Identification
| Title | Tomb of Karakhamun |
| Type | Astronomical Representation |
| Decan List Family | AR1 |
| EAT3 Number and Name | Not included in EAT3 |
| EAT3 Pages and Plates | Not included in EAT3 |
| EAT3 Decan List Family | Not included in EAT3 but would have been Senmut |
| Publications | Molinero Polo (2014) |
| Location | In situ; Ceiling of burial chamber in TT 223, Tombs of the Nobles, Asasif, Thebes |
| Date | 25th dynasty |
Content
| Registers | 2 |
| Circumpolar Group and Deities | Yes: none preserved behind hippo; 7 opposite |
| Planets |
Superior: Jupiter, Saturn (Mars is omitted) Inferior: Mercury not preserved, traces of Venus (the bird's legs) are preserved |
| Decan Names | Yes |
| Decanal Stars | Yes |
| Personifications of the Decans | No |
| Cluster Numbers | Yes |
| Depictions of Decanal Constellations | Yes |
| Decanal Deity Names | Yes |
| Decanal Deity Figures | Yes, some |
| Lunar Months | No |
| Civil Months | No |
| Nut | Yes, across the middle of the ceiling |
Notes
This ceiling was rediscovered in 2010 by the South Asasif Conservation Project, led by Elena Pischikova. The ceiling is in the process of being conserved and has been published by Miguel Ángel Molinero Polo (Pischikova, 2014). All information on this page comes from there.
Schematic
| Legend for Schematic | |
|---|---|
| C | Circumpolar group of constellations |
| A | Circumpolar attendant deities |
| D | Decans |
| P | Planets |
| N | Nut |
| Damaged area | |
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Location and orientation of the circumpolar hippo |
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Indicates the starting point and directionality of list or procession of figures |
Decan List
The list gives an approximate layout for how the decans, deities, cluster labels (x-nwt Xt), and decanal figures (in bold) are arranged. However, the only way of perceiving the complete layout and orthography of the labels is by consulting photographs, drawings, or the original. For conventions and abbreviations, see below the table.
The decan list is remarkably similar to those in the tombs of Petamenophis and Montuemhet. The most obvious differences are the absence of grid lines separating columns and the inclusion of Nut, whose yellow figure a black hair dominate the ceiling. 30 xAw maybe have always been absent, 31 art was probably present. The triangle are is badly damaged, however fragments contiue to be found and restored.
| 1 tpy-a knmt | Hapy, I<m>s[eti] | |
| 3 Xry xpd knmt, 2 knmt | Isis | |
| 4 HAt DA<t>, 5 pH<wy> DAy<t> | Duamutef, Children of Horus | |
| 6 TmAt Hrt, 7 <TmAt> Xrt | Duamutef | |
| 8 wSAti, 9 bkAti | ||
| 10 tpy-a xntt, 11 xntt Hrt | Male figure | |
| 12 xntt Xrt | Male figure | Boat |
| 13 Tms n xntt | ||
| 14 sApti xnwy | Isis, Nephthys | |
| 15 Hry-ib wiA | Male figure | |
| 16 Ssmw | Male figure | |
| 17 kn{b}mw | Children of Horus | |
| 18 [tpy]-a smd | Male figure | |
| 19 smd{n} | Hapy | Sheep (Ram) |
| 20 si[t] | Isis, 2-nwt Xt | |
| 21 sAwy sit | ||
| 22 Xry xpd srt | Kebeh[senuf] | |
| 23 tpy-a Ax<wy> | Duamut[ef] | |
| 24 Axw<y> | ||
| 25 bAw<y> | ||
| 26 xntw Hr<w>, 27 <xntw> Xrw |
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| 28 qd, 29 sAwy qd | 4-nwt Xt | |
| 33 Xry rmn sAH | ?Eye <of Horus> or Osiris | Sahu |
| 35 {Xry rmn} [sAH] | ||
| Stars of Sahu |
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| 32 [Hry] rmn sAH | Children [of Horus] | |
| Isis | Female figure | Sopdet |
| 36 spdt | ||
| SP1 [ ] |
Planet | |
| SP2 Hr-[kA-pt] |
Planet | |
| Turtles | ||
| Male figure | ||
| Male figure | ||
| Osiris | Benu | |
The decan numbers and letters shown here are for the decan family AR1.
SP = superior planet
IP = inferior planet
Grey shading = damage
< > = omitted but understood
{ } = included in error
[ ] = damaged text
( ) = explanatory notes or additional material
The number of star symbols accompanying the decans is also omitted here, as it is often impossible to tell to which decan the symbols refer. EAT3 deals with star symbols in some detail.