PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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ὁ τῆς Ἀφροδίτης ἀστήρ‘Venus’

Greek

References: PH Heiberg: I.7:2, 78:20-21; I.11:1, 90:8
Translated into:
Arabic: كوكب الزهرة [PH Morelon: I.7:2, 78:20-21; I.11:1, 37:16]
Modern translations:
Arabic: the star of Venus [PH Hamm: I.7:2, 49:11; I.11:1, 55:16]