AR2 Decan Lists

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 occurence 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 occured 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.

Occurences 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. 

KeyTitleLocationDateEAT3 Number & 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 occurences, 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 occurs in the triangle area between the superior and inferior planets
- Decan is not expected to occur
  Parts of the decan list that are missing owing to loss or damage

 

EAT3AR2 ListDecanDeity or Deities

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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 ▲       ▲ ▲  ▲