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The [[Pleiades]] star cluster, situated close to both the ecliptic and the celestial equator, visible all over the globe, had a practical function in many cultures. | The [[Pleiades]] star cluster, situated close to both the ecliptic and the celestial equator, visible all over the globe, had a practical function in many cultures. | ||
The number of stars given in historical sources varies as follows: | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
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! colspan="3" |Name | |||
!Culture/ Language | |||
!Date/ Epoch | |||
!Source | |||
!Number of Stars | |||
|- | |||
!Orig. | |||
!Translit. | |||
!Translation | |||
! | |||
! | |||
! | |||
! | |||
|- | |||
|𒀯𒀯 | |||
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|Old Babylonian | |||
cuneiform sign | |||
|2000 BCE | |||
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|6 | |||
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|- | |||
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|150 BCE | |||
|microzodiac tablet VAT 7851, drawing of the bull | |||
|6+2 | |||
|- | |||
|कृत्तिका | |||
|Kṛttika | |||
| | |||
|Sanskrit | |||
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|6 | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
|Matariki | |||
| | |||
|Maori | |||
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|9 | |||
|- | |||
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|[[MUL.MUL]] | |||
|plural of "star", | |||
deliberately "star cluster" | |||
| | |||
|1250 to 50 BCE | |||
| | |||
|undetermined multitude | |||
|- | |||
|πλειὰς | |||
|Pleias | |||
|full, filled | |||
|Ancient Greek | |||
|800 BCE to 200 CE | |||
| | |||
|undetermined multitude | |||
|- | |||
|الثريا | |||
|Thurayya | |||
|the thousands | |||
|Arabic | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|undetermined multitude | |||
|} | |||
Latest revision as of 14:29, 24 March 2026
The Pleiades star cluster, situated close to both the ecliptic and the celestial equator, visible all over the globe, had a practical function in many cultures.
The number of stars given in historical sources varies as follows:
| Name | Culture/ Language | Date/ Epoch | Source | Number of Stars | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orig. | Translit. | Translation | ||||
| 𒀯𒀯 | Old Babylonian
cuneiform sign |
2000 BCE | 6 | |||
| 150 BCE | microzodiac tablet VAT 7851, drawing of the bull | 6+2 | ||||
| कृत्तिका | Kṛttika | Sanskrit | 6 | |||
| Matariki | Maori | 9 | ||||
| MUL.MUL | plural of "star",
deliberately "star cluster" |
1250 to 50 BCE | undetermined multitude | |||
| πλειὰς | Pleias | full, filled | Ancient Greek | 800 BCE to 200 CE | undetermined multitude | |
| الثريا | Thurayya | the thousands | Arabic | undetermined multitude | ||
