Astronomical representations can be categorized according to their decanal content (EAT3). Often, representations which share similar decanal content share other commonalities of style and/or layout. In EAT3, Neugebauer and Parker grouped their "monuments" (astronomical texts) into decan list families. They named each family after the earliest occurrence of that decan list. This naming convention can be confusing (for example, there are three families named after "Seti I", because the earliest instance of each occurred in the reign of that pharaoh). In this database, we use "AR2" to refer to one tradition of decans used in Astronomical Representations. AR2 is equivalent to the Seti I C Family in EAT3.
Occurrences of decan list AR2 in astronomical representations
The "key" in the first column is the code used to distinguish this astronomical representation in the table later on this page.
| Key | Title | Location | Date | EAT3 Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomb of Sety I | Burial Chamber J, KV 17, Valley of the Kings | 19th Dynasty | 6 Seti I C |
| 2 | Temple of Sety I at Abydos | Abydos | 19th Dynasty | 7 Seti I D |
| 3 | Ramesseum (Third Hypostyle Hall) | West Bank, Thebes | 19th Dynasty | 10 Ramses II C |
| 4 | Temple of Rameses II at Abydos | Abydos | 19th Dynasty | 11 Ramses II D |
| 5 | Tomb of Merenptah | Burial Chamber J, KV 8, Valley of the Kings | 19th Dynasty | 13 Merneptah B |
| 6 | Tomb of Tausret/Sethnakht (Burial Chamber J1) | Burial Chamber J1, KV 14, Valley of the Kings | 19th Dynasty | 14 Tausret A |
| 7 | Tomb of Tausret/Sethnakht (Burial Chamber J2) | Burial Chamber J2, KV 14, Valley of the Kings | 19th Dynasty | 15 Tausret B |
Composition of decan list AR2
This table shows the decans composing decan list AR2, their deities in most of the occurrences, and their appearances in astronomical the astronomical representations listed above. For details (especially of variant deities, spelling, order, survival in damaged areas, and bibliographic references), see the individual records for each astronomical representation by clicking on the name of the representation in the table above.
In the first column, the numbering assigned to this decan name in the list of all decans in EAT3. In the second column, the sequential numbering for this decan in the list AR2 is given.
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| ● | Decan is present in the star table |
| ○ | Decan is omitted |
| ▲ | Decan appears in the 'triangle' area of the list |
| - | Decan is not expected to occur |
| Parts of the decan list that are missing through loss or damage | |
| EAT3 | AR1 Variant List | Decan | Deity or Deities | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | tpy-a knmt | Geb | ● | ○ | ○ | ||||
| 2 | 2 | knmt | Ba | ● | ○ | ○ | ||||
| 4 | 3 | Xry xpd knmt | Pre-eminent-in-Khas | ● | ○ | ○ | ||||
| 6 | 4 | HAt DAt | Isis | ● | ○ | ○ | ||||
| 8 | 5 | pHwy DAt | Lady-of-Aphroditopolis | ● | ○ | ○ | ||||
| 10 | 6 | TmAt Hrt | Imseti, Hapy | ● | ○ | ○ | ||||
| 12 | 7 | TmAt Xrt | Kebehsenuf or Children of Horus | ● | ● | ○ | ○ | |||
| 13 | 8 | wSAti | Duamutef (and Kebehsenuf) | ● | ● | ○ | ○ | |||
| 15 | 9 | bkAti | Duamutef, Kebehsenuf | ● | ● | ○ | ○ | |||
| 19 | 10 | tpy-a xntt | Duamutef, Hapy | ● | ● | ○ | ○ | |||
| 20 | 11 | xntt Hrt | Horus | ● | ● | ● | ○ | |||
| 21 | 12 | xntt Xrt | Seth or Horus | ● | ● | ● | ● | ○ | ||
| 22 | 13 | Tms n xntt | Horus | ● | ● | ● | ○ | |||
| 25 | 14 | sApti xnwy | Isis, Nephthys | ● | ● | ● | ○ | |||
| 28 | 15 | Hry-ib wiA | Seth | ● | ● | ● | ○ | |||
| 30 | 16 | sSmw | Horus or Seth | ● | ● | ● | ○ | |||
| 32 | 17 | knmw | Imseti, Hapy, Duamutef, Kebehsenuf (Children of Horus) | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
| 33 | 18 | tpy-a smd | Horus | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
| 36 | 19 | smd | Hapy | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
| 37 | 20 | srt | Isis | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
| 38 | 21 | sAwy srt | Duamutef, Kebehsenuf | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
| 39 | 22 | Xry xpd srt | Kebehsenuf | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
| 40 | 23 | tpy-a Ax(wy) | Duamutef, Kebehsenuf | ○ | ○ | ● | ||||
| 41 | 24 | Axwy | Duamutef, Kebehsenuf | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| 44 | 25 | bAwy | Imseti, Hapy | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| 45 | 26 | xntw Hr(w) | Horus | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| 46 | 27 | Hry-ib xntw | Horus | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| 47 | 28 | (xntw) Xrw | Horus | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| 48 | 29 | qd | Imseti, Hapy, Duamutef, Kebehsenuf | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| 49 | 30 | sAwy qd | Kebehsenuf, Hapy | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| 50 | 31 | xAw | Imseti, Hapy, Duamutef, Kebehsenuf | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| 51 | 32 | art | Eye of Horus | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| 53 | 33 | iwn sAH | Horus | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| 55 | 34 | rmn Hrw sAH | Eye of Horus | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| 56 | 35 | msDr sAH | Children of Horus | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| 59 | 36 | rmn Xrw sAH | Eye of Horus | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| 60 | 37 | a sAH | Eye of Horus | ○ | ● | ● | ||||
| 63 | 38 | sAH | Osiris | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| 68 | 39 | spdt | Isis | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
| 84 | A | Stwy | Hapy, Duamutef | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | |||
| 90 | B | nsrw | Imseti | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ||
| 91 | C | sSpt | Eyes of Horus or Horus | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ||
| 93 | D | ipsD | Horus | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ||
| 94 | E | sbSsn | Horus | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ||
| 95 | F | nTr wAS | Duamutef | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ |