Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology

Jan. 14] SOCIETYOF BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY. [1890.

The signs of the Zodiac reached India throughthe Greeks,*

and duly appearin the Tamil Solar-lunarlist, but they are found in a

non-solarorder,and in one which, harmonizingwiththe Euphratean

Tablet,places Capricorn,styledMakaram, andby Hindu writers

elsewhere, "the Makara," last, and, consequently, the Urn of

Aquariusfirst. '

Elsewhere,twhentreatingof the ten Antediluvian Babylonian

Kingsin connexion withthe ecliptic, I have shownthat the legendary

lengths of their reigns correspond with the distances separating

certain ecliptical stars; and when allowance has beenmade for

variancein tradition and alteration in records, the agreement is very

remarkable. Thelist appears thus:—

King. Reignin

Stars.

Aloros^10

Alaparos 3

3rd King^13

4th „^12

5* „^18

6th „^10

7th „^18

8th „ 10

9th „ 8

10th „^18

Degrees. Pointin

Ecliptic.

DegTec

3° Hamal^31

9 Alcyone^10

39 Aldebaran^43

36 Pollux 36

54 Regulus 53

(^30) Spica 44
54 Antares 53
3° Algedi^20
24 DenebAlgedi^16
54 Skat 54
120 360 360
Thearrangementhereis solar, butit will be observed thatboth
Algedi{" the Goat," = a' and a2 Capricorni, twinstarsin the head of
Caper)and Dencb Algedi(" the Goat's Tail,"= B Capricorni) appear
in it, with Skat("theLeg,"= i Aquarii), alsostyledSakib ("the
Pourer") ; e Aquarii is especially calledSitula(" the Urn "), the con
stellation generally, the Burjad dalu {" The Constellationof the
Pitcher")of the Arabs, appearing in the Tamil List as Kumbha
(" the Watering-pot"). There are, therefore, strong reasons for
identifying the Kakkab Apin with Skat, or with Skat and the
adjoining stars, since kakkab also signifies ' constellation' ; and
the meaning of ' channel,' suggested by Mr. Pinches, would be

• Vide Max Miiller, India, whatcan it teach us t 322 et sea. ; Robt.
  Brown,Jun.,The Lawof Kosmic Order,Sec.VIII.
  t The Heavenly Display,Appendixii.
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