Identification
| Title | Tomb of Rameses IX (Corridor C, South) |
| Type | Astronomical Representation |
| Decan List Family | AR3 |
| EAT3 Number and Name | 28 Ramses IX A |
| EAT3 Pages and Plates | 36-37, Pl 15A. Also EAT 2 Pl 8 (lower half). |
| EAT3 Decan List Family | Seti I A A |
| Publications | EAT2; Theban Mapping Project |
| Location | In situ; Ceiling of Corridor C, KV 6, Valley of the Kings, Theban Necropolis |
| Date | 20th dynasty |
Content
| Registers | 3 |
| Circumpolar Group and Deities | Yes: 9 behind Hippo; 10 opposite + 5 extra figures |
| Planets |
Superior: Jupiter, Saturn, Mars 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 | Yes, in the Ramesside star tables |
| Nut | No |
| Other features | The third register contains Ramesside star clock tables 1-6 |
Notes
One of two astronomical decorations in this tomb. The paired representation, Tomb of Rameses IX (Corridor C, North), occupies the other half of this corridor's ceiling and contains the Ramesside star clock tables 19-23 and 13.
Schematic
| Legend for Schematic | |
|---|---|
| C | Circumpolar group of constellations |
| A | Circumpolar attendant deities |
| D | Decans |
| P | Planets |
| M | Ramesside star clock tables 1-12 |
| X | Other cosmic deities: content from other funerary texts |
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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
The list gives an approximate layout for how the decans, deities, cluster labels (x-nwt Xt), 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, drawings, or the original. For conventions and abbreviations, see below the table. The figure of the King is present in among the decans.
| 1 tpy-a knmt | Hapy, Imseti | |
| 2 knmt | Isis | |
| 3 Xry xpd knmt | Children of Horus | |
| 4 HAt DAt | Children of Horus | |
| 5 pHwy DAt | Children of Horus | |
| 6 TmAt Hrt | Children of Horus | |
| 7 TmAt Xrt | Duamutef | |
| 8 wSAty bkAty | Duamutef | |
| 9 sbAw mHw | Duamutef | |
| 10 tpy-a xnt<t> | Duamutef, Hapy | |
| 11 xnt<t> Hrt | Horus | |
| 12 xnt<t> Xrt | wS | |
| 13 Tms n xnt<t> | wS | |
| 14 sApti xnwy | Isis, Nephthys | Boat |
| 15 Hry-ib wiA | wS | |
| 16 sSmw | ||
| 17 knmw | Children of Horus | |
| 18 tpy-a smd | Horus | |
| 19 smd | Hapy | |
| 20 srt | Isis | Xt 3-nwt |
| 21 sAwy srt | Duamutef | |
| 22 Xry xpd srt | Kebehsenuf | |
| 23 tpy-a Axwy | Duamutef | |
| 24 Axwy | Duamutef, Kebehsenuf | |
| 25 bAwy | Imseti, Hapy | |
| 27 Hry-ib xnt<w> | Horus | Cluster |
| 26 xnt<w> Hrw | Horus | |
| 28 xnt<w> Xrw | Horus | |
| 29 qd | Horus | |
| Hapy, Kebehsenuf | (Figure of King) | |
| Xt 5-nwt | ||
| 39 spdt | Isis | Sopdet |
| SP1 Hr-wpS-tAwy rn=f sbA Smsw n pt, Two Horuses | Planet | |
| SP2 Hr-kA-pt rn=f DA pt rn=f sbA imnty pt | Planet | |
| SP3 Hr-Axty rn=f sbA iAbty pt | Planet | |
| Turtles | ||
| Horus | ||
| L nTr wAS | Duamutef | |
| IP1 sbg | wS m wx<A> nTr m dwAt | |
| IP2 DA baH | Osiris | Benu |
The decan numbers and letters shown here are for the decan family AR3.
SP = superior planet
IP = inferior planet
Grey shading = damage
< > = omitted but understood
( ) = explanatory notes or additional material
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.