AR3 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 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 "AR3" to refer to one tradition of decans used in Astronomical Representations.  AR3 is equivalent to the Seti I A Family in EAT3.

Occurrences of decan list AR3 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 Rameses V/VI (Corridor B) KV 9, Valley of the Kings 20th Dynasty 21 Ramses VI A
2 Tomb of Rameses V/VI (Pillared Chamber F, South) KV 9, Valley of the Kings 20th Dynasty 22 Ramses VI B
3 Tomb of Rameses VII (Burial Chamber J, South) KV 1, Valley of the Kings 20th Dynasty 26 Ramses VII A
4 Tomb of Rameses IX (Corridor C, South) KV 6, Valley of the Kings 20th Dynasty 28 Ramses IX A
5 Sarcophagus of Nakhtnebef Berlin Late Period 39 Nekhtnebef
6 Tomb of Petosiris (Chamber 1) (now destroyed) Greco-Roman 48 Petosiris
7 Tomb of Petosiris (Chamber 2) (now destroyed) Greco-Roman -
 
Composition of decan list AR3

This table shows the decans composing decan list AR3, 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 AR3 is given. 

Legend
● Decan is present in the star table
●● Decan is split into two
○ 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

 

EAT3 AR1 Variant List Decan Deity or Deities 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 1 tpy-ꜥ knmt Hapy, Imseti   ● ● ● ●    
2 2 knmt Isis   ● ● ● ●    
4 3 ẖry ḫpd knmt Children of Horus   ● ● ● ●    
6 4 ḥꜣt ḏꜣt Children of Horus   ● ● ● ●    
8 5 pḥwy ḏꜣt Children of Horus   ● ● ● ●    
10 6 ṯmꜣt ḥrt Children of Horus   ● ● ● ●    
12 7 ṯmꜣt ẖrt Duamutef   ● ● ● ●    
14 8 wšꜣty bkꜣty Duamutef ● ● ● ● ● ●    
17 9 sbꜣw mḥw Duamutef   ● ● ● ●    
19 10 tpy-ꜥ ḫntt Duamutef, Hapy   ● ● ● ●    
20 11 ḫntt ḥrt Horus   ●   ● ●    
21 12 ḫntt ẖrt -   ● ● ● ●    
22 13 ṯms n ḫntt wš   ● ● ● ●    
25 14 sꜣptı͗ ḫnwy Isis, Nephthys   ●   ● ●    
28 15 ḥry-ı͗b wı͗ꜣ wš   ● ● ● ●    
30 16 šsmw wš   ● ● ● ●    
32 17 knmw Children of Horus   ● ● ● ●    
33 18 tpy-ꜥ smd Horus   ● ● ● ●    
36 19 smd Hapy   ● ● ● ●    
37 20 srt Isis   ● ● ● ●    
38 21 sꜣwy srt Duamutef   ● ● ● ●    
39 22 ẖry ḫpd srt Kebehsenuf   ● ● ● ●    
40 23 tpy-ꜥ ꜣḫwy Duamutef   ● ● ● ●    
41 24 ꜣḫwy Duamutef, Kebehsenuf   ● ● ● ●    
44 25 bꜣwy Imseti, Hapy   ● ● ● ● ●    
45 26 ḫnt(w) ḥrw Horus   ● ● ● ●    
 46 27 ḥry-ı͗b ḫnt(w) Horus   ● ● ● ●    
47 28 ḫnt(w) ẖrw Horus   ● ● ● ●    
48 29 ḳd Horus   ● ● ● ●    
49 30 sꜣwy ḳd Hapy, Kebehsenuf   ● ●   ●    
50 31 ḫꜣw Horus   ● ●   ●    
51 32 ꜥrt Osiris   ●     ●    
53 33 ı͗wn sꜣḥ Horus   ●       ●  
55 34 rmn ḥry sꜣḥ Eye of Horus   ●     ● ●  
56 35 msḏr sꜣḥ Children of Horus   ●       ●  
59 36 rmn ẖry sꜣḥ Eye of Horus   ● ●   ● ●  
60 37 ꜥ sꜣḥ Eye of Horus   ● ●   ● ●  
63 38 sꜣḥ Osiris   ● ●   ○ ●  
68 39 spdt Isis   ●     ● ●  
84 A štwy -   ▲     ▲ ○  
71/85 B sı͗ꜣtw -   ▲     ▲ ▲  
86 C .bn Imseti   ○ ○   ▲ ○  
87 D hnhn Hapy   ○ ○   ▲ ○  
88 E kꜣkꜣ Duamutef   ○ ○   ▲ ○  
89 F nbi wr Kebehsenuf   ○ ○   ▲ ○  
90 G nsrw Imseti   ▲ ▲   ▲ ▲  
91 H sšpt Eyes (of Horus)   ▲ ▲   ▲ ▲  
 92 I nhs Horus   ▲ ▲   ○ ○  
93 J ı͗pḏs Horus   ○     ▲ ▲  
94 K ꜥbšs Horus   ▲     ▲ ▲  
95 L nṯr wꜣš Duamutef   ▲     ▲ ○