Seba-en-Sopdet

Seba-en-Sopdet in hieroglyphics
Old empire	Seba-en-Sopdet Sb3-n-Spdt Star of Sopdet
Map of the constellation Orion Saiph is the star at the bottom left (κ)

Seba-en-Sopdet , name of a dean star , is likely to be equated with Saiph (κ  Orion ).

Mythological connections

Seba-en-Sopdet was partly equated with Sirius because of the name "Stern von Sopdet ". Sirius as the embodiment of the goddess Sopdet is encountered in the ancient Egyptian texts without the determinative . The assignment to Sirius, which was made by Otto Neugebauer and Richard Anthony Parker in connection with the mention of Seba-en-Sopdet in three pyramid texts , seems impossible, according to Christian Leitz , since this connection represents an unproven assumption that also does not match the other text sources is compatible. After further calculations regarding the position of Seba-en-Sopdet in the texts of the Ramesside star clocks , an identification with Sirius could be ruled out, since the previous dean star was Seba-en-Sah . The Ramesside star following Seba-en-Sopdet is Ia her-sa Sopdet ( η Leporis ).

Hourly scheduling

Beginning of the ancient Egyptian night hours for Seba-en-Sopdet in 1463 BC. Chr.
Night hour	Egyptian calendar	Gregorian calendar
12	16. Achet I	26th of August
11	1. Achet II	September 10
5	16. Achet IV	November 24th

See also

• Imi-chet Sopdet

literature

• Christian Leitz : Ancient Egyptian star clocks . Peeters, Leuven 1995, ISBN 90-6831-669-9

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The one running behind the star of Sopdet .
2. ↑ Christian Leitz: Ancient Egyptian star clocks . Pp. 135 and 175.