Nawaa |
Manzil |
Begins on |
Number of days |
Stars |
Murabaania |
Akleel |
12 Dec (346) |
13 |
222 |
Corona Borealis |
Qalb al Akraab |
25 Dec (359) |
9 |
231 |
Antares |
Shaula |
3 Jan (368) |
13 |
244 |
Shaula |
Ash Shabt |
Al Naam |
16 Jan (381) |
13 |
257 |
Ascella and Nunki |
Al Baldaah |
29 Jan (394) |
13 |
270 |
|
The Three Saads |
Saad Al Thabib |
11 Febr (407) |
15 |
285 |
Saad Al Thabih |
Saad Balaa |
26 Febr (422) |
13 |
298 |
Saad Balaa |
Saad Al Saud |
11 March (435) |
13 |
311 |
Saadalsud |
Hameemain |
Saad Al Akhbia |
24 March (448) |
13 |
324 |
Sadachbia |
Almuqaddam |
6 April (461) |
13 |
337 |
Almuqaddam |
Furthermore, the manzil Saad Balaa presumably refers to the time of swallowing (the final of the old 'year').
According to Wikipedia is the name Al-bulaan (μ and ν Aquarii) Arabic for 'the two swallowers', whereas Al-bali (ε Aquarii) is singular ('the swallower').
The very special glyph Gb1-21 is located 314 (π) days from equinox, which ought to mean the first cycle (of those two in a circle) is ending where the manzil Al Baldaah is beginning.
|
|
Gb1-21 (*314) |
Gb1-22 |
Yue (314.3) |
Albali (314.8) |
'January 29 (394) |
'30 |
Al Baldaah begins. |
2 |
Swallowing the Eye: |
|
|
|
|
|
Gb1-23 |
Gb1-24 |
Gb1-25 |
Gb1-26 (256) |
Gb2-1 (*320) |
Baten Algiedi (315.8), μ Aquarii (316.0) |
|
|
Armus (319.0), Dorsum (319.3) |
χ Capricorni (320.0), ν Aquarii (320.3) |
'31 |
'February 1 |
'2 |
'3 |
'21h (319.6) |
3 (260) |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 (264) |
Al Baldaah has no stars because they presumably once were Gredi (α Capricorni) and Dabih (β Capricorni), but those were 'swallowed' by the first stars of Aquarius.
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|
|
|
|
Gb1-13 |
Gb1-14 (*307) |
Gb1-15 |
Gb1-16 |
Gb1-17 |
ξ Capricorni (305.8) |
Gredi (307.2) |
σ Capricorni (307.5), Alshat (307.9), Dabih (308.0) |
|
Okul (309.6), Bos (309.9), ο Capricorni (310.2) |
'January 21 |
'22 (387) |
'23 |
'24 |
'25 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
|
|
|
Gb1-18 (248) |
Gb1-19 |
Gb1-20 |
|
|
τ Capricorni (312.6), υ Capricorni (312.8) |
'Janurary 26 |
'27 (392) |
'28 |
11 |
12 |
Al Naam ends. |
The manzil Saad Balaa arrives 28 (= 15 + 13) days later:
|
|
|
|
|
Gb2-2 |
Gb2-3 |
Gb2-4 |
Gb2-5
(*324) |
Gb2-6 |
|
φ
Capricorni (321.8) |
|
Dai
(323.5) |
Yan
(324.6) |
'February 5 |
'6
(402) |
'7 |
'8 |
'9 |
8
(*401) |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
Gb2-7 |
Gb2-8
(264) |
Gb2-9 |
Gb2-10 |
|
Castra (327.2) |
Nashira (328.0) |
κ
Capricorni (328.7) |
'February 10 |
'11 |
'12 |
'13
(409) |
Al
Baldaah ends. |
Saad Al Thabib begins. |
2
(272) |
3
(*409) |
|
|
|
|
Gb2-11
(*330) |
Gb2-12
(268) |
Gb2-13 |
Gb2-14 |
λ
Capricorni (329.6), Deneb Algiedi (329.8) |
Kuh
(331.4) |
|
|
'Februry 14 |
'15
(411) |
'16 |
'17 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
|
|
Gb2-15 |
Gb2-16
(272) |
Gb2-17
(*336) |
'February 18 |
'22h
(414.8) |
'20 |
8 |
9 |
10
(280) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gb2-18 |
Gb2-19 |
Gb2-20 |
Gb2-21 |
Gb2-22 |
Gb2-23 |
'February
21 |
'22 |
'23 |
'24 |
'25 |
'26
(422) |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14
(*420) |
Saad Al Thabib
ends. |
Saad Balaa begins. |
Maybe the curious creature in Gb2-15 illustrates 'swallowing'. At any rate it is rather clear that Old Sun is finished in 'February 26, where Saad Balaa is beginning and a maro feather string is hanging down in front.
Saad Al Thabib has 15 days instead of the normal 13, which probably signifies a cardinal point. Notably the glyph at 'February 25 is Gb2-22 (as if 2-22 was alluding to 222). The preceding day is number 420 counted from spring equinox north of the equator = number 500 from the beginning of the preceding Gregorian year.
Although we can connect stars with glyphs we do not know at what time in the night these stars should be observed. In order to secure at least some idea of when I have added the dates corresponding to when (in 1870) the stars were rising heliacally.