The following grouping scheme is adapted from EAT 2 (Chapter 1) for the hour stars' constellations. The translations are Neugebauer and Parker's and reflect some of their opinions about the figures the star names describe and, in the case of Groups K and L, their relationship to modern constellations.
Group E | nxt | giant |
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E1 | tpy-a Swty nt nxt | predecessor of the two feathers of the giant |
E2 | Swty nt nxt | the two feathers of the giant |
E3 | tpy-a HD=f | predecessor of his mace |
E4 | tp nxt (tp=f) | head of the giant (his head) |
E5 | tp (n) HD nt nxt | head of the mace of the giant |
E6 | HD nt nxt | mace of the giant |
E7 | nHbt nxt (nHbt=f) | neck of the giant (his neck) |
E8 | XAb=f | nape of his neck |
E9 | mndt=f | his breast |
E10 | bgs nxt (bgs=f) | hip of the giant (his hip) |
E11 | sDHf | his shank |
E12 | pd nxt (pd=f) | knee of the giant (his knee) |
E13 | sbq=f | his foot |
E14 | pt=f | his pedestal |
E15 | iy sA p=f | the one coming after his pedestal |
E16 | sbA n sA pt | star of the back of the pedestal |
Group F | aryt | untranslated and not associated with the decan art |
F | aryt | untranslated |
Group G | Apd | bird |
G1 | bant nt Apd (bant=f) | beak of the bird (its beak) |
G2 | tp n Apd | head of the bird |
G3 | Htyt nt Apd | throat of the bird |
G4 | kft=f | its rump |
Group H | sbA n xAw | star of the thousands |
H | sbA n xAw | star of the thousands |
Group J | sbA n sar | star of sar |
J | sbA n sar | star of sar |
Group K | sAH | Orion |
K1 | tpy-a (sbA n) sAH |
predecessor of (the star of) Orion |
K2 | sbA n sAH |
star of Orion |
Group L | spdt | Sothis |
L1 | sbA n spdt | star of Sothis |
L2 | iy Hr-sA (sbA n) spdt | the one coming after (the star of) Sothis |
Group M | sbAwy | the two stars |
M1 | tpy-a sbAwy | predecessor of the two stars |
M2 | sbAwy | the two stars |
Group N | sbAw nw mw | the stars of the water |
N | sbAw nw mw | stars of the water |
Group O | mAi | lion |
O1 | tp n mAi | head of the lion |
O2 | sd n mAi (sd=f) | tail of the lion (his tail) |
Group P | sbAw aSAw | the many stars |
P | sbAw aSAw | the many stars |
Group Q | mnit | mooring post |
Q1 | tpy-a mnit | predecessor of the mooring post |
Q2 | TA nfr | not translatable with any certainty |
Q3 | Smsw (n) HAt (n) mnit | follower of the front of the mooring post |
Q4 | mnit | mooring post |
Q5 | Smsw (n) mnit | follower of the mooring post |
Q6 | Smsw iy Hr-sA mnit | follower which comes after the mooring post |
Group R | rrt | (female) hippopotamus |
R1 | rdwy (or rd) (n) rrt | feet (or foot) of the hippopotamus |
R2 | pd n rrt (pd=s) | knee of the hippopotamus (her knee) |
R3 | Hry-ib (n) mnty=s | middle of her thighs |
R4 | bAH n rrt (bAH=s) | private part of the hippopotamus (her private part) |
R5 | xpd n rrt (xpd=s) | buttocks of the hippopotamus (her buttocks) |
R6 | mndt n rrt (mndt=s) | breast of the hippopotamus (her breast) |
R7 | ns=s | her tongue |
R8 | Swty n rrt (Swty=s) | the two feathers of the hippopotamus (her two feathers) |