Identification
| Title | Tomb of Rameses V/VI (Corridor B) |
| Type | Astronomical Representation |
| Decan List Family | AR3 |
| EAT3 Number and Name | 21 Ramses VI A |
| EAT3 Pages and Plates | 29-30, Fig 6. EAT 2 Pl 3 and 4. |
| EAT3 Decan List Family | Seti I A Subgroup A |
| Publications | Grapow (1956); EAT2; Theban Mapping Project |
| Location | In situ; Ceiling of Corridor B in the tomb of Rameses V and VI, KV 9, Valley of the Kings, Theban Necropolis |
| Date | 20th dynasty |
Content
| Registers | 3 |
| Circumpolar Group and Deities | Yes: 9 figures behind hippo; 10 opposite |
| Planets |
Superior: Jupiter, Saturn, Mars Inferior: Mercury, Venus are both too damaged to see in the plates |
| 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 1-12 |
Notes
One of several astronomical decorations in this tomb. The paired representation in Corridor C, which belongs to a another family, occupies the next corridor's ceiling and contains the Ramesside star clock tables 13-24.
Schematic
| Legend for Schematic | |
|---|---|
| C | Circumpolar group of constellations |
| A | Circumpolar attendant deities |
| D | Decans |
| P | Planets |
| M | Ramesside star clock tables |
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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.
| Hapy, Imseti | ||
| Isis | ||
| Children of Horus | ||
| [ ] Horus | ||
| [ ] Horus | ||
| [ ] Horus | ||
| 8 wSAty [bkAty] | [Dua]mut[ef] | |
| [ ]ef | ||
| Duamutef, Kebehsenuf | ||
| Horus | ||
| Boat | ||
| [ ]ef | ||
| [Kebeh]senuf | ||
| [ ]y | ||
| Horus | 3-nwt Xt | |
| Horus | Cluster | |
| Horus | ||
| King | ||
| Isis | 3-nwt Xt | |
| Sahu | ||
| Sopdet | ||
| Planet | ||
| Planet | ||
| Planet | ||
| Turtles | ||
The decan numbers and letters shown here are for the decan family AR3.
SP = superior planet
IP = inferior planet
Grey shading = damage
[ ] = damaged text
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.