Groupings of Decans
These groupings are somewhat open to interpretation. They are listed in rising order, beginning with the knmt group, clumping decans with thematically similar names. Single decans that do not belong to any grouping are shown at the bottom of the page. The translations given here are from EAT1. Note that diagonal star tables themselves do not distinguish groups of decans in this way.
| "Constellation" | EAT 1 Translation | Decan Members | EAT 1 Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| knmt | (an animal or bird) | tpy-a knmt | predecessor of knmt |
| knmt | |||
| sAwy knmt | children of knmt |
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| Xry xpd n knmt | the one under the hind-part of knmt | ||
| DAt | - | HAt xAw | beginning of xAw |
| HAt DAt | beginning of DAt | ||
| pHwy xAw | end of xAw | ||
| pHwy DAt | end of DAt | ||
| TmAt | - | upper TmAt | |
| lower TmAt | |||
| wSt bkAt | - | - | |
| - | |||
| - | |||
| xntt | (part of a ship) |
predecessor of xntt | |
| upper xntt | |||
| lower xntt | |||
| the red one of xntt | |||
| middle of the ship | |||
| crew, guides or wine press | |||
| qdty, "xnwy", spty | - | - | |
| spty | |||
| (fish or reeds) | |||
| smd, srt | - | predecessor of smd | |
| - | |||
| - | |||
| the sheep | |||
| children of the sheep | |||
| the one under the hind-part of the sheep | |||
| smd rsy | southern smd | ||
| smd mHty | northern smd | ||
| Axwy, bAwy | spirits, souls | predecessor of the two spirits | |
| follower of the two spirits | |||
| the two spirits | |||
| the two souls | |||
| xntw | - | upper xntw | |
| lower xntw | |||
| qd | - | - | |
| children of the qd | |||
| art | - | - | |
| Xry art | the one under art | ||
| sAH | Orion | rmn Hry (sAH) | upper arm (of Orion) |
| rmn Xry (sAH) | lower arm (of Orion) | ||
| rmn sAH | arm of Orion | ||
| abwt | abwt-sceptre | ||
| Xrt wart | the one under the leg or lower leg | ||
| spd | Sothis | predecessor of Sothis | |
| Sothis | |||
| follower of Sothis | |||
| sAbw | - | end of sAbw | |
| - |
| Single decans | EAT 1 Translation |
|---|---|
| knm | - |
| Stwy | the two tortoises |
| ipDs | - |
| sSpt | - |
| sbSsn | - |
| xAw | the thousands? |
| xAw 2 | the thousands? |
| nTr DA pt | the god who crosses the sky |