Giant (ancient egyptian constellation)
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Nechet Nḫt giant |
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Nechet is the ancient Egyptian name of the constellation Giant in the Ramesside star clocks , for which 16 hour stars are given (E1 to E16). It is possible that in the tradition there are double entries for the hour stars E6, E15 and E16, so that the constellation Giant could only have consisted of 13 hour stars.
Nechet is largely about the constellation Aquarius , as well as parts of the constellations Sagittarius and Capricorn .
Hour stars from Nechet
- E1: Tepi-a-schi-net-nechet ( precursor of the two feathers of the giant ; ρ 1 sagittarii)
- E2: Schauti-net-nechet ( The two feathers of the giant ; β Capricorni)
- E3: Tepi-a-hedjet ( forerunner of the club ; ε Aquarii)
- E4: Tep-nechet ( head of the giant ; μ Aquarii)
- E5: Tep-en-hedjet-net-nechet ( head of the giant's club ; ν Aquarii)
- E6: Hedjet-net-nechet ( giant's club ; E3 Aquarii?)
- E7: Nehbet-net-nechet ( neck of the giant ; β Aquarii)
- E8: Chabef ( His sickle bone ; τ Capricorni)
- E9: Mendetef ( His breast ; δ Capricorni)
- E10: Beges ( hip ; α aquarii)
- E11: Sedjhef ( His thigh ; δ Aquarii)
- E12: Ped-nechet ( Giant's knee ; λ Aquarii)
- E13: Sebeqef ( His lower leg ; 98 Aquarii)
- E14: Petef ( His pedestal ; ω 2 Aquarii)
- E15: Ia-sa-petef ( follower of his pedestal ;? )
- E16: Seba-en-sa-pet ( star behind the pedestal ;?)
literature
- Rainer Hannig : Large Concise Dictionary Egyptian-German: (2800-950 BC) . von Zabern, Mainz 2006, ISBN 3-8053-1771-9 , p. 453.
- Christian Leitz : Ancient Egyptian star clocks . Peeters, Leuven 1995, ISBN 90-6831-669-9