Treatise About the Zodiacal Signs and The Seven Planets (Etlta da shvidta mnatobtatws)

Treatise About the Zodiacal Signs 1. Aries, which in Arabic they call *Lamali*, by the name of God. The sign of Aries is of fire, and it is of the day, and it is hot and dry. It is masculine and of the east, and it is the house of Mars, and it is the exaltation of the sun, it is cool, and for the sake of honor it is a seat by will, it is the sign of rulers and warriors, and it has thirty *darajay* (degrees), and each *darajay* is sixty *daqiqay* (minutes), and when the sun comes to the first *daraja*, day and night... and Tuesday is its day. From among the craftsmen are the smith and the butcher (whose translation is *kasabi*) and the smith of iron and the *hajami*. And among the trees, whatever is tall, and iron and its ore are its. And when the sun is in this sign, it rises early and sets late. And among the colors, white tinged with red is its. Whoever is born under this sign, the man will be a foreseer of every matter, fair of flesh and moist of body, cheerful of face and bright of eye and with a full face, or on the face there will be a mark of a flower, and curly-haired and *belati*, and large-eared and with sparkling or sharp eyes; and the eyebrows are thin, and he is loquacious. And on the eyebrow or shoulder there will be a mark, and the man will be generous and a lover of fine clothing and cheerful, and quickly angered by few words and quickly calmed by few words.

and may he attain the desire of his heart over his enemies. This pillar of Aries is of three parts: the first part is of Mars, the second is of the Sun, the third is of the Moon. Whoever is born up to ten *darajis* is of Mars; whoever is born up to twenty *darajis* is of the Sun; and whoever is born up to thirty *darajis* is of the Moon. If [he is born in the part of Mars], he will be ruddy and a strong man, [ ] warlike and proud. And if he is born in the part of the Moon, he will be a lover of chess, a lover of women, and a lover of poets, or he himself will know poetry. And in his lifetime three misfortunes will befall him: the first from water, the second from [fire, the third] from illness. And he should not be sad on Monday. Whatever trouble he has, [ ] on his head [ ] a wolf, and whoever is born in the nineteenth *daraja* will be a fortunate man. Afterwards it is damaged and one or two lines are missing. ^ text added ^