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	Authors: ~~Gennady E. Kurtik,~~ {{PAGEAUTHORS}}~~, Euin Choung Kim~~		Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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	<sup>d</sup>PAP.SUKKAL (𒀭𒉽𒈛) is one of many names for the premier ancient Mesopotamian messenger deity (PAP = foremost) (sukkal = messenger, vizier) who is identified with [[SIPA.ZI.AN.NA\|<sup>mul</sup>SIPA.ZI.AN.NA]] "True Shepherd of Anu.' ([[Orion]]). Many examples are to be found in standard Mesopotamian astronomical works including the Astrolabes, MUL.APIN, the Uranology group, and The Great Star List.		<sup>d</sup>PAP.SUKKAL (𒀭𒉽𒈛) is one of many names for the premier ancient Mesopotamian messenger deity (PAP = foremost) (sukkal = messenger, vizier) who is identified with [[SIPA.ZI.AN.NA\|<sup>mul</sup>SIPA.ZI.AN.NA]] "True Shepherd of Anu.' ([[Orion]]). Many examples are to be found in standard Mesopotamian astronomical works including the Astrolabes, MUL.APIN, the Uranology group, and The Great Star List.

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			Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}, Euin Choung Kim
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	<sup>d</sup>PAP.SUKKAL (𒀭𒉽𒈛) is one of many names for the premier ancient Mesopotamian messenger deity (PAP = foremost) (sukkal = messenger, vizier) who is identified with [[SIPA.ZI.AN.NA\|<sup>mul</sup>SIPA.ZI.AN.NA]] "True Shepherd of Anu.' ([[Orion]]). Many examples are to be found in standard Mesopotamian astronomical works including the Astrolabes, MUL.APIN, the Uranology group, and The Great Star List.		<sup>d</sup>PAP.SUKKAL (𒀭𒉽𒈛) is one of many names for the premier ancient Mesopotamian messenger deity (PAP = foremost) (sukkal = messenger, vizier) who is identified with [[SIPA.ZI.AN.NA\|<sup>mul</sup>SIPA.ZI.AN.NA]] "True Shepherd of Anu.' ([[Orion]]). Many examples are to be found in standard Mesopotamian astronomical works including the Astrolabes, MUL.APIN, the Uranology group, and The Great Star List.
	==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>d</sup>PAP.SUKKAL (𒀭𒉽𒈛) is one of many names for the premier ancient Mesopotamian messenger deity (PAP = foremost) (sukkal = messenger, vizier) who is identified with [[SIPA.ZI.AN.NA\|<sup>mul</sup>SIPA.ZI.AN.NA]] "True Shepherd of Anu.' (Orion). Many examples are to be found in standard Mesopotamian astronomical works including the Astrolabes, MUL.APIN, the Uranology group, and The Great Star List.		<sup>d</sup>PAP.SUKKAL (𒀭𒉽𒈛) is one of many names for the premier ancient Mesopotamian messenger deity (PAP = foremost) (sukkal = messenger, vizier) who is identified with [[SIPA.ZI.AN.NA\|<sup>mul</sup>SIPA.ZI.AN.NA]] "True Shepherd of Anu.' ([[Orion]]). Many examples are to be found in standard Mesopotamian astronomical works including the Astrolabes, MUL.APIN, the Uranology group, and The Great Star List.
	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==
			= <sup>d</sup>''Pap-sukkal'';

	~~=== Krebernik (2023) ===~~		Papsukal, deity of the constellation [[SIPA.ZI.AN.NA\|<sup>mul</sup>SIPA.ZI.AN.NA]] "True Shepherd of Anu" (see Kurtik s22), also apparently associated with the planet Mercury or Saturn (see Kurtik g12 [[GI6\|GI<sub>6</sub>]]).
	~~Papsukkal. God~~, ~~divine messenger. <sup>d</sup>Pap-sukkal (AN 7r) is~~ the ~~ancient Mesopotamian messenger deity association with~~ [[SIPA.ZI.AN.NA\|<sup>mul</sup>SIPA.ZI.AN.NA]] "True Shepherd of Anu.

	~~===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===~~		He is a divine messenger. <sup>d</sup>Pap-sukkal (AN 7r) is the ancient Mesopotamia.<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>d</sup>''Pap-sukkal~~''; Papsukal, deity of~~ the ~~constellation [[SIPA.ZI.AN~~.~~NA\|~~<~~sup~~>~~mul</sup>SIPA~~.ZI.AN.~~NA]] "True Shepherd of Anu"~~ (~~Orion~~) (~~see Kurtik s22~~), ~~also apparently associated with~~ the ~~planet Mercury or Saturn (see Kurtik g12 [[GI6\|GI<sub>6~~</~~sub~~>~~]]).~~

	==== I. Sources ====		==== Sources ====
	See (Kurtik s22) [[SIPA.ZI.AN.NA]].		See (Kurtik s22) [[SIPA.ZI.AN.NA]].

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

	==== ~~II.~~ Deity. ====		==== Deity. ====
	Akkadian deity identified with Ninshubur and Ilabrat already in the early lists of gods [Weidner 1924-25<ref>''Weidner E.'' Altbabylonische Götterlisten // AfO. 1924-1925. Bd. 2. S. 1-18, 71-82.</ref>, 11:19, 13:12]. Together with Ninshubur, Papsukal was considered the vizier of Ana and some other gods, including Zababa, Antu, see AN:dAnum (I 33, 42-45, V 51), AN:''Anu ša amēli'' (61-69) [Litke 1998<ref name=":0">''Litke R.L''. A Reconstruction of the Assyro-Babylonian God-Lists, AN:<sup>d</sup>A-nu-um and AN:Anu ša<sub>2</sub> amēli. New Haven, 1998 (Texts from the Babylonian Collection, Vol. 3).</ref>, 25-26, 173, 232-233]. In the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian periods (and perhaps earlier) he was depicted as an anthropomorphic male figure in a long robe, wearing a horned cap, and holding in his right hand a long rod, stretching from the ground to a point well above his head. The epithet of Ninshubur/Papsukal, found already on the seals of the Old Babylonian periods: "the one who holds the great scepter" [Braun-Holzinger 1996<ref name=":1">''Braun-Holzinger E.A.'' Altbabylonische Götter und ihre Symbole // BaM . 1996. Bd. 27. S.235-359, Tafel 1-42.</ref>, 302, Nr. 489ff.; Litke 1998<ref name=":0" />, 25:32a]. Papsukal’s symbolic animal, depicted on one Old Babylonian seal and repeatedly depicted on kudurra, was a striding bird [Braun-Holzinger 1996<ref name=":1" />, 346, Nr. 1042; Seidl 1968<ref>''Seidl U.'' Die babylonischen Kudurru-Reliefs // BaM. 1968, Bd. 4. S. 1-220.</ref>, 74, 150; Kurtik 2007<ref>Kurtik, G. (2007): Звездное небо Древней Месопотамии. Шумеро-аккадские названия созвездий и других светил [The Star Heaven of Ancient Mesopotamia: Sumero-Akkadian Names of Constellations and Other Heavenly Bodies], Aletejja, St. Petersburg, Russia.</ref>, fig. 48]. On the worship of Papsukal in Hellenistic Uruk see. [Beaulieu 1992<ref>''Beaulieu P.-A.'' Antiquarian Theology in Seleucid Uruk // ASJ. 1992. Vol. 14. P. 47-75.</ref>, 60-63]. His name was used for the luminaries, a constellation and apparently Saturn(?) (see Kurtik s22 [[SIPA.ZI.AN.NA]], VI 7).		Akkadian deity identified with Ninshubur and Ilabrat already in the early lists of gods [Weidner 1924-25<ref>''Weidner E.'' Altbabylonische Götterlisten // AfO. 1924-1925. Bd. 2. S. 1-18, 71-82.</ref>, 11:19, 13:12]. Together with Ninshubur, Papsukal was considered the vizier of Ana and some other gods, including Zababa, Antu, see AN:dAnum (I 33, 42-45, V 51), AN:''Anu ša amēli'' (61-69) [Litke 1998<ref name=":0">''Litke R.L''. A Reconstruction of the Assyro-Babylonian God-Lists, AN:<sup>d</sup>A-nu-um and AN:Anu ša<sub>2</sub> amēli. New Haven, 1998 (Texts from the Babylonian Collection, Vol. 3).</ref>, 25-26, 173, 232-233]. In the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian periods (and perhaps earlier) he was depicted as an anthropomorphic male figure in a long robe, wearing a horned cap, and holding in his right hand a long rod, stretching from the ground to a point well above his head. The epithet of Ninshubur/Papsukal, found already on the seals of the Old Babylonian periods: "the one who holds the great scepter" [Braun-Holzinger 1996<ref name=":1">''Braun-Holzinger E.A.'' Altbabylonische Götter und ihre Symbole // BaM . 1996. Bd. 27. S.235-359, Tafel 1-42.</ref>, 302, Nr. 489ff.; Litke 1998<ref name=":0" />, 25:32a]. Papsukal’s symbolic animal, depicted on one Old Babylonian seal and repeatedly depicted on kudurra, was a striding bird [Braun-Holzinger 1996<ref name=":1" />, 346, Nr. 1042; Seidl 1968<ref>''Seidl U.'' Die babylonischen Kudurru-Reliefs // BaM. 1968, Bd. 4. S. 1-220.</ref>, 74, 150; Kurtik 2007<ref>Kurtik, G. (2007): Звездное небо Древней Месопотамии. Шумеро-аккадские названия созвездий и других светил [The Star Heaven of Ancient Mesopotamia: Sumero-Akkadian Names of Constellations and Other Heavenly Bodies], Aletejja, St. Petersburg, Russia.</ref>, fig. 48]. On the worship of Papsukal in Hellenistic Uruk see. [Beaulieu 1992<ref>''Beaulieu P.-A.'' Antiquarian Theology in Seleucid Uruk // ASJ. 1992. Vol. 14. P. 47-75.</ref>, 60-63]. His name was used for the luminaries, a constellation and apparently Saturn(?) (see Kurtik s22 [[SIPA.ZI.AN.NA]], VI 7).

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	<sup>d</sup>PAP.SUKKAL (𒀭𒉽𒈛) is an ancient Mesopotamian ~~asterism~~.		<sup>d</sup>PAP.SUKKAL (𒀭𒉽𒈛) is one of many names for the premier ancient Mesopotamian messenger deity (PAP = foremost) (sukkal = messenger, vizier) who is identified with [[SIPA.ZI.AN.NA\|<sup>mul</sup>SIPA.ZI.AN.NA]] "True Shepherd of Anu.' (Orion). Many examples are to be found in standard Mesopotamian astronomical works including the Astrolabes, MUL.APIN, the Uranology group, and The Great Star List.
	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==

	=== Krebernik (2023) ===		=== Krebernik (2023) ===
	Papsukkal. God, divine messenger. <sup>d</sup>Pap-sukkal (AN 7r) is the ancient Mesopotamian messenger deity association with [[SIPA.ZI.AN.NA\|<sup>mul</sup>SIPA.ZI.AN.NA]] "True Shepherd of Anu ~~in standard cuneiform astronomicalworks including the Astrolabes, MUL~~.~~APIN, and the Uranology group.~~		Papsukkal. God, divine messenger. <sup>d</sup>Pap-sukkal (AN 7r) is the ancient Mesopotamian messenger deity association with [[SIPA.ZI.AN.NA\|<sup>mul</sup>SIPA.ZI.AN.NA]] "True Shepherd of Anu.

	===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===		===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===

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	=== Krebernik (2023) ===		=== Krebernik (2023) ===
	Papsukkal. God, divine messenger. <sup>d</sup>Pap-sukkal (AN 7r).		Papsukkal. God, divine messenger. <sup>d</sup>Pap-sukkal (AN 7r) is the ancient Mesopotamian messenger deity association with [[SIPA.ZI.AN.NA\|<sup>mul</sup>SIPA.ZI.AN.NA]] "True Shepherd of Anu in standard cuneiform astronomicalworks including the Astrolabes, MUL.APIN, and the Uranology group.

	===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===		===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===

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	===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===		===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===
	= <sup>d</sup>''Pap-sukkal''; Papsukal, deity of the constellation <sup>mul</sup>SIPA.ZI.AN.NA "True Shepherd of Anu" (Orion) (see s22), also apparently associated with the planet Mercury or Saturn (see Kurtik g12 [[GI6\|GI<sub>6</sub>]]).		= <sup>d</sup>''Pap-sukkal''; Papsukal, deity of the constellation [[SIPA.ZI.AN.NA\|<sup>mul</sup>SIPA.ZI.AN.NA]] "True Shepherd of Anu" (Orion) (see Kurtik s22), also apparently associated with the planet Mercury or Saturn (see Kurtik g12 [[GI6\|GI<sub>6</sub>]]).

	==== I. Sources ====		==== I. Sources ====
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	==== II. Deity. ====		==== II. Deity. ====
	Akkadian deity identified with Ninshubur and Ilabrat already in the early lists of gods [Weidner 1924-25, 11:19, 13:12]. Together with Ninshubur, Papsukal was considered the vizier of Ana and some other gods, including Zababa, Antu, see AN:dAnum (I 33, 42-45, V 51), AN:''Anu ša amēli'' (61-69) [Litke 1998, 25-26, 173, 232-233]. In the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian periods (and perhaps earlier) he was depicted as an anthropomorphic male figure in a long robe, wearing a horned cap, and holding in his right hand a long rod, stretching from the ground to a point well above his head. The epithet of Ninshubur/Papsukal, found already on the seals of the Old Babylonian periods: "the one who holds the great scepter" [Braun-Holzinger 1996~~]. [~~Braun-Holzinger 1996, 302, Nr. 489ff.; Litke 1998, 25:32a]. Papsukal’s symbolic animal, depicted on one Old Babylonian seal and repeatedly depicted on kudurra, was a striding bird [Braun-Holzinger 1996, 346, Nr. 1042; Seidl 1968, 74, 150; Kurtik 2007, fig. 48]. On the worship of Papsukal in Hellenistic Uruk see. [Beaulieu 1992, 60-63]. His name was used for the luminaries, a constellation and apparently Saturn(?) (see s22, VI 7).		Akkadian deity identified with Ninshubur and Ilabrat already in the early lists of gods [Weidner 1924-25<ref>''Weidner E.'' Altbabylonische Götterlisten // AfO. 1924-1925. Bd. 2. S. 1-18, 71-82.</ref>, 11:19, 13:12]. Together with Ninshubur, Papsukal was considered the vizier of Ana and some other gods, including Zababa, Antu, see AN:dAnum (I 33, 42-45, V 51), AN:''Anu ša amēli'' (61-69) [Litke 1998<ref name=":0">''Litke R.L''. A Reconstruction of the Assyro-Babylonian God-Lists, AN:<sup>d</sup>A-nu-um and AN:Anu ša<sub>2</sub> amēli. New Haven, 1998 (Texts from the Babylonian Collection, Vol. 3).</ref>, 25-26, 173, 232-233]. In the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian periods (and perhaps earlier) he was depicted as an anthropomorphic male figure in a long robe, wearing a horned cap, and holding in his right hand a long rod, stretching from the ground to a point well above his head. The epithet of Ninshubur/Papsukal, found already on the seals of the Old Babylonian periods: "the one who holds the great scepter" [Braun-Holzinger 1996<ref name=":1">''Braun-Holzinger E.A.'' Altbabylonische Götter und ihre Symbole // BaM . 1996. Bd. 27. S.235-359, Tafel 1-42.</ref>, 302, Nr. 489ff.; Litke 1998<ref name=":0" />, 25:32a]. Papsukal’s symbolic animal, depicted on one Old Babylonian seal and repeatedly depicted on kudurra, was a striding bird [Braun-Holzinger 1996<ref name=":1" />, 346, Nr. 1042; Seidl 1968<ref>''Seidl U.'' Die babylonischen Kudurru-Reliefs // BaM. 1968, Bd. 4. S. 1-220.</ref>, 74, 150; Kurtik 2007<ref>Kurtik, G. (2007): Звездное небо Древней Месопотамии. Шумеро-аккадские названия созвездий и других светил [The Star Heaven of Ancient Mesopotamia: Sumero-Akkadian Names of Constellations and Other Heavenly Bodies], Aletejja, St. Petersburg, Russia.</ref>, fig. 48]. On the worship of Papsukal in Hellenistic Uruk see. [Beaulieu 1992<ref>''Beaulieu P.-A.'' Antiquarian Theology in Seleucid Uruk // ASJ. 1992. Vol. 14. P. 47-75.</ref>, 60-63]. His name was used for the luminaries, a constellation and apparently Saturn(?) (see Kurtik s22 [[SIPA.ZI.AN.NA]], VI 7).

	On Ninshubur/Papsukal see also [MNM 2, 222; Black-Green 1992, 141-142; Tallqvist 1938, 436-437; Watanabe 1991, 365].		On Ninshubur/Papsukal see also [MNM 2<ref>''Мифы народов мира''. Т. 1-2 / Глав. ред. С.А.Токарев. 2-е издание. М.: Советская энциклопедия. 1992.</ref>, 222; Black-Green 1992<ref>''Black J., Green A.'' Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia. An Illustrated Dictionary. London, British Museum Press, 1992.</ref>, 141-142; Tallqvist 1938<ref>''Tallqvist K''. Akkadische Götterepitheta. Helsingforsiae, 1938.</ref>, 436-437; Watanabe 1991<ref>''Watanabe K.'' Segenswünsche für den assyrischen König in der 2. Person Sg. // ASJ. 1991. Vol. 13. P. 347-387.</ref>, 365].

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	<sup>d</sup>PAP.SUKKAL (𒀭𒉽𒈛) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.		<sup>d</sup>PAP.SUKKAL (𒀭𒉽𒈛) is an ancient Mesopotamian asterism.
	==~~Dictionary~~==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==

	=== Krebernik (2023) ===		=== Krebernik (2023) ===

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	==Dictionary==		==Dictionary==

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	===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===		===Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim===
	= <sup>d</sup>Pap-sukkal; Papsukal, deity of the constellation <sup>mul</sup>SIPA.ZI.AN.NA "True Shepherd of Anu" (Orion) (see s22), also apparently associated with the planet Mercury or Saturn (see ~~g12GI6~~).		= <sup>d</sup>''Pap-sukkal''; Papsukal, deity of the constellation <sup>mul</sup>SIPA.ZI.AN.NA "True Shepherd of Anu" (Orion) (see s22), also apparently associated with the planet Mercury or Saturn (see Kurtik g12 [[GI6\|GI<sub>6</sub>]]).
	~~{\| class~~=~~"wikitable"~~
	\|+		==== I. Sources ====
	!Sources		See (Kurtik s22) [[SIPA.ZI.AN.NA]].
	~~!Identifications~~
	\|-
	\|See s22[[SIPA.ZI.AN.NA]].
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	\|}

	===Additional===		===Additional===
	~~'''II. Deity.'''~~

	Akkadian deity identified with Ninshubur and Ilabrat already in the early lists of gods [Weidner 1924-25, 11:19, 13:12]. Together with Ninshubur, Papsukal was considered the vizier of Ana and some other gods, including Zababa, Antu, see AN:dAnum (I 33, 42-45, V 51), AN:Anu ša amēli (61-69) [Litke 1998, 25-26, 173, 232-233]. In the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian periods (and perhaps earlier) he was depicted as an anthropomorphic male figure in a long robe, wearing a horned cap, and holding in his right hand a long rod, stretching from the ground to a point well above his head. The epithet of Ninshubur/Papsukal, found already on the seals of the Old Babylonian periods: "the one who holds the great scepter" [Braun-Holzinger 1996]. [Braun-Holzinger 1996, 302, Nr. 489ff.; Litke 1998, 25:32a]. Papsukal’s symbolic animal, depicted on one Old Babylonian seal and repeatedly depicted on kudurra, was a striding bird [Braun-Holzinger 1996, 346, Nr. 1042; Seidl 1968, 74, 150; Kurtik 2007, fig. 48]. On the worship of Papsukal in Hellenistic Uruk see. [Beaulieu 1992, 60-63]. His name was used for the luminaries, a constellation and apparently Saturn(?) (see s22, VI 7).		==== II. Deity. ====
			Akkadian deity identified with Ninshubur and Ilabrat already in the early lists of gods [Weidner 1924-25, 11:19, 13:12]. Together with Ninshubur, Papsukal was considered the vizier of Ana and some other gods, including Zababa, Antu, see AN:dAnum (I 33, 42-45, V 51), AN:''Anu ša amēli'' (61-69) [Litke 1998, 25-26, 173, 232-233]. In the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian periods (and perhaps earlier) he was depicted as an anthropomorphic male figure in a long robe, wearing a horned cap, and holding in his right hand a long rod, stretching from the ground to a point well above his head. The epithet of Ninshubur/Papsukal, found already on the seals of the Old Babylonian periods: "the one who holds the great scepter" [Braun-Holzinger 1996]. [Braun-Holzinger 1996, 302, Nr. 489ff.; Litke 1998, 25:32a]. Papsukal’s symbolic animal, depicted on one Old Babylonian seal and repeatedly depicted on kudurra, was a striding bird [Braun-Holzinger 1996, 346, Nr. 1042; Seidl 1968, 74, 150; Kurtik 2007, fig. 48]. On the worship of Papsukal in Hellenistic Uruk see. [Beaulieu 1992, 60-63]. His name was used for the luminaries, a constellation and apparently Saturn(?) (see s22, VI 7).

	On Ninshubur/Papsukal see also [MNM 2, 222; Black-Green 1992, 141-142; Tallqvist 1938, 436-437; Watanabe 1991, 365].		On Ninshubur/Papsukal see also [MNM 2, 222; Black-Green 1992, 141-142; Tallqvist 1938, 436-437; Watanabe 1991, 365].
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	! scope="col" style="width: 60%;" \|Kurtik (2022)		! scope="col" style="width: 60%;" \|Kurtik (2022, p05)
	! scope="col" style="width: 40%;" \|Gössmann (1950)		! scope="col" style="width: 40%;" \|Gössmann (1950)
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