[Merged] Stars identified
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(22-09-2019, 02:22 PM)-JKP- wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Monica, I haven't had time to look at your updated star charts and probably can't for a while, but I was going to mention that flipping a star chart would not be out of character for a Middle Eastern viewpoint.

It was very common for Persian books of constellations to include mirror views (one from an inside, one from outside point of view). This is less common in western manuscripts.
Chart 68r1 was "normal" while chart 68r2 had to be flipped. These were difficult to do as i had to look at Arabic, Syrian and Persian names, as there are not a lot of Hebrew names known. So I phonetically sounded out the Voynich words which is why I switched (arrowed line on workup) the two Ayin sounding words to find their proper place. One spelted "ayang" the other "ahyan". Ayang is Al-Janah the wing of Cygnus, and Ahyan is Ayn for the eye of the bull in Taurus. 
Cassiopeia translated to firepot + fetters or chains, but was known as the stained hand of Fatima. Made a leap of faith on that one. Wink
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Stars identified 68r.2 - by Monica Yokubinas - 27-06-2019, 05:01 PM
RE: Stars identified 68r.2 - by Monica Yokubinas - 28-06-2019, 11:26 PM
RE: Stars identified 68r.2 - by Monica Yokubinas - 29-06-2019, 09:58 PM
RE: Stars identified 68r.2 - by Monica Yokubinas - 29-06-2019, 11:15 PM
RE: Stars identified 68r.2 - by DONJCH - 30-06-2019, 02:29 AM
RE: Stars identified 68r.2 - by Monica Yokubinas - 30-06-2019, 11:50 AM
RE: Stars identified 68r.2 - by Monica Yokubinas - 21-09-2019, 07:24 PM
RE: Stars identified 68r.2 - by DONJCH - 22-09-2019, 05:06 AM
RE: Stars identified 68r.2 - by Monica Yokubinas - 22-09-2019, 12:56 PM
RE: [Merged] Stars identified - by Koen G - 01-07-2019, 08:22 AM
RE: [Merged] Stars identified - by -JKP- - 22-09-2019, 02:22 PM
RE: [Merged] Stars identified - by Monica Yokubinas - 22-09-2019, 02:59 PM
RE: [Merged] Stars identified - by caitlin_B200 - 14-02-2020, 12:25 PM
RE: [Merged] Stars identified - by Pardis Motiee - 22-04-2021, 07:02 PM
RE: [Merged] Stars identified - by februs - 14-04-2023, 04:02 AM
RE: [Merged] Stars identified - by februs - 17-05-2023, 12:27 AM
RE: Star chart 68r.1 Fear this Nest - by nablator - 03-07-2019, 12:42 AM

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