• The first refers to a "horse's shoulder" and the latter to the "horse's navel," confirming that this star was once considered part of Pegasus.
  • Rolleston and in "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 101 "Al Phiratz," Arabic "the broken down."
• It is located at the apex of the A.
• How do the following No. 26 and 27 fit into the Denderah Zodiac?    Both are not listed with one of the main twelve constellations, but instead are associated with Pegasus and Andromeda.
  
  
  • This is found in the last section of Pegasus (in Aquarius).
  • Note that the star a Markab in Pegasus also means the "horse's shoulder."    Its Arabic name is Mankib al-Faras, "The shoulder" of the horse.
    • Under Pegasus we find the Sumerian ASH.GÁN, Akkadian ikû, "The Field," a alpha (Markab, horse's shoulder), b beta (in Aquarius, Arabic Scheat, shin) and g gamma (Arabic Algenib, the side) Pegasi with a Andromedae (Alpheratz), representing the Sumerian word ashag, field.
  • J. Epping (1889) "Astronmisches Aus Babylon," provides the Babylonian and Hassan Al-Saba (Saudia Arabia) provides the Arabic source for the 28 lunar mansion names:
    • Arabic #26 Farq al-Mugaddam, Al miquedam, Al Fargh Al Mukdim (Muledim), "Front of the Bucket," or "Forepart of the Water Bucket."
      • Another source shows Arabic lunar station #24 Fargh al Aw'wal, Al Fargh al Muk'dim.
      • To Rolleston it is the 26th manzil of the lunar mansion, called "Al Pherg al Muchaddem, the progeny from of old (young)."
      • In the "Gospel of the Stars," by Joseph Seiss, page 142, the 14th name of the lunar mansion, "Al Pherg al Muchaddem, the progeny of the ancient times."
    
    
  • This should be referenced as in Andromeda in Pisces.    (Note: Pegasus/Andromeda).
  • J. Epping (1889) "Astronmisches Aus Babylon," provides the Babylonian and Hassan Al-Saba (Saudia Arabia) provides the Arabic source for the 28 lunar mansion names:
    Arabic #27 Farq al-Mu'ahar, Algarf Al muchar, Al Fargh Al Thani, "Rear of the Bucket," "Hindpart," or "The Lower Spout of the Water Bucket."
    • Another source shows Arabic lunar station #25 Fargh al Mu'hir, Al Fargh al Thani, Al Fargu.
    • To Rolleston it is the 27th manzil of the lunar mansion, called "Al Pherg al Muachher, the progeny of the latter times."
    • In the "Gospel of the Stars," by Joseph Seiss, page 142, the 15th name of the lunar mansion, "Al Pherg al Muachher, the progeny of the latter times."
• Sirrah: the "horse's navel."
  • Arabic Surrat al-Faras, Sur'rat al Faras, may mean "navel of the steed."
  • In "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 101 "In the Denderah Zodiac her (Andromeda) name is Set, which means set, set up as a queen.    In Hebrew it is Sirra, the chained, and Persea, the stretched out."
  • Rolleston claims the "Hebrew Sirra, means the chained."
  • Rolleston claims that "Persea, the stretched out."
  • As to Sirra, see notes in the Andromeda constellation section about "Princess" and "Chain."
• Other names for Alpheratz and Sirrah: Alphe'rat, Sirah.

• Arabic Mirak, the source claims it means "the loins."
  • Loins.
    • Hebrew yarek, yaw-rake', from an unused root meaning to be soft, the thigh (from its fleshy softness), by euphem. the generative parts, fig. a shank, flank, side, loins, thigh.
  • Rolleston and in "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 101 "Mirach, Hebrew for the weak."
    • Hebrew rak, rak, from Hebrew rakak, raw-kak', a primary root to soften, thus tender (lit. or fig.), by implication weak, faint [-hearted], soft, weak.
• Arabic Al-Mi'zar, means "The loin-cloth."
  • Rolleston claims that "Mizar, means the bound."
  • In "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 102 other stars "Mizar, the weak."    "ARATUS speaks of Desma, which means the bound."
  • Rolleston also references "Desma, the bound (Aratus)."
• Sumerian KA.MUSH.Ì.KÚ.E, Akkadian Pashittu, b beta (Arabic Mirachwhich, girdle) in Andromedae.
  Sumerian ka, mouth + mush, snake + ì, ? + kú, to eat, swallow + e, determiner, the.
  The meaning for this is not shown, but must have some reference to "swallowing or eating" relative to a "mouth or gate" of a "snake or serpent."
  Thus "The Swallowing Mouth Of The Serpent," and is very similar to the Sumerian UD.KA.DU8.A, "The Demon with the Gaping Mouth," seen with Cygnus and part of Cepheus.
  • Sumerian ka: mouth.
    • Sumerian ká: gate.
    • Sumerian ka₅-(a): fox.
    • KAD, (the lofty) Mesopotamian / Sumerian, solar title as an uplifted hand with fingers erect.    Egyptian hieroglyph shows two uplifted hands conjoined with a phonetic value of Ka.    "King Ka," Ka derived from the sign Kad or Kat, with the final d dropped as a derivation of the Egyptian hieroglyph.    (Note Ka'a).
  • Sumerian muš: n., snake; reptile. adj., bitter.
    • Sumerian muš_2,3: n., diadem; a city's irrigated, cultivated territory; face, appearance, aspect. v., to glisten, shine.
    • Sumerian muš₄: a biting insect.
    • Also MUSH-SUR, of Mushur (Egypt), as the word-sign for "Egypt" in the form of Mush-ur or Mush-Sir, written by two signs of the great Serpent (Mush or Sir) and an Insect (Mush or Sur).
  • Sumerian gu₇, kú: n., food, sustenance; v., to eat, swallow, consume; to eat up, finish off; to feed, nurse, benefit (with -ni-).
  • Sumerian a, e₄: n., water; watercourse, canal; seminal fluid; offspring; father; tears; flood; interj., alas!; prep., locative suffix - where; in; when - denotes movement towards or in favor of a person; def. article, nominalizing suffix for a noun or noun clause, denoting 'the'.
• Other names for Mirachwhich: Merach, Mirac, Mirak, Mi'ract, Mi'rae, Al Mizar (al Mi'zar), Janb al Mus'alsalah, Al Risha' (early Arab).
  • Rolleston claims that "Al Moselsalah, means from the grave, Sheol, Hades."

• One source calls this Almach', meaning "earthkid" an Arabian weasel-like mammal.
  • Weasel in Le 11:29.
    • Hebrew choled, kho'-led, from the same as Heb. cheled, kheh'-led, from an unused root apparently meaning to glide, swiftly, life (as a fleeting portion of time), hence the world (as transient) age, short time, world, thus a weasel (from its gliding motion), weasel.
• Almak' is from the Arabic 'Anaq al-Ard, meaning "Earth-kid."
  • Rolleston and in "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 101 "Al Maach, Al Amak, Arabic struck down."
  • Unsure of its significance but thought I would throw this in about Arabic 'Anaq al-Ard meaning "Earth-kid," whereas the Hebrew means "Chain of the Fugitive," giving a reference to Andromeda.
    • Hebrew 'anaq, aw-nak', a primary root, properly to choke, used only as denom. from Heb. 'anaq, aw-nawk', a necklace (as if strangling), chain, thus to collar, i.e. adorn with a necklace, fig. to fit out with supplies, compass about as a chain, furnish, liberally.    Hebrew 'Anaqiy, an-aw-kee', patron from Heb. 'Anaq, aw-nawk', a Canaanite, Anak, thus an Anakite or descendant of Anak, Anakim.
    • Hebrew 'Ard, ard, from an unused root probably meaning to wander, fugitive, Ard.
• Sumerian APIN, Akkadian epinnu, "The Plow," Triangulum Boreale with g gamma (Almach or Almak) in Andromedae, Sumerian apin, plow.
  • Note seen earlier in Pisces Introduction is the Sumerian MUL.APIN (see notes in Bootes and Andromeda), called "The Star of the Plow."
    • Sumerian MUL.
      • Star.
        • Sumerian mul: n., star; constellation; planet; meteor. v., to sparkle, shine, glow.
          • Sumerian mùl: a destructive insect.
        • Hebrew Kowkab, ko-kawb', probably from the same as Heb. Kabbown, kab-bone', from an unused root meaning to heap up, hilly, Cabbon, a place in Palestine, thus (in the sense of rolling) or Heb. kavah, kaw-raw', a primary root, properly to prick or penetrate, hence to blister, burn, thus (in the sense of blazing), a star (as round or as shining), fig. a prince, star.
    • Sumerian APIN, Akkadian epinnu, "The Plow," referenced to Triangulum Boreale with g (gamma) (Almach or Almak) of Andromedae, Sumerian apin, plow.
      • Plow.
        • Sumerian ^(giš)apin: seeder plow (a, 'seed', + bun, 'to blow').
          • From www.lexiline.com, "The Plow (GISH.APIN), d.Enlil, the lead star of the stars of d.Enlil."
          • Parts of a plow.
            • Sumerian ^(giš)á-apin: part of a seeder plow ('arm' + 'plow').
            • Sumerian ^(giš)dam-apin: part of a seeder plow ('spouse' + 'plow').
            • Sumerian ^(giš)PI-apin: a part of the seeder plow (barig, '36 liters in Old Sumerian period', + 'plow').
          • Sumerian APIN-lal: cultivating leasehold land ('plow' + 'to pay').
          • Sumerian apin-ús: plowman's helper ('plow' + 'to follow; to be next to').
          • Sumerian gud-apin-níg-túg: blanket for a plow ox ('bull, ox' + 'plow' + 'thing' + 'cloth garment').
          • Sumerian sag-apin(-na): plow guide ('head' + 'plow' + genitive).
        • Hebrew charash, khaw-rash', a primary root to scratch, to engrave, plough, hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate, to devise, plow.
      • Nippur with Enlil, wind god and god of the hoe, and his son Ninurta, god of the thundershowers and of the plow.    Under the local name of Ningirsu, Ninurta was worshipped also in Girsu to the southeast.    The following two items are found under Orion in Taurus:
        • Other sources claim this represents the Akkadian god Duwu-zi (Tammuz), identical to the Sumerian deity Nin-girsu, "Lord of the Riverbank," the river is the Milky Way or Eridanus.
        • One of Anu's daughters was Gulu the ancient name for the Earth Mother goddess, who was a consort of Ninurta (derived from Ningursu, was the son of Enlil and the god of war, wind, hoe, who in Sumer and Akkad was the god of the constellation known as Orion).    Ningursu was a god of irrigation and fecundity, born of a she-goat, and god of the Sumerian city-state of Lagash.    He was as tall as the sky with a god's head and beard, holding an eagle and a club with a net of human captives, and hurricanes for feet.    He was flanked by a pair of lions.    He appeared to Gudea to build him a temple at Lagash.
• Other names for Almach: Almaak', Alamak', Almaach, Alamac', Alamech, Almaack, Hamis al Na'amak, Rijl al Mus'alsalah, 'Anak al 'Ard.

• Is also called Adhil', meaning "train of a garment."
• Also called Al-Dhail.
  • Rolleston and in "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 102 " ... other stars, Adhil, the afflicted; ...; Al Mara (Arabic), the afflicted."

    M31 or NGC 224 is known as the Great Andromeda Galaxy the most distant object visible to the naked eye.    It is a spiral Galaxy like our own Milky Way.

Other star names not mentioned may be:
    Rolleston makes a reference to "Misam al Thuraiya, (nebula), the assembled, the abundance."


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