5. The 3rd table describes the Path of Ea:
|
15 Southern stars on the Path of Ea |
|
The Fish |
Ea,
the lead star of the stars of Ea |
1 |
|
The Great One |
Ea |
The Star of
Eridu |
Ea |
2-3 |
|
The star to his right |
Ninmah |
4 |
|
The
star to its side |
the Harrow |
the
weapon of Mar-biti, within which one sees the
Abyss |
6 |
|
The
two stars that are behind him |
Shullat
and Hanish |
Shamas and Adad |
7-8 |
|
The
star behind them, rises like Ea and sets like
Ea |
Numushda |
Adad |
9 |
|
The
star to the left of the Scorpion |
the
Mad Dog |
Kusu |
10 |
|
The Scorpion |
Ishhara, the governess of the lands |
11 |
|
The Breast of the Scorpion |
Lisi and
Nabu |
12-13 |
|
The two stars on the Stinger of the Scorpion |
Sharur and Shargaz |
14-15 |
|
The star behind them |
Pabilsag |
16 |
|
The Cargo-Boat |
the Goatfish |
17-18 |
Here, down in the
Underworld, there is no addition with 4 supporters - such
cannot stand on water. Instead my number 18 must be reduced
by 3 in order to reach the intended 15 'stars'.
Everything
is upside down in the Underworld. And +4 above becomes -3
down there, as if it was necessary to change not only one
dimension but also all the others.
Reducing by
3 is can be done by combining Lisi and Nabu and
the following 2 items into single 'stars'.
Number 14 can
then be reached by putting the Great One equal to
the Star of Eridu.
15 Southern stars on the Path of Ea
The Fish, Ea, the
lead star of the stars of Ea (Pisces Austrinus)
The Great One,
Ea. The Star of Eridu,
Ea (Aquarius; Vela)
The star to his right, Ninmah
(Vela)
The Wild Boar,
Ningirsu (Most of Centaurus)
The star to its side, the Harrow,
the weapon of Mar-biti, within which one sees the Abyss (The
western part of Centaurus)
The two stars that are behind him, Shullat
and Hanish, Shamas and Adad (Two stars in
Centaurus)
The star behind them, rises like Ea and sets like Ea,
Numushda, Adad (Unknown,
possibly part of the Milky Way)
The star to the left of the Scorpion, the
Mad Dog, Kusu (Lupus)
The Scorpion,
Ishhara, the governess of the lands (Scorpio)
The Breast of the Scorpion, Lisi and Nabu
(The star Antares in Scorpio)
The two stars on the Stinger of the Scorpion,
Sharur and Shargaz (The
stars Lambda and Nu in Scorpio)
The star behind them, Pabilsag
(Sagittarius)
The Cargo-Boat
and the Goatfish
(Corona Australis; Capricorn)