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252 8 The Dates Shown on the Zodiacs form Ancient Egyptian Tombs and Sarcophagi
Capricorn — is featured as a fantastic animal, which is its
typical symbol;
Sagittarius — is shown in its usual form – a centaur;
Scorpio — as a scorpion;
Libra — is symbolized by a figure of a woman holding a scale
with two weights in her hands (a similar symbol of Libra was
also used on the Big Esna zodiac).
In the right half of the ecliptic on the zodiac (P2) are
shown the following constellations (counter-clockwise from
the bottom to the top):
Virgo — a female figure (its central part is missing);
Leo — a lion standing on a snake;
Cancer — a cancer, which is its typical representation on
the Egyptian zodiacs;
Gemini — two naked boys holding their hands;
Taurus — a charging bull;
Aries — a ram.
We can conclude that on the inner Petosiris zodiac all
the symbols of the 12 zodiacal constellations were sufficiently
preserved so they can be easily identified.
8.4.6 The Main Horoscope on the Inner Zodiac
(P2)
On the inner Petosiris zodiac (see Figure 8.23) the locations
of Mars (annotated with the letter E), Mercury (annotated
with D) and one more planet (annotated with the letter C)
are shown clearly and conclusively. By elimination, the planet
C can only be Saturn or Jupiter. Mars holding a spear is
shown in Aries or in Pisces. Two-faced Mercury is located in
Aries or in Pisces, and the third (not yet identified) planet C
is in Cancer or Leo (see Figure 8.23).
There remaining planets — the Sun, Venus and the third
planet annotated with the letter A (see Figure 8.23) are
shown inside the small circle in the center of the zodiac. Depending
on a chosen variant of decoding, the planet A is
either Jupiter or Saturn. Let us recall that we call this small
circle the Central Circle of the zodiac (P2). It is clear that a
special consideration was given to the location of these three
planets inside the Central Circle. They occupy the central position
inside the zodiac. In addition they are encircled by a
thick line which separates them from the other planets in the
zodiac.
Finally, Moon is shown in the upper sector of the equinoctial
break (it is annotated by the letter F). Notice that the
crescent, on which the bust of Moon is standing, is slightly
overlapping with the thick oval line surrounding the Central
Circle. Possibly, it could mean (but not necessarily) that
Moon was close to the Sun and two other planets inside the
Central Circle.
In this way, the planetary configuration of the Sun, the
planet A (Jupiter or Saturn), and the most probably Moon
on the zodiac (P2), clearly depends on the meaning assumed
by the artist-astronomer, who designed this zodiac (see Figure
8.29) of the Central Circle. There are two possible interpretations
of the Central Circle.
1. The Central Circle could simply signify that enclosed inside
it planets were not far one from another. In this case
the corresponding configuration of these planets should
be exactly like it is portrayed on the zodiac (P2). Let us
point out that independently of our interpretation of the
Central Circle, it is clear that the planet denoted on Figure
8.29 by the letter A (the bust on the left from the
boy representing the Sun), was not far from the Sun and
Venus, i.e. it was in the proximity of the spring equinox
point. This planet could not be in the proximity of Libra
or Scorpio, in spite of the fact that on the zodiac (P2)
they are shown as the closest to the planet A constellations.
Indeed, if the actual location of the planet A was
among the constellations shown in the left half of the zodiac
(i.e. Libra, Scorpio, etc.), then it would also be on
the opposite side of the ecliptic from the Sun and Venus.
In such a case, enclosing this planet inside the Central
Circle, together with the Sun and Venus, would not make
any sense. Moreover, since the other planets shown on the
right half of the zodiac were placed outside the Central
Circle, it would be appropriate to expect that a planet
located near Libra or Scorpio should be portrayed in a
similar way. However, this is not the case on the Petosiris
zodiac (P2). It is clear that the author of the zodiac (P2)
ostensibly separated this planet from the constellation figures
on the left and put it inside the oval-circle shown in
the center of the zodiac, side by side with the Sun and
Venus. Since Mercury is shown in Aries or Taurus, it is
not astronomically possible that this planetary configuration
would be close to any of the constellations in the left
half of the zodiac (see Figures 8.23 and 8.29). We should
remember that the Sun and Venus always appear not too
far from Mercury, which is on the Petosiris zodiac (P2)
shown exactly on the opposite from Libra and Scorpio
side of the ecliptic.
With such interpretation of the meaning of the Central
Circle, we should also admit arbitrary order of Venus and
Mars on the ecliptic. Although Venus is shown on the zodiac
(P2) closer to the Sun than Mars, all these figures
are related to the same location on the ecliptic with respect
to the zodiacal constellations. Notice that on the
zodiac (P2), Venus is located slightly lower than Mars
(but still this difference is negligible), what could eventually
be considered as an indication that Venus was more
distant from the Sun. In addition, the inclusion of Venus
inside the Central Circle could be dictated by the fact that
it is much brighter than Mars (see Figure 8.29). For these
reasons we gave the same consideration to all solutions
regardless of the order of Venus and Mars.
2. The second possible interpretation: the Central Circle indicates
a distinguished group of three planets (the Sun,
Venus and one more planet), for which their positions on
the ecliptic are indicated by the location of the circle.