One source claims that from the 30 stars Tablet from Birs Nimroud (Borsippa) the lunar mansion for Aquarius it is written in Babylonian cuneiform and copied from an older tablet, which starts with the Urn of Aquarius and ends with the Sea-Goat of Capricornus.
    Luck (Good Fortune) is associated with Aquarius because of the solstital rising occurred at the start of the rainy season, which relieved the arid condition.

• In the following Arabic translations the word Caad = Sa'd, both meaning "Luck."
• Hebrew sahed, saw-hade', from an unused root to testify, a witness, record (Job. 16:19).
• Sumerian šag₅, sig₆, ša₆, sa₆: n., good fortune; (divine) grace; v., to be/make good; to please, satisfy; to be friendly (with dative or -da-) (reduplicated in hamtu; sa₆-ge in marû); adj., sweet, good, pleasant.
• Under Sagittarius we can see in the constellation Lyra Star Names:
  • Sumerian dLAMMA, which is associated with the star named a Vega, Arabic for "eagle," or "vulture," in Lyrae.
    • Sumerian ^dlamma, lama: a female spirit of good fortune; tutelary genius (lam, 'to make grow luxuriantly', + a, nominative suffix).

• Arabic Sa'd al-Malik, "Lucky star of the king."
• One source calls this Sa'ad al Melik - "Record of the Pouring Forth."
  • Hebrew sahed, saw-hade', from an unused root to testify, a witness, record (Job. 16:19).
  • Rolleston and in "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, seen on page 85, "a (in the right shoulder) is called Sa'ad al Melik, ... the record of the pouring forth."
  • In the "Gospel of the Stars," by Joseph Seiss, page 74 "Sa'ad al Melik, 'Record of the out-pouring,' and the Coptic, Greek, Latin 'The Pourer-forth of water,' the exalted Waterman."
• Other names for Sadalmelik: Sad'alme'lek, Saddamulk, El Melik', Sadd el Melik, Sa'd al Malik, Sa'd al Mulk, Phard.

• Arabic Sa'd as-Su'ud, "Luck of lucks."
• It is actually the brightest star in the constellation, and is also a supergiant.
• This star seems to have a mysterious connection to Capricorn or Leo.
• One source calls this Sa'ad al Sund - "Record of the Pouring Forth."
  • Rolleston and in "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, seen on page 85, "b (in the other shoulder) is called Sa'ad al Sund, who goeth and returneth, or the pourer out (stream)."    This is based on Isaiah 32:1-2, 35:1,6, 41:18, 44:2-6, 51:3.
• J. Epping (1889) "Astronmisches Aus Babylon," provides the Babylonian and Hassan Al-Saba (Saudia Arabia) provides the Arabic source for the following 28 lunar mansion names listed as:
  • No Babylonian mansions were listed for Aquarius, only the Arabic.
  • Arabic # 24 Sa'd al-Su'ûd, "Luck of the Lucky," Caadacohot, Al Sad Al Su'ud, "The Luckiest of the Lucky."
    • Other sources do not show this Arabic lunar station as #22 as the pattern would follow.
    • To Rolleston it is the 24^th manzil of the lunar mansion, called "Sa'ad al Su'ud, the record of pouring out as a stream (Num. 21:15)."
      Thus connected to the Hebrew sahed, record + Hebrew 'eshed, outpouring.
      • Hebrew sahed, saw-hade', from an unused root to testify, a witness, record (Job. 16:19).
      • Hebrew 'eshed, eh'-shed, from an unused root meaning to pour, an outpouring, stream.
    • In the "Gospel of the Stars," by Joseph Seiss, page 142, the 12^th name of the lunar mansion, "Sa'ad al Su'ud, witness of the swimming or outpouring."
    • The Coptic Mansion of the moon according to Kircher is upeuineutes, felicity of felicities or the arm of arms, associated with Sadabath, Chadesoath, Star of fortune or The beautitude of beautitudes, Latin Beatitudo beatitudinum, sive Brachium brachiorum, connection to Al Sa'd al Su'ad, The Fortune of the Fortune (Zaadescod).
• Other names for Sadalsud: Sadalsud, Sad es Saud, Sadalsund (claimed as incorrect), Saad el Sund, Sad'alsuud'.

• Arabic Sa'd al-Akhbiyah, "Lucky star of the tents."
• The asterism composed of g, z, h, and p is sometimes called the Tent, but is more commonly known as the Urn, referring to Aquarius' vessel (see the star k Situla).
  • Tent.
    • Hebrew 'ohel, o'-hel, from Heb. 'ahal, aw-hal', primary root to be clear, shine, thus a tent (as clearly conspicious from a distance).
• Note that in Pegasus the star J Biham, which is Arabic for "young beasts," and marks the top of the head of the horse, aligns with the "lucky star of hidden things," in Aquarius' g Sadachbia.
• J. Epping (1889) "Astronmisches Aus Babylon," provides the Babylonian and Hassan Al-Saba (Saudia Arabia) provides the Arabic source for the following 28 lunar mansion names listed as:
  • No Babylonian mansions were listed for Aquarius, only the Arabic.
  • Arabic #25 Sa'd al-Ahbiya, "Luck of the Tents," Caadalhacbia, Al Sad Al Ahbiya, "The Lucky Star of Hidden Things."
    • Hidden.
      • Hebrew matmown, mat-mone', or matmon, from Heb. taman, taw-man', to hide (by covering over), a secret storehouse, hidden.
      • Hebrew mitspun, mits-poon', from Heb. tsaphan, tsaw-fan', a secret (place or thing), hidden thing.
      • Greek kruptos, kroop-tos', from Gr. krupto, kroop'-to, to conceal, thus concealed, i.e. private, hid, secret.
  • Other sources do not show this Arabic lunar station as #23 as it should follow.
  • To Rolleston it is the 25^th manzil of the lunar mansion, and is called "Al Akhbiyah, vessel of flowing forth (hearth, Jeremiah 36:22, boil, Isa. 64:2, EV)."
    So it is derived as 'ach, hearth + ba'ah, boil, "the hearth boiling over."
    • Hearth.
      • Hebrew 'ach, awkh, of uncertain der., a fire-pot or chafing-dish, hearth.
    • Boil.
      • Hebrew ba'ah, baw-aw, a primary root to gush, to swell, to desire, boil.
    • In the "Gospel of the Stars," by Joseph Seiss, page 142, the 13^th name of the lunar mansion, "Al Akhbiyah, the fountain of pouring."
  • The Coptic Mansion of the moon according to Kircher is upeutherion, the concealed arm, associated with Sadalabra, Sadalachia, the butterfly, unfolding or The concealed arm, Latin Brachium absconditum, connection to Al Sa'd al Ahbiyah, The Fortune of the Hidden (Sadalabbia).
    • In "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, seen on page 84-85, "In the ancient Zodiac of Denderah it (Aquarius) is the same idea, though the man holds two urns, and the fish below seems to have come out of the urn.    The man is called Hupei Tirion, which means the place of him coming down or poured forth."
    • Rolleston claims also "Coptic, Hupei Tirion, the station of pouring out."
    • Allen states: Aben Ezra called it the Egyptians' Monius, from their muau, or Mo, Water; Kircher said that it was their Upeutherian, Brachium beneficum, the Place of Good Fortune; which Brown, however, limits to its stars, alpha, gamma, zeta, and eta as a Coptic lunar station; and our Serviss writes that "the ancient Egyptians imagined that the setting of Aquarius caused the rising of the Nile, as he sank his huge urn in the river to fill it."
• Other names for Sadachbia: Sadalachbia, Sa'd al Ali'biyah.

• Arabic As-Saq, "The leg."
• Note that this star is in Pegasus also as -- b Scheat, which is Arabic for "shin", and marks the northwestern corner of the Great Square or the upper leg of Pegasus.
• Also note that p Seat' (Grotius) possibly has the same etymology as Scheat or Skat.
  • One source claims that the star d Skat is also called Sakib, "The Pourer."
• Rolleston and in "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, seen on page 85, "d (lower part right leg) is well-known today by its Hebrew name Scheat, who goeth and returneth (went about, Num. 11:8)."    Note that both gave the same meaning to the star b Sadalsud.
  • Went About.
    • Hebrew Shuwt, shoot, a primary root, properly to push forth, to lash, (the sea with oars) to row, to travel, go, run to and fro.
• Other names for Skat: Scheat', Sheat, Scheat Edel'eu.

• Arabic Al-Bali', "The swallower."
• It is the most western star of Aquarius (note the Omega) which actually lines up with its direct opposite in Cancer a (note the Alpha) star.
  • Does the name Swallower have any significance in light of the above notes?
    • The star name e Albali is the most western star in Aquarius and an Arabic word for "swallower."    Of extreme interest is that this star aligns with the a Acubens (Arabic "claws") in Cancer, thus completing a cycle of mankind's fall to this point in history which may be swallowed up.
• J. Epping (1889) "Astronmisches Aus Babylon," provides the Babylonian and Hassan Al-Saba (Saudia Arabia) provides the Arabic source for the following 28 lunar mansion names listed as:
  • No Babylonian mansions were listed for Aquarius, only the Arabic.
  • Arabic #23 Sa'ad Bula, "Luck Swallower," Caadebolach, Al Sad Al Bulah, "The Good Fortune of the Swallower."
    • Sumerian a-bala: drawing of water (a, 'water', + bala, 'turn, duty').
    • Listed earlier is the Sumerian Sim.mah, Akkadian shinunutu, "The Swallow," which is the western fish of Pisces, or the circlet of stars located under Pegasus.    O'Neil calls the Akkadian word Zibbati, meaning "Tails."
    • Swallow, Swallowed.
      • Hebrew bela', beh'-lah, from Heb. bala, baw-lah', a primary root to make away with (specially by swallowing), general to destroy, cover, destroy, devour, eat up, swallow down (up), thus a gulp, fig. destruction, devouring, that which he hath swallowed up.    (Job 20:15).
      • Greek katapino, kat-ap-ee'-no, to drink down, gulp entire, swallow up.
      • Sumerian gu₇, kú: n., food, sustenance; v., to eat, swallow, consume; to eat up, finish off; to feed, nurse, benefit (with -ni-).
    • Other sources show this Arabic lunar station as #21 Sa'd al Bula'.
    • To Rolleston it is the 23^rd manzil of the lunar mansion, is called "Sa'ad al Bula, the record of drinking in (record, Job 16:19, swallow, Job 20:15)."
      So it is derived as Hebrew sahed, record + Hebrew bela', swallow, "the record of the swallow."
      • Record, Witness.
        • Hebrew sahed, saw-hade', from an unused root to testify, a witness, record (Job. 16:19).
        • In the "Gospel of the Stars," by Joseph Seiss, page 142, the 11^th name of the lunar mansion, "Sa'ad al Bula, witness of the rising or drinking in."
    • The Coptic Mansion of the moon according to Kircher is upeuritos, (beatitude) felicity or the arm swallowed, associated with Sabadola, Zobrach, swallowing or The absorption of arm - Beatitude, Latin Beatitudo, sive brachium absorptum, connection to Al Sa'd al Bula, Fortune of the Swallower (Zadebolal).
• Other names for Albali: Albali.

• Rolleston claims "Ancha, the vessel of pouring out, the urn (bowl, Exodus 25:29).
• Bowl.
  • Hebrew menaqqiyth, men-ak-keeth', from Heb. nagah, a sacrificial basin (for holding blood), bowl.
• Of interest, since the symbol of the Phoenix is associated with Aquarius is the a star of the constellation Phoenix.    One source calls it Ankaa or Al-'Anka', meaning "Phoenix."    This constellation is located to the West of Eridanus and below Sculptor, which is below Aquarius.

• Another source claims this is the c star Situla, meaning "water jar."
• Well.
  • Hebrew be'er.
  • Greek phrear.
• Bucket or Pail.
  • Hebrew deliy, del-ee', or doliy, dol-ee', from Heb. dalah, daw-law', a primary root probably to dangle, i.e. to let down a bucket (for drawing out water), a pail, jar, bucket.
  • Rolleston and in "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, seen on page 85, "Hebrew, Deli, the water-urn, or bucket (Numbers 24:7); the Arabic (also Syriac) Delu is the same."    Another source calls the Hebrew Dali.
  • Under Capricornus in the Delphinus constellation section we find the Hebrew Dalaph, "the pouring out of water," Arabic Dalaph, "coming quickly."
    • Dropping.
      • Hebrew deleph, deh'-lef, from Heb. dalaph, daw-laf', a primary root to drip, by implication to weep, drop through, melt, pour out, thus a dripping, dropping.
      • Sumerian dé: to cry out; to hail; to proclaim; to read aloud; to pour (often with -ni-); to water; to be full (cf., ég).
    • Rolleston and in "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 82 "The ancient names connected with this constellation are Dalaph (Hebrew), pouring out of water; from dropping - Prov. 19:13."
  • Vessel for drawing or holding water.
    • Hebrew keliy, kel-ee', from Heb. kalah, kaw-law', a primary root to end, to cease, be finished, perish, complete, prepare, consume, thus something prepared, i.e. any, apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon), tool, vessel, ware, weapon.
    • Greek skeuos.
    • Babylonian Ka-d (Aquarius) "The Urn."
    • In Isaiah 40:15 all the nations, compared with God, are but as the last drop in a bucket that has just been emptied.
  • In Numbers 24:7 the reference is to a numerous posterity.
  • Sumerian giš-nag: wooden water pail ('wood' + 'to drink').
    • As seen earlier one source claims the vessel figure of the Gu, "Urn," is the Akkadian Qu-hasbu, meaning "Streams."
  • Waterpot.
    • Greek hydria, an earthen jar for carrying and holding water, for drinking or for purifying purposes.
  • Waterspout.
    • Hebrew tsinnuwr, tsin-noor', or tsinnor, perhaps meaning to be hollow, a culvert, gutter, water-spout.
    • This is mentioned only in Psalms 42:7 where ASV and NIV have "waterfall."
    • It could mean a large rush of water sent by God, perhaps great floods of rain.

• Note that in Pegasus the star named z Homam is possibly from the Arabic word for "hero," or Arabic Sa'd al-humam, the lucky star of "the high-minded man."    This marks the middle of the neck of the horse, actually lines up with the most eastern star of Aquarius.

• Rolleston and in "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, seen on page 85, "The bright star in the urn has an Egyptian name - Mon or Meon, which means simply an urn (or vessel)."

    Other stars not mentioned above are:
t², w, y^1,2,3, l, u, c, and 3, 86, 88, 98, 99, to round out the 24 stars of Aquarius.

    The constellation also contains the Saturn Nebula, so named because of its similarity to the ringed planet.    These are also seen M2, M72, and M73.

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