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Star Common Name Constellation Full Name Translation/Reference Rolleston Hipparcos Language Identifier
Al Kiffah al Janubiyyah Lib Al Kiffah al Janübiyyah the southern pan; Another name used in older astronomy texts, equivalent to

Allen p. 275, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_Librae#Nomenclature
Arabic * alf02 Lib
Al Zuban al Janübiyyah Lib Al Zubān al Janübiyyah the southern claw

Allen p. 275, Olcott pp. 246253, Kunitzsch p. 43, Kaler James B. http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/zubenel.html, StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt
Arabic * alf02 Lib
Al Zuban al Shamaliyyah Lib Al Zubān al Shamāliyyah the northern claw

Allen p. 276
Arabic * bet Lib
al-kiffah aš-šamaliyy Lib al-kiffah aš-šamaliyy the northern pan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_Librae#Name
Arabic * bet Lib
Ankaa Lib al-`anqa` the phoenix

Burnham Robert (1978); Burnham39;s celestial handbook: an observer39;s guide to the universe beyond the Solar System, Dover Books on Astronomy, 2 (2nd ed.), Courier Dover Publications, p. 1108, ISBN 0486235688
Arabic (after 1800) * sig Lib
Brachium Lib Brachium arm

Burnham Robert (1978); Burnham's celestial handbook: an observer's guide to the universe beyond the Solar System, Dover Books on Astronomy, 2 (2nd ed.), Courier Dover Publications, p. 1108 ISBN 0486235688, StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt
Latin (named July 31, 1930) * sig Lib
Cornu Lib Cornu horn

Allen pp. 287, 369
Latin * sig Lib
Graffias Lib grapsaios crab

Allen p. 367
swept away Greek (first used in Burritt's Atlas of 1835) * ksi01 Lib
horn of gir-tab Lib horn of gir-tab horn of the scorpion

British Museum tablet BM 78161 translated by Thompson Gary D. http://members.westnet.com.au/gary-david-thompson/page9r.html
Babyloniab * gam Sco
Kiffa Australis Lib Kiffa Australis the southern pan

Allen p. 275, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_Librae#Nomenclature
Arabic/Latin * alf02 Lib
Kiffa Borealis Lib Kiffa Borealis the northern pan

Allen p. 276, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_Librae#Name
Arabic/ Latin * bet Lib
Lanx Australis Lib Lanx Australis the southern pan

La Hire Philippe (1727) Tabulae Astronomicae , see star table, page 13. https://archive.org/details/tabulaeastronom00suntgoog/page/n146/mode/2up?view=theater
Latin * alf02 Lib
Lanx Borealis Lib Lanx Borealis the northern pan

 La Hire Philippe (1727), Tabulae Astronomicae, Parisiis : Apud Montalant, typographum & bibliopolam ..., see star table, page 13.
Latin * bet Lib
middle of zi-ba-nit Lib middle of zi-ba-nit

British Museum tablet BM 78161 translated by Thompson Gary D. http://members.westnet.com.au/gary-david-thompson/page9r.html
Babylonian * gam Lib
middle of zi-ba-nit Lib middle of zi-ba-nit

British Museum tablet BM 78161 translated by Thompson Gary D. http://members.westnet.com.au/gary-david-thompson/page9r.html
Babylonian * bet Lib
Zuban Alakrab Lib Zubān al-ʿAqrab claw of the scorpion; the Greeks considered all of Libra to be part of the constellation of Scorpio, but from earliest Mesopotamia, it had been the scale of justice.  The Romans sided with Semitic people in having it as a separate constellation representing scales of justice

http://www.constellationsofwords.com/stars/ZubenElakrab.html
Arabic * sig Lib
Zuban Alakrab Lib Zuban Alakrab claw of the scorpion; the Greeks considered all of Libra to be part of the constellation of Scorpio, but from earliest Mesopotamia, it had been the scale of justice.  The Romans sided with Semitic people in having it as a separate constellation representing scales of justice

http://www.constellationsofwords.com/stars/ZubenElakrab.html
Arabic * gam Sco
Zubanhakrabi Lib Zubān al-ʿAqrab between thr northern pan and the northern arm

Allen p. 277
Arabic (Burritt, 1838) * eta Lib
Zuben (el) Hakrabi Lib Zubān al-ʿAqrab claws of the scorpion

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_Librae#Nomenclature, Kaler James B. http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/gammalib.html, StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt
Arabic * gam Lib
Zuben Acrabi Lib Zubān al-ʿAqrab scorpion's claws, according to Benjamin Gould, American astronomer 1824 - 1896

Allen p. 278
Arabic & Latin * sig Lib
Zuben al Akrab Lib Zubān al-ʿAqrab claws of the scorpion

Robson Vivian E. (1923). http://www.amazon.com/Fixed-Constellations-Astrology-Vivian-Robson/dp/0766142280 http://www.constellationsofwords.com/stars/ZubenElakrab.html
Arabic * gam Lib
Zuben al Chemali Lib Al Zubān al Shamāliyyah the northern claw

Bullinger p. 46
the price which covers Arabic * bet Lib
Zuben al Genubi Lib Al Zubān al Janübiyyah the sourthern claw

Bullinger p. 45
the purchase, or price which is deficient Arabic * alf02 Lib
Zuben el Akrab Lib Zubān al-ʿAqrab claws of the scorpion

https://theskylive.com/sky/stars/zubenelhakrabi-gamma-librae-star, https://www.universeguide.com/star/76333/zubenelakrabi
Arabic * gam Lib
Zuben el Chamali Lib Al Zubān al Shamāliyyah the northern claw

Allen p. 276
Arabic * bet Lib
Zuben el Genubi Lib Al Zubān al Janübiyyah the southern claw

Allen p. 278
Arabic * sig Lib
Zuben el Hakrabi Lib Zubān al-ʿAqrab claws of the scorpion

Kaler James B. http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/gammalib.html
Arabic * gam Lib
Zuben el Hakrabi Lib Zubān al-ʿAqrab claws of the scorpion

Kaler James B. http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/gammalib.html
Arabic * gam Lib
Zuben Elakrabi Lib Zubān al-ʿAqrab claws of the scorpion

Becvár A. (1959), Atlas Coeli II Atlas Coeli II- Catalog, Ceskoslovenské Akademie Ved, Praha
Arabic * del Lib
Zuben Eschamali Lib Al Zubān al Shamāliyyah the northern claw

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_Librae#Name
Arabic * bet Lib
Zuben Hakrabi Lib Zubān al-ʿAqrab claw of the scorpion

https://www.universeguide.com/star/zubenhakrabi
Arabic * sig Lib
Zuben Hakrabim Lib Zubān al-ʿAqrab the root of the northern arm

https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nu_Librae
Persian (Al Sufi, 964 AD) * nu. Lib
Zuben Hakraki Lib Zubān al-ʿAqrab claws of the scorpion

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_Librae#Nomenclature
Arabic * gam Lib
Zuben-el-Akrab Lib Zubān al-ʿAqrab claws of the scorpion

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_Librae#Nomenclature
Arabic * gam Lib
Zubenelg Lib Al Zubān al Janübiyyah the northern claw

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_Librae#Name
Arabic * bet Lib
Zubenelgenubi Lib Al Zubān al Janübiyyah the southern claw

Allen p. 275, Olcott pp. 248253, Kunitzsch p. 43, A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. p. 16, Kaler, James B. http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/zubenel.html, StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt
Arabic * alf02 Lib
Zubenelgenubi 1 Lib Al Zubān al Janübiyyah 1 the southern claw

Allen p. 275, Olcott pp. 248253, Kunitzsch p. 43, A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. p. 16, Kaler, James B. http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/zubenel.html, StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt
Arabic * alf01 Lib
Zubenelgenubi 2 Lib Al Zubān al Janübiyyah 2 the southern claw

Allen p. 275, Olcott pp. 248253, Kunitzsch p. 43, A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. p. 16, Kaler, James B. http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/zubenel.html, StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt
Arabic * alf02 Lib
Zubenelhakrabi Lib Zubān al-ʿAqrab claws of the scorpion

https://www.universeguide.com/star/zubenelakrab
Arabic * gam Lib
Zubenesch Lib Al Zubān al Shamāliyyah the northern claw

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_Librae#Name
Arabic * bet Lib
Zubeneschamli Lib Al Zubān al Shamāliyyah the northern claw

Allen p.276, Olcott p. 248, Kunitzsch p. 43, A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. p. 16, Kaler James B. http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/zubenes.html, StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt
Arabic * bet Lib