3. In the 18th hour the right
leg of Ophiuchis stretches down
towards the sting of Scorpio:
And his left leg
is hiding one of the 8 legs of
Scorpio, making us perceive only
7 of them. The Scorpion marks
the end of the 'Earth' it seems,
and 7 is the mystic number of Earth.
Consequently it is possible that
Ophiuchus represents the
beginning of the 2nd 'stick':
... The
iconography of the West
Building, with 7 exterior
doorways (7 is the mystic
number of the earth's
surface), and figures of
Pawahtun - the earth god
as a turtle - indicate this
to be the Middleworld, the
place of the sun's descent
into the Underworld ... (Cfr
at 2 Sticks.)
The picture is
from Linda Hall's site and it is
the work of Johannes
Honter (1541). She says:
"Dürer's maps
were accurate enough that you
could have used them to find
known stars or map new ones. If
you had wished to use Honter's
maps for such a purpose, you
would have had to overcome a
substantial flaw; the entire
coordinate system of both charts
was accidentally misplaced by
nearly thirty degrees!"
The first star of Ophiuchus in
the 18th hour is Sabik (η),
the first star of 11 (given
that we include τ, exactly
on the 18h line).
One more
(than 10) could be illustrated
in Ga7-24, where for once we
perhaps should count 7 * 24 =
168 (in addition to the normal
72 * 4). Cfr also the glyph
Ga7-33 at Ras Alhague,
where 7 * 33 = 231 = 168 + 63:
Antares |
16h 29m 24.47s |
16h 29.408m |
250.1 |
ο |
17h 18m 00.72s |
17h 18.012m |
262.4 |
ξ |
17h 21m 00.21s |
17h 21.004m |
263.2 |
θ |
17h 22m 00.58s |
17h 22.010m |
263.4 |
σ |
17h 26m 30.88s |
17h 26.515m |
264.6 |
μ |
17h 37m 50.72s |
17h 37.845m |
267.5 |
γ |
17h 47m 53.57s |
17h 47.893m |
270.0 |
ν |
17h 59m 01.60s |
17h 59.027m |
272.8 |
τ |
18h 03m 04.91s |
18h 03.082m |
273.9 |
18th
hour: |
Sabik |
η
Ophiuchi |
2.43 |
15° 40′ S |
17h 08m |
260.7 |
|
η
Scorpii |
3.32 |
43° 14′ S |
17h 09m |
260.9 |
Nodus I |
ζ
Draconis |
3.17 |
65° 47′ N |
17h 09m |
261.0 |
|
π
Herculis |
3.16 |
36° 49′ N |
17h 12m |
261.7 |
Ras
Algethi |
α
Herculis |
3.31 |
14° 27′ N |
17h 12m |
261.8 |
Sarin |
δ
Herculis |
3.12 |
24° 54′ N |
17h 13m |
262.0 |
|
ο
Ophiuchi |
5.14 |
24° 17′ S |
17h 15m |
262.4 |
|
ξ
Ophiuchi |
4.39 |
21° 07′ S |
17h 18m |
263.2 |
|
θ
Ophiuchi |
3.27 |
25° 00′
S |
17h 18m |
263.4 |
|
ρ
Herculis |
4.15 |
37° 09′ N |
17h 20m |
263.9 |
|
σ
Ophiuchi |
4.34 |
04° 08′ N |
17h 23m |
264.6 |
Lesath |
υ
Scorpii |
2.70 |
37° 18′ S |
17h 28m |
265.7 |
Alwaid |
β
Draconis |
2.79 |
52° 20′ N |
17h 29m |
266.1 |
Maasym |
λ
Herculis |
4.41 |
26° 09′ N |
17h 29m |
266.1 |
Shaula |
λ
Scorpii |
1.62 |
37° 04′ S |
17h 30m |
266.3 |
Kuma |
ν
Draconis |
4.86 |
55° 13′ N |
17h 31m |
266.6 |
Ras
Alhague |
α
Ophiuchi |
2.08 |
12° 36′ N |
17h 33m |
267.1 |
Sargas |
θ
Scorpii |
1.86 |
43° 00′ S |
17h 34m |
267.3 |
|
μ
Ophiuchi |
4.58 |
08° 07′ S |
17h 35m |
267.5 |
|
ι
Herculis |
3.82 |
46° 00′ N |
17h 36m |
267.9 |
Girtab |
κ
Scorpii |
2.39 |
39° 02′ S |
17h 39m |
268.6 |
Kelb
Alrai |
β
Ophiuchi |
2.76 |
04° 35′ N |
17h 41m |
269.1 |
Kew Ho |
μ
Herculis |
3.42 |
27° 43′ N |
17h 43m |
269.6 |
Apollyon |
ι
Scorpii |
2.99 |
40° 08′ S |
17h 44m |
269.9 |
Muliphen |
γ
Ophiuchi |
3.75 |
02° 42′ N |
17h 44m |
270.0 |
Basanismus |
G
Scorpii |
3.19 |
37° 02′ S |
17h 46m |
270.5 |
Pherkard |
δ Ursae
Minoris |
4.35 |
86° 37′ N |
17h 48m |
270.9 |
Rukbalgethi
Genubi |
θ
Herculis |
3.86 |
37° 15′ N |
17h 53m |
272.1 |
|
ξ
Herculis |
3.70 |
29° 15′ N |
17h 54m |
272.5 |
Etamin |
γ
Draconis |
2.24 |
51° 30′ N |
17h 55m |
272.7 |
|
ν
Herculis |
4.41 |
30° 11′ N |
|
ν
Ophiuchi |
3.32 |
09° 46′ S |
17h 56m |
272.8 |
|
τ
Ophiuchi |
4.77 |
08° 11′ S |
18h 00m |
273.9 |
Zhōngshān |
ο
Herculis |
3.84 |
28° 46′ N |
18h 04m |
275.0 |
|
|
|
|
Ga7-24 (194) |
Ga7-25 |
Ga7-26 |
Ga7-27
(*260) |
Cujam (256.9) |
|
|
Sabik
(259.7),
η
Scorpii
(259.9),
Nodus I
(260.0) |
'December 3 |
'4 |
17h
(258.7) |
'6 (340) |
"October 1 (274) |
"2 |
"3 |
"4 (277) |
|
|
|
Ga7-28 |
Ga7-29 |
Ga7-30
(200) |
π
Herculis
(260.7),
Ras
Algethi
(260.8),
Sarin
(261.0),
ο
Ophiuchi
(261.4) |
ξ
Ophiuchi
(262.2),
θ
Ophiuchi
(262.4) |
ρ
Herculis
(262.9) |
'7 |
'8 |
'9 |
"5 |
"6 |
"7 |
|
|
|
|
Ga7-31 |
Ga7-32 |
Ga7-33
(*266) |
Ga7-34
(204) |
σ
Ophiuchi
(263.6) |
Lesath-υ
(264.7),
Alwaid,
Maasym
(265.1),
Shaula
(265.3) |
Kuma
(265.6),
Ras
Alhague
(266.1),
Sargas
(266.3) |
μ
Ophiuchi
(266.5),
ι
Herculis
(266.9) |
'10 |
'11 |
'12
(346) |
'13 |
"October
8 |
"9 |
"10 |
"11
(284) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ga8-1 |
Ga8-2 |
Ga8-3 |
Ga8-4 |
Ga8-5 |
Ga8-6 |
Girtab
(267.6),
Kelb
Alrai
(268.1) |
Kew
Ho
(268.6),
Apollyon
(268.9),
Muliphen
(269.0) |
Basanismus
(269.5),
Pherkard
(269.9) |
Rukbalgethi
Genubi
(271.1) |
ξ
Herculis
(271.5),
ν
Herculis,
Etamin
(271.7),
ν
Ophiuchi
(271.8) |
τ
Ophiuchi
(272.9) |
'14 |
'15 |
'16 |
'17 |
'18 |
'19
(353) |
"12 |
"13 |
"14 |
"15 |
"16 |
"17
(290) |
Allen:
"Cebalrai,
Celbalrai,
and Cheleb
[for
β] are from
Kelb
al Rā'i.
'The Heart of
the Shepherd',
which Brown
gives as the
meaning of his
Celabrai,
is erroneous,
doubtless from
confusion of the
Arabic Ķalb,
Heart, and Kalb,
Dog."
I disagree,
because a 'Heart'
should be buried
close to a
'Door' and in
the G text
'December 13
(the day of
Lucia) is
followed by the
beginning of a
new glyph line
and also with
the 'stinger'
star (Girtab):
"The Akkadians
called it [the
Scorpius
constellation]
Girtab,
the Seizer, or
Stinger, and the
Place where
One Bows Down,
titles
indicative of
the creature's
dangerous
character;
although some early
translators of
the cuneiform
text rendered it
the
Double Sword.
With later
dwellers on the
Euphrates it was
the symbol of
darkness,
showing the
decline fo the
sun's power
after the
autumnal
equinox, then
located in it."
(Allen)
The Heart of the
Shepherd should
be buried in
autumn, because
this Shepherd
presumably
refers to Orion,
named the
True Shepherd
of Anu in
Babylonian
times:
... The
Babylonian star
catalogues of
the Late Bronze
Age name Orion
MULSIPA.ZI.AN.NA,
'The Heavenly
Shepherd' or
'True
Shepherd of Anu'
- Anu
being the chief
god of the
heavenly realms.
The Babylonian
constellation
was sacred to
Papshukal
and Ninshubur,
both minor gods
fulfilling the
role of
'messenger to
the gods'.
Papshukal
was closely
associated with
the figure of a
walking bird on
Babylonian
boundary stones,
and on the star
map the figure
of the
Rooster was
located below
and behind the
figure of the
True Shepherd
... (Cfr at
King Cepheus.)
"Scorpio, or
Scorpius, the
Scorpion, was
the reputed
slayer of the
Giant, exalted
to the skies and
now rising from
the horizon as
Orion, still in
fear of the
Scorpion, sinks
below it;
although the
latter itself
was in danger, -
Sackville
[William]
writing in his
Induction to the
Mirror of
[rather:
for]
Magistrates,
about 1565:
Whiles Scorpio,
dreading
Sagittarius'
dart // Whose
bow prest bent
in flight had
slipped // Down
slid into the
ocean flood
apart.
Classical
authors saw in
it the monster
that caused the
disastrous
runaway of the
steeds of
Phoebus Apollo
when in the
inexperienced
hands of
Phaëthon."
(Allen)
I think there
is a slight possibility that the
Polynesian word ragi,
'the above', is the same word as
the Arabic Rā'i
(Shepherd):
Ragi
Ra'i,
T. 1.
Sky. 2.
Palace.
3.
Prince.
Henry.
1. Sky,
heaven,
firmament;
ragi
moana,
blue
sky. 2.
Cloud;
ragipuga,
cumulus;
ragitea,
white,
light
clouds;
ragi
poporo,
nimbus;
ragi
hoe ka'i
cirrus
(literally:
like
sharp
knives);
ragi
viri,
overcast
sky;
ragi
kerekere,
nimbus
stratus;
ragi
kirikiri
miro,
clouds
of
various
colours.
3. To
call, to
shout,
to
exclaim.
Vanaga.
1. Sky,
heaven,
firmament,
paradise;
no te
ragi,
celestial.
2.
Appeal,
cry,
hail,
formula,
to
invite,
to send
for, to
notify,
to
felicitate,
precept,
to
prescribe,
to
receive,
to
summon;
ragi
no
to
impose;
ragi
tarotaro,
to
menace,
to
threaten;
tagata
ragi,
visitor;
ragikai,
feast,
festival;
ragitea,
haughty,
dominating.
3.
Commander.
4. To
love, to
be
affectionate,
to
spare,
sympathy,
kind
treatment;
ragi
kore,
pitiless;
ragi
nui,
faithful.
Churchill.
Modoc,
a
language
used on
the
northwest
coast of
North
America:
'A
single
word,
lagi,
was used
both for
the
chief
and for
a rich
man who
possessed
several
wives,
horses,
armour
made of
leather
or
wooden
slats,
well-filled
quivers
and
precious
firs. In
addition
to
owning
these
material
assets,
the
chief
had to
win
military
victories,
possess
exceptional
spiritual
powers
and
display
a gift
for
oratory.'
(The
Naked
Man) |
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