al-Simākān ()

Authors: Roland Laffitte

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Arabian constellation al-Simakan, The Two Supporters, with Lances, Arms and Throne (CC BY Roland Laffitte 2025).

al-Simākān, the 2 Simaks = Two Supporters, is an Arabian constellation of two men, one in arms, one disarmed.

Concordance, Etymology, History

Adams (2018), pp. xx-xx. ...

per Khalid AlAjaji

Laffitte (2012, 2025) gives the image as « les 2 Simaks = les 2 Soutiens » which consists of several named stars:

Name (orig.)	Name	translation	identification (RL)	author	note
	al-Simākān	the 2 Simaks = the 2 Supporters	α Boo +α Vir	Ṣūfī
	al-Simāk al-Aᶜzal	The Disarmed Simak / Azimech	α Vir	Hağğāğ
	al-Aᶜzal	Alaazel = the Disarmed/		Yaḥya
	al-Aḥyam	The Cunning One ( ?)		Ét. Tibbetts.
	al-Uḥaymir	The Little Red One		Ét. Tibbetts.
	Muqaddam al-Aᶜzal	Alaazel’s Anterior	θ Vir	Miṣrī
	Aᶜlām al-Simāk	The Announcement/ Harbinger of Simak	η UMa	Miṣrī
	ᶜArš al-Simāk al-Aᶜzal	the Throne of the Disarmed Simak	βγδε Crv	Qutayba
	al-Simāk al-Rāmiḥ	the Armed Simak	α Boo	Qutayba
	al-Rāmiḥ	the Lancer		Ṣūfī
	al-Silāḥ	the Arms		Ṣūfī

Adjacent Star Names of al-Simākān
Name (orig.)	Name	translation	identification (RL)	author	note
	al-Rumḥ	la Lance	η Boo	Ṣūfī
	Mirzam al-Simāk	the Predecessor of Simak		Marzūqī
	Mufrad al-Rāmiḥ	The Isolated One of Alramech		Tīzīnī
	Rāyat al-Simāk	the Standard of Simak	ε Boo	Qutayba
	Tābiᶜ al-Simāk	the Follower of Simak		Ṣūfī
	al-ᶜAḍaba	the Belt	ρσ Boo	Ṣūfī
	al-Silāḥ	the Arms	τυ Boo	Ṣūfī