Identification
| Title | Tomb of Sety I |
| Type | Astronomical Representation |
| Decan List Family | AR2 |
| EAT3 Number and Name | 6 Seti I C |
| EAT3 Pages and Plates | 14-16, Pl 3 and Fig 3 |
| EAT3 Decan List Family | Seti I C |
| Publications | Theban Mapping Project; Lepsius (1846) |
| Location | In situ; Ceiling of burial chamber in the tomb of Sety I, KV17, Valley of the Kings, Theban Necropolis |
| Date | 19th dynasty |
Content
| Registers | 2 |
| Circumpolar Group and Deities | Yes: 9 figures behind hippo; 11 opposite |
| Planets |
Superior: Jupiter, Saturn, Mars Inferior: Mercury, Venus |
| 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 |
| Lunar Months | No |
| Civil Months | No |
| Nut | No |
Notes
The ceiling is painted on a curved vault. The background is dark blue and the colours are well preserved. This is the earliest surviving example of Neugebauer and Parker's "Seti I C" family of decan lists. In this ceiling, the deities are shown as figures, much bigger than those normally used for the determinatives of the deity names. The deities form a procession which almost obscures the decanal constellation figure of the Boat, while in contrast the Sheep is reduced to a determinative-sized figure among the decan names.
Schematic
| Legend for Schematic | |
|---|---|
| C | Circumpolar group of constellations |
| A | Circumpolar attendant deities |
| D | Decans |
| P | Planets |
 |
Location and orientation of the circumpolar hippo |
 |
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.
This decan list is used as the archetype for a family of seven astronomical representations. Neugebauer and Parker call the list "the Seti I C list" and the astronomical representations which that this list "the Seti I C family". Characteristic features of the decan and planet list are: the inclusion of the superior planet Mars (SP3), the order of the Sahu decans, the writing of rmn Hrw rather than Hry rmn sAH, and inclusion of Hry-ib xntw, iwn sAH, msDr sAH, a sAH, and sAH. The other notable feature is that there are 39 ordinary decans from tpy-a knmt to spdt, plus six triangle decans.
| 1 tpy-a knmt | Geb | Human-headed god |
| 2 knmt | Ba | Ram-headed god |
| 3 Xry xpd <knmt> | Pre-eminent-in-Khas | Lioness-headed goddess |
| 4 HAt DAt | Isis | Human-headed goddess |
| 5 pH<wy> DAt | Lady-of-Aphroditopolis | Cow-headed goddess |
| 6 TmAt Hrt | Imseti, Hapy | Human- and baboon-headed gods |
| 7 TmAt Xrt | Kebehsenuf | Falcon- and jackal-headed gods |
| 8 wSAti | Duamutef | Falcon- and jackal-headed gods |
| 9 bkAti | Duamutef, Kebehsenuf | Falcon- and jackal-headed gods |
| 10 tpy-a xntt | Duamutef, Hapy | Baboon- and jackal-headed gods |
|
11 xntt Hrt 12 xntt Xrt, 13 Tms n xntt |
Horus Seth Horus |
Falcon-headed god Seth-headed god Falcon-headed god |
|
14 sApti xnwy 15 Hry-ib wiA 16 sSmw |
Isis, Nephthys Seth Horus |
Two human-headed goddesses Seth-headed god Boat Falcon-headed god |
| 17 knmw | Imseti, Hapy, Duamutef, Kebehsenuf | Human-, baboon-, jackal- and falcon-headed gods |
| 19 smd, 18 tpy-a smd | Hapy, Horus | Two falcon-headed gods |
| 20 srt Sheep | Isis |
Human-headed goddess |
| 21 sAwy srt | Duamutef, Kebehsenuf | Jackal- and two falcon-headed gods |
|
22 Xry xpd srt <23 tpy-a Axwy> |
Kebehsenuf [Duamutef, Kebehsenuf] |
Jackal- and falcon-headed gods |
| 24 Axwy | Duamutef, Kebehsenuf | Jackal- and falcon-headed gods |
| 25 bAwy | Imseti, Hapy | Human- and baboon-headed gods |
|
27 Hry-ib xntw 28 <xntw> Xrw, 26 xntw Hr<w> 29 qd |
Horus, Horus, Horus, Cluster, 4-nwt Xt | Three falcon-headed gods |
| 30 sAwy qd |
Imseti, Hapy Kebehsenuf, Duamutef Kebehsenuf, Hapy |
Baboon-, human-, jackal- and falcon-headed gods Baboon- and jackal-headed gods |
|
34 rmn Hrw <sAH>, 33 iwn sAH 35 msDr sAH 36 rmn Xry sAH 37 a sAH 38 sAH |
Imseti, Hapy, Duamutef, Kebehsenuf, Eye of Horus Horus, Eye of Horus Children of Horus Eye of Horus Eye of Horus Osiris |
Jackal-, baboon-, human-, and falcon-headed gods
Sahu
|
| 39 spdt | Isis | Sopdet |
| SP1 <Hr-tAS-tAwy rn=f> sbA rsy <pt> | Planet | |
|
SP2 sbA imnty Hr-kA-pt rn=f, Horus |
Planet | |
|
SP3 sbA iAbty Hr-Axty rn=f sqdd=f m xtxt, Re |
Planet | |
| Duamutef | ||
|
A Stwy Turtles |
||
| B nsrw | Imseti | |
| C sSpt | Eyes of Horus | [ ] god |
| D ipsD | Horus | [ ] god |
| E sbSsn | [ ] god | |
| F nTr wAS | [Dua]mut[ef] | Jackal-headed god |
| IP1 sbgw | Seth | Seth-headed god |
| IP2 sbA DA |
Osiris | Benu |
The decan numbers and letters shown here are for the decan family AR2.
SP = superior planet
IP = inferior planet
Grey shading = damage
< > = omitted but understood
[ ] = 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.