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Textual line

 Interpretation

1

The Plow (GISH.APIN), d.Enlil, the lead star of the stars of d.Enlil.

 {Perseus}

2

The Wolf (UR.BAR.RA) , seed-funnel of the plow

 [Perseus] {The seed are the Pleiades}

3

The Man, Old One (SHU.GI), d.Enmesharra

 {Auriga}

4

The Crook Staff (GAM), god of the crook staff (d.Gamlum)

 {Staff in the hand of Orion, Camelopardalis}

5

The Large Twins (MASH.TAB.BA.GAL.GAL), d.Lugalgirra and d.Meslamtaea.

 {"End" rather than large}; Bottom stars of Gemini}

6

The Small Twins (MASH.TAB.BA.TUR.TUR), d.LAL and d.NIN.EZENxGU4.

 {Pollux, In Gemini}

7

The River Crayfish (AL.LUL), domicile (shu-bat d.Anim) of d.Anu.

 {Cancer}

8

The Lion (UR.GU.LA), d.Latarak.

 {Regulus, in Leo}

9

The Breast-Star of Leo, the "king-star" (MUL).LUGAL

 {the large upper bone of the leg, rather than breast} {Duhr also called Zosma}

10

The weaker stars of Leo's tail: the date-palm panicle (sissinnu) of d.Erua, d.Zarpanitum

 [Coma Berenices] {Denebola, in Leo}

11

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12

SHU.PA, d.Enlil which determines the "aptitude" of the mountain KUR

 [Corona Borealis] {Arcturus in Bootes}

13

The star before him: Chegalaju, the messenger of d.Ninlil

 [Argo Navis, Vela] {Star before Arcturus}

14

The star after him: BAL.TESH.A, messenger of d.Tishpak

 [eta in Carina, Chinese Tseen She, Heaven's Altars, to the right of Crux] {Alphekka in Corona Borealis}

15

The (great) Wagon (MAR.GID.DA), d.Ninlil

 [The Great Bear] {Libra}

16

The star at the shaft of the (great) Wagon: the Fox (KA5.A) d.Erra, the strong one among the gods

 {The star Graffias (Beta-Scorpius) and Lupus as the Fox}

17

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18

The star to the front of the (great) Wagon: the Mother Sheep (U8), d.Aja.

 {Antares, in Scorpius}

19

The Yoked Yoke (MU.BU.KESH.DA) d.Anu, the great one of the heavens

 {The star theta in Ophiuchus, Kash-Shud in Babylonian}

20

The (small) Wagon of Heaven (MAR.GID.DA.AN.NA), d.Damkianna

 {The middle stars of Scorpius, Persian KhezDUM = Damkianna}

21

The star on its Cable: Inheritor of the Great Temple (IBILA.E.MACH), the first, highest son of d.Anu

 {"Lord of the Seed", Antares?}

22

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23

The Standing Gods DINGIR.GUB.BA.(MESH) of E.KUR The Sitting Gods DINGIR.TUSH.A.(MESH) of E.KUR

 [Scorpio] [front stars of Sagittarius] {GUBBA - the manzil Jabhah or Jabbah are the stars at the end (stinger of) Scorpio; TUSH are the stars of Sagittarius. All rise at about the same time.}

24

The Goat (UZ) , d.GU.LA

 [Hercules] {UZ GU.LA and GULA are two different constellations. GULA is CAPRICORN the boat, not the goat UZ GU.LA which is Hercules}

25

The star before the goat: the Sitting Dog (UR.KU)

 {Serpens Caput}

26

The bright star of the Goat d.LAMMA, the messeger of d.Baba

 {Rasalhague, in Ophiuchus}

27

Two stars, behind her: d.NIN.SAR and d.ER.RA.GAL

 {Sheliak, in Lyra}

28

The Leopard (UD.KA.DUCH.A), d.U.GUR

 UD.KA.DUCHA.A has its "head of the Milky Way" at Cygnus and the tail at Cepheus

29

The star to his right: the swine (SHACH), d.Damu

 {This is Sagitta, Sham or Schaham in Arabic (see Hinckley, Star Names)}

30

The star to his left: the horse (ANSHE.KUR.RA)

 {Lacerta. This is later confused with Equuleus.}

31

The star behind him: the stag (LU.LIM), messenger of the Pleiades (MUL.MUL)

 {This star "behind" Cygnus as LU.LIM is Cassiopeia, Latin SO.LIUM which precedes the setting of the Pleiades on the horizon. Cassiopeia is seen here as the stag's antlers}

32

The weak stars at the breast of the stag: d.Charriru, god of the rainbow (d.TIR.AN.NA)

 {This is Andromeda. The Sumerian-Akkadian d.TIR.AN.NA is Alpheratz as SIRRAH = TIR}

33

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34

The bright red star at the kidney of the stag, the Destroyer (KA.MUSH.I.KU.E)

 {Algol in Perseus = I.KU.E (earlier red-coloured)}

35

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36

When the stars of Enlil are finished, a large star of matted light divides the heavens there: the star of d.AMAR.UD (d.Marduk), of the pass-over

 [Lines 36/37 were added to later MUL.APIN copies, and are not found on the original tablet ] {Hamal = AMAR, in Aries}

37

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38

Jupiter (SAG.ME.GAR) changes its position continuously, crossing the heavens

39

Those are the 33 stars of Enlil