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<sup>mul</sup>KIŠIB (𒀯𒈩), <sup>mul</sup>''rittu'' (𒈩𒌓) "Hand" is the handle of the shepherds staff of <sup>mul</sup>GÀM = ''gamlu'', 'The Crook' ([[Auriga]]). In Uranology E rev. 7'-10' (Beaulieu et al. 2018: 63-64). The constellation <sup>mul</sup>ŠU.GI = ''šibū'', 'The Old Man' ([[Perseus]]) is said to hold 'The Crook' in his hand, with 'The Crook' itself having a handle like the head of a ram.
<sup>mul</sup>KIŠIB (𒀯𒈩), <sup>mul</sup>''rittu'' (𒈩𒌓) "Hand" is the handle of the shepherds staff of <sup>mul</sup>[[GAM3|GAM<sub>3</sub>]] = ''gamlu'', 'The Crook' ([[Auriga]]). In Uranology E rev. 7'-10' (Beaulieu et al. 2018<ref>Beaulieu, P.-A., Frahm, E., Horowitz, W. & Steele, J. (2018), The Cuneiform Uranology Texts: Drawing the Constellations, American Philosophical Society Press, Philadelphia, USA.</ref>: 63-64). The constellation <sup>mul</sup>[[ŠU.GI]] = ''šibū'', 'The Old Man' ([[Perseus]]) is said to hold 'The Crook' in his hand, with 'The Crook' itself having a handle like the head of a ram.



'''<u>???Add Uranlogy Text E = MLC 1884 rev. 7'-10' below??? Cross reference to GAM3 and SHU.GI</u>'''
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==Concordance, Etymology, History==
==Concordance, Etymology, History==
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* (1) AO 6478:
* (1) AO 6478:
** (a) [1⅔ MA.NA MIN(=''šuqultu'')] | 10 UŠ ''i-na'' KI.MIN(= ''ina qaqqari'') | 18 IGI DANNA ''i-na'' KI. MIN(=''ina šamê'') | TA <sup>mul</sup>GAM<sub>3</sub> | EN <sup>mul</sup>KIŠIB GAM<sub>3</sub> "[1⅔ min of weight], 100 on earth, 18,000 miles in the sky / From Staff to Hand on Staff",
** (a) [1⅔ MA.NA MIN(=''šuqultu'')] | 10 UŠ ''i-na'' KI.MIN(= ''ina qaqqari'') | 18 IGI DANNA ''i-na'' KI. MIN(=''ina šamê'') | TA <sup>mul</sup>GAM<sub>3</sub> | EN <sup>mul</sup>KIŠIB GAM<sub>3</sub> "[1⅔ min of weight], 100 on earth, 18,000 miles in the sky / From Staff to Hand on Staff",
** (b) [5 MA. NA MIN] | 1 DANNA ''i-na'' KI.MIN | 54 IGI DANNA ''ina'' KI.MIN / TA MUL KIŠIB GAM<sub>3</sub> | EN <sup>mul</sup>MAŠ.TAB.BA "[5 min. of weight], 300 on earth, 54,000 miles in the sky / From the Hand on the Staff to the Twins" [Thureau-Dangin 1913, 217:3-6; TU, 21 r. 3-6; HBA, 133; Schaumberger 1952, 228-229].
** (b) [5 MA. NA MIN] | 1 DANNA ''i-na'' KI.MIN | 54 IGI DANNA ''ina'' KI.MIN / TA MUL KIŠIB GAM<sub>3</sub> | EN <sup>mul</sup>MAŠ.TAB.BA "[5 min. of weight], 300 on earth, 54,000 miles in the sky / From the Hand on the Staff to the Twins" [Thureau-Dangin 1913<ref>''Thureau-Dangin F.'' Distances entre étoiles fixes // RA. 1913. Vol 13. P.215-225.</ref>, 217:3-6; TU<ref>''Thureau-Dangin F''. Tablettes d’Uruk. Paris, 1922 (= TCL 6).</ref>, 21 r. 3-6; HBA<ref>''Weidner E.'' Handbuch der babylonischen Astronomie. Bd. I. Leipzig, 1915.</ref>, 133; Schaumberger 1952<ref name=":0">''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'' MUL ''rit-tu''<sub>2</sub> ''gam-l''[''u''] "100 to the Hand on the Staf[f]" [Schaumberger 1952, 224-225:12].
* (2) VAT 16437: 10 UŠ ''a-na'' MUL ''rit-tu''<sub>2</sub> ''gam-l''[''u''] "100 to the Hand on the Staf[f]" [Schaumberger 1952<ref name=":0" />, 224-225:12].
* (3) VAT 16436: <sup>múl</sup>KIŠIB GAM<sub>3</sub> <sup>d</sup>DAM.KI.NUN.NA // 2 // 10 IGI 6 ME KUŠ "Hand on the Staff, Damkinunna // 2 (stars) // 10600 cubits" [Schaumberger 1952, 226-227:9].
* (3) VAT 16436: <sup>múl</sup>KIŠIB GAM<sub>3</sub> <sup>d</sup>DAM.KI.NUN.NA // 2 // 10 IGI 6 ME KUŠ "Hand on the Staff, Damkinunna // 2 (stars) // 10600 cubits" [Schaumberger 1952<ref name=":0" />, 226-227:9].
* (4) Sippar Planisphere:
* (4) Sippar Planisphere:
** a) 10 UŠ ''ana'' <sup>mul</sup>KIŠIB ''gam-lu'' "100 to the Hand (on) the Staff" (rev. 17),
** a) 10 UŠ ''ana'' <sup>mul</sup>KIŠIB ''gam-lu'' "100 to the Hand (on) the Staff" (rev. 17),
** b) ˹KIŠIB˺ ''gam-''[''l'']''u'' ˹''ma-a''˺-''šu''<sub>2</sub> "Hand on the Staff, Gemini" (obv., Segment 1) [Horowitz-al-Rawi 2001, 171-173:17, 176-177].
** b) ˹KIŠIB˺ ''gam-''[''l'']''u'' ˹''ma-a''˺-''šu''<sub>2</sub> "Hand on the Staff, Gemini" (obv., Segment 1) [Horowitz-al-Rawi 2001<ref name=":1">''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>, 171-173:17, 176-177].
* (5) BM 61677: [10 U]Š ''a-na ri-it-t''[''i gamli''...] "[100] up to the Han[d on the Staff]" [Horowitz-al-Rawi 2001, 180:9].
* (5) BM 61677: [10 U]Š ''a-na ri-it-t''[''i gamli''...] "[100] up to the Han[d on the Staff]" [Horowitz-al-Rawi 2001<ref name=":1" />, 180:9].
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MLC 1884 (reverse)<ref>Beaulieu, P.-A., Frahm, E., Horowitz, W. & Steele, J. (2018), The Cuneiform Uranology Texts: Drawing the Constellations, American Philosophical Society Press, Philadelphia, USA.</ref>
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|3' ⌈ṣa⌉-lam šu-ú lu-bu-uš-tu4 la-b[i-iš]
|3' ⌈''ṣa''⌉-''lam šu-ú lu-bu-uš-tu''<sub>4</sub> ''la-b''[''i-iš'']
4' ziq-nu za-qin-nu ku-ur-ku-ru šá-kin
4' ''ziq-nu za-qin-nu ku-ur-ku-ru šá-kin''


5' DIŠ+en MUL ina ku-ur-ku-ru-šú GUB-zu
5' DIŠ+en MUL ''ina ku-ur-ku-ru-šú'' GUB-''zu''


6' ina ŠUII 15-šú GÀM na-ši
6' ''ina'' ŠU<sup>II</sup> 15-''šú'' GÀM ''na-ši''


7' i[na?](erased?) GÀM DIŠ+en mulGÀM GUB-zu
7' ''i''[''na''<sup>?</sup>](erased?) GÀM DIŠ+en <sup>mul</sup>GÀM GUB-''zu''


8' SAG.DU GÀM SAG.DU UDU.NÍTA
8' SAG.DU GÀM SAG.DU UDU.NÍTA


9' ⌈2(or 3)⌉ MUL ina SAG.DU GÀM e-ṣir.MEŠ
9' ⌈2(or 3)⌉ MUL ''ina'' SAG.DU GÀM ''e-ṣir''.MEŠ


10' [x M]UL ina rit-ti GÀM GUB-zu
10' [x M]UL ''ina rit-ti'' GÀM GUB-''zu''


11' [M]UL SA4 ina ur-šú GUB-zu
11' [M]UL SA<sub>4</sub> ''ina ur-šú'' GUB-''zu''


12' [x]⌈(x) x⌉-šú? dNE?.GI? na-áš-rap na-ši
12' [x]⌈(x) x⌉-''šú''<sup>?</sup> <sup>d</sup>NE<sup>?</sup>.GI<sup>?</sup> ''na-áš-rap na-ši''


13' [x x x] ⌈x x⌉ ina? na?-áš??-rap e-ṣir.MEŠ
13' [x x x] ⌈x x⌉ ''ina''<sup>?</sup> ''na''<sup>?</sup>-''áš''<sup>??</sup>-''rap e-ṣir''.MEŠ
|3' [A hu]man figure it is, dress[ed],
|3' [A hu]man figure it is, dress[ed],
4' bearded, set with a kurkurru.
4' bearded, set with a kurkurru.
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* ''ina'' <sup>iti</sup>KIN UD 15 KAM<sub>2</sub> KI KUR ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>d</sup>UTU ½ DANNA EGIR <sup>mul</sup>RIT.GAM<sub>3</sub>.A ''ziq-pi'' GUB<sup>?</sup>-. ''az-ma'' MU[L...] / <sup>mul</sup>MAŠ.TAB.BA <sup>mul</sup>SIPA.ZI.AN.NA ''šit-qu-lu'' "On the 15th day of ulul at sunrise (the point located at) 150 behind (i.e., to the east) of the Hand on the Staff culminates and [...] / Gemini and the True Shepherd of Anu are in equilibrium" [SpTU I, 95:12-13].
* ''ina'' <sup>iti</sup>KIN UD 15 KAM<sub>2</sub> KI KUR ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>d</sup>UTU ½ DANNA EGIR <sup>mul</sup>RIT.GAM<sub>3</sub>.A ''ziq-pi'' GUB<sup>?</sup>-. ''az-ma'' MU[L...] / <sup>mul</sup>MAŠ.TAB.BA <sup>mul</sup>SIPA.ZI.AN.NA ''šit-qu-lu'' "On the 15th day of ulul at sunrise (the point located at) 150 behind (i.e., to the east) of the Hand on the Staff culminates and [...] / Gemini and the True Shepherd of Anu are in equilibrium" [SpTU I<ref>''Špätbabylonische Texte aus Uruk.'' Teil I / Bearb. von H.Hunger. Berlin, 1976.</ref>, 95:12-13].
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         See also: <sup>múl</sup>KIŠIB GAM<sub>3</sub> ''ziq-pu'' "The hand on the Staff culminates" [ADRT III, No.-85 B:10]; ''a-na'' KIŠIB GAM<sub>3</sub> [LBAT, 1501:16].
         See also: <sup>múl</sup>KIŠIB GAM<sub>3</sub> ''ziq-pu'' "The hand on the Staff culminates" [ADRT III<ref>''Sachs A., Hunger H''. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia. Vol. I: Diaries from 652 B.C. to 262 B.C.; Vol. II: from 261 B.C. to 165 B.C.; Vol. III: Diaries from 164 B.C. to 75 B.C. Vienna, 1988, 1989, 1991.</ref>, No.-85 B:10]; ''a-na'' KIŠIB GAM<sub>3</sub> [LBAT<ref>''A. Sachs, T. Pinches, J. Strassmaier,'' Late Babylonian Astronomical and Related Texts, London, 1955.</ref>, 1501:16].


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=== Additional ===
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         Ziqpu XVII:
         Ziqpu XVII:


         = β Aurigae [Schaumberger 1952, 229; Pingree-Walker 1988, 319, note 15].
         = β Aurigae [Schaumberger 1952<ref name=":0" />, 229; Pingree-Walker 1988<ref>''Pingree D., Walker C.'' A Babylonian Star-Catalogue: BM 78161 / Fs. Sachs, 1988. P. 313-322.</ref>, 319, note 15].


         = θ Aurigae [ASM, 86].
         = θ Aurigae [ASM<ref name=":2">''Hunger H., Pingree D.'' Astral Sciences in Mesopotamia. Leiden-Boston-Köln, 1999.</ref>, 86].


         = θ + υ Aurigae [ASM, 88].
         = θ + υ Aurigae [ASM<ref name=":2" />, 88].


         Part of the figure of the constellations, see (Kurtik sh15) [[ŠU]].
         Part of the figure of the constellations, see (Kurtik sh15) [[ŠU]].

Latest revision as of 05:52, 7 October 2025

mulKIŠIB (𒀯𒈩), mulrittu (𒈩𒌓) "Hand" is the handle of the shepherds staff of mulGAM3 = gamlu, 'The Crook' (Auriga). In Uranology E rev. 7'-10' (Beaulieu et al. 2018[1]: 63-64). The constellation mulŠU.GI = šibū, 'The Old Man' (Perseus) is said to hold 'The Crook' in his hand, with 'The Crook' itself having a handle like the head of a ram.

Concordance, Etymology, History

Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim

Var. reading:

  • mulRIT;
  • = mulrittu "Hand"; Akkadian parallel to mulKIŠIB, mulRIT "Hand";

It refers to a part of the constellation of the Crook: mulrittu/mulKIŠIB GAM3 "Hand/Handle on the Staff".

  • 1) = ziqpu XVII,
  • 2) Asterism forming part of larger constellations [G. 46, 369; AHw, 990b; CAD R, 386a].
Sources Identifications
Lists of ziqpu stars.
  • (1) AO 6478:
    • (a) [1⅔ MA.NA MIN(=šuqultu)] | 10 UŠ i-na KI.MIN(= ina qaqqari) | 18 IGI DANNA i-na KI. MIN(=ina šamê) | TA mulGAM3 | EN mulKIŠIB GAM3 "[1⅔ min of weight], 100 on earth, 18,000 miles in the sky / From Staff to Hand on Staff",
    • (b) [5 MA. NA MIN] | 1 DANNA i-na KI.MIN | 54 IGI DANNA ina KI.MIN / TA MUL KIŠIB GAM3 | EN mulMAŠ.TAB.BA "[5 min. of weight], 300 on earth, 54,000 miles in the sky / From the Hand on the Staff to the Twins" [Thureau-Dangin 1913[2], 217:3-6; TU[3], 21 r. 3-6; HBA[4], 133; Schaumberger 1952[5], 228-229].
  • (2) VAT 16437: 10 UŠ a-na MUL rit-tu2 gam-l[u] "100 to the Hand on the Staf[f]" [Schaumberger 1952[5], 224-225:12].
  • (3) VAT 16436: múlKIŠIB GAM3 dDAM.KI.NUN.NA // 2 // 10 IGI 6 ME KUŠ "Hand on the Staff, Damkinunna // 2 (stars) // 10600 cubits" [Schaumberger 1952[5], 226-227:9].
  • (4) Sippar Planisphere:
    • a) 10 UŠ ana mulKIŠIB gam-lu "100 to the Hand (on) the Staff" (rev. 17),
    • b) ˹KIŠIB˺ gam-[l]u ˹ma-a˺-šu2 "Hand on the Staff, Gemini" (obv., Segment 1) [Horowitz-al-Rawi 2001[6], 171-173:17, 176-177].
  • (5) BM 61677: [10 U]Š a-na ri-it-t[i gamli...] "[100] up to the Han[d on the Staff]" [Horowitz-al-Rawi 2001[6], 180:9].
Uranology

MLC 1884 (reverse)[7]

3' ⌈ṣa⌉-lam šu-ú lu-bu-uš-tu4 la-b[i-iš]

4' ziq-nu za-qin-nu ku-ur-ku-ru šá-kin

5' DIŠ+en MUL ina ku-ur-ku-ru-šú GUB-zu

6' ina ŠUII 15-šú GÀM na-ši

7' i[na?](erased?) GÀM DIŠ+en mulGÀM GUB-zu

8' SAG.DU GÀM SAG.DU UDU.NÍTA

9' ⌈2(or 3)⌉ MUL ina SAG.DU GÀM e-ṣir.MEŠ

10' [x M]UL ina rit-ti GÀM GUB-zu

11' [M]UL SA4 ina ur-šú GUB-zu

12' [x]⌈(x) x⌉-šú? dNE?.GI? na-áš-rap na-ši

13' [x x x] ⌈x x⌉ ina? na?-áš??-rap e-ṣir.MEŠ

3' [A hu]man figure it is, dress[ed],

4' bearded, set with a kurkurru.

5' 1 star stands in its kurkurru.

6' In its right hand it carries a crook.

7' In the crook a (star called) “The Crook” stands.

8' The head of the crook is the head of a ram.

9' 2(or 3) stars in the head of the crook are drawn.

10' [x] star(s) in the handle of the crook stand.

11' A bright [st]ar in its shaft stands.

12' Its [x], fire, bearing a Naṣrapu.

13' [. . .] in the Naṣrapu are drawn.

Text W.22281a.
  • ina itiKIN UD 15 KAM2 KI KUR ša2 dUTU ½ DANNA EGIR mulRIT.GAM3.A ziq-pi GUB?-. az-ma MU[L...] / mulMAŠ.TAB.BA mulSIPA.ZI.AN.NA šit-qu-lu "On the 15th day of ulul at sunrise (the point located at) 150 behind (i.e., to the east) of the Hand on the Staff culminates and [...] / Gemini and the True Shepherd of Anu are in equilibrium" [SpTU I[8], 95:12-13].

         See also: múlKIŠIB GAM3 ziq-pu "The hand on the Staff culminates" [ADRT III[9], No.-85 B:10]; a-na KIŠIB GAM3 [LBAT[10], 1501:16].

Additional

II. Identification.

         Ziqpu XVII:

         = β Aurigae [Schaumberger 1952[5], 229; Pingree-Walker 1988[11], 319, note 15].

         = θ Aurigae [ASM[12], 86].

         = θ + υ Aurigae [ASM[12], 88].

         Part of the figure of the constellations, see (Kurtik sh15) ŠU.

Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, k21) Gössmann (1950)
вар. чтения: mulRIT; = mulrittu «Рука»; 1) = ziqpu XVII, группа звезд в созвездии Возничего (Auriga), 2) часть фигуры некоторых созвездий [G. 46, 369; AHw, 990b; CAD R, 386a].

I. Источники.

Списки ziqpu-звезд. (1) AO 6478: a) [1⅔ MA.NA MIN(=šuqultu)] | 10 UŠ i-na KI.MIN(= ina qaqqari) | 18 IGI DANNA i-na KI.MIN(=ina šamê) | TA mulGAM3 | EN mulKIŠIB GAM3 «[1⅔ мины веса], 100 на земле, 18000 миль на небе / От Посоха до Руки на Посохе», b) [5 MA.NA MIN] | 1 DANNA i-na KI.MIN | 54 IGI DANNA ina KI.MIN  / TA MUL KIŠIB GAM3 | EN mulMAŠ.TAB.BA «[5 мин веса], 300 на земле, 54000 миль на небе / От Руки на Посохе до Близнецов» [Thureau-Dangin 1913, 217:3–6; TU, 21 r. 3–6; HBA, 133; Schaumberger 1952, 228–229]. (2) VAT 16437: 10 UŠ a-na MUL rit-tu2 gam-l[u] «100 до Руки на Посох[е]» [Schaumberger 1952, 224–225:12]. (3) VAT 16436: múlKIŠIB GAM3 dDAM.KI.NUN.NA // 2 // 10 IGI 6 ME KUŠ «Рука на Посохе, Дамкинунна // 2 (звезды) // 10600 локтей» [Schaumberger 1952, 226–227:9]. (4) Sippar Planisphere: a) 10 UŠ ana mulKIŠIB gam-lu «100 до Руки (на) Посохе» (rev. 17), b) ˹KIŠIB˺ gam-[l]u ˹ma-a˺-šu2 «Рука на Посохе, Близнецы» (obv., Segment 1) [Horowitz–al-Rawi 2001, 171–173:17, 176–177]. (5) BM 61677: [10 U]Š a-na ri-it-t[i gamli…] «[100] до Рук[и на Посохе]» [Horowitz–al-Rawi 2001, 180:9]. Текст W.22281a. ina itiKIN UD 15 KAM2 KI KUR ša2 dUTU ½ DANNA EGIR mulRIT.GAM3.A ziq-pi GUB?-az-ma MU[L…] / mulMAŠ.TAB.BA mulSIPA.ZI.AN.NA šit-qu-lu «15-го улулу при восходе Солнца (точка, расположенная в) 150 позади (т.е. к востоку) от Руки на Посохе кульминирует и […] / Близнецы и Праведный Пастух Ану находятся в равновесии» [SpTU I, 95:12–13].

См. также: múlKIŠIB GAM3 ziq-pu «Рука на Посохе кульминирует» [ADRT III, No.-85 B:10]; a-na KIŠIB GAM3 [LBAT, 1501:16].

II. Отождествление.

Ziqpu XVII:

= β Aurigae [Schaumberger 1952, 229; Pingree–Walker 1988, 319, note 15].

= θ Aurigae [ASM, 86].

= θ + υ Aurigae [ASM, 88].

Часть фигуры созвездий, см. sh15ŠU.

Example
Kurtik (2022, r05)

mulRittu

аккадская параллель к mulKIŠIB, mulRIT «Рука»; = ziqpu XVII, часть созвездия Посох: mulrittu/mulKIŠIB GAM3 «Рука на Посохе»; группа звезд в созвездии Возничего (Auriga), см. k21KIŠIB.

References

  1. Beaulieu, P.-A., Frahm, E., Horowitz, W. & Steele, J. (2018), The Cuneiform Uranology Texts: Drawing the Constellations, American Philosophical Society Press, Philadelphia, USA.
  2. Thureau-Dangin F. Distances entre étoiles fixes // RA. 1913. Vol 13. P.215-225.
  3. Thureau-Dangin F. Tablettes d’Uruk. Paris, 1922 (= TCL 6).
  4. Weidner E. Handbuch der babylonischen Astronomie. Bd. I. Leipzig, 1915.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Schaumberger J.  Die Ziqpu-Gestirne nach neuen Keilschrift-texten // ZA. 1952. Bd. 50 (N.F. 16). S. 214-229.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Horowitz W., al-Rawi F.N.H. Tablets from the Sippar Library IX. A Ziqpu-Star Planisphere // Iraq. 2001. V. LXIII. P. 171-181.
  7. Beaulieu, P.-A., Frahm, E., Horowitz, W. & Steele, J. (2018), The Cuneiform Uranology Texts: Drawing the Constellations, American Philosophical Society Press, Philadelphia, USA.
  8. Špätbabylonische Texte aus Uruk. Teil I / Bearb. von H.Hunger. Berlin, 1976.
  9. Sachs A., Hunger H. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia. Vol. I: Diaries from 652 B.C. to 262 B.C.; Vol. II: from 261 B.C. to 165 B.C.; Vol. III: Diaries from 164 B.C. to 75 B.C. Vienna, 1988, 1989, 1991.
  10. A. Sachs, T. Pinches, J. Strassmaier, Late Babylonian Astronomical and Related Texts, London, 1955.
  11. Pingree D., Walker C. A Babylonian Star-Catalogue: BM 78161 / Fs. Sachs, 1988. P. 313-322.
  12. 12.0 12.1 Hunger H., Pingree D. Astral Sciences in Mesopotamia. Leiden-Boston-Köln, 1999.