AB.SIN - Revision history

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	\| numberbrightstars = 3		\| numberbrightstars = 3
	\| numbernearbystars =		\| numbernearbystars =
	\| brighteststarname = Spica		\| brighteststarname = [[Spica]]
	\| starmagnitude = 0.97		\| starmagnitude = 0.97
	\| neareststarname =		\| neareststarname =
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	\| bordering = Vir		\| bordering = Vir
	\| notes =		\| notes =
			\| cat = constellation
	}}		}}
	AB.SÍN<sub>2</sub>/ABSIN = '''''šerʾu,''''' 'The Furrow.' We give together <span lang="akk">𒀊𒉆</span> AB.SIN<sub>2</sub> (Kurtik a06) and <span lang="akk">𒆠𒀸𒀸</span> ABSIN (Kurtik a07), the latter being a diri-compound whose reading is proved by Diri IV 276-277: ab-si-in KI.AŠ.AŠ = ''abšennu'', ''šer'u''. The constellation includes stars in classical [[Virgo]] for which an illustration is available in the set of drawings related to the Uranology Group (see the drawing on AO 6448 below). It is not certain how much of the drawing corresponds to Mesopotamian perceptions of the constellation over time, but it is clear that the Mesopotamian asterism certainly included the barley stalk that the goddess is holding.		AB.SÍN<sub>2</sub>/ABSIN = '''''šerʾu,''''' 'The Furrow.' We give together <span lang="akk">𒀊𒉆</span> AB.SIN<sub>2</sub> (Kurtik a06) and <span lang="akk">𒆠𒀸𒀸</span> ABSIN (Kurtik a07), the latter being a diri-compound whose reading is proved by Diri IV 276-277: ab-si-in KI.AŠ.AŠ = ''abšennu'', ''šer'u''. The constellation includes stars in classical [[Virgo]] for which an illustration is available in the set of drawings related to the Uranology Group (see the drawing on AO 6448 below). It is not certain how much of the drawing corresponds to Mesopotamian perceptions of the constellation over time, but it is clear that the Mesopotamian asterism certainly included the barley stalk that the goddess is holding.

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			[[File:ALT 11 virgo bab.png\|thumb\|Furrow in Virgo (CC BY R.Perdok, LWL Planetarium Münster, Germany).]]
	[[File:Vir Tontafel thureauDangin1922.jpg\|thumb\|Drawing of the tablet AO 6448 by Thureau Dangin 1922.]]		[[File:Vir Tontafel thureauDangin1922.jpg\|thumb\|Drawing of the tablet AO 6448 by Thureau Dangin 1922.]]
	{{Infobox constellation		{{Infobox constellation

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	\|'''Lexical texts.'''		\|'''Lexical texts.'''
	* Urra XXII 302: <sup>mul</sup>AB.SIN<sub>2</sub> = ''ši-ir-'u'' "Furrow" (Horowitz and Bloch 2015: 109)		* Urra XXII 302:
			** <sup>mul</sup>AB.SIN<sub>2</sub> = ''ši-ir-'u'' "Furrow" (Horowitz and Bloch 2015: 109)
	\| rowspan="3" \|[[File:ALT 11 virgo bab.png\|thumb\|Furrow in Virgo (CC BY R.Perdok, LWL Planetarium Münster, Germany).]]		\| rowspan="3" \|[[File:ALT 11 virgo bab.png\|thumb\|Furrow in Virgo (CC BY R.Perdok, LWL Planetarium Münster, Germany).]]
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	\|'''Lexical texts.'''		\|'''Lexical texts.'''
	* Urra XXII 302: <sup>mul</sup>AB.SIN<sub>2</sub> = ''ši-ir-'u'' "Furrow" (Horowitz and Bloch 2015: 109)		* Urra XXII 302: <sup>mul</sup>AB.SIN<sub>2</sub> = ''ši-ir-'u'' "Furrow" (Horowitz and Bloch 2015: 109)
	\|		\| rowspan="3" \|[[File:ALT 11 virgo bab.png\|thumb\|Furrow in Virgo (CC BY R.Perdok, LWL Planetarium Münster, Germany).]]
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	\|'''EAE.'''		\|'''EAE.'''
	See [Rochberg-Halton 1988 285, BM 47447 r. 29; BPO 2, XVI 17-18; BPO 3 B K.35:10, K.3601+: rev. 26-28, K.6021+:6, ND 4362 ii 18-20; Verderame 2002 249; SpTU I, 90 r. 6'; 91:3; 93:7; 94:31; 96:6; SpTU III, 102:12-14]		See [Rochberg-Halton 1988 285, BM 47447 r. 29; BPO 2, XVI 17-18; BPO 3 B K.35:10, K.3601+: rev. 26-28, K.6021+:6, ND 4362 ii 18-20; Verderame 2002 249; SpTU I, 90 r. 6'; 91:3; 93:7; 94:31; 96:6; SpTU III, 102:12-14]
	~~\|why do we list the refs. here when we quote them anyway below under astrology?~~
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	\|'''"Three Stars Each” (Astrolabe Group)'''		\|'''"Three Stars Each” (Astrolabe Group)'''
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	** See previously [Horowitz 2014: 215-216, Donbaz and Koch 65-66].		** See previously [Horowitz 2014: 215-216, Donbaz and Koch 65-66].
	** Parallels: Fincke 2025: 70: 10', 72: 5'.		** Parallels: Fincke 2025: 70: 10', 72: 5'.
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	\|'''MUL.APIN.'''		\|'''MUL.APIN.'''

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	[[File:Vir Tontafel thureauDangin1922.jpg\|thumb\|Drawing of the tablet AO 6448 by Thureau Dangin 1922.]]		[[File:Vir Tontafel thureauDangin1922.jpg\|thumb\|Drawing of the tablet AO 6448 by Thureau Dangin 1922.]]

	AB.SÍN<sub>2</sub>/ABSIN = '''''šerʾu,''''' 'The Furrow.' We give together <span lang="akk">𒀊𒉆</span> AB.SIN<sub>2</sub> (Kurtik a06) and <span lang="akk">𒆠𒀸𒀸</span> ABSIN (Kurtik a07), the latter being a diri-compound whose reading is proved by Diri IV 276-277: ab-si-in KI.AŠ.AŠ = ''abšennu'', ''šer'u''. The constellation includes stars in classical [[Virgo]] for which an illustration is available in the set of drawings related to the Uranology Group (see the drawing on AO 6448 below). It is not certain how much of the drawing corresponds to Mesopotamian perceptions of the constellation over time, but it is clear that the Mesopotamian asterism certainly included the barley stalk that the goddess is holding.

	~~==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==~~
	{{Infobox constellation		{{Infobox constellation
	\| name = 𒀊𒉆 (AB.SIN)		\| name = 𒀊𒉆 (AB.SIN)
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			AB.SÍN<sub>2</sub>/ABSIN = '''''šerʾu,''''' 'The Furrow.' We give together <span lang="akk">𒀊𒉆</span> AB.SIN<sub>2</sub> (Kurtik a06) and <span lang="akk">𒆠𒀸𒀸</span> ABSIN (Kurtik a07), the latter being a diri-compound whose reading is proved by Diri IV 276-277: ab-si-in KI.AŠ.AŠ = ''abšennu'', ''šer'u''. The constellation includes stars in classical [[Virgo]] for which an illustration is available in the set of drawings related to the Uranology Group (see the drawing on AO 6448 below). It is not certain how much of the drawing corresponds to Mesopotamian perceptions of the constellation over time, but it is clear that the Mesopotamian asterism certainly included the barley stalk that the goddess is holding.

			==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==

	'''Variants'''		'''Variants'''

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	[[File:Vir Tontafel thureauDangin1922.jpg\|thumb\|Drawing of the tablet AO 6448 by Thureau Dangin 1922.]]		[[File:Vir Tontafel thureauDangin1922.jpg\|thumb\|Drawing of the tablet AO 6448 by Thureau Dangin 1922.]]

			AB.SÍN<sub>2</sub>/ABSIN = '''''šerʾu,''''' 'The Furrow.' We give together <span lang="akk">𒀊𒉆</span> AB.SIN<sub>2</sub> (Kurtik a06) and <span lang="akk">𒆠𒀸𒀸</span> ABSIN (Kurtik a07), the latter being a diri-compound whose reading is proved by Diri IV 276-277: ab-si-in KI.AŠ.AŠ = ''abšennu'', ''šer'u''. The constellation includes stars in classical [[Virgo]] for which an illustration is available in the set of drawings related to the Uranology Group (see the drawing on AO 6448 below). It is not certain how much of the drawing corresponds to Mesopotamian perceptions of the constellation over time, but it is clear that the Mesopotamian asterism certainly included the barley stalk that the goddess is holding.

			==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==
	{{Infobox constellation		{{Infobox constellation
	\| name = 𒀊𒉆 (AB.SIN)		\| name = 𒀊𒉆 (AB.SIN)
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	AB.SÍN<sub>2</sub>/ABSIN = '''''šerʾu,''''' 'The Furrow.' We give together <span lang="akk">𒀊𒉆</span> AB.SIN<sub>2</sub> (Kurtik a06) and <span lang="akk">𒆠𒀸𒀸</span> ABSIN (Kurtik a07), the latter being a diri-compound whose reading is proved by Diri IV 276-277: ab-si-in KI.AŠ.AŠ = ''abšennu'', ''šer'u''. The constellation includes stars in classical [[Virgo]] for which an illustration is available in the set of drawings related to the Uranology Group (see the drawing on AO 6448 below). It is not certain how much of the drawing corresponds to Mesopotamian perceptions of the constellation over time, but it is clear that the Mesopotamian asterism certainly included the barley stalk that the goddess is holding.

	~~==Concordance, Etymology, History<ref>[[Mesopotamian (All Terms)\|Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0]], All Skies Encyclopaedia.</ref>==~~
	'''Variants'''		'''Variants'''

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	\| translation = Furrow		\| translation = Furrow
	\| pronounce = AB.SIN (Shir'u)		\| pronounce = AB.SIN (Shir'u)
	\| IPA =		\| IPA = /ab.sin/
	\| culture = Babylonia		\| culture = Babylonia
	\| RA = 176.4648317 to 201.2982474		\| RA = 176.4648317 to 201.2982474

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 [[File:Vir Tontafel thureauDangin1922.jpg|thumb|Drawing of the tablet AO 6448 by Thureau Dangin 1922.]]
 AB.SÍN<sub>2</sub>/ABSIN = '''''šerʾu,''''' 'The Furrow.'  We give together <span lang="akk">𒀊𒉆</span> AB.SIN<sub>2</sub> (Kurtik a06) and <span lang="akk">𒆠𒀸𒀸</span> ABSIN (Kurtik a07), the latter being a diri-compound whose reading is proved by Diri IV 276-277: ab-si-in  KI.AŠ.AŠ = ''abšennu'',  ''šer'u''. The constellation includes stars in classical [[Virgo]] for which an illustration is available in the set of drawings related to the Uranology Group (see the drawing on AO 6448 below). It is not certain how much of the drawing corresponds to Mesopotamian perceptions of the constellation over time, but it is clear that the Mesopotamian asterism certainly included the barley stalk that the goddess is holding.

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	* (3) = The Field: [SAA 8, 82 r. 8].		* (3) = The Field: [SAA 8, 82 r. 8].

	See also “The Great Star List”		See also “The Great Star List”<gallery>
			File:Vir seal Wallenfels1993.png\|Virgo on Mesopotamian seal print, Wallenfels (1993).
			File:Vir FURROW seal Wallenfels1993.png\|Virgo as Goat-Fish with Ear of Grain on Mesopotamian seal print, Wallenfels (1993).
			</gallery>

	===== Predictions: =====		===== Predictions: =====

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	* [[References (Babylonian)\|Kurtik's References]]		* [[References (Babylonian)\|Kurtik's References]]

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