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...tronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Khoekhoe. It is the name of HIP 82514 (μ¹ Sco, HR 6247) in constellation ...ally spelled as three word "xami di mura" means "eyes of the beast" in the Khoekhoe language (South Africa). The term designates two stars which is why it was

...inGordon1779 hoerikwaggo.jpg|thumb|Captain Gordon's 1779 mentioning of the Khoekhoe term for the Table Mountain.]] ...for the famous Table Mountain before the Europeans arrived. In the San and Khoekhoe language it was called Huriǂoaxa, the Sea Mountain (lit. 'sea-emerging')

...digenous South African constellation "Xami" was used by the San and by the Khoekhoe in the Western Cape area. It is the name of HIP71908 (α Cir, HR 5463) in c ...ed Indonesia, where tobacco, copper and iron were traded with the region's Khoekhoe clans in exchange for fresh meat and other important travelling implements.

...go now called Indonesia where tobacco, copper and iron was traded with the Khoekhoe clans of the region in exchange for fresh meat and other important travelli ...Xami Di Mura Stellarium.jpg|alt=Stellarium map of "Xami Di Mura"|thumb|The Khoekhoe constellation "Xami Di Mura" as depicted in Stellarium; sky culture provide

...inGordon1779 hoerikwaggo.jpg|thumb|Captain Gordon's 1779 mentioning of the Khoekhoe term for the Table Mountain.]] ...so had names for the mountain before the Europeans arrived. In the San and Khoekhoe language it was called '''Huriǂoaxa, the Sea Mountain''' (lit. 'sea-emer