| Date |
1647/8 (A.H. 1057) |
| Maker |
Muḥammad Muqīm
al-Yazdī |
| Place |
Persia |
| Material |
Brass |
| Inventory no. |
45747 |
| Acquisition |
Presented by Lewis Evans in
1924. |
The rete is of the foliate (single knob) type. The
star pointer for Vega is shaped like a bird facing to the
leftThe zodiac on the rete is labelled: الحمل , الثور ,
الجوزا , الشرطان , الاسد , السنبله , الميزان , العقرب , القوس
, الجدى , الدلو , الحوت
Inscriptions
The rete is inscribed
| Transcription |
Translation |
Notes |
Type |
| سلطا شاة عباس ثاني |
Sultan Shah Abbas the Second |
The inscription is worked into the tracery within the
eclpitic on the rete |
Owner's mark |
Scales
| Range & Units |
Numbered |
Geometry |
Location |
| Ecliptic |
0 - 30 Degrees of ecliptic |
Every 5 |
Ecliptic |
ecliptic |
Stars
There are 47 stars on the rete marked with
foliate pointers. Unless otherwise indicated the star name,
mediation and declination are as marked/measured on the
rete.
Click on the star name or modern star name to search for
other astrolabes with the same star.
Star name
(on instrument) |
Modern star
(if known) |
Mediation |
Declination |
Pointer |
|
الجون |
|
pointer damaged |
pointer damaged |
foliate |
| ذنب القيطس الجنوبي |
Deneb Kaitos |
8.0° of Aries |
-19° |
foliate |
| illegible |
|
12.0° of Aries |
20° |
foliate |
| راس مثلث |
|
26.0° of Aries |
27° |
foliate |
| كف الجدما |
Menkar |
4.0° of Taurus |
15° |
foliate |
| راس الغول |
Algol |
14.0° of Taurus |
39° |
foliate |
| تالی مسافه النهر |
Zaurac |
14.0° of Taurus |
-11° |
foliate |
| عين الثور |
Aldebaran |
5.0° of Gemini |
17° |
foliate |
|
عيوق |
Capella |
13.0° of Gemini |
46° |
foliate |
| رجل الجوزا |
Rigel |
15.0° of Gemini |
-8° |
foliate |
| كف الجوزا اليسرى |
Bellatrix |
17.0° of Gemini |
7° |
foliate |
| قضن الارنب |
|
20.0° of Gemini |
-15° |
foliate |
| شعرى اليمانى |
Sirius |
22.0° of Gemini |
-15° |
foliate |
| يد الجوزا |
Betelgeuse |
23.0° of Gemini |
7° |
foliate |
| اذن كلب الاكبر |
|
8.0° of Cancer |
-9° |
foliate |
| شعرى الشاميه |
Procyon |
19.0° of Cancer |
7° |
foliate |
| المنكب الايمونى التوام الم� |
|
20.0° of Cancer |
21° |
foliate |
| فرد الشجاع |
Alphard |
16.0° of Leo |
-7° |
foliate |
| راس الارتمانى |
|
18.0° of Leo |
41° |
foliate |
| قلب الاسد |
Regulus |
26.0° of Leo |
15° |
foliate |
| illegible |
|
3.0° of Virgo |
25° |
foliate |
| سقهنه الباطنير الجنوبيه |
|
20.0° of Virgo |
-17° |
foliate |
|
صرفه |
Denebola |
22.0° of Virgo |
17° |
foliate |
| سماك الاعزل |
Spica |
18.0° of Libra |
-10° |
foliate |
| سماك رامح |
Arcturus |
3.0° of Scorpio |
21° |
foliate |
| illegible |
|
7.0° of Scorpio |
16° |
foliate |
| ردف الم؟؟ |
|
22.0° of Scorpio |
41° |
foliate |
| نير الفكه |
Alphecca |
24.0° of Scorpio |
31° |
foliate |
| عنق الحيه |
Unukalhai |
24.0° of Scorpio |
7° |
foliate |
| Illegible |
Yed Prior |
2.0° of Sagittarius |
-2° |
foliate |
| مرفق الحوا الايمر |
|
6.0° of Sagittarius |
4° |
foliate |
| قلب العقرب |
Antares |
8.0° of Sagittarius |
-22° |
foliate |
| منكب الر؟؟ الحاق |
|
14.0° of Sagittarius |
26° |
foliate |
| راس الحوا |
Rasalhague |
21.0° of Sagittarius |
14° |
foliate |
| نسر الواقع |
Vega |
6.0° of Capricorn |
39° |
foliate |
| ذنب العقاب |
Deneb el Okab |
12.0° of Capricorn |
13° |
foliate |
| منقار الدجاجه |
Albireo |
18.0° of Capricorn |
29° |
foliate |
| ذنب الطاير |
Altair |
22.0° of Capricorn |
9° |
foliate |
| حول داس العقاب |
|
26.0° of Capricorn |
-1° |
foliate |
| عين الجدى |
Deneb Algiedi |
28.0° of Capricorn |
-19° |
foliate |
| ذنب الدلفين |
Deneb Dulfim |
2.0° of Aquarius |
11° |
foliate |
|
ردف |
Deneb |
6.0° of Aquarius |
45° |
foliate |
| عاسره الدحاحه |
|
14.0° of Aquarius |
30° |
foliate |
| منكب الفرس |
Scheat |
10.0° of Pisces |
25° |
foliate |
| منقر دالما |
|
14.0° of Pisces |
-15° |
foliate |
| كف الخضيب |
Caph |
27.0° of Pisces |
57° |
foliate |
Pin & Horse
The rete is attached using a pin
& horse.
