Nunki (σ) is not
on the vane of the arrow according to Hevelius:
Instead it marks the left shoulder of the Archer. I
have with red lines added the modern image of a
Teapot:
I have also noted the Greek letters for some
important stars. My list has the following
Sagittarius stars, 10 in the 19th hour and 8 in the
20th hour:
Nash |
γ
Sagittarii |
2.98 |
30° 26′
S |
18h 03m |
274.7 |
|
Polis |
μ
Sagittarii |
3.84 |
21° 04′ S |
18h 12m |
276.9 |
|
|
η
Sagittarii |
3.10 |
36° 46′ S |
18h 16m |
277.9 |
|
Kaus
Medius |
δ
Sagittarii |
2.72 |
29° 51′
S |
18h 18m |
278.5 |
H |
Kaus
Australis |
ε
Sagittarii |
1.79 |
34° 25′
S |
18h 21m |
279.3 |
H |
Kaus
Borealis |
λ
Sagittarii |
2.82 |
25° 27′
S |
18h 25m |
280.3 |
|
|
φ
Sagittarii |
3.17 |
26° 59′ S |
18h 44m |
285.0 |
C |
Ain al
Rami |
ν
Sagittarii |
4.86 |
22° 45′ S |
18h 52m |
287.2 |
|
|
ξ
Sagittarii |
3.52 |
21° 06′ S |
18h 56m |
288.1 |
|
Ascella |
ζ
Sagittarii |
2.60 |
29° 57′
S |
18h 59m |
288.9 |
H |
Nunki |
σ
Sagittarii |
2.05 |
21° 49′ S |
19h
01m |
289.4 |
H |
Manubrium |
ο
Sagittarii |
3.76 |
21° 44′ S |
19h
03m |
289.8 |
|
|
τ
Sagittarii |
3.32 |
27° 40′ S |
19h
05m |
290.4 |
|
Al
Baldah |
π
Sagittarii |
2.88 |
21° 01′ S |
19h
08m |
291.1 |
|
|
ψ
Sagittarii |
4.86 |
25° 15′ S |
19h
14m |
292.6 |
|
Arkab Prior |
β¹
Sagittarii |
3.96 |
44° 33′ S |
19h
19m |
294.0 |
|
Arkab Posterior |
β²
Sagittarii |
4.27 |
44° 54′ S |
19h
20m |
294.2 |
|
Alrami |
α
Sagittarii |
3.96 |
40° 43′ S |
19h
20m |
294.2 |
|
Sham |
α
Sagittae |
4.39 |
17° 54′ N |
19h
38m |
298.8 |
|
The 19th star above is Sham, the
Arrow, not a part of the Archer, but rising only 4.6
days later than Alrami. Number 19 is a Sun number and as such
indicating a final, e.g. because the Mayan had an odd
5-day long month at the end of their 365 (= 18 * 20 + 5)
days long year.
Shaula 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 (600) |
5 (236) |
6 |
January 3 |
4 |
5 |
6 (736) |
7 (372) |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ca11-4 |
Ca11-5 |
Ca11-6 (290) |
Ca11-7 |
Ca11-8 |
Ca11-9 |
tupu te
raau i te vai |
te moko |
te marama |
te kava |
manu rere |
te mauga
hiku hia |
λ Lyrae (287.7),
Ascella (287.9),
Nunki (288.4),
ζ Cor. Austr. (288.5) |
Manubrium (288.8),
γ Cor. Austr. (289.3), τ Sagittarii (289.4),
ι Lyrae (289.5) |
δ Cor. Austr. (289.8),
Al Baldah,
Alphekka Meridiana (290.1), β Cor. Austr.
(290.2) |
Aladfar (291.1), Nodus II (291.5) |
ψ Sagittarii (291.6), θ Lyrae (291.8) |
Arkab Prior (293.0), Arkab Posterior,
Alrami (293.2) |
July 5 |
6 |
7 (188) |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Al Tuwaibe' 10 |
11 |
12 (52) |
13 |
Heka 1 |
2 |
Alzirr (105.7), Muliphein (105.8) |
Wezen (107.1) |
no stars
listed |
Wasat (109.8) |
Aludra (111.1) |
The Manubrium (ο)
is interesting. It could indicate where Sea is
beginning (in January 4) and it could possibly
allude to the Yoke of the Sea:
... σ, with ζ and π, may have
been the Akkadian
Gu-shi-rab-ba,
the Yoke of the Sea ...
The manubrium bone (red) is located
in the horizontal center of a pair of bones which if
joined will look like the Archer's bow. The arrow on
this bow is hitting the head above.
Hevelius has
Manubrium (ο) at the neck, with π at the back of the
Archer's head and ξ at the other end of what looks
like a short chain of stars.
Al Baldah (π)
is on the side of Nunki (beyond the end of the 19th
hour) while ξ is on the side of Ascella (before the
'break' between the 19th and 20th hours).
Ascella
(ζ) means Armpit (Latin Axilla), where also
Hevelius has put this star.
Obviously the images in Ca9-17 and Ca9-20 could
allude to Ascella. Antares (in November 25) is like
Nunki, the sign of a new season ahead:
Syrma 4
(187) |
|
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 (192) |
Nov. 19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ca9-15 |
Ca9-16 |
Ca9-17 |
Ca9-18 |
Ca9-19 |
Ca9-20 (248) |
i te mauga pu hia |
E rima ki te henua |
koia ku honui |
erua maitaki |
ko koe ra |
16h (243.5) |
Marfik (243.7), φ Herculis (243.8) |
ψ Scorpii (244.6), Lesath (244.8), χ
Scorpii (245.1), Yed Prior (245.5) |
no star listed |
Yed Posterior, Rukbalgethi Shemali
(246.6). ο Scorpii (246.8), σ Scorpii
(247.0), Hejian (247.2) |
ψ Ophiuchi (247.7), ρ Ophiuchi (248.1),
Kajam (248.3), χ Ophiuchi (248.5) |
ι Cor. Borealis (242.5), ξ Scorpii
(242.7), Acrab, Jabhat al Akrab (243.3),
θ Lupi, Rutilicus (243.5) |
May 21 (141) |
22 |
23 |
24 (144) |
25 |
26 |
Sheratan 5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
4h (60.9) |
Beid
(62.2) |
Hyadum I
(63.4) |
Hyadum II
(64.2) |
no star
listed |
Ain, θ¹
Tauri, θ² Tauri (65.7) |
no star
listed |
|