Arshaljawza - Revision history

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	<ref name=":0">Ibn Qutayba al-Dīnawarī, Abū Muḥammad ʿAbdallah b. Muslim. 1956. ''Kitāb al-anwāʾ (fī mawāsim al-ʿArab)''. Hyderabad: Maṭbaʿat Majlis Dāʾirat al-Maʿārif al-ʿUthmāniyya.</ref>		<ref name=":0">Ibn Qutayba al-Dīnawarī, Abū Muḥammad ʿAbdallah b. Muslim. 1956. ''Kitāb al-anwāʾ (fī mawāsim al-ʿArab)''. Hyderabad: Maṭbaʿat Majlis Dāʾirat al-Maʿārif al-ʿUthmāniyya.</ref>
	<ref>Kunitzsch, Paul. 1961. ''Untersuchungen zur Sternnomenklatur der Araber.'' Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz.</ref>		<ref>Kunitzsch, Paul. 1961. ''Untersuchungen zur Sternnomenklatur der Araber.'' Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz.</ref>
	<ref>al-Ṣūfī, Abū al-Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. ʿUmar. 1981. ''Kitāb ṣuwar al-kawākib al-thamāniya wa al-arbaʿīn.'' Beirut: Dār al-Āfāq al-Jadīda.</ref>		<ref>al-Ṣūfī, Abū al-Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. ʿUmar. 1981. ''Kitāb ṣuwar al-kawākib al-thamāniya wa al-arbaʿīn.'' Beirut: Dār al-Āfāq al-Jadīda.</ref> in the constellation of [[Lepus]], The Hare.

	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
			'''Headword (Arabic):''' عَرْشُ الجَوْزَاءِ

			'''Transliteration:''' ʿArsh al‑Jawzāʾ

			'''IPA:''' ʕurʃul.dʒaw.zaːʔ

	Adams (2018),<ref>Danielle Adams, ''Rain Stars Set, Lunar Stations Rise'', 2018</ref> pp. xx-xx.		Adams (2018),<ref>Danielle Adams, ''Rain Stars Set, Lunar Stations Rise'', 2018</ref> pp. xx-xx.
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	[[File:Arsh alJawza.png\|thumb\|Star chart of the Arabian asterism Arsh alJawza (عرش الجوزاء) in the area of the constellation Lepus. (CC BY Khalid AlAjaji 2026).]]~~'''Concordance'''~~		[[File:Arsh alJawza.png\|thumb\|Star chart of the Arabian asterism Arsh alJawza (عرش الجوزاء) in the area of the constellation Lepus. (CC BY Khalid AlAjaji 2026).]]'''Gloss:''' “The Throne of al‑Jawzāʾ” – a quadrilateral asterism beneath the feet of al‑Jawzāʾ (Orion). Within the constellation ''al-Arnab'' (Lepus) lie four stars arranged in a quadrilateral pattern that Arabs referred to as ''ʿArsh al-Jawzāʾ'' (“the Throne of al-Jawzāʾ”) and ''Kursi al-Jawzāʾ al-Muʾakhkhar'' (“the Rear Chair of al-Jawzāʾ”). These designations derive from their position below the feet of ''al-Jawzāʾ'' (Orion). The “rear” qualifier distinguishes this group from the ''Front Chair of al-Jawzāʾ'' (''al-Muqaddam''), located within the constellation ''al-Nahr'' (Eridanus), which similarly consists of four stars in an analogous configuration near Orion’s left foot.

	~~'''Headword (Arabic):''' عَرْشُ الجَوْزَاءِ~~

	~~'''Transliteration:''' ʿArsh al‑Jawzāʾ~~

	~~'''IPA:''' ʕurʃul.dʒaw.zaːʔ~~

	'''Gloss:''' “The Throne of al‑Jawzāʾ” – a quadrilateral asterism beneath the feet of al‑Jawzāʾ (Orion). Within the constellation ''al-Arnab'' (Lepus) lie four stars arranged in a quadrilateral pattern that Arabs referred to as ''ʿArsh al-Jawzāʾ'' (“the Throne of al-Jawzāʾ”) and ''Kursi al-Jawzāʾ al-Muʾakhkhar'' (“the Rear Chair of al-Jawzāʾ”). These designations derive from their position below the feet of ''al-Jawzāʾ'' (Orion). The “rear” qualifier distinguishes this group from the ''Front Chair of al-Jawzāʾ'' (''al-Muqaddam''), located within the constellation ''al-Nahr'' (Eridanus), which similarly consists of four stars in an analogous configuration near Orion’s left foot.

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	Roland Laffitte (2012<ref>Roland Laffitte, ''Le ciel des Arabes'', 2012</ref>, 2025<ref>Roland Laffitte, ''Nommer les étoile: 500 noms hérités des Arabes - Apport de l'uranographie arabe'', Orient des Mots, 2025 ([https://uranos.fr/500-noms-herites-des-arabes/ online])</ref>) writes: [[File:Jawza laffitte202 kursiX5.jpg\|thumb\|Jawza with adjacent asterisms (CC BY Roland Laffitte 2025).]]<blockquote>'''''Arsh al-Jauzah (δ Lep : 3,8) /'' أرش''' Introduit à la fin du XX<sup>e</sup> siècle, ce nom est ''<sup>c</sup>Arš al-Ğawzā’'', « le Repose-pied d’Elgeuze », qui correspond au groupe ''αβγδ Lep'' (voir aussi <sup> </sup>''α Lep''). Ar. ''<sup>c</sup>Arš al-Ğawzā’'', al-Ṣūfī p/ ''αβγδ Lep'' > ''‘Arsh AlGjauza’'', Hyde, noté ''Arsh'' p/ ''α Lep'', Allen. ''Arsh al-Jauzah,'' Rhoads. NB : cette étoile est en turc ''Ricl-ül-erneb-üş-şimâlî'' , soit « le Pied septentrional du Lièvre », tiré d’un traité en langue turque c/ Pultar. </blockquote><blockquote>'''''Arsh al-Jauzah (δ Lep: 3.8) /'' أرش''' Introduced at the end of the 20<sup>th</sup> century, this name is ''<sup>c</sup>Arš al-Ğawzā’'', ‘Elgeuze’s Footrest’, which corresponds to the ''αβγδ Lep'' group (see also ''α Lep''). Ar. ''<sup>c</sup>Arš al-Ğawzā’'', al-Ṣūfī p/ ''αβγδ Lep'' > ''‘Arsh AlGjauza’'', Hyde, noted as ''Arsh'' p/ ''α Lep'', Allen. ''Arsh al-Jauzah,'' Rhoads. NB: this star is known in Turkish as ''Ricl-ül-erneb-üş-şimâlî'', meaning ‘the Northern Foot of the Hare’, taken from a treatise in Turkish c/ Pultar. </blockquote>		Roland Laffitte (2012<ref>Roland Laffitte, ''Le ciel des Arabes'', 2012</ref>, 2025<ref>Roland Laffitte, ''Nommer les étoile: 500 noms hérités des Arabes - Apport de l'uranographie arabe'', Orient des Mots, 2025 ([https://uranos.fr/500-noms-herites-des-arabes/ online])</ref>) writes: [[File:Jawza laffitte202 kursiX5.jpg\|thumb\|Jawza with adjacent asterisms (CC BY Roland Laffitte 2025).]]<blockquote>'''''Arsh al-Jauzah (δ Lep : 3,8) /'' أرش''' Introduit à la fin du XX<sup>e</sup> siècle, ce nom est ''<sup>c</sup>Arš al-Ğawzā’'', « le Repose-pied d’Elgeuze », qui correspond au groupe ''αβγδ Lep'' (voir aussi <sup> </sup>''α Lep''). Ar. ''<sup>c</sup>Arš al-Ğawzā’'', al-Ṣūfī p/ ''αβγδ Lep'' > ''‘Arsh AlGjauza’'', Hyde, noté ''Arsh'' p/ ''α Lep'', Allen. ''Arsh al-Jauzah,'' Rhoads. NB : cette étoile est en turc ''Ricl-ül-erneb-üş-şimâlî'' , soit « le Pied septentrional du Lièvre », tiré d’un traité en langue turque c/ Pultar. </blockquote><blockquote>'''''Arsh al-Jauzah (δ Lep: 3.8) /'' أرش''' Introduced at the end of the 20<sup>th</sup> century, this name is ''<sup>c</sup>Arš al-Ğawzā’'', ‘Elgeuze’s Footrest’, which corresponds to the ''αβγδ Lep'' group (see also ''α Lep''). Ar. ''<sup>c</sup>Arš al-Ğawzā’'', al-Ṣūfī p/ ''αβγδ Lep'' > ''‘Arsh AlGjauza’'', Hyde, noted as ''Arsh'' p/ ''α Lep'', Allen. ''Arsh al-Jauzah,'' Rhoads. NB: this star is known in Turkish as ''Ricl-ül-erneb-üş-şimâlî'', meaning ‘the Northern Foot of the Hare’, taken from a treatise in Turkish c/ Pultar. </blockquote>

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	Khalid AlAjaji <blockquote>[[File:Arsh alJawza.png\|thumb\|Star chart of the Arabian asterism Arsh alJawza (عرش الجوزاء) in the area of the constellation Lepus. (CC BY Khalid AlAjaji 2026).]]'''Concordance'''		Khalid AlAjaji
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			[[File:Arsh alJawza.png\|thumb\|Star chart of the Arabian asterism Arsh alJawza (عرش الجوزاء) in the area of the constellation Lepus. (CC BY Khalid AlAjaji 2026).]]'''Concordance'''

	'''Headword (Arabic):''' عَرْشُ الجَوْزَاءِ		'''Headword (Arabic):''' عَرْشُ الجَوْزَاءِ
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	# Al-Ṣūfī (ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ṣūfī, (d. 986 CE), Kitāb al-Kawākib, p. 740.<ref>al-Ṣūfī, Abū al-Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. ʿUmar. ''Kitāb al-kawākib.'' Critical edition with commentary by Khalid al-Ajaji, digital edition 2021. ([https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1s6JXzftwjMQ5rgZoGE3718EtBLBZtjzr?usp=drive_link online])</ref>		# Al-Ṣūfī (ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ṣūfī, (d. 986 CE), Kitāb al-Kawākib, p. 740.<ref>al-Ṣūfī, Abū al-Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. ʿUmar. ''Kitāb al-kawākib.'' Critical edition with commentary by Khalid al-Ajaji, digital edition 2021. ([https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1s6JXzftwjMQ5rgZoGE3718EtBLBZtjzr?usp=drive_link online])</ref>
	#* in his description of ''al-Arnab'' ''(Lepus)'', states that the Arabs designated the seventh through tenth stars of Lepus—those located on its body—as ''Kursi al-Jawzāʾ al-Muʾakhkhar'' and ''ʿArsh al-Jawzāʾ'' because they lie between Orion’s two feet, in the position corresponding to a throne. Some works on ''al-Anwāʾ'' (“seasonal star risings”) also refer to these stars as ''al-Nihāl''.		#* in his description of ''al-Arnab'' ''(Lepus)'', states that the Arabs designated the seventh through tenth stars of Lepus—those located on its body—as ''Kursi al-Jawzāʾ al-Muʾakhkhar'' and ''ʿArsh al-Jawzāʾ'' because they lie between Orion’s two feet, in the position corresponding to a throne. Some works on ''al-Anwāʾ'' (“seasonal star risings”) also refer to these stars as ''al-Nihāl''.
	'''Member stars of ʿArsh al‑Jawzāʾ'''~~</blockquote>~~		'''Member stars of ʿArsh al‑Jawzāʾ'''
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	# Al-Ṣūfī (ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ṣūfī, (d. 986 CE), Kitāb al-Kawākib, p. 740.<ref>al-Ṣūfī, Abū al-Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. ʿUmar. ''Kitāb al-kawākib.'' Critical edition with commentary by Khalid al-Ajaji, digital edition 2021. ([https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1s6JXzftwjMQ5rgZoGE3718EtBLBZtjzr?usp=drive_link online])</ref>		# Al-Ṣūfī (ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ṣūfī, (d. 986 CE), Kitāb al-Kawākib, p. 740.<ref>al-Ṣūfī, Abū al-Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. ʿUmar. ''Kitāb al-kawākib.'' Critical edition with commentary by Khalid al-Ajaji, digital edition 2021. ([https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1s6JXzftwjMQ5rgZoGE3718EtBLBZtjzr?usp=drive_link online])</ref>
	#* in his description of ''al-Arnab'' ''(Lepus)'', states that the Arabs designated the seventh through tenth stars of Lepus—those located on its body—as ''Kursi al-Jawzāʾ al-Muʾakhkhar'' and ''ʿArsh al-Jawzāʾ'' because they lie between Orion’s two feet, in the position corresponding to a throne. Some works on ''al-Anwāʾ'' (“seasonal star risings”) also refer to these stars as ''al-Nihāl''.		#* in his description of ''al-Arnab'' ''(Lepus)'', states that the Arabs designated the seventh through tenth stars of Lepus—those located on its body—as ''Kursi al-Jawzāʾ al-Muʾakhkhar'' and ''ʿArsh al-Jawzāʾ'' because they lie between Orion’s two feet, in the position corresponding to a throne. Some works on ''al-Anwāʾ'' (“seasonal star risings”) also refer to these stars as ''al-Nihāl''.
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	# Al-Ṣūfī (ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ṣūfī, (d. 986 CE), Kitāb al-Kawākib, p. 740.<ref>al-Ṣūfī, Abū al-Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. ʿUmar. ''Kitāb al-kawākib.'' Critical edition with commentary by Khalid al-Ajaji, digital edition 2021. ([https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1s6JXzftwjMQ5rgZoGE3718EtBLBZtjzr?usp=drive_link online])</ref>		# Al-Ṣūfī (ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ṣūfī, (d. 986 CE), Kitāb al-Kawākib, p. 740.<ref>al-Ṣūfī, Abū al-Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. ʿUmar. ''Kitāb al-kawākib.'' Critical edition with commentary by Khalid al-Ajaji, digital edition 2021. ([https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1s6JXzftwjMQ5rgZoGE3718EtBLBZtjzr?usp=drive_link online])</ref>
	#* in his description of ''al-Arnab'' ''(Lepus)'', states that the Arabs designated the seventh through tenth stars of Lepus—those located on its body—as ''Kursi al-Jawzāʾ al-Muʾakhkhar'' and ''ʿArsh al-Jawzāʾ'' because they lie between Orion’s two feet, in the position corresponding to a throne. Some works on ''al-Anwāʾ'' (“seasonal star risings”) also refer to these stars as ''al-Nihāl''.		#* in his description of ''al-Arnab'' ''(Lepus)'', states that the Arabs designated the seventh through tenth stars of Lepus—those located on its body—as ''Kursi al-Jawzāʾ al-Muʾakhkhar'' and ''ʿArsh al-Jawzāʾ'' because they lie between Orion’s two feet, in the position corresponding to a throne. Some works on ''al-Anwāʾ'' (“seasonal star risings”) also refer to these stars as ''al-Nihāl''.
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 # Al-Ṣūfī (ʿAbd  al-Raḥmān al-Ṣūfī, (d. 986 CE), Kitāb al-Kawākib, p. 740.<ref>al-Ṣūfī, Abū al-Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. ʿUmar. ''Kitāb al-kawākib.'' Critical edition with commentary by Khalid al-Ajaji, digital edition 2021. ([https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1s6JXzftwjMQ5rgZoGE3718EtBLBZtjzr?usp=drive_link online])</ref>
 #* in his description of ''al-Arnab'' ''(Lepus)'', states that the Arabs designated the seventh through tenth stars of Lepus—those located on its body—as ''Kursi al-Jawzāʾ al-Muʾakhkhar'' and ''ʿArsh al-Jawzāʾ'' because they lie between Orion’s two feet, in the position corresponding to a throne. Some works on ''al-Anwāʾ'' (“seasonal star risings”) also refer to these stars as ''al-Nihāl''.
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+'''Member stars of ʿArsh al‑Jawzāʾ'''</blockquote>
 Roland Laffitte (2012<ref>Roland Laffitte, ''Le ciel des Arabes'', 2012</ref>, 2025<ref>Roland Laffitte, ''Nommer les étoile: 500 noms hérités des Arabes - Apport de l'uranographie arabe'', Orient des Mots, 2025 ([https://uranos.fr/500-noms-herites-des-arabes/ online])</ref>) writes: [[File:Jawza laffitte202 kursiX5.jpg|thumb|Jawza with adjacent asterisms (CC BY Roland Laffitte 2025).]]<blockquote>'''''Arsh al-Jauzah (δ Lep : 3,8) /'' أرش''' Introduit à la fin du XX<sup>e</sup> siècle, ce nom est ''<sup>c</sup>Arš al-Ğawzā’'', « le Repose-pied d’Elgeuze », qui correspond au groupe ''αβγδ Lep'' (voir aussi <sup> </sup>''α Lep''). Ar. ''<sup>c</sup>Arš al-Ğawzā’'', al-Ṣūfī p/ ''αβγδ Lep'' > ''‘Arsh AlGjauza’'', Hyde, noté ''Arsh'' p/ ''α Lep'', Allen. ''Arsh al-Jauzah,'' Rhoads. NB : cette étoile est en turc ''Ricl-ül-erneb-üş-şimâlî'' , soit « le Pied septentrional du Lièvre », tiré d’un traité en langue turque c/ Pultar. </blockquote><blockquote>'''''Arsh al-Jauzah (δ Lep: 3.8) /'' أرش''' Introduced at the end of the 20<sup>th</sup> century, this name is ''<sup>c</sup>Arš al-Ğawzā’'', ‘Elgeuze’s Footrest’, which corresponds to the ''αβγδ Lep'' group (see also  ''α Lep''). Ar. ''<sup>c</sup>Arš al-Ğawzā’'', al-Ṣūfī p/ ''αβγδ Lep'' > ''‘Arsh AlGjauza’'', Hyde, noted as ''Arsh'' p/ ''α Lep'', Allen. ''Arsh al-Jauzah,'' Rhoads. NB: this star is known in Turkish as ''Ricl-ül-erneb-üş-şimâlî'', meaning ‘the Northern Foot of the Hare’, taken from a treatise in Turkish c/ Pultar. </blockquote>

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	Occurrences in early Arabic astronomical, poetic, and cosmographical literature, with particular attention to constellation and anwāʾ texts.		Occurrences in early Arabic astronomical, poetic, and cosmographical literature, with particular attention to constellation and anwāʾ texts.

	# Ibn Qutaybah (d. 889 CE), pp. 45–46.<ref name=":0" />– Classifies al‑Jawzāʾ among the southern (Yamānī) constellations, notes its alternative name al‑Jabbār (“the Giant / the Mighty One”), likened to a king seated on a throne, and describes Kursi al‑Jawzāʾ as four stars forming an irregular quadrilateral beneath Orion.		# Ibn Qutaybah (d. 889 CE), pp. 45–46.<ref name=":0" />
	# Al‑Marzūqī (d. 1030 CE), 2nd vol., p. 246.<ref>Al-Marzūqī, Abū ʿAli Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. al-Ḥassan (d. 1030), Al-Azminah wa al-amkinah (Times and Places), critical edition by dr. Mohammad Nayef al-Dulaymi, Arabic print of the original book in 2002, World of Books, Beirut, Lebanon.</ref>– States that beneath each of Orion’s legs there is a set of four stars termed ''Kursi al‑Jawzāʾ'' and notes that one of the two “chairs” is more conspicuous than the other.		#* Classifies al‑Jawzāʾ among the southern (Yamānī) constellations, notes its alternative name al‑Jabbār (“the Giant / the Mighty One”), likened to a king seated on a throne, and describes Kursi al‑Jawzāʾ as four stars forming an irregular quadrilateral beneath Orion.
	# Al-Ṣūfī (ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ṣūfī, (d. 986 CE), Kitāb al-Kawākib, p. 740.<ref>al-Ṣūfī, Abū al-Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. ʿUmar. ''Kitāb al-kawākib.'' Critical edition with commentary by Khalid al-Ajaji, digital edition 2021. ([https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1s6JXzftwjMQ5rgZoGE3718EtBLBZtjzr?usp=drive_link online])</ref> – in his description of ''al-Arnab'' ''(Lepus)'', states that the Arabs designated the seventh through tenth stars of Lepus—those located on its body—as ''Kursi al-Jawzāʾ al-Muʾakhkhar'' and ''ʿArsh al-Jawzāʾ'' because they lie between Orion’s two feet, in the position corresponding to a throne. Some works on ''al-Anwāʾ'' (“seasonal star risings”) also refer to these stars as ''al-Nihāl''.		# Al‑Marzūqī (d. 1030 CE), 2nd vol., p. 246.<ref>Al-Marzūqī, Abū ʿAli Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. al-Ḥassan (d. 1030), Al-Azminah wa al-amkinah (Times and Places), critical edition by dr. Mohammad Nayef al-Dulaymi, Arabic print of the original book in 2002, World of Books, Beirut, Lebanon.</ref>
			#* States that beneath each of Orion’s legs there is a set of four stars termed ''Kursi al‑Jawzāʾ'' and notes that one of the two “chairs” is more conspicuous than the other.
			# Al-Ṣūfī (ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ṣūfī, (d. 986 CE), Kitāb al-Kawākib, p. 740.<ref>al-Ṣūfī, Abū al-Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. ʿUmar. ''Kitāb al-kawākib.'' Critical edition with commentary by Khalid al-Ajaji, digital edition 2021. ([https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1s6JXzftwjMQ5rgZoGE3718EtBLBZtjzr?usp=drive_link online])</ref>
			#* in his description of ''al-Arnab'' ''(Lepus)'', states that the Arabs designated the seventh through tenth stars of Lepus—those located on its body—as ''Kursi al-Jawzāʾ al-Muʾakhkhar'' and ''ʿArsh al-Jawzāʾ'' because they lie between Orion’s two feet, in the position corresponding to a throne. Some works on ''al-Anwāʾ'' (“seasonal star risings”) also refer to these stars as ''al-Nihāl''.
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	# Ibn Qutaybah (d. 889 CE), pp. 45–46.<ref name=":0" />– Classifies al‑Jawzāʾ among the southern (Yamānī) constellations, notes its alternative name al‑Jabbār (“the Giant / the Mighty One”), likened to a king seated on a throne, and describes Kursi al‑Jawzāʾ as four stars forming an irregular quadrilateral beneath Orion.		# Ibn Qutaybah (d. 889 CE), pp. 45–46.<ref name=":0" />– Classifies al‑Jawzāʾ among the southern (Yamānī) constellations, notes its alternative name al‑Jabbār (“the Giant / the Mighty One”), likened to a king seated on a throne, and describes Kursi al‑Jawzāʾ as four stars forming an irregular quadrilateral beneath Orion.
	# Al‑Marzūqī (d. 1030 CE), 2nd vol., p. 246.<ref>Al-Marzūqī, Abū ʿAli Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. al-Ḥassan (d. 1030), Al-Azminah wa al-amkinah (Times and Places), critical edition by dr. Mohammad Nayef al-Dulaymi, Arabic print of the original book in 2002, World of Books, Beirut, Lebanon.</ref> – States that beneath each of Orion’s legs there is a set of four stars termed ''Kursi al‑Jawzāʾ'' and notes that one of the two “chairs” is more conspicuous than the other.		# Al‑Marzūqī (d. 1030 CE), 2nd vol., p. 246.<ref>Al-Marzūqī, Abū ʿAli Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. al-Ḥassan (d. 1030), Al-Azminah wa al-amkinah (Times and Places), critical edition by dr. Mohammad Nayef al-Dulaymi, Arabic print of the original book in 2002, World of Books, Beirut, Lebanon.</ref>– States that beneath each of Orion’s legs there is a set of four stars termed ''Kursi al‑Jawzāʾ'' and notes that one of the two “chairs” is more conspicuous than the other.
	# Al-Ṣūfī (ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ṣūfī, (d. 986 CE), Kitāb al-Kawākib, p. 740.<ref>al-Ṣūfī, Abū al-Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. ʿUmar. ''Kitāb al-kawākib.'' Critical edition with commentary by Khalid al-Ajaji, digital edition 2021. ([https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1s6JXzftwjMQ5rgZoGE3718EtBLBZtjzr?usp=drive_link online])</ref> – in his description of ''al-Arnab'' ''(Lepus)'', states that the Arabs designated the seventh through tenth stars of Lepus—those located on its body—as ''Kursi al-Jawzāʾ al-Muʾakhkhar'' and ''ʿArsh al-Jawzāʾ'' because they lie between Orion’s two feet, in the position corresponding to a throne. Some works on ''al-Anwāʾ'' (“seasonal star risings”) also refer to these stars as ''al-Nihāl''.		# Al-Ṣūfī (ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ṣūfī, (d. 986 CE), Kitāb al-Kawākib, p. 740.<ref>al-Ṣūfī, Abū al-Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. ʿUmar. ''Kitāb al-kawākib.'' Critical edition with commentary by Khalid al-Ajaji, digital edition 2021. ([https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1s6JXzftwjMQ5rgZoGE3718EtBLBZtjzr?usp=drive_link online])</ref> – in his description of ''al-Arnab'' ''(Lepus)'', states that the Arabs designated the seventh through tenth stars of Lepus—those located on its body—as ''Kursi al-Jawzāʾ al-Muʾakhkhar'' and ''ʿArsh al-Jawzāʾ'' because they lie between Orion’s two feet, in the position corresponding to a throne. Some works on ''al-Anwāʾ'' (“seasonal star risings”) also refer to these stars as ''al-Nihāl''.
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	Khalid AlAjaji <blockquote>[[File:Arsh alJawza.png\|thumb\|Star chart of the Arabian asterism Arsh alJawza (عرش الجوزاء) in the area of the constellation Lepus.]]'''Concordance'''		Khalid AlAjaji <blockquote>[[File:Arsh alJawza.png\|thumb\|Star chart of the Arabian asterism Arsh alJawza (عرش الجوزاء) in the area of the constellation Lepus. (CC BY Khalid AlAjaji 2026).]]'''Concordance'''

	'''Headword (Arabic):''' عَرْشُ الجَوْزَاءِ		'''Headword (Arabic):''' عَرْشُ الجَوْزَاءِ

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	Khalid AlAjaji <blockquote>'''Concordance'''		Khalid AlAjaji <blockquote>[[File:Arsh alJawza.png\|thumb\|Star chart of the Arabian asterism Arsh alJawza (عرش الجوزاء) in the area of the constellation Lepus.]]'''Concordance'''

	'''Headword (Arabic):''' عَرْشُ الجَوْزَاءِ		'''Headword (Arabic):''' عَرْشُ الجَوْزَاءِ