4. The 2nd of my tables concerns the Path of Anu:
23
Equatorial stars on the Path of Anu |
The Field |
the seat
of Ea, which leads the stars of Anu |
1 |
The
star at the Field |
the Swallow |
2 |
The star behind the Field |
Anunitum |
3 |
The star behind it |
the Hired Man |
4 |
The Star Cluster |
the Seven
Gods, the great gods |
5 |
The Bull of Heaven |
the
Bull's Jaw, the Crown of Anu |
6 |
The True Shepherd of
Anu |
Papsukal, the messenger of Anu and Ishtar
|
7 |
The
Twins who are opposite the True Shepherd of Anu |
Lulal and Latarak |
8-9 |
The
star behind him |
the Rooster |
10 |
The Arrow |
the arrow
of the great god Ninurta |
11 |
The Bow |
the
Elamite Ishtar, the daughter of Anu |
12 |
The Serpent |
Ningishzida, lord of the Underworld |
13 |
The Raven |
the star
of Adad |
14 |
The Furrow |
Shala
with her ear of barley |
15 |
The Scales |
the Horn
of the Scorpion |
16 |
Zababa |
the Eagle |
the Dead Man |
17-19 |
Once again it
is evident that counting and structure (which is just an aspect of
counting) must be read together with the verbal expressions. To
reach 23 stars on the Path (with a capital letter) of Anu we
need 4 (hidden) supporters.
23 Equatorial stars on the Path of Anu
The Field, the
seat of Ea, which leads the stars of Anu (The 4 stars of the Square
of Pegasus)
The star at the Field, the Swallow
(The head & neck of Pegasus, & the western fish of Pisces)
The star behind the Field, Anunitum
(The northern fish of Pisces)
The star behind it, the Hired Man,
Dumuzi (Aries)
The Star Cluster,
the Seven Gods, the great gods (The Pleiades)
The Bull of Heaven,
the Bull's Jaw, the Crown of Anu (Taurus, or at least its head)
The True Shepherd of Anu,
Papsukal, the messenger of Anu and Ishtar (Orion)
The Twins who are opposite the True Shepherd of Anu,
Lulal and Latarak (Cetus &
part of Eridanus)
The star behind him, the Rooster
(Lepus)
The Arrow, the
arrow of the great god Ninurta (The star Sirius & probably other
stars in Canis Major)
The Bow, the
Elamite Ishtar, the daughter of Anu (Puppis)
The Serpent,
Ningishzida, lord of the Underworld (Hydra)
The Raven, the
star of Adad (Corvus)
The Furrow, Shala
with her ear of barley (The eastern part of Virgo)
The Scales, the
Horn of the Scorpion (Libra)
Zababa, the
Eagle and the
Dead Man (The
eastern part of Ophiuchus; Aquilla; Sagitta)