PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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عقدة الرأس ‘ascending node’

Arabic. – Grammar: n.

References: PH Morelon: I.15, 59:17-18
Modern translations:
Arabic: nœud de la tête [PH Morelon: I.15, 58]
Synonyms:
nœud de la tête[PH Morelon: I.15, 58]