AR3 Decan Lists

Astronomical representations can be categorized according to their decanal content (EAT3).  Often, representations which share similar decanal content share other commonalities of style and/or layout.  In EAT3, Neugebauer and Parker grouped their "monuments" (astronomical texts) into decan list families.   They named each family after the earliest occurence of that decan list.  This naming convention can be confusing (for example, there are three families named after "Seti I", because the earliest instance of each occured in the reign of that pharaoh).  In this database, we use "AR3" to refer to one tradition of decans used in Astronomical Representations.  AR3 is equivalent to the Seti I A Family in EAT3.

Occurences of decan list AR3 in astronomical representations

The "key" in the first column is the code used to distinguish this astronomical representation in the table later on this page. 

KeyTitleLocationDateEAT3 Number & Name
1 Tomb of Rameses V/VI (Corridor B) KV 9, Valley of the Kings 20th Dynasty 21 Ramses VI A
2 Tomb of Rameses V/VI (Pillared Chamber F, South) KV 9, Valley of the Kings 20th Dynasty 22 Ramses VI B
3 Tomb of Rameses VII (Burial Chamber J, South) KV 1, Valley of the Kings 20th Dynasty 26 Ramses VII A
4 Tomb of Rameses IX (Corridor C, South) KV 6, Valley of the Kings 20th Dynasty 28 Ramses IX A
5 Sarcophagus of Nakhtnebef Berlin Late Period 39 Nekhtnebef
6 Tomb of Petosiris (Chamber 1) (now destroyed) Greco-Roman 48 Petosiris
7 Tomb of Petosiris (Chamber 2) (now destroyed) Greco-Roman -
Composition of decan list AR3

This table shows the decans composing decan list AR3, their deities in most of the occurences, and their appearances in astronomical the astronomical representations listed above.  For details (especially of variant deities, spelling, order, survival in damaged areas, and bibliographic references), see the individual records for each astronomical representation by clicking on the name of the representation in the table above.

In the first column, the numbering assigned to this decan name in the list of all decans in EAT3.  In the second column, the sequential numbering for this decan in the list AR3 is given. 

 

Legend
● Decan is present in the star table
●● Decan is split into two
○ Decan is omitted
▲ Decan occurs in the triangle area between the superior and inferior planets
- Decan is not expected to occur
  Parts of the decan list that are missing owing to loss or damage

 

EAT3 AR3 ListDecanDeity or Deities123456

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1 1 tpy-a knmt Hapy, Imseti   ● ● ● ●  
2 2 knmt  Isis   ● ● ● ●  
4 3 Xry xpd knmt Children of Horus   ● ● ● ●  
6 4 HAt DAt Children of Horus   ● ● ● ●  
8 5 pHwy DAt Children of Horus   ● ● ● ●  
10 6 TmAt Hrt  Children of Horus   ● ● ● ●  
12 7 TmAt Xrt  Duamutef   ● ● ● ●  
14 8 wSAty bkAty Duamutef ● ● ● ● ● ●    
17 9 sbAw mHw Duamutef   ● ● ● ●    
19 10 tpy-a xntt Duamutef, Hapy   ● ● ● ●  
20 11 xntt Hrt Horus   ●   ● ●  
21 12 xntt Xrt  -   ● ● ● ●  
22 13 Tms n xntt  wS   ● ● ● ●  
25 14 sApti xnwy Isis, Nephthys   ●   ● ●  
28 15 Hry-ib wiA  wS   ● ● ● ●  
30 16 Ssmw wS   ● ● ● ●  
32 17 knmw Children of Horus   ● ● ● ●  
33 18 tpy-a smd Horus   ● ● ● ●  
36 19 smd  Hapy   ● ● ● ●  
37 20 srt  Isis   ● ● ● ●  
38 21 sAwy srt  Duamutef   ● ● ● ●  
39 22 Xry xpd srt  Kebehsenuf   ● ● ● ●  
40 23 tpy-a Axwy Duamutef   ● ● ● ●  
41 24 Axwy Duamutef, Kebehsenuf   ● ● ● ●  
44 25 bAwy Imseti, Hapy   ● ● ● ● ●  
45 26 xnt(w) Hrw Horus   ● ● ● ●  
 46 27 Hry-ib xnt(w) Horus   ● ● ● ●    
47 28 xnt(w) Xrw Horus   ● ● ● ●  
48 29 qd  Horus   ● ● ● ●  
49 30 sAwy qd Hapy, Kebehsenuf   ● ● ●  
50 31 xAw  Horus   ● ● ●  
51 32 art  Osiris   ●   ●  
53 33 iwn sAH Horus   ●     ●  
55 34 rmn Hry sAH Eye of Horus   ●   ● ●  
56 35 msDr sAH Children of Horus   ●     ●  
59 36 rmn Xry sAH Eye of Horus   ● ● ● ●  
60 37 a sAH Eye of Horus   ● ● ● ●  
63 38 sAH Osiris   ● ● ○ ●  
68 39 spdt Isis   ●   ● ●  
84 A Stwy -   ▲     ▲ ○  
71/85 B siAtw -   ▲     ▲ ▲  
86 C .bn Imseti   ○ ○   ▲ ○  
87 D hnhn Hapy   ○ ○   ▲ ○  
88 E kAkA Duamutef   ○ ○   ▲ ○  
89 F nbi wr Kebehsenuf   ○ ○   ▲ ○  
90 G nsrw Imseti   ▲ ▲   ▲ ▲  
91 H sSpt  Eyes (of Horus)   ▲ ▲   ▲ ▲  
 92 I nhs Horus   ▲ ▲   ○ ○  
93 J ipds Horus   ○     ▲ ▲  
94 K abSs Horus   ▲     ▲ ▲  
95 L nTr wAS Duamutef   ▲     ▲ ○