Identification
Title Tomb of Petamenophis
Type Astronomical Representation
Decan List Family AR1
EAT3 Number and Name 32 Pedamenope
EAT3 Pages and Plates 40-41, Pls 18, 19, 22A (northern half)
EAT3 Decan List Family Senmut
Publications See Porter and Moss.
Location In situ; Ceiling of burial chamber in TT 33, Tombs of the Nobles, Asasif, Thebes
Date 25th-26th dynasty

 

Content
Registers 2
Circumpolar Group and Deities Yes: 8 figures behind hippo; 7 opposite
Planets

Superior: Jupiter, Saturn (Mars is omitted)

Inferior: Mercury, Venus

Decan Names Yes
Decanal Stars Yes
Personifications of the Decans No
Cluster Numbers Yes
Depictions of Decanal Constellations Yes
Decanal Deity Names Yes
Decanal Deity Figures No
Lunar Months No
Civil Months No
Nut No

 

Notes

The ceiling is carved. This is one of a cluster of astronomical representations in Asasif. The other members are in the tombs of Karakhamun, Ibi, and Montuemhet.

Schematic

32Pedamenope schematic

 

Legend for Schematic
C Circumpolar group of constellations
A Circumpolar attendant deities
D Decans
P Planets
Hippo symbol

Location and orientation of the circumpolar hippo

Human symbol

Indicates the starting point and directionality of list or procession of figures

 

Decan List

The list gives an approximate layout for how the decans, deities, cluster labels (in transliteration), and decanal figures (in bold) are arranged. However, the only way of perceiving the complete layout and orthography of the labels is by consulting photographs or drawings.

The decan list is remarkably similar to that of Senenmut. The differences are conifned to the omission of the large "cluster" or "egg" decanal figure (and associated 6th cluster label), the labelling of ḫꜣw as the 3rd cluster (should be 5th), and the omission of the deities for štwy.

1 tpy-ꜥ knmt Hapy, Imseti  
3 ẖry ḫpd knmt, 2 knmt Isis
4 ḥꜣt ḏꜣt, 5 pḥwy ḏꜣt Duamutef, Children <of Horus>
6 ṯmꜣt ḥrt, 7 ṯmꜣt ẖrt Duamutef
8 wšꜣtꞽ, 9 bkꜣtꞽ Duamutef, Hapy
10 tpy-ꜥ ḫntt, 11 ḫntt ḥrt Horus
12 ḫntt ẖrt Seth Boat
13 ṯms n ḫntt Horus
14 sꜣptꞽ ḫnwy Isis, Nephthys
15 ḥry-ꞽb wꞽꜣ Seth
16 sšmw Seth
17 knmw Children of Horus
18 tpy-ꜥ smd Horus
19 smd Hapy Sheep
20 sꞽt Isis, 3-nwt ẖt
21 sꜣwy sꞽt Duamutef
22 ẖry ḫpd srt Kebehsenuf  
23 tpy-ꜥ ꜣḫ<y> Duamutef
24 ꜣḫw<y> Duamutef, Kebehsenuf
25 bꜣw<y> Hapy, Imseti
26 ḫntw ḥr<w>, 27 <ḫntw> ẖrw Children of Horus

4-nwt ẖt

28 ḳd, 29 sꜣwy ḳd Hapy, Kebeh<senuf>
30 ḫꜣw Children of Horus
3-nwt ẖt
33 ẖry rmn sꜣḥ Children of Horus Sahu
35 {ẖry rmn} sꜣḥ Osiris
Stars of Sahu
31 ꜥrt Eye of Horus
32 ḥry rmn sꜣḥ Children of Horus
36 spdt Isis Sopdet
SP1 [ḥr-tꜣ]š-tꜣwy rn=f rsy pt sbꜣ Planet
SP2 [ḥr-kꜣ-pt ḏꜣ] pt ꞽꜣbty sbꜣ Planet
A štwy   Turtles
B nsrw <Im>s<eti>, ẖt -pw  
C sšpt Eyes of Horus
E ꜥbšs Horus, D hpds
F nṯr wꜣš Duamutef
IP1 sbg Seth <or Horus?>
IP2 ḏꜣ b<ꜥ>ḥ
Osiris Benu

The decan numbers and letters shown here are for the decan family AR1.

SP = superior planet

IP = inferior planet

Grey shading = damage

< > = omitted but understood

{ } = included in error

The number of star symbols accompanying the decans is also omitted here, as it is often impossible to tell to which decan the symbols refer. EAT3 deals with star symbols in some detail.