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Sushoff: /* Concordance, Etymology, HistoryPlanetarium Babylonicum 2.0, All Skies Encyclopaedia. */

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Concordance, Etymology, HistoryPlanetarium Babylonicum 2.0, All Skies Encyclopaedia.

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	\| numberbrightstars = 0		\| numberbrightstars = 0
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	\| brighteststarname = Tarf		\| brighteststarname = [[Tarf]]
	\| starmagnitude = 3.52		\| starmagnitude = 3.52
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	See also [Rochberg-Halton 1987, TCL 6 13 col. ii obv. 19, 25; 1984, BM 36746+ rev. 2, 10; SpTU I, 96:4].		See also [Rochberg-Halton 1987, TCL 6 13 col. ii obv. 19, 25; 1984, BM 36746+ rev. 2, 10; SpTU I, 96:4].

	== Historical Dictionaries==		== Historical Dictionaries==
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	==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>==
			{{Infobox constellation
			\| name = 𒀠𒈜 (AL.LUL)
			\| native = 𒀠𒈜
			\| translation = Crab
			\| pronounce = AL.LUL (Allutu)
			\| IPA = /allul/
			\| culture = Babylonia
			\| RA = 116.1118492 to 134.6216842
			\| dec = 9.185543957 to 28.75989314
			\| areatotal = 228.47
			\| numbermainstars = 55
			\| numberbfstars = 38
			\| numberstarsplanets =
			\| numberbrightstars = 0
			\| numbernearbystars =
			\| brighteststarname = Tarf
			\| starmagnitude = 3.52
			\| neareststarname =
			\| stardistance =
			\| numbermessierobjects =
			\| meteorshowers =
			\| bordering = Gem, Cnc
			\| notes =
			}}

	In Kurtik (2007), the terms (Kurtik a18) AL.LUL, (Kurtik a21), <sup>mul</sup>ALLA and (Kurtik k31), [[KUŠU2\|<sup>mul</sup>KUŠU<sub>2</sub>]] have been separate lemmas. The Akkadian equivalent for <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL "Crab" is <sup>mul</sup>''Alluttu.'' Syllabic writings occur mostly in lexical texts and 'Three Stars Each (Astrolabes)'-group. Here we merge them as Sumerian <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL or AL.LUL = ''alluttu'' (Akkadian) “crab”,<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> and <sup>mul</sup>[[ALLA]]<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> = <sup>mul</sup>''alluttu'' (Akkadian) "Crab". In the sky, they all refer to the same asterism and zodiacal sign in [[Cancer]].		In Kurtik (2007), the terms (Kurtik a18) AL.LUL, (Kurtik a21), <sup>mul</sup>ALLA and (Kurtik k31), [[KUŠU2\|<sup>mul</sup>KUŠU<sub>2</sub>]] have been separate lemmas. The Akkadian equivalent for <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL "Crab" is <sup>mul</sup>''Alluttu.'' Syllabic writings occur mostly in lexical texts and 'Three Stars Each (Astrolabes)'-group. Here we merge them as Sumerian <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL or AL.LUL = ''alluttu'' (Akkadian) “crab”,<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> and <sup>mul</sup>[[ALLA]]<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> = <sup>mul</sup>''alluttu'' (Akkadian) "Crab". In the sky, they all refer to the same asterism and zodiacal sign in [[Cancer]].

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	[[Category:Asterism]][[Category:Constellation]]		[[Category:Asterism]][[Category:Constellation]]
			[[Category:Star Cluster]][[Category:Praesepe]]
	[[Category:Cnc]]		[[Category:Cnc]]
	[[Category:Mesopotamian]] [[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]][[Category:Eurasia]]		[[Category:Mesopotamian]] [[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]][[Category:Eurasia]]
	[[Category:Rubric]] [[Category:Lunar System]] [[Category:Zodiac]]		[[Category:Rubric]] [[Category:Lunar System]] [[Category:Zodiac]]
	[[Category:Cuneiform]][[Category:Sumerian]]		[[Category:Cuneiform]][[Category:Sumerian]]

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	==References==		==References==
	*[[References (Babylonian)\|Kurtik's references]]		*[[References (Babylonian)\|Kurtik's references]]
	[[Category:~~Mesopotamian~~]]
	[[Category:~~Sumerian~~]] [[Category:~~Asterism~~]]		[[Category:Asterism]][[Category:Constellation]]
	[[Category:~~Constellation~~]] [[Category:~~Cnc~~]]		[[Category:Cnc]]
	[[Category:~~West~~ Asian]] [[Category:~~Asian~~]]		[[Category:Mesopotamian]] [[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]][[Category:Eurasia]]
	[[Category:~~Eurasia~~]]		[[Category:Rubric]] [[Category:Lunar System]] [[Category:Zodiac]]
	[[Category:Cuneiform]]		[[Category:Cuneiform]][[Category:Sumerian]]

HermannHunger: /* Previous Identifications */

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Previous Identifications

HermannHunger: /* Concordance, Etymology, History[3] */

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WayneHorowitz at 13:22, 14 May 2026

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	* Star-Catalogues (Horowitz 2014, 104, 106ː Anu 10):		* Star-Catalogues (Horowitz 2014, 104, 106ː Anu 10):
	** mul sa<sub>5</sub> ''ša ina'' zi im.kur.ra egir / <sup>d</sup>maš.tab.ba da <sup>d</sup>''Gu-la'' gub-''zu'' / aga ''ap-ru'' <sup>mul</sup>''al-lu-ut-tum'' / mul <sup>d</sup>''A-nim'' lugal		** mul sa<sub>5</sub> ''ša ina'' zi im.kur.ra egir / <sup>d</sup>maš.tab.ba da <sup>d</sup>''Gu-la'' gub-''zu'' / aga ''ap-ru'' <sup>mul</sup>''al-lu-ut-tum'' / mul <sup>d</sup>''A-nim'' lugal
	** "The red star that stands in the east after the Twins, alongside the asterism of <sup>d</sup>''Gula'', wearing a crown, (this is the) Crab, the asterism of Anu, the King" (~~B ii~~ 24-27),		** "The red star that stands in the east after the Twins, alongside the asterism of <sup>d</sup>''Gula'', wearing a crown, (this is the) Crab, the asterism of Anu, the King" (KAV 218 Section II, 24-27),
	*** for a likely parallel see [BPO 2, III, 33-33a; Oelsner and Horowitz 1997-98, 181]; see also (Kurtik u11) [[UGA]].		*** for a likely parallel see [BPO 2, III, 33-33a; Oelsner and Horowitz 1997-98, 181]; see also (Kurtik u11) [[UGA]].

	* Month-Star Lists (Horowitz 2014: 245, Anu X, LBAT 1499 Anu XI). BM 82923:		* Month-Star Lists (Horowitz 2014: 245, Anu X, LBAT 1499 Anu XI). BM 82923:
	** <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL // 1.10 // ''šu-bat'' An		** <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL // 1.10 // ''šu-bat'' An, "The Crab // 70 // Seat of Anu". [Walker and Hunger 1977, 30:29].
	** "The Crab // 70 // Seat of Anu". [Walker and Hunger 1977, 30:29].
	* Rising and Setting Stars (Horowitz 2014, 161: 8 (setting in Month IV, Du'uzu), 19 (rising in Month X, Ṭebetu).		* Rising and Setting Stars (Horowitz 2014, 161: 8 (setting in Month IV, Du'uzu), 19 (rising in Month X, Ṭebetu).
	* '''"Round astrolabesː"'''		* '''"Round astrolabesː"'''
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	** : <s><sup>mul</sup>al.lul [TCL 6, 13; see Rochberg-Halton 1987b, 212].</s>		** : <s><sup>mul</sup>al.lul [TCL 6, 13; see Rochberg-Halton 1987b, 212].</s>
	*		*
	* <s>Astrolabe B.</s>
	** <s>(1)</s>
	** <s>(2) List (3´12): [<sup>iti</sup>ab ... <sup>mul</sup>''al-lu-ut-tum šu-ut'' <sup>d</sup>''A-nim'' "Month Ṭebetu: ... Crab (in the path of) Anu" (C ii 10).</s>
	** <s>(3) List (sunrise-sunset=6m): sunrise is in month Ṭebetu, sunset is in month Du'uzu [KAV 218, C 31, 20; Horowitz 2014 40, 42], see (Kurtik g27) [[GU.LA]]; for a parallel see [BPO 2, III 28a].</s>
	*		*
	* <s>BM 34713. <sup>múl</sup>alla (twice!), see (Kurtik a21) [[ALLA]].</s>
	\|[[File:Cnc Bab stellarium.jpg\|alt=Stellarium map\|thumb\|Cancer constellation, painted by Jessica Gullberg for Stellarium, Babylonian (MUL.APIN) sky culture.]]		\|[[File:Cnc Bab stellarium.jpg\|alt=Stellarium map\|thumb\|Cancer constellation, painted by Jessica Gullberg for Stellarium, Babylonian (MUL.APIN) sky culture.]]
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	[[Category:Mesopotamian]]		[[Category:Mesopotamian]]
	[[Category:Sumerian]]		[[Category:Sumerian]] [[Category:Asterism]]
	[[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Cnc]]		[[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Cnc]]
	[[Category:West Asian]]		[[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]]
	[[Category:Eurasia]]		[[Category:Eurasia]]
	[[Category:Cuneiform]]		[[Category:Cuneiform]]

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	* Star-Catalogues (Horowitz 2014, 104, 106ː Anu 10):		* Star-Catalogues (Horowitz 2014, 104, 106ː Anu 10):
	** mul sa<sub>5</sub> ''ša ina'' zi im.kur.ra egir / <sup>d</sup>maš.tab.ba da <sup>d</sup>''Gu-la'' gub-''zu'' / aga ''ap-ru'' <sup>mul</sup>''al-lu-ut-tum'' / mul <sup>d</sup>''A-nim'' lugal		** mul sa<sub>5</sub> ''ša ina'' zi im.kur.ra egir / <sup>d</sup>maš.tab.ba da <sup>d</sup>''Gu-la'' gub-''zu'' / aga ''ap-ru'' <sup>mul</sup>''al-lu-ut-tum'' / mul <sup>d</sup>''A-nim'' lugal
	** "The red star that stands in the east after the Twins, alongside the asterism of <sup>d</sup>''Gula'', wearing a crown, (this is the) Crab, the asterism of Anu, the King" (B ii 24-27)		** "The red star that stands in the east after the Twins, alongside the asterism of <sup>d</sup>''Gula'', wearing a crown, (this is the) Crab, the asterism of Anu, the King" (B ii 24-27),
			*** for a likely parallel see [BPO 2, III, 33-33a; Oelsner and Horowitz 1997-98, 181]; see also (Kurtik u11) [[UGA]].

	* Month-Star Lists (Horowitz 2014: 245, Anu X, LBAT 1499 Anu XI). BM 82923:		* Month-Star Lists (Horowitz 2014: 245, Anu X, LBAT 1499 Anu XI). BM 82923:
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	* Rising and Setting Stars (Horowitz 2014, 161: 8 (setting in Month IV, Du'uzu), 19 (rising in Month X, Ṭebetu).		* Rising and Setting Stars (Horowitz 2014, 161: 8 (setting in Month IV, Du'uzu), 19 (rising in Month X, Ṭebetu).
	* '''"Round astrolabesː"'''		* '''"Round astrolabesː"'''
	** K.14943+: <sup>mul</sup>al.lul // 1.10 "(Stars of Anu, month Kislimu), Crab, 70". [CT 33, 12]. (list of 12 stars of Anu, no. 9).		** K.14943+:
	**		*** <sup>mul</sup>al.lul // 1.10 "(Stars of Anu, month Kislimu), Crab, 70". [CT 33, 12]. (list of 12 stars of Anu, no. 9).
	**'''CT 33 9, Nv. 10, and parallels'''		**'''CT 33 9, Nv. 10, and parallels'''
	** Fincke 2025: 70 (<sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL restored as first AN.TA.GUB.BA-star for <sup>itu</sup>DU<sub>6</sub> (Month VII), corresponding to Enlil 7).		*** Fincke 2025: 70 (<sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL restored as first AN.TA.GUB.BA-star for <sup>itu</sup>DU<sub>6</sub> (Month VII), corresponding to Enlil 7).
	**
	** : <s><sup>mul</sup>al.lul [TCL 6, 13; see Rochberg-Halton 1987b, 212].</s>		** : <s><sup>mul</sup>al.lul [TCL 6, 13; see Rochberg-Halton 1987b, 212].</s>
	*
	*		*
	* <s>Astrolabe B.</s>		* <s>Astrolabe B.</s>
	** <s>(1) List (12´3): mul sa<sub>5</sub> ''ša ina'' zi im.kur.ra egir / <sup>d</sup>maš.tab.ba da <sup>d</sup>''Gu-la'' gub-''zu'' / aga ''ap-ru'' <sup>mul</sup>''al-lu-ut-tum'' / mul <sup>d</sup>''A-nim'' lugal "The red star that stands in the east after the Twins, alongside the asterism of <sup>d</sup>''Gula'', wearing a crown, (this is the) Crab, the asterism of Anu, the King" (B ii 24-27); for a likely parallel see [BPO 2, III, 33-33a; Oelsner and Horowitz 1997-98, 181]; see also (Kurtik u11) [[UGA]]. </s>		** <s>(1)</s>
	** <s>(2) List (3´12): [<sup>iti</sup>ab ... <sup>mul</sup>''al-lu-ut-tum šu-ut'' <sup>d</sup>''A-nim'' "Month Ṭebetu: ... Crab (in the path of) Anu" (C ii 10).</s>		** <s>(2) List (3´12): [<sup>iti</sup>ab ... <sup>mul</sup>''al-lu-ut-tum šu-ut'' <sup>d</sup>''A-nim'' "Month Ṭebetu: ... Crab (in the path of) Anu" (C ii 10).</s>
	** <s>(3) List (sunrise-sunset=6m): sunrise is in month Ṭebetu, sunset is in month Du'uzu [KAV 218, C 31, 20; Horowitz 2014 40, 42], see (Kurtik g27) [[GU.LA]]; for a parallel see [BPO 2, III 28a].</s>		** <s>(3) List (sunrise-sunset=6m): sunrise is in month Ṭebetu, sunset is in month Du'uzu [KAV 218, C 31, 20; Horowitz 2014 40, 42], see (Kurtik g27) [[GU.LA]]; for a parallel see [BPO 2, III 28a].</s>
	* ~~<s>BM 82923.</s>~~		*
	** <s>Month Ṭebetu, stars of Anu: <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL // 1.10 // ''šu-bat'' An "The Crab // 70 // Seat of Anu". [Walker and Hunger 1977, 30:29; Horowitz 2014, 139].</s>
	* <s>BM 34713. <sup>múl</sup>alla (twice!), see (Kurtik a21) [[ALLA]].</s>		* <s>BM 34713. <sup>múl</sup>alla (twice!), see (Kurtik a21) [[ALLA]].</s>
	* '''<s>"Round astrolabes."</s>'''
	** <s>K.14943+: <sup>mul</sup>al.lul // 1.10 "(Stars of Anu, month Kislimu), Crab, 70". [CT 33, 12]. The list of 12 stars of Anu, no. 9: <sup>mul</sup>al.lul [TCL 6, 13; see Rochberg-Halton 1987b, 212].</s>
	\|[[File:Cnc Bab stellarium.jpg\|alt=Stellarium map\|thumb\|Cancer constellation, painted by Jessica Gullberg for Stellarium, Babylonian (MUL.APIN) sky culture.]]		\|[[File:Cnc Bab stellarium.jpg\|alt=Stellarium map\|thumb\|Cancer constellation, painted by Jessica Gullberg for Stellarium, Babylonian (MUL.APIN) sky culture.]]
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	==== Previous Identifications ====		==== Previous Identifications ====
	Koch's identification of the stars in the GU text [Pingree and Walker 313-322]: mul.~~al.lul~~ is ε Cnc, mul~~.muš~~ is 1 Hya, or 30 Mon, or 2 Hya, mul~~.ban~~ is ρ Pup, ~~gir~~<sub>3</sub><sup>II</sup> ''šumēlû''(150) ''ša lu-maš'' <sup>mul</sup>k]ak.si.sa<sub>2</sub> is 11 CMa, or Pulk55 1121m, or Paris 8170 [Koch 1992, 56]; see Pingree's objections [Hunger and Pingree 1999, 90-98].		Koch's identification of the stars in the GU text [Pingree and Walker 313-322]: <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL is ε Cnc, <sup>mul</sup>MUŠ is 1 Hya, or 30 Mon, or 2 Hya, <sup>mul</sup>BAN is ρ Pup, GIR<sub>3</sub><sup>II</sup> ''šumēlû''(150) ''ša lu-maš'' <sup>mul</sup>K]AK.SI.SA<sub>2</sub> is 11 CMa, or Pulk55 1121m, or Paris 8170 [Koch 1992, 56]; see Pingree's objections [Hunger and Pingree 1999, 90-98].

	==== Astrology. ====		==== Astrology. ====
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	(4) Lunar halo and Crab: DIŠ 30 TUR<sub>3</sub> NIGIN-''ma'' <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL ''ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> GUB-''iz'' / LUGAL URI.KI DIN ''ur-rak'' "If the moon is surrounded by a halo and the Crab stands in it: the life of the king of Akkad will last" [SAA 10, 113:6-7]; for parallels see [SAA 8, 6:5, 20:5, 55:1, 124:1-3, 299:1, 301:1, 317:1, 428:2, 429:2, 460:1, 482:4, 494:3, 543 r. 5, 7, 549 r. 2; Koch-Westenholz 1999, 161:121].		(4) Lunar halo and Crab: DIŠ 30 TUR<sub>3</sub> NIGIN-''ma'' <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL ''ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub>-''šu''<sub>2</sub> GUB-''iz'' / LUGAL URI.KI DIN ''ur-rak'' "If the moon is surrounded by a halo and the Crab stands in it: the life of the king of Akkad will last" [SAA 10, 113:6-7]; for parallels see [SAA 8, 6:5, 20:5, 55:1, 124:1-3, 299:1, 301:1, 317:1, 428:2, 429:2, 460:1, 482:4, 494:3, 543 r. 5, 7, 549 r. 2; Koch-Westenholz 1999, 161:121].

	(5) Saturn & the Crab (observations)ː KI.GUB.BA-''sa''<sub>3</sub> GI.NA (gloss.: ''ma-za-as-sa ke-e-ne''<sub>2</sub>) [xxxx] / ''ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub> <sup>mul</sup>AL. LUL [xxxxxx] "Their (the Scales') position is stable, [(this) means that Saturn stands] in the Crab" [SAA 8, 39:4-5], [<sup>mu</sup>]<sup>l</sup>UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ ''ina'' [SA<sub>3</sub> <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL] / [''iz'']-''za-az''-[''ma''] "Saturn stands in the Crab" [SAA 8, 39:8-r.1 ].		(5) Saturn & the Crab (observations)ː KI.GUB.BA-''sa''<sub>3</sub> GI.NA (gloss.: ''ma-za-as-sa ke-e-ne''<sub>2</sub>) [xxxx] / ''ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub> <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL [xxxxxx] "Their (the Scales') position is stable, [(this) means that Saturn stands] in the Crab" [SAA 8, 39:4-5], [<sup>mu</sup>]<sup>l</sup>UDU.IDIM.SAG.UŠ ''ina'' [SA<sub>3</sub> <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL] / [''iz'']-''za-az''-[''ma''] "Saturn stands in the Crab" [SAA 8, 39:8-r.1 ].

	(6) Jupiter & the Crab (observations)ː ''i-da-a-ti ki-ma it-ta-an-ta-ḫ''[''a''] ''/ a-na'' <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL ''iq-ṭi-ri-ib'' "Later once it (Jupiter) continued to move and approached the Crab" [SAA 8, 84 r. 2-3]; see also [ibid. 323: 1-3].		(6) Jupiter & the Crab (observations)ː ''i-da-a-ti ki-ma it-ta-an-ta-ḫ''[''a''] ''/ a-na'' <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL ''iq-ṭi-ri-ib'' "Later once it (Jupiter) continued to move and approached the Crab" [SAA 8, 84 r. 2-3]; see also [ibid. 323: 1-3].
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	(8) The Goat (=Venus) approaches the Crabː [DIŠ] <sup>mul</sup>UZ<sub>3</sub> ''a-na'' <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL TE-''ḫi'' / ''taš-mu-u''<sub>2</sub> ''u sa-li-mu ina'' KUR GAL<sub>2</sub>-''ši'' / DINGIR.MEŠ ''ana'' KUR ARḪUŠ TUK.MEŠ ... <sup>mul</sup>UZ<sub>3</sub> <sup>d</sup>''Dil-bat'' "[If] the Goat comes close to the Crab: there will be reconciliation and peace in the country; the gods will have mercy on the country; ... (because) Goat = Venus." [SAA 8, 175: r. 1-7]; for parallels see [SAA 8, 247:8-r. 6; SAA 10, 88 r. 5-11].		(8) The Goat (=Venus) approaches the Crabː [DIŠ] <sup>mul</sup>UZ<sub>3</sub> ''a-na'' <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL TE-''ḫi'' / ''taš-mu-u''<sub>2</sub> ''u sa-li-mu ina'' KUR GAL<sub>2</sub>-''ši'' / DINGIR.MEŠ ''ana'' KUR ARḪUŠ TUK.MEŠ ... <sup>mul</sup>UZ<sub>3</sub> <sup>d</sup>''Dil-bat'' "[If] the Goat comes close to the Crab: there will be reconciliation and peace in the country; the gods will have mercy on the country; ... (because) Goat = Venus." [SAA 8, 175: r. 1-7]; for parallels see [SAA 8, 247:8-r. 6; SAA 10, 88 r. 5-11].

	(9) Heliacal rising of Mercury in the Crab: DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL ''a-dir'' / UDUG ''ḫab-lim'' KUR DIB-''bat-ma'' / NAM.UŠ<sub>2</sub>.MEŠ ''ina'' KUR GAL<sub>2</sub>.MEŠ "If the Crab is dark: the spirit of a wronged man will possess the country, deaths will occur in the country". [SAA 8, 477:6-r. 1].		(9) Heliacal rising of Mercury in the Crab: DIŠ <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL ''a-dir'' / UDUG ''ḫab-lim'' KUR DIB-''bat-ma'' / NAM.UŠ<sub>2</sub>.MEŠ ''ina'' KUR GAL<sub>2</sub>.MEŠ "If the Crab is dark: the spirit of a wronged man will possess the country, deaths will occur in the country" [SAA 8, 477:6-r. 1].

	(10) ''Uriri'' and the Crab: DIŠ mul<sub>5</sub>.U.RI.RI ''ana'' mul<sub>5</sub>.ALLA KU.NU ḪUR AL GAM<sup>me</sup> "If the star Uriri (= comet?) approaches the Crab, omen for an important person: he will die" (MUL.APIN II iii 25) [Hunger and Steele 2019, 102].		(10) ''Uriri'' and the Crab: DIŠ mul<sub>5</sub>.U.RI.RI ''ana'' mul<sub>5</sub>.ALLA KU.NU ḪUR AL GAM<sup>me</sup> "If the star Uriri (= comet?) approaches the Crab, omen for an important person: he will die" (MUL.APIN II iii 25) [Hunger and Steele 2019, 102].
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	(11) Lunar eclipse in the Crab: [DIŠ 30 ''in'']''a'' ˹KI MUL˺.[MEŠ IGI.MEŠ ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL ''a-dir'' EŠ.BAR <sup>íd</sup>Idigna ...] "If the Moon eclipses in the area of the front stars of the Crab: the decision (pertains) to the Tigris River" [Rochberg-Halton 1988, 219 BM 38164:1]; [DIŠ 30] ''ina'' KI MUL.MEŠ [EGIR.MEŠ ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL ''a-dir'' EŠ.BAR <sup>íd</sup>''Pu-rat-tum''...] "If the Moon eclipses in the hind region of the Crab: the decision (pertains) to the Euphrates river..." [Rochberg-Halton 1988, 219 BM 38164:2]; for a parallel see [Verderame 2002, Texts IIa:4′-6′, IId:4′, IIg:3′; Weidner 1963, 118 MNB 1848:47-48] as well as the “Great Star List.”		(11) Lunar eclipse in the Crab: [DIŠ 30 ''in'']''a'' ˹KI MUL˺.[MEŠ IGI.MEŠ ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL ''a-dir'' EŠ.BAR <sup>íd</sup>Idigna ...] "If the Moon eclipses in the area of the front stars of the Crab: the decision (pertains) to the Tigris River" [Rochberg-Halton 1988, 219 BM 38164:1]; [DIŠ 30] ''ina'' KI MUL.MEŠ [EGIR.MEŠ ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL ''a-dir'' EŠ.BAR <sup>íd</sup>''Pu-rat-tum''...] "If the Moon eclipses in the hind region of the Crab: the decision (pertains) to the Euphrates river..." [Rochberg-Halton 1988, 219 BM 38164:2]; for a parallel see [Verderame 2002, Texts IIa:4′-6′, IId:4′, IIg:3′; Weidner 1963, 118 MNB 1848:47-48] as well as the “Great Star List.”

	(12) Mercury in the Crabː DIŠ MUL.MEŠ IGI.MEŠ ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL SA<sub>5</sub>.MEŠ-''ma'' ZI IM / <sup>d</sup>~~GUD~~.UD ''ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub> GUB-''ma'' "If the front stars of the Crab are red: rising of the wind. (It means) that Mercury stands in it." [BPO 2, III 7-b-c].		(12) Mercury in the Crabː DIŠ MUL.MEŠ IGI.MEŠ ''ša''<sub>2</sub> <sup>mul</sup>AL.LUL SA<sub>5</sub>.MEŠ-''ma'' ZI IM / <sup>d</sup>GU<sub>4</sub>.UD ''ina'' ŠA<sub>3</sub> GUB-''ma'' "If the front stars of the Crab are red: rising of the wind. (It means) that Mercury stands in it." [BPO 2, III 7-b-c].

	See also [Rochberg-Halton 1987, TCL 6 13 col. ii obv. 19, 25; 1984, BM 36746+ rev. 2, 10; SpTU I, 96:4].		See also [Rochberg-Halton 1987, TCL 6 13 col. ii obv. 19, 25; 1984, BM 36746+ rev. 2, 10; SpTU I, 96:4].