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I have en passent grasped some information regarding the Persian, Sogdian, Khorasmian, Coptic, and Mesopotamian lunar stations. Here I intend to make a more systematic, yet only quick, survey of these structures, relying as usual on Allen. There should be a table enabling overview:

  Ar Hi Ch Pe So Kh Co Me
Andromeda α / γ Peg. α / γ Peg.   α / γ Peg. α / γ Peg. α / γ Peg. α / γ Peg.  
  β           β  
      η          
Aquarius ε, μ, ν   ε       ε, μ, ν ε, μ, ν
  β, ξ, 46   β       β, ξ β
  α, γ, ζ, η, π γ α          
        δ δ δ   δ, κ
Aquila   α, β, γ            
Aries β, γ β, γ α, β, γ β, γ β, γ   β, γ β, γ
    35, 39, 41 41 μ, 33, 35, 39, 41 μ, 33, 35, 39, 41 μ, 33, 35, 39, 41 μ, 33, 35, 39, 41  
Bootes   α            
Cancer   γ, δ, θ           δ
  ε              
Capricornus α, β   β          
Corvus   α, β, γ, δ, ε γ          
Crater     α          
Delphinus    α, β, γ, δ            
Gemini γ, μ, ν, η, ξ    μ         η
  α, β α, β            
      ρ (?)          
Hydra   δ, ε, η, ρ, σ δ          
      δ          
      ε / μ          
Leo ξ, λ              
  η, α, ζ, γ α            
  δ, θ δ, θ            
  β β           β
                ρ
Libra α / β α, β, γ, ι α         β
Lyra   α, ε, ζ            
Ophiuchus               θ
Orion λ, φ¹, φ² λ, φ¹, φ² λ λ, φ¹, φ² λ, φ¹, φ² λ, φ¹, φ² λ, φ¹, φ² λ, φ¹, φ²
      ζ          
    α            
Pegasus α, β α, β α          
  γ / α Andr. γ / α Andr. γ γ / α Andr. γ / α Andr. γ / α Andr. γ / α Andr.  
Pisces   ζ   ε, ζ ζ ζ ε, ζ  
Sagittarius     γ          
  γ, δ, ε, η, ζ , σ, φ, χ, τ, μ¹, μ² δ, ε            
      φ          
    ζ, σ            
  π              
Scorpius β, δ, π β, δ, π π β, δ, π β, δ, π β, δ, π β, δ, π β, δ
  α α, σ, τ σ α α α α α
  λ, υ ε, ζ, η, θ, ι, κ, λ, μ μ          
      γ          
      φ          
Taurus M45 M45 η          
  α, θ¹, θ², γ, δ, ε α ε α α α   α
                β
                ζ
Virgo β, η, γ, δ, ε             β
  α α α         α
                γ
  ι, κ, φ   κ ι, κ, λ ι, κ, λ ι, κ, λ ι, κ, λ  

For the Mesopotamian column I have chosen the Babylonian ecliptic constellations. But there are other structures between the rivers, for instance the Assyrian and the Akkadian views.

Furthermore, in addition to the Babylonian ecliptic constellations - which I have assumed should be used for the path of the Sun - there were also lunar stations. This is however not the place to discuss such matters, it will have to wait.