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Star Common Name Constellation Full Name Translation/Reference Rolleston Hipparcos Language Identifier
Acubene Cnc Al Zubanāh the claws

Allen p. 11, Bullinger p. 148
the sheltering, or hiding, place Arabic * alf Cnc
Acubens Cnc Al Zubanāh the claws

Allen p. 111, , Olcott p. 86, Kunitzsch p. 21, A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. p. 12, StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt
Arabic * alf Cnc
Al Himarein Cnc Al Ḥimārain the two asses (northern ass)

Allen p. 111, Bullinger p. 148
the kids or the lambs Arabic * gam Cnc
Al Himarein Cnc Al Ḥimārain the two asses (southern ass)

Allen p. 111, Bullinger p. 148
the kids or the lambs Arabic * del Cnc
Al Tarf Cnc Al Tarf the end

Allen p. 111, ' http://www.icoproject.org/star.html, A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. p. 12, StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt
Arabic * bet Cnc
Al Tarf Cnc Al Tarf the glance of the lion

Allen p. 114
Arabic * ksi Cnc
al-lul Cnc al-lul deceptive digger

British Museum tablet BM 78161 translated by Thompson Gary D. http://members.westnet.com.au/gary-david-thompson/page9r.html
Babylonian * eps Cnc
Almalaf Cnc Al Ma`laf the manger or crib

A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. p. 11
Arabic * eps Cnc
Arku-sha-nangaru-sha-shutu Cnc Arku-sha-nangaru-sha-shutu the southeast star in the Crab

Allen p. 112
Babylonian * del Cnc
Asellus Australis Cnc Asellus Australis southern ass colt

Allen p. 111
Latin * del Cnc
Asellus Australis Cnc Asellus Australis southern ass colt; the tribe of Issachar who Jacob likened to a strong ass

Allen p. 111, Olcott p. 86, Millen George Jarvis (1905). The Bible Allegories; an Interpretation. p. 167, StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt, Bullinger p. 149
the southern she-ass Latin * gam Cnc
Asellus Borealis Cnc Asellus Borealis northern ass colt

Allen p. 111
Latin * gam Cnc
Beehive Cluster Cnc Meleph manger or crib

Allen p. 113, Olcott pp. 8689
Greek (Aratos, Eratostheses) * eps Cnc
Copernicus Cnc Copernicus a Polish astronomer

StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt
English, public poll in 2015 * rho01 Cnc
Gakyid Cnc gakyid happiness

StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt
Dzongkha HD 73534
Jugum Cnc Jugum southern yoke

Allen p. 111
Latin * del Cnc
Jugum Cnc Jugum northern yoke

Allen p. 111
Latin * gam Cnc
Ma`alaph Cnc Al Ma`laf the manger or crib

Bullinger p. 148
assembled thousands Arabic * eps Cnc
Ma`alaph Cnc Al Ma`laf the stall [of the two asses]

Allen p. 113
Arabic * eps Cnc
Meeleph Cnc Al Ma`laf the manger or crib

Allen p. 113
Arabic * eps Cnc
Meleph Cnc Al Ma`laf the manger or crib

Allen p. 113, StockmanL.H. & Harper David http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt, https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html
Arabic * eps Cnc
muš Cnc muš the serpent

British Museum tablet BM 78161 translated by Thompson Gary D. http://members.westnet.com.au/gary-david-thompson/page9r.html
Babylonian * bet Cnc
Nahn Cnc Nahn the nose

Allen p. 114, A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. p. 11, StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt,
Persian * ksi Cnc
Nepa Cnc Nepa 'Nepa' is a classical Latin word for a 'scorpion' or 'crab'.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepa_(insect)
Latin * eps Cnc
Piautos Cnc Piautos the eye

https://www.universeguide.com/star/lambdacancri, A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. p. 11, StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt
Coptic * lam Cnc
Praesaepe Cnc Praesaepe manger or crib

Allen p. 113
Latin * eps Cnc
Praesaepia Cnc Praesaepia manger or crib

Allen p. 113
Latin * eps Cnc
Praesaepium Cnc Praesaepium manger or crib

Allen p. 113
Latin * eps Cnc
Praesepe Cnc Praesepe manger or crib

Allen p. 113, Olcott pp. 8689, Bullinger p. 148
a multitude, offspring Latin * eps Cnc
Sertan Cnc al-saraṭān crab

Allen p. 111, Kunitzsch p. 21
Arabic * alf Cnc
Tegmen Cnc Tegmen in the covering, the shell of the crab

Olcott p. 86
Latin (Rufus Festus Avienus, 4th Century) * zet02 Cnc
Tegmine Cnc Tegmen in the covering, the shell of the crab

Allen p. 114, Kunitzsch p. 21, A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. p. 11, StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt, Bullinger p. 148
holding Latin (Rufus Festus Avienus, 4th Century) * zet02 Cnc