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Star Common Name Constellation Full Name Translation/Reference Rolleston Hipparcos Language Identifier
Al Hay Ser `Unḳ al Ḥayyah the reptile

Bullinger p. 57
the reptile Arabic * alf Ser
Al Hay Ser ’alyah fat tail (of a sheep)

Bullinger p. 57
the accursed Arabic * tet01 Ser
Alangue Ser Alangue

Allen p. 375
Arabic (Alfonsine Tables) * alf Ser
Alasia Ser Alašiya an ancient place name associated with Cyprus

StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt
Turkish HD 168746
Alga Ser alyah fat tail (of a sheep)

Knobel E. B. (June 1895). "Al Achsasi Al Mouakket on a catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Mohammad Al Achsasi Al Mouakket". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 55 (8): 429. Bibcode:1895MNRAS..55..429K. doi:10.1093/mnras/55.8.429.
Arabic * tet01 Ser
Alioth Ser Alioth fat tail of the sheep

Allen p. 375
Arabic * alf Ser
Alya Ser Al-Alyah the fatty tail of a sheep

Allen p. 376, Olcott p. 266, Kunitzsch p. 54, http://www.icoproject.org/star.html, A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. p. 19, Kaler James B. http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/alya.html, StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt
Arabic * tet01 Ser
Alyah Ser ’alyah fat tail (of a sheep)

Bullinger p, 57
the accursed Hebrew * tet01 Ser
Alyah Ser Alioth fat tail of the sheep

Allen p. 375, Bullinger p. 57
the accursed Arabic * alf Ser
Alyat Ser Alioth fat tail of the sheep

Allen p. 375
Arabic * alf Ser
Bibha Ser bibha a bright beam of light

StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt
Bengali HD 86081
Cauda Serpentis Ser Dzaneb al Heiyet tail of the snake

Knobel E. B. (June 1895). "Al Achsasi Al Mouakket on a catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Mohammad Al Achsasi Al Mouakket". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 55 (8): 429–438. Bibcode:1895MNRAS..55..429K. doi:10.1093/mnras/55.8.429.
Latin (Al Achsasi al Mouakket, 1650) * tet01 Ser
Cor Serpentis Ser Cor Serpentis heart of the serpent

Allen p. 375
Latin (popular with astrologers) * alf Ser
Diwo Ser dìwö the sun

StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt
Bribri WASP-17
Dzaneb al Haiyet Ser ’alyah fat tail (of a sheep)

Knobel E. B. (June 1895), "Al Achsasi Al Mouakket on a catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Mohammad Al Achsasi Al Mouakket", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 55: 429–438, Bibcode:1895MNRAS..55..429K, doi:10.1093/mnras/55.8.429.
Arabic (Al Achsasi al Mouakket, 1650) * tet01 Ser
Gudja Ser gudja a water goanna (monitor lizzard)

StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt
Wardaman * kap Ser
Kaveh Ser Kaveh a fictional character from Persian poet Ferdowsi's epic work Shahnameh

StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt
Persian HD 175541
knee of za-ba4-ba4 Ser knee of za-ba4-ba4 knee of Zababa

British Museum tablet BM 78161 translated by Thompson Gary D. http://members.westnet.com.au/gary-david-thompson/page9r.html
Babylonian * eta Ser
Nasak Shamiya 1 Ser al-Nasaq al-Shā'amī first star of the northern line, with chi, gam, bet, del,kam, mu, omi, nu., ksi Her, gam Lyr, bet, gam Ser

A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. p. 18, Kunitzsch p. 31
Arabic * bet Ser
Nasak Shamiya 2 Ser al-Nasaq al-Shā'amī second star of the northern line, with chi, gam, bet, del,kam, mu, omi, nu., ksi Her, gam Lyr, bet, gam Ser

A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. p. 19, Kunitzsch p. 31
Arabic * gam Ser
Nasak Yamani 1 Ser al-Nasaq al-Yamānī first star of the southern line, with del, lam, alf, eps Ser, del eps, ups, eta, zet, ksi Oph

A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. p. 19, Kunitzsch p. 31
Arabic * del Ser
Nasak Yamani 1A Ser al-Nasaq al-Yamānī first star of the southern line, with del, lam, alf, eps Ser, del eps, ups, eta, zet, ksi Oph

A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. p. 19, Kunitzsch p. 31
Arabic * del Ser B
Nasak Yamani 1B Ser al-Nasaq al-Yamānī first star of the southern line, with del, lam, alf, eps Ser, del eps, ups, eta, zet, ksi Oph

A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. p. 19, Kunitzsch p. 31
Arabic * del Ser A
Nasak Yamani 2 Ser al-Nasaq al-Yamānī second star of the southern line, with delta Serpentis

A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. p. 19, Kunitzsch p. 31
Arabic * eps Ser
Ras Alaugne Ser Rās Alaugne

Allen p. 375
Arabic (Alfonsine Tables) * alf Ser
Sika Ser sika gold

StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt
Ewe HD 181720
Unuk al Hay Ser `Unḳ al Ḥayyah neck of the snake

Allen p. 375, Olcott p. 266
Arabic * alf Ser
Unuk Elhai Ser `Unḳ al Ḥayyah neck of the snake

Allen p. 375
Arabic * alf Ser
Unuk Elhaija Ser `Unḳ al Ḥayyah neck of the snake

Allen p. 375
Arabic * alf Ser
Unukalhai Ser `Unḳ al Ḥayyah neck of the snake

Allen p. 375, Kunitzsch p. 54, http://www.icoproject.org/star.html, A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. p. 18, Kaler James B. http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/unukalhai.html, StockmanL.H. & Harper David https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/misc/name.html, http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/IAU-CSN.txt
Arabic * alf Ser
Uunk al Hay Ser `Unḳ al Ḥayyah neck of the snake

Allen p. 375
Arabic * alf Ser