LITERATURE OF THE BURMAS. 20t 



55.* ** Matha has of a monkey the figure, four circles, 

 " and the Baranathe country." 



56. *' The balance conftellation four circles has.'* 

 We had another balance No. 31. 



57. " 0{ Athaktha the horfe's-yardpitlure, four circles 

 " has, and the Thattoiui country." AJlefia^ the 

 fame name, according to Sir William Jones, is 

 the lion. Thattoun was a very large town between 

 Pegu and Martaban, It is now in ruins. 



58. " The flag is Paihatta conftellation, fix circles \t, 

 « has." 



59. Eejfa conftellation fix circles has, of Momaln 

 " country the conftellation." 



60. " Oi\4kap, a conftellation of eight circles, Daway 

 " is the country." This is a fecond conftellation 

 belonging to Tavay^ fee No, 36. 



61. Of TharJicek, a conftellation of three circles, 

 " Kothambe is the country." The figure is meant 

 to reprefent a fpear's head. 



62. " Wethaga has of a buflPaloe's head the pi6ture, and 

 fourteen circles." 



63. " Of Thuade a great fnake's-head pi6lure, has 

 " three circles, and the Thayndua country." Swati^ 

 the fame name, is, according to Sir W. Jones, 

 the balance. Thayndua has alfo another con- 

 ftellation, fee No. 41. 



64. " Of Zeittara the tiger's piclure, has one circle, 

 '• and the Wethale country." 



65. Hathadda of an elephant's head the pi6lure has, 

 " Dhagnazuade is its country." Hajla of Sir 

 William Jones. 2)/m^«^w<2t/^ is the polite name 

 for the caftle of Arakan. 



66. '' Kobiape conftellation with eleven circles has 

 " the Myavnna country." Myamma is the name 

 by which the Bitrmas diftinguifti themfclves. 



6'j. " A fowl's foot is Thareiddha^ a conftellation 

 " of four circles, of Laynzayn country the con- 



" ftellation." 



