Groupings of Decans
These groupings are somewhat open to interpretation. They are listed in rising order, beginning with the knmt group, clumping decans with thematically similar names. Single decans that do not belong to any grouping are shown at the bottom of the page. The translations given here are from EAT1. Note that diagonal star tables themselves do not distinguish groups of decans in this way.
| "Constellation" | EAT 1 Translation | Decan Members | EAT 1 Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| knmt | (an animal or bird) | tpy-ꜥ knmt | predecessor of knmt |
| knmt | |||
| sꜣwy knmt | children of knmt | ||
| ẖry ḫpd n knmt | the one under the hind-part of knmt | ||
| ḏꜣt | - | ḥꜣt ḫꜣw | beginning of ḫꜣw |
| ḥꜣt ḏꜣt | beginning of ḏꜣt | ||
| ḏꜣt | |||
| pḥwy ḫꜣw | end of ḫꜣw | ||
| pḥwy ḏꜣt | end of ḏꜣt | ||
| ṯmꜣt | - | ṯmꜣt ḥrt | upper ṯmꜣt |
| tmꜣt ḥrt ẖrt | upper and lower ṯmꜣt | ||
| ṯmꜣt ẖrt | lower ṯmꜣt | ||
| wšt bkꜣt | - | wšꜣtı͗ | - |
| wšꜣty bkꜣty | - | ||
| bkꜣtı͗ | - | ||
| ḫntt | (part of a ship) | tpy-ꜥ ḫntt | predecessor of ḫntt |
| ḫntt ḥrt | upper ḫntt | ||
| ḫntt ẖrt | lower ḫntt | ||
| ṯms n ḫntt | the red one of ḫntt | ||
| ḥry-ı͗b wı͗ꜣ | middle of the ship | ||
| "crew" | |||
| sšmw | crew, guides or wine press | ||
| sꜣ sšm | child of sšm | ||
| knmw | |||
| ḳdty, "ḫnwy", spty | - | ḳdty | - |
| spty | |||
| sꜣptı͗ ḫnwy | |||
| "ḫnwy" | (fish or reeds) | ||
| ḫnwy | |||
| smd, srt | - | tpy-ꜥ smd | predecessor of smd |
| smd srt | - | ||
| smd | - | ||
| srt | the sheep | ||
| sꜣwy srt | children of the sheep | ||
| ẖry ḫpd srt | the one under the hind-part of the sheep | ||
| smd rsy | southern smd | ||
| smd mḥty | northern smd | ||
| ꜣḫwy, bꜣwy | spirits, souls | tpy-ꜥ ꜣḫwy | predecessor of the two spirits |
| ı͗my-ḫt ꜣḫwy | follower of the two spirits | ||
| ꜣḫwy | the two spirits | ||
| tpy-ꜥ bꜣwy | predecessor of the two souls | ||
| bꜣwy | the two souls | ||
| ḫntw | - | ḫntw ḥrw | upper ḫntw |
| ḥry-ı͗b ḫntw | middle ḫntw | ||
| ḫntw ẖrw | lower ḫntw | ||
| ḫꜣw | - | ḫꜣw | the thousands |
| ḫꜣw 2 | (a different constellation with a similar name) | ||
| ḳd | - | ḳd | - |
| sꜣwy ḳd | children of the ḳd | ||
| ꜥrt | - | ꜥrt | - |
| ẖry ꜥrt | the one under ꜥrt | ||
| sꜣḥ | Orion | ı͗wn sꜣḥ | |
| rmn ḥry sꜣḥ | upper arm (of Orion) | ||
| msḏr sꜣḥ | |||
| ṯs ꜥrḳ | |||
| rmn ẖry sꜣḥ | lower arm (of Orion) | ||
| rmn sꜣḥ | arm of Orion | ||
| sꜣḥ | |||
| ꜥbwt | ꜥbwt-sceptre | ||
| wꜥrt ḥrt sꜣḥ | the one over the leg or upper leg | ||
| wꜥrt ẖrt sꜣḥ | the one under the leg or lower leg | ||
| spd | Sothis | tpy-ꜥ spdt | predecessor of Sothis |
| spdt | Sothis | ||
| ı͗my-ḫt spd | follower of Sothis | ||
| sꜣbw | an animal? | pḥwy sꜣbw | end of sꜣbw |
| sꜣbw | |||
| ḥꜣt sꜣbw | front of sꜣbw |
| Single decans | Translation | Single decans | Translation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ı͗pḏs | - | pḥwy ḥry | upper hindparts | |
| sbꜣw mḥw | northern stars | .bn | this and the following six decans are triangle decans with uncertain meanings |
|
| sšpt | - | hnhn | ||
| sbšsn | - | kꜣkꜣ | ||
| pꜣ sbꜣ wꜥty | the lone star | nbi wr | ||
| štwy | the two tortoises | nsrw | ||
| sı͗ꜣtw | - | nhs | ||
| nṯr ḏꜣ pt | the god who crosses the sky | nṯr wꜣš |