Identification
Title | Sarcophagus of Ankhhapy |
Type | Astronomical Representation |
Decan List Family | AR1 |
EAT3 Number and Name | 38 Ankhhapy |
EAT3 Pages and Plates | 52-53, Fig 13 |
EAT3 Decan List Family | Senmut |
Publications | Maspero (1914) |
Location |
Inside surface of sarcophagus lid Egyptian Museum, Cairo; on display in room R49, free-standing JE 34646-b and JE 17429(b); SR 5/12106.1 |
Date | 30th dynasty? |
Content
Registers | 2 |
Circumpolar Group and Deities | Yes |
Planets | No |
Decan Names | None except Sahu and Sopdet |
Decanal Stars | Only two star symbols are recorded |
Personifications of the Decans | No |
Cluster Numbers | No |
Depictions of Decanal Constellations | Yes |
Decanal Deity Names | No |
Decanal Deity Figures | No |
Lunar Months | No |
Civil Months | No |
Nut | Yes |
Notes
The drawing by Maspero (below) shows only two decanal figures, two decan (or figure) names, and no decanal deity names nor figures. This is therefore one of the most abbreviated of the Astronomical Representations, to the point where it almost can be considered as transitional between a "representation" format and a "procession" format. We choose to present it as the former because of the inclusion of four circumpolar deities.
Schematic
Legend for Schematic | |
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C | Circumpolar constellations |
A | Attendant circumpolar deities |
D | Decans |
N | The sky-goddess Nut |
Location and orientation of the circumpolar hippo |
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Indicates the starting point and directionality of list or procession of figures |
Decan List
Only 35 sAH and 36 spdt are depicted. Neither is accompanied by a deity name.
Image
The drawing below is from Maspero (1914) and was reproduced as Figure 13 in EAT3 (Neugebauer and Parker, 1969):