ''˺-''ra-pi'' "10 degrees to the ''naṣrapu''" [Horowitz-al-Rawi 2001<ref name=":2">''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>, 171-173:15]; see also BM 61677: ˹⅔˺ DANNA a-na na-aṣ-r[a-pi...] "2/3 of a league to the ''naṣr''[''apu'']" [ibid.<ref name=":2" />, 180:7'].
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