Naming and Etymology
- The name Ras al Muthallah (or Mothallah) and Caput Trianguli, derived from the Arabic رأس المثلث ra’s al-muθallaθ "the head of the triangle" and its Latin translation.
- α Tri is listed as UR.BAR.RA "The Wolf", bearing the epithet "the seeder of the plough" in the MUL.APIN, listed after "The Plough", the name for a constellation formed of Triangulum plus Gamma Andromedae.
- In combination with Beta Trianguli, these stars were called Al Mīzān, which is Arabic for "The Scale Beam".
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