Libra - Revision history

Sushoff at 06:48, 6 June 2026

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	==== Babylonian ====		==== Babylonian ====
			[[File:Lib seal Wallenfels1993.png\|thumb\|Libra on a Mesopotamian seal print in Wallenfels (1993)]]
	The balance is attested in MUL.APIN and many other sources conitnuously throughout the first millennium BCE.		The balance is attested in MUL.APIN and many other sources conitnuously throughout the first millennium BCE.

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	===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===		===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===
	<gallery>		<gallery>
			File:Lib seal Wallenfels1993.png\|Libra on a Mesopotamian seal print in Wallenfels (1993).
	File:Lib1+2 Huntington212 asSufi1170.JPG\|Libra (two versions) in as-Sufi, Kitāb Ṣuwar al-kawākib al-thābitah, Mosul 1170, [https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/fba70a3f-2cf2-40cd-8d43-017b3eaed5c3/surfaces/d4170798-5328-447d-943e-008deb38a788/ Bodleian Libraries], University of Oxford,		File:Lib1+2 Huntington212 asSufi1170.JPG\|Libra (two versions) in as-Sufi, Kitāb Ṣuwar al-kawākib al-thābitah, Mosul 1170, [https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/fba70a3f-2cf2-40cd-8d43-017b3eaed5c3/surfaces/d4170798-5328-447d-943e-008deb38a788/ Bodleian Libraries], University of Oxford,
	File:Libra Uranometria.jpg\|Libra in Bayer (1603).		File:Libra Uranometria.jpg\|Libra in Bayer (1603).

YoulaAzkarrula: /* Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation */

2026-06-04T05:55:13Z

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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	===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===		===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:Lib1+2 Huntington212 asSufi1170.JPG\|Libra (two versions) in as-Sufi, Kitāb Ṣuwar al-kawākib al-thābitah, Mosul 1170, [https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/fba70a3f-2cf2-40cd-8d43-017b3eaed5c3/surfaces/d4170798-5328-447d-943e-008deb38a788/ Bodleian Libraries], University of Oxford,		File:Lib1+2 Huntington212 asSufi1170.JPG\|Libra (two versions) in as-Sufi, Kitāb Ṣuwar al-kawākib al-thābitah, Mosul 1170, [https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/fba70a3f-2cf2-40cd-8d43-017b3eaed5c3/surfaces/d4170798-5328-447d-943e-008deb38a788/ Bodleian Libraries], University of Oxford,
	File:Libra Uranometria.jpg\|Libra in Bayer (1603).		File:Libra Uranometria.jpg\|Libra in Bayer (1603).
	File:1776 - John Flamsteed - La Balance, et Le Scorpion (Libra & Scorpio).jpg\|Libra in Flamsteed (1776)		File:1776 - John Flamsteed - La Balance, et Le Scorpion (Libra & Scorpio).jpg\|Libra in Flamsteed (1776)
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	File:1822 - Alexander Jamieson - Scorpio and Libra.jpg\|Libra in Jamieson (1822)		File:1822 - Alexander Jamieson - Scorpio and Libra.jpg\|Libra in Jamieson (1822)
	File:Libra zodiac sign, Jantar Mantar, Jaipur, India.jpg\|Libra zodiac sign, Jantar Mantar, Jaipur, India		File:Libra zodiac sign, Jantar Mantar, Jaipur, India.jpg\|Libra zodiac sign, Jantar Mantar, Jaipur, India
			File:H.A. Rey's stick figure stellarium-046.png\|(1952) H.A. Rey's stick figure of Libra
			File:O. Hlad's stick figure stellarium-047.png\|(1988) O. Hlad's stick figure of Libra
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Sushoff at 10:31, 2 June 2026

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	*[[References (Medieval and Early Modern)\|References (medieval)]]		*[[References (Medieval and Early Modern)\|References (medieval)]]

	[[Category:Eurasia]]		[[Category:Eurasia]] [[Category:Asian]][[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Mesopotamian]]
	[[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Asterism]]		[[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Asterism]]
	[[Category:Almagest]]		[[Category:Almagest]]
	~~[[Category:Mesopotamian]]~~		[[Category:Modern]][[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]]
	~~[[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]]~~
	[[Category:Modern]]
	[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]]
	[[Category:European]]		[[Category:European]]
	[[Category:Zodiac]] [[Category:Lib]]		[[Category:Rubric]] [[Category:Lunar System]] [[Category:Zodiac]]
			[[Category:Lib]]

YoulaAzkarrula at 06:47, 24 May 2026

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	[[Category:Eurasia]]		[[Category:Eurasia]]
	[[Category:Constellation]]		[[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Asterism]]
	[[Category:Almagest]]		[[Category:Almagest]]
	[[Category:Mesopotamian]]		[[Category:Mesopotamian]]
	[[Category:West Asian]]		[[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]]
	[[Category:Modern]]		[[Category:Modern]]
	[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]]		[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]]
	[[Category:European]]		[[Category:European]]
	[[Category:Zodiac]]		[[Category:Zodiac]] [[Category:Lib]]

IanRidpath: /* Almagest Χηλαί. */ Typos/OCR errors

2026-05-20T08:46:16Z

Almagest Χηλαί.: Typos/OCR errors

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	\|3		\|3
	\|τῶν ἐπ’ ἄκρας τῆς βορείου χηλῆς ὁ λαμπρός		\|τῶν ἐπ’ ἄκρας τῆς βορείου χηλῆς ὁ λαμπρός
	\|Stars an the tip of the northern claw: the bright one		\|Stars on the tip of the northern claw: the bright one
	\|bet Lib		\|bet Lib
	\|-		\|-
	\|4		\|4
	\|ὁ προηγούμενος αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀμαυρός.		\|ὁ προηγούμενος αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀμαυρός.
	\|Stars an the tip of the northern claw: the faint star in ~~a,dvance~~ of this		\|Stars on the tip of the northern claw: the faint star in advance of this
	\|del Lib		\|del Lib
	\|-		\|-
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	\|6		\|6
	\|ὁ τούτου προηγούμενος ἐπὶ τῆς αὐτῆς χηλῆς		\|ὁ τούτου προηγούμενος ἐπὶ τῆς αὐτῆς χηλῆς
	\|The one in advance of this an the same claw		\|The one in advance of this on the same claw
	\|nu Lib		\|nu Lib
	\|-		\|-
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	\|gam Lib		\|gam Lib
	\|-		\|-
	\|9		\|8
	\|ὁ ἑπόμενος αὐτῷ ἐπὶ τῆς αὐτῆς χηλῆς		\|ὁ ἑπόμενος αὐτῷ ἐπὶ τῆς αὐτῆς χηλῆς
	\|The one to the rear of this on the same ~~daw~~		\|The one to the rear of this on the same claw
	\|tet Lib		\|tet Lib
	\|-		\|-
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	\|		\|
	\|ἀστέρερ ἡ, ὥν β’ μεγέθους β, δ’ ὅ, ε’ β.		\|ἀστέρερ ἡ, ὥν β’ μεγέθους β, δ’ ὅ, ε’ β.
	\|{8 stars, 2 of the second magnitude, 4 of the fourth, 2 of ~~tl;le~~ fifth}		\|{8 stars, 2 of the second magnitude, 4 of the fourth, 2 of the fifth}
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
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	!		!
	!Οἱ περὶ τὰς χηλὰς ἀμόρφωτοι		!Οἱ περὶ τὰς χηλὰς ἀμόρφωτοι
	!Stars ~~araund~~ Libra outside the constellation		!Stars around Libra outside the constellation
	!		!
	\|-		\|-
	\|10		\|9
	\|τῶν βορειοτέρων τῆς βορείου χηλῆς β' ὁ προηγούμενος		\|τῶν βορειοτέρων τῆς βορείου χηλῆς β' ὁ προηγούμενος
	\|The most advanced of the 3 stars north of the northern claw		\|The most advanced of the 3 stars north of the northern claw
	\|37 Lib		\|37 Lib
	\|-		\|-
	\|11		\|10
	\|τῶν ἐπομένων β ὁ νοτιώτερος		\|τῶν ἐπομένων β ὁ νοτιώτερος
	\|The southernmost of the rearmost 2 [ of these]		\|The southernmost of the rearmost 2 [of these]
	\|48 Lib		\|48 Lib
	\|-		\|-
	\|12		\|11
	\|ὁ βόρειος αὐτῶν		\|ὁ βόρειος αὐτῶν
	\|The northernmost of them		\|The northernmost of them
	\|xi Lib		\|xi Lib
	\|-		\|-
	\|13		\|12
	\|τῶν μεταξὺ τῶν χηλῶν » ὁ ἐπόμευος		\|τῶν μεταξὺ τῶν χηλῶν » ὁ ἐπόμευος
	\|The rearmost of the 3 stars between the claws		\|The rearmost of the 3 stars between the claws
	\|lam Lib		\|lam Lib
	\|-		\|-
	\|14		\|13
	\|τῶν λοιπῶν β καὶ προηγουμένων ὁ βόρειος.		\|τῶν λοιπῶν β καὶ προηγουμένων ὁ βόρειος.
	\|The northernmost of the other 2 in advance f of the ~~lauer 1~~		\|The northernmost of the other 2 in advance [of the latter]
	\|41 Lib		\|41 Lib
	\|-		\|-
	\|15		\|14
	\|ὁ νότιος αὐτῶν		\|ὁ νότιος αὐτῶν
	\|The southernmost of them		\|The southernmost of them
	\|HR 5810		\|HR 5810
	\|-		\|-
	\|16		\|15
	\|τῶν νοτιωτέρου τῆς νοτίου χηλῆς 7 ὁ προηγούμενος.		\|τῶν νοτιωτέρου τῆς νοτίου χηλῆς 7 ὁ προηγούμενος.
	\|The most advanced of the 3 stars south of the southern claw		\|The most advanced of the 3 stars south of the southern claw
	\|20 Lib		\|20 Lib
	\|-		\|-
	\|17		\|16
	\|τῶν λοιπῶν καὶ ἐπομένωυ β ὁ βορειότερος.		\|τῶν λοιπῶν καὶ ἐπομένωυ β ὁ βορειότερος.
	\|The northernmost of the other, rear 2		\|The northernmost of the other, rear 2
	\|39 Lib		\|39 Lib
	\|-		\|-
	\|18		\|17
	\|ὁ νοτιώτερος αὐτῶν		\|ὁ νοτιώτερος αὐτῶν
	\|The southernmost of them		\|The southernmost of them
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	\|ἀστέρες 9, ὧν γ’ μεγέθουρ ἄ, δ’ ἓ, ε β, ς ἂ.		\|ἀστέρες 9, ὧν γ’ μεγέθουρ ἄ, δ’ ἓ, ε β, ς ἂ.
	\|9 stars, I of the third magnitude, 5 of the fourth, 2 of the fifth, 1 of the sixth		\|9 stars, 1 of the third magnitude, 5 of the fourth, 2 of the fifth, 1 of the sixth
	\|		\|
	\|}		\|}

Sushoff: /* Babylonian */

2026-05-19T12:38:54Z

Babylonian

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	==== Babylonian ====		==== Babylonian ====
			The balance is attested in MUL.APIN and many other sources conitnuously throughout the first millennium BCE.

			* [[ERIN2\|ERIN<sub>2</sub>]]
			* [[ZI.BA.AN.NA]]

	==== Greco-Roman ====		==== Greco-Roman ====

Sushoff at 12:36, 19 May 2026

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	[[Category:European]]		[[Category:European]]
	[[Category:Zodiac]]		[[Category:Zodiac]]
	~~[[Category:4work]]~~

IanRidpath: /* Weblinks */ Added Warburg link

2026-05-19T08:30:15Z

Weblinks: Added Warburg link

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	==Weblinks==		==Weblinks==

	*		* [https://iconographic.warburg.sas.ac.uk/category/vpc-taxonomy-017065 Warburg Institute Iconographic Database – Libra]

	==References==		==References==

Sushoff: /* Setting (Lib II Cap VI §10) */

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Setting (Lib II Cap VI §10)

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	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
	\|		\|Lib 16
	\|		\|Vir 6
	\|		\|Cnc 18
	\|		\|Leo 11
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\|-		\|-
	\|star		\|star
	\|		\|the southern one of the bright ones at the end of the claws
	\|		\|the southern one of those in the forehead of the Scorpion
	\|		\|
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|duration		\|duration
	\| colspan="4" \|2 1/8 hours = ~~127.5~~ min = ~~31 7/8~~ degree		\| colspan="4" \|1 3/5 hours = 96 min = 24 degree
	\|}		\|}

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	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
	\|		\|Lib 16 1/2
	\|		\|Sco 15
	\|		\|Cap 10
	\|		\|Cap 27 1/2
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
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	\|star		\|star
	\|		\|the bright one at the tip of the southern claw
	\|		\|the one in the middle of the northern claw
	\|		\|
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|duration		\|duration
	\| colspan="4" \|~~2 2~~/3 hours = ~~160~~ min = ~~40°~~		\| colspan="4" \|1 1/4 hours = 75 min = 18 3/4°
	\|}		\|}

Sushoff at 12:33, 27 February 2026

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	Aratos, Eratosthenes, Hipparchus, and Ptolemy did not know the constellation Libra: for them, this area was named the scorpion's claws. The reason for this is probably a change in the constellation Virgo: in Mesopotamia, there were two variants of the constellation Virgo (the Virgin), both of which occupy a small space of about 30° along the ecliptic. However, today's constellation Virgo is approximately 43° long along the ecliptic, and today's constellation is based on the Greek one.		Aratos, Eratosthenes, Hipparchus, and Ptolemy did not know the constellation Libra: for them, this area was named the scorpion's claws. The reason for this is probably a change in the constellation Virgo: in Mesopotamia, there were two variants of the constellation Virgo (the Virgin), both of which occupy a small space of about 30° along the ecliptic. However, today's constellation Virgo is approximately 43° long along the ecliptic, and today's constellation is based on the Greek one.

	If you draw the Greek Virgo on a star map and next to it a giant scorpion, for which the tips of the claws are marked by the stars α and β Librae, then there is no room left in between for another figure, e.g., a scale. On the globe of the Farnese Atlas, the scorpion holds the scales in its claws, i.e., anyone who wanted to imagine a set of scales in Greek superimposed them on the claws of the scorpion.		If you draw the Greek [[Virgo]] on a star map and next to it a giant scorpion, for which the tips of the claws are marked by the stars α and β Librae, then there is no room left in between for another figure, e.g., a scale. On the globe of the Farnese Atlas, the scorpion holds the scales in its claws, i.e., anyone who wanted to imagine a set of scales in Greek superimposed them on the claws of the scorpion.

	==== Roman Renaissance ====		==== Roman Renaissance ====