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      • knmt
        • tpy-ꜥ knmt
        • knmt
        • sꜣwy knmt
        • ẖry ḫpd n knmt
      • ḫꜢw / ḏꜢt, ṯmꜢt
        • ḥꜣt ḫꜣw
        • ḥꜣt ḏꜣt
        • ḏꜣt
        • pḥwy ḫꜣw
        • pḥwy ḏꜣt
        • ṯmꜣt ḥrt
        • tmꜣt ḥrt ẖrt
        • ṯmꜣt ẖrt
      • wšꜢty bkꜢty
        • wšꜣtı͗
        • wšꜣty bkꜣty
        • bkꜣtı͗
      • ı͗pds, sbꜣw mḥw, sšpt, sbšsn
        • ı͗pds
        • sbꜣw mḥw
        • sšpt
        • sbšsn
      • ḫntt
        • tpy-ꜣ ḫntt
        • ḫntt ḥrt
        • ḫntt ẖrt
        • ṯms n ḫntt
      • ḳdty, spty, ḫnwy
        • ḳdty
        • spty
        • sꜣptꞽ ḫnwy
        • "ḫnwy"
        • ḫnwy
      • wı͗ꜣ, sšmw, sꜣ sšm, knmw
        • ḥry-ı͗b wꞽꜣ
        • "crew"
        • sSmw
        • sꜣ sšm
        • knmw
      • smd, srt
        • tpy-ꜥ smd
        • pꜣ sbꜣ wꜥty
        • smd srt
        • smd
        • srt
        • sꜣwy srt
        • ẖry ḫpd srt
        • smd rsy
        • smd mḥty
      • ꜣḫwy, bꜣwy
        • tpy-ꜥ ꜣḫwy
        • ı͗my-ḫt ꜣḫwy
        • ꜣḫwy
        • tpy-ꜥ bꜣwy
        • bꜣwy
      • ḫntw, ḳd, ḫꜣw, ꜥrt
        • ḫntw ḥrw
        • ḥry-ı͗b ḫntw
        • ḫntw ẖrw
        • ḳd
        • sꜣwy ḳd
        • ḫꜣw
        • ꜥrt
        • ẖry ꜥrt
        • ḫꜣw 2
      • sꜣḥ
        • ı͗wn sꜣḥ
        • rmn ḥry sꜣḥ
        • msḏr sꜣḥ
        • ṯs ꜥrḳ
        • rmn ẖry sꜣḥ
        • rmn sꜣḥ
        • wꜥrt ḫrt sꜣḥ
        • sꜣḥ
        • ꜥbwt
        • ẖrt wꜥrt
      • spdt, štwy, sı͗ꜣtw, sꜣbw
        • tpy-ꜥ spdt
        • spdt
        • ı͗my-ḫt spd
        • štwy
        • sı͗ꜣtw
        • pḥwy sꜣbw
        • sꜣbw
        • ḥꜣt sꜣbw
      • Miscellaneous
        • pḥwy ḥry
        • nṯr ḏꜣ pt
        • .bn
        • hnhn
        • kꜣkꜣ
        • nbı͗ wr
        • nsrw
        • nhs
        • nṯr wꜣš
    • Decan Lists
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      • AR1 Decan Lists
      • AR1 Variant Decan Lists
      • AR2 Decan Lists
      • AR3 Decan Lists
    • Constellations
    • Diagonal Star Tables
      • Ideal diagonal star table
      • T1 - S1C (Coffin 1)
      • T2 - S3C (Coffin 2)
      • T3 - S6C (Coffin 3)
      • T4 - S1Tü (Coffin 4)
      • T5 - S2Chass (Coffin 5)
      • T6 - T3C (Coffin 6)
      • T7 - G1T (Coffin 7)
      • T8 - A1C (Coffin 8)
      • T9 - S1Hil
      • T10 - S16C
      • T11 - S2Hil
      • T12 - S3P (Coffin 9)
      • K0 (Osireion)
      • K1 - S9C (Coffin 10)
      • K2 - S5C (Coffin 11)
      • K3 - S11C (Coffin 12)
      • K4 - S1Tor
      • K5 - X2Y
      • K6 - S23L
      • K7 - S73L
      • K8 - S1Vien
      • K9 - S46X
      • K10 - S2Mal
      • K11
      • X1 - T3L
      • T/K? - S16X
      • T/K? - S10/st12
      • T/K? - Turin Provv. 4084
    • Astronomical Representations
      • AR1 Type
        • Tomb of Senenmut
        • Water clock (Amenhotep III)
        • Ramesseum (Second Hypostyle Hall)
        • Medinet Habu
        • Tomb of Petamenophis
        • Tomb of Karakhamun
        • Tomb of Ibi
        • Tomb of Montuemhet
        • Ceiling Block (Roda)
        • Sarcophagus of a bull
        • Sarcophagus of Ankhhapy
        • Tuna el-Gebel Gallery C (A-31)
        • Tuna el-Gebel Gallery C (C-2)
        • Tuna el-Gebel Gallery C (A-28)
        • Tuna el-Gebel Gallery C (B-2)
        • Water clock (Louvre and Thorvaldsens)
        • Water clock (OI)
        • Water clock (Florence)
        • Coffin of Hornedjitef
      • AR1 Variant Type
        • Tomb of Rameses V/VI (Corridor C)
        • Tomb of Rameses V/VI (Pillared Chamber F, North)
        • Tomb of Rameses VII (Burial Chamber J, North)
        • Tomb of Rameses IX (Corridor C, North)
      • AR2 Type
        • Tomb of Sety I
        • Temple of Sety I at Abydos
        • Ramesseum (Third Hypostyle Hall)
        • Temple of Rameses II at Abydos
        • Tomb of Merenptah
        • Tomb of Tausret/Sethnakht (Burial Chamber J1)
        • Tomb of Tausret/Sethnakht (Burial Chamber J2)
      • AR3 Type
        • Tomb of Rameses V/VI (Corridor B)
        • Tomb of Rameses V/VI (Pillared Chamber F, South)
        • Tomb of Rameses VII (Burial Chamber J, South)
        • Tomb of Rameses IX (Corridor C, South)
        • Sarcophagus of Nakhtnebef
        • Tomb of Petosiris (Chamber 1)
        • Tomb of Petosiris (Chamber 2)
      • Miscellaneous and Unknown
        • Asyut tombs
        • Coffin of Heny
        • Sarcophagus of Merenptah reused by Psusennes
        • Tomb of Amenhotep, usurped by Therwes
        • Ceiling Block (Medinet Habu)
        • Water clock (Nekau II)
        • Coffin of Heter
    • Astronomical Processions
    • Sundials
      • L-Shaped
        • SL Berlin ÄM 19573
        • SL Berlin ÄM 19743
        • SL Berlin ÄM 19744
        • SL BM EA10673
        • SL Louvre N 781
        • SL Osireion
      • Sloping
        • SS Berlin ÄM 22824
        • SS BM EA74841
        • SS EMC JE 41789
        • SS EMC JE 42927
        • SS EMC JE 67342
        • SS Fitz E.GA.4596.1943
        • SS Florence 14501
        • SS Louvre E 11558
        • SS Louvre E 11737
        • SS MMA 12.181.307
        • SS MRAH E.07303
        • SS Paris
        • SS Petrie UC16376
        • SS Qantara
        • SS Turin 7353
        • SS Vatican 55462
      • Semicircular
        • SD Berlin ÄM 20322
        • SD Debod
        • SD Dendera
        • SD Garstang SACE E.8501
        • SD Gezer
        • SD KV
        • SD Louvre E 11738
        • SD MRAH E.07330
        • SD Qertassi
        • SD RMO F 1987/2.2
        • SD SNM 34605
      • Concave
        • SC Basa
        • SC BM 1909,0216.10
        • SC BM 1936,0309.1
        • SC BM EA68475
        • SC BM EA68817
        • SC Fitz GR.100.1906
        • SC BAAM 0235
        • SC GRM 15735
        • SC GRM 17483
        • SC GRM 19810
        • SC NMWarsaw 198850
        • SC Petrie UC36147
        • SC Petrie UC16500
        • SC SNM 34605
      • Miscellaneous
        • SX EMC CG 33401
        • SX MonsClaudianus
        • SX Tuna el-Gebel TG 5248
    • Water Clocks
      • WCO 1 Amenhotep III
      • WCO 2 Nekau II
      • WCO 3 Alexander A
      • WCO 4 Alexander B
      • WCO 5 Alexander C
      • WCO 6 Philip Arrhidaeus
      • WCO 7 Turin and MRAH
      • WCO 8 Moscow
      • WCO 9 Ephesus
      • WCO 10 Ptolemy II A
      • WCO 11 Ptolemy II B
      • WCO 12 Hermitage
      • WCO 13 Hadrian (lost)
      • WCO 14 Florence
      • WCO 15 Serapeum
      • WC? 16 Turin
      • WCO 17 Florence
      • WCO 18 ?Nectanebo
      • WCO 19 Chicago
      • WCO 20 Rome
      • WCO 21 Ptolemy II C
      • WC? 22 London
      • WC? 23 Rome (lost)
      • WCI 1 Edfu
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Reference

This reference section includes the following:

  • Bibliography: a compendium of publications and image archives, the contents of which have have been incorporated into this database.
  • Conventions: a list of conventions commonly used.
  • Glossary: a compilation of terms both Egyptological and astronomical.
  • Links: useful websites.
  • Sigla: Sigla (sing. siglum) are abbreviations for the provenance and current location used to identify ancient Egyptian coffins.
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