From The Alpha and the Omega - Volume III
by Jim A. Cornwell, Copyright © July 20, 2002, all rights reserved
"Volume III - The Fourth Month - Star Names for Argo Navis"
In the Fourth Month of Cancer
Star names of Argo Navis
(This constellation is divided into four smaller ones called Carina, Puppis, Pyxis, and Vela.)
- Carina, Latin meaning "The Keel." Richard H. Allen claims: Latin Carina, means 'shell of a nut', 'keel of a ship', is related to the word careen, to cause (a ship) to turn on its side, 'to expose a ship's keel', cognate with Greek karuon, karua, 'nut', and probably also with Old Indian karakah, 'coconut.
- a Canopus, Latin from Greek kanopos, perhaps of Egyptian origin due to its name on an ancient city of northern Egypt (seaport city), with a great temple honoring the Egyptian goddess Serapis (note Ser-Apis), is located in the rudder of the original ship. Serapis was the protector from locust and an ancient Egyptian god of the lower world.
- Rolleston and in "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 160, claim that "a (near the keel), Canopus or Canobus, the possession of Him who cometh," as seen in Psalm 96:13. Also the possession as seen in Gen. 26:14.
- Possession.
- Hebrew miqneh, mik-neh', from Heb. qanah, kaw-naw', a primary root, to erect, create, procure, by purchase, to own, thus something bought, i.e. property, but only live stock, abstr. acquisition, cattle, flock, herd, possession, purchase, substance.
- In the "Gospel of the Stars, by Joseph Seiss, page 128, "Canopus or Canobus, Egyptian, the possession of Him who cometh." This applies to the multitudes of Gentiles (Isa.60:4-9 and 2 Thess. 4:14-17).
- In "Hamlet's Mill" by Giorgio de Santillana and Hertha von Dechend, Gambit Inc. 1969 it states on page 73, "In the inscription of Dendera, published by Dumichen, the goddess Hathor is called 'lady of every joy.' For once, Dumichen adds; 'Literally ... 'the lady of every heart circuit.' This is not to say that the Egyptians had discovered the circulation of blood. But the determinative sign for 'heart' often figures as the plumb bob at the end of a plumb line coming from a well-known astronomical or surveying device, the merkhet. Evidently, 'heart' is something very specific as if were the 'center of gravity.' (The Egyptian sign of heart, ib means "the middle, the center."). "And this might lead in quite another direction. The Arabs preserved a name for Canopus - besides calling the star kalb al-tui-man ('heart of the south'): Suhail el-wezn, 'Canopus Ponderosus,' the heavy-weighing Canopus, a name promptly declared meaningless by the experts, but which could well have belonged to an archaic system in which Canopus was the weight at the end of the plumb line, as benefitted its important position as a heavy star at the South Pole of the 'waters below'.
The line seems to state that Hathor (=Hat Hor, 'House of Horus') 'rules' the revolution of a specific celestial body - whether or not Canopus is alluded to - or, if we can trust the translation 'every,' the revolution of all celestial bodies."
In regard to the constellation Eridanus they commented on page 211 "[W.F. ALbright exchanged 'mouth' and 'source' ...]. The 'source' is as unrevealing as the 'mouth' has been ... Eridu, Sumerian mulNUNki, is Canopus, a Carinae, the brightest star near the South Pole."
- Other names for Canopus: Menelaus's helmsman, Suhail' al Wazn (stars), Al Wazn, Al Fakl, Al Ha'dor, Suhel, Suhail', Suhil', Suhilon', Sahil', Sihel', Sihil', Sihil' pondero'sa, Sahayl', Suheil', Sohel', Sohil', Subel', Subil'on, Suhail' Hadar, Suhel pondero'sus, Al Suhail' al Yamainiy'yah.
- Rolleston refers to Subilon, meaning "the Branch," as seen in Zech. 4:12.
- Branches.
- Hebrew shibbol, shib-bole', or (fem.) shibboleth, shib-bo'-leth, from the same as Heb. shobel, show'-bel, from an unused root meaning to flow, thus a stream (as flowing), also an ear of grain (as growing out), by anal. a branch.
- In "Hamlet's Mill" by Giorgio de Santillana and Hertha von Dechend, Gambit Inc. 1969 it states on page 271-272, "... one stumbles over the strange name given to Canopus by the Arabs; they call it 'the wieght,' and the Tables of Alphonsus of Castle spell it 'Suhel ponderous,' the heavy-weighing Canopus." Also seen under Gemini on the Canis Major Star Names is the star d Wesen, Wez'en, which is East of Sirius, and possibly, means "weight." Arabic Al-Wazn, means "the weight."
- b Miaplacidus is in the eastern part of Carina.
- So "placidus" is Latin for "peaceful."
- Mia is unexplained, unless it derives from mi'ah, "waters" in Arabic, thus the name would mean, "calm waters," or "placid waters."
- e Arior, is a modern addition.
- i Tureis (Tur'ais, Tur'yeish) is an Arabic word referring to an ornament on a ship's stern, or as Aspidiske, Greek for "little shield," in reference to shields hung from gunwales of ancient ships for protection and decoration. Another source calls this star Scutulum.
- Rolleston and in "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 160, "Tureis, the possession," Num. 24:18.
- Possession.
- Hebrew yereshah, yer-ay-shaw', from Heb. yarash, yaw-rash', thus occupancy, possession.
- In the "Gospel of the Stars, by Joseph Seiss, page 128, "Tureis, the firm possession in hand."
- Other stars not shown here are q, u, c, w, I, p, q, s, u and x to round out the 14 stars of Carina.
- Puppis, Latin "stern," also called "The Poop Deck", French poupe, from Old Provencal poppa. Grotius mentioned Cautel as a title for Puppis, "from the Tables," but he added Hoc quid sit nescio.
- z Naus, which means "ship," and also connects with Suhail and Hadar.
- Sumerian BIR, Akkadian Kalitu, "The Kidney," associated with the z (zeta) star in Puppis, in ancient Argo Navis, a constellation that aligns with a Acubens, Arabic "claws" of Cancer at 7410 B.C.
- Sumerian bir: to scatter, mix; to wreck; to murder.
- Sumerian gúdibir: war (gud(2), 'warrior', + bir, 'to wreck, murder').
- Sumerian bír: n., mistiness (of the eyes); v., to dry up, shrivel up; to sniff, wrinkle one's nose.
- Sumerian bìr: team (of donkeys/animals).
- Sumerian bir4: locust.
- Sumerian bir6,7: to rip to pieces; to break.
- Sumerian bir9: to blaze, flame up.
- x Asmidiske.
- Rolleston and in "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 160, "Asmidiska, the released who travel."
- In the "Gospel of the Stars, by Joseph Seiss, page 128, "Asmidiska, the travelers released."
- Released.
- Hebrew shemittah, shem-it-taw', from Heb. shamat, shaw-mat', a primary root, to fling down, thus remission (of debt) or suspension of labor, release.
- Other stars not shown here are n, p, r, t, b, c, f, 3, 11, and p to round out the 12 stars of Puppis.
- Pyxis, also Pyxidis, Latin meaning (nautica), (mariner's) compass, from Greek puxis, box, thus "The Compass," called la Boussole by the French, Kompass by the Germans.
- Other stars not shown here are a, b, and g the only 3 stars of Pyxis.
- Vela, also Velorum, Latin vela, pl. of velum, a covering, meaning "The Sail."
- g Suhail or Regor, means "smooth plain," (for stars near the horizon).
- Others claim its is "Roger" spelled backwards after Roger Chaffee, Apollo1.
- Rolleston claims this as Arabic Soheil, "the desired," Biblical asked - 1 Sam 1:27.
- Asked.
- Hebrew sha'al, shaw-al', or sha'el, shaw-ale', a primary root to inquire, by implication request, by extension to demand, ask.
- In the "Gospel of the Stars, by Joseph Seiss, page 128, "Soheil, what was desired."
- Suhail' al Muh'lif, "spectral gems of southern skies."
- k Markab, which means "thing for riding on."
- l Suhail, means "smooth plain," (for stars near the horizon), also "untranslated."
- Al suhail, Arabic Suhail, Al Suhail al Wazn (stars).
- j or J Tseen Ke, means "heaven's record."
- Other stars not shown here are d, m, o, r, and y to round out the 9 stars of Vela.
Argo Navis makes up 38 stars.
In "The Dawn of Astronomy" by J. Norman Lockyer, New York, The McMillian Company 1897, as seen on page 380, "Associated with I'a (Babylonian Ea) was an Ia-star, which Jensen concludes may be h Argus."
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