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	=== Individual Stars of the Constellation ===		=== Individual Stars of the Constellation ===
	[[File:Rrt-hippoGoddess sarcophagus NeuesMusBerlin+draw.gif\|thumb\|"rrt and mnt" super-constellation, depicted on the lid of Nectanebo's sarcophagus (4th century BCE); (CC BY Staatliche Museen zu Berlin – Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, ÄM 7.)]]		[[File:Rrt-hippoGoddess sarcophagus NeuesMusBerlin+draw.gif\|thumb\|"[[Reret\|rrt]] and mnt" super-constellation, depicted on the lid of Nectanebo's sarcophagus (4th century BCE); (CC BY Staatliche Museen zu Berlin – Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, ÄM 7.)]]
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! colspan="2" \|Star / Asterism Name		! colspan="2" \|Star / Asterism Name

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	[[File:RamesssideStarClocks-schemaBelmonte2003.jpeg\|thumb\|Ramessside Star Clocks schematically, fig. 1 in Belmonte (2003)<ref name=":1" />]]		[[File:RamesssideStarClocks-schemaBelmonte2003.jpeg\|thumb\|Ramessside Star Clocks schematically, fig. 1 in Belmonte (2003)<ref name=":1" />]]
	Menit, , The Mooring Post, Egyptian constellation, preserved in the 2nd millennium BCE. Based on Ramesside Star Clocks,<ref>Neugebauer, O. and Parker, R. A., 1969. ''Egyptian Astronomical Texts'', vol. III. Providence: Brown University.</ref><ref>Leitz, Ch., 1995. Altägyptische Sternuhren. OLA, 62. Leuven: Peeters.</ref> it is known that it covers 1.5 RA-hours.<ref name=":12">Petrie W.M.F. (1940). Wisdom of the Egyptians. London.</ref> It designates an area of [[Bootes]], incl. [[Arcturus]]).<ref name=":22" />		Menit, The Mooring Post, Egyptian constellation, preserved in the 2nd millennium BCE. Based on Ramesside Star Clocks,<ref>Neugebauer, O. and Parker, R. A., 1969. ''Egyptian Astronomical Texts'', vol. III. Providence: Brown University.</ref><ref>Leitz, Ch., 1995. Altägyptische Sternuhren. OLA, 62. Leuven: Peeters.</ref> it is known that it covers 1.5 RA-hours.<ref name=":12">Petrie W.M.F. (1940). Wisdom of the Egyptians. London.</ref> It designates an area of [[Bootes]], incl. [[Arcturus]]).<ref name=":22" />

	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
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	=== Individual Stars of the Constellation ===		=== Individual Stars of the Constellation ===
			[[File:Rrt-hippoGoddess sarcophagus NeuesMusBerlin+draw.gif\|thumb\|"rrt and mnt" super-constellation, depicted on the lid of Nectanebo's sarcophagus (4th century BCE); (CC BY Staatliche Museen zu Berlin – Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, ÄM 7.)]]
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! colspan="2" \|Star / Asterism Name		! colspan="2" \|Star / Asterism Name

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Individual Stars of the Constellation

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	!ident. (Belmonte 2003)		!ident. (Belmonte 2003)
	\|-		\|-
	\|ṯ3 nfr		\|''ṯ3 nfr''
	\|		\|
	\|Beautiful sprout		\|Beautiful sprout
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	\|[[Mizar]] (10.1) or [[Spica]] (10.4)		\|[[Mizar]] (10.1) or [[Spica]] (10.4)
	\|-		\|-
	\|tpy` mnỉt<sub>6</sub>		\|''tpy` mnỉt<sub>6</sub>''
	\|Tepiamenit		\|Tepiamenit
	\|Predecessor of the Pole		\|Predecessor of the Pole
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	\|Area of [[Ursa Major\|Ursa Maior]] & [[Bootes\|Boote]]<nowiki/>s **		\|Area of [[Ursa Major\|Ursa Maior]] & [[Bootes\|Boote]]<nowiki/>s **
	\|-		\|-
	\|šmsw n (ḥ3t n mnỉt)<sub>3</sub>		\|''šmsw n (ḥ3t n mnỉt)<sub>3</sub>''
	\|		\|
	\|Follower of the front of the pole		\|Follower of the front of the pole
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	\|eta Boo ([[Muphrid]])		\|eta Boo ([[Muphrid]])
	\|-		\|-
	\|mnỉt		\|''mnỉt''
	\|		\|
	\|Pole or Mooring post		\|Pole or Mooring post
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	\|[[Alkaid]]		\|[[Alkaid]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|šmsw ỉy ḥr-s3 mnỉt		\|''šmsw ỉy ḥr-s3 mnỉt''
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	\|Follower which comes after the pole		\|Follower which comes after the pole
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	\|[[Alkaid]]		\|[[Alkaid]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|(šmsw) n mnỉt<sub>4</sub>		\|''(šmsw) n mnỉt<sub>4</sub>''
	\|		\|
	\|(Follower of ) the pole		\|(Follower of ) the pole

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	=== Source ===		=== Source ===
	The constellation is mentioned in the Ramesside Star Clocks (RSC) and identified by right ascension. Ramesside Star Clocks (RSC) are ceiling paintings in some tombs in the Valley of Kings, Egypt, from the Ramesside Period.<ref>Marshall Clagett (1989). Ancient Egyptian Science: Calendars, clocks, and astronomy. American Philosophical Society.</ref> They are not actually used star clocks but information on stars in transit (probably through the meridian) provided in tabular layout. It was assumed that they depict a practice in ancient Egypt to measure time by the, most likely, meridian or close to meridian transit of stars. These hour stars were single stars in a few cases or ~~belong~~ to constellations, some of them very large, of Egyptian sky maps.		The constellation is mentioned in the Ramesside Star Clocks (RSC) and identified by right ascension. Ramesside Star Clocks (RSC) are ceiling paintings in some tombs in the Valley of Kings, Egypt, from the Ramesside Period.<ref>Marshall Clagett (1989). Ancient Egyptian Science: Calendars, clocks, and astronomy. American Philosophical Society.</ref> They are not actually used star clocks but information on stars in transit (probably through the meridian) is provided in a tabular layout. It was assumed that they depict a practice in ancient Egypt to measure time by the, most likely, meridian or close to meridian transit of stars. These hour stars were single stars in a few cases or belonged to constellations, some of them very large, of Egyptian sky maps.

	There ~~has~~ been two dedicated approaches including an attempt to identify these hour stars: Leitz (1995)<ref name=":0">Leitz, Ch., 1995. Altägyptische Sternuhren. OLA, 62. Leuven: Peeters.</ref> and Belmonte (2003)<ref name=":1">Belmonte, J. A., 2003. The Ramesside star clocks and the ancient Egyptian constellations. In M. Blomberg, P. E. Blomberg and G. Henriksson (Eds.), ''Calendars, Symbols, and Orientations: Legacies of Astronomy in Culture'' (pp. 57–65). ''Uppsala Astronomical Observatory report'', 59. Uppsala Ocarina Books.</ref>. Pioneers Neugebauer and Parker (1969)<ref>Neugebauer, O. and Parker, R. A., 1969. ''Egyptian Astronomical Texts'', vol. III. Providence: Brown University.</ref> thought this was a worthless exercise.		There have been two dedicated approaches, including an attempt to identify these hour stars: Leitz (1995)<ref name=":0">Leitz, Ch., 1995. Altägyptische Sternuhren. OLA, 62. Leuven: Peeters.</ref> and Belmonte (2003)<ref name=":1">Belmonte, J. A., 2003. The Ramesside star clocks and the ancient Egyptian constellations. In M. Blomberg, P. E. Blomberg and G. Henriksson (Eds.), ''Calendars, Symbols, and Orientations: Legacies of Astronomy in Culture'' (pp. 57–65). ''Uppsala Astronomical Observatory report'', 59. Uppsala Ocarina Books.</ref>. Pioneers Neugebauer and Parker (1969)<ref>Neugebauer, O. and Parker, R. A., 1969. ''Egyptian Astronomical Texts'', vol. III. Providence: Brown University.</ref> thought this was a worthless exercise.

	Leitz (1995)<ref name=":0" /> ~~followed N~~&P hypothesis of stars transiting close to the southern horizon and reached a solution which for Belmonte (2003) was not satisfactory for various reasons. These are amply discussed in Lull and Belmonte (2006 & 2009)<ref name=":2">Belmonte, J.A. andd Lull, J., 2023. Astronomy in ancient Egypt: a cultural perspective. Cham: Springer.</ref>. This new hypothesis suggests that several RSC constellations were located in the northern skies such as the Giant (Nekht), the She-Hippo (Reret), the Mooring Post (Menyt) and the Bird (Apdu), among others of lesser entity (see also Davies, 1985<ref>Davis, V. L., 1985. Identifying Ancient Egyptian Constellations. ''Journal of the History of Astronomy'', ''16'', 102–104.</ref>).		Leitz (1995)<ref name=":0" /> followed N&P hypothesis of stars transiting close to the southern horizon and reached a solution which for Belmonte (2003) was not satisfactory for various reasons. These are amply discussed in Lull and Belmonte (2006 & 2009)<ref name=":2">Belmonte, J.A. andd Lull, J., 2023. Astronomy in ancient Egypt: a cultural perspective. Cham: Springer.</ref>. This new hypothesis suggests that several RSC constellations were located in the northern skies such as the Giant (Nekht), the She-Hippo (Reret), the Mooring Post (Menyt) and the Bird (Apdu), among others of lesser entity (see also Davies, 1985<ref>Davis, V. L., 1985. Identifying Ancient Egyptian Constellations. ''Journal of the History of Astronomy'', ''16'', 102–104.</ref>).

	Belmonte and Lull (2023)<ref name=":22">Belmonte, J.A. andd Lull, J., 2023. Astronomy in ancient Egypt: a cultural perspective. Cham: Springer.</ref> suggest the identification of Menit with an area in [[Bootes]], including the bright star [[Arcturus]].		Belmonte and Lull (2023)<ref name=":22">Belmonte, J.A. andd Lull, J., 2023. Astronomy in ancient Egypt: a cultural perspective. Cham: Springer.</ref> suggest the identification of Menit with an area in [[Bootes]], including the bright star [[Arcturus]].
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	\|tpy` mnỉt<sub>6</sub>		\|tpy` mnỉt<sub>6</sub>
	\|Tepiamenit		\|Tepiamenit
	\|~~Predeccesor~~ of the Pole		\|Predecessor of the Pole
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	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
			[[File:Menit.png\|thumb\|Menit in hieroglyphs]]
	'''Variants'''		'''Variants'''
	* mnít		* mnít

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	!ident. (Belmonte 2003)		!ident. (Belmonte 2003)
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	\|		\|ṯ3 nfr
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	\|Beautiful sprout		\|Beautiful sprout
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	\|[[Mizar]] (10.1) or [[Spica]] (10.4)		\|[[Mizar]] (10.1) or [[Spica]] (10.4)
	\|-		\|-
	\|tpy` ~~sb3 n s3ḥ~~<sub>1</sub>		\|tpy` mnỉt<sub>6</sub>
	\|Tepiamenit		\|Tepiamenit
	\|Predeccesor of the Pole		\|Predeccesor of the Pole
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	\|Area of [[Ursa Major\|Ursa Maior]] & [[Bootes\|Boote]]<nowiki/>s **		\|Area of [[Ursa Major\|Ursa Maior]] & [[Bootes\|Boote]]<nowiki/>s **
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|šmsw n (ḥ3t n mnỉt)<sub>3</sub>
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	\|Follower of the front of the pole		\|Follower of the front of the pole
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	\|eta Boo ([[Muphrid]])		\|eta Boo ([[Muphrid]])
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|mnỉt
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	\|Pole or Mooring post		\|Pole or Mooring post
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	\|[[Alkaid]]		\|[[Alkaid]]
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	\|		\|šmsw ỉy ḥr-s3 mnỉt
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	\|Follower which comes after the pole		\|Follower which comes after the pole
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	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|(šmsw) n mnỉt<sub>4</sub>
	\|		\|
	\|(Follower of ) the pole		\|(Follower of ) the pole

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	=== Individual Stars of the Constellation ===		=== Individual Stars of the Constellation ===
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	!Star / Asterism Name		! colspan="2" \|Star / Asterism Name
	(transliteration)		(transliteration)
	!Translation		!Translation
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	!ident. (Belmonte 2003)		!ident. (Belmonte 2003)
	\|-		\|-
			\|
	\|		\|
	\|Beautiful sprout		\|Beautiful sprout
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	\|[[Mizar]] (10.1) or [[Spica]] (10.4)		\|[[Mizar]] (10.1) or [[Spica]] (10.4)
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|tpy` sb3 n s3ḥ<sub>1</sub>
			\|Tepiamenit
	\|Predeccesor of the Pole		\|Predeccesor of the Pole
	\|		\|
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	\|Area of [[Ursa Major\|Ursa Maior]] & [[Bootes\|Boote]]<nowiki/>s **		\|Area of [[Ursa Major\|Ursa Maior]] & [[Bootes\|Boote]]<nowiki/>s **
	\|-		\|-
			\|
	\|		\|
	\|Follower of the front of the pole		\|Follower of the front of the pole
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	\|eta Boo ([[Muphrid]])		\|eta Boo ([[Muphrid]])
	\|-		\|-
			\|
	\|		\|
	\|Pole or Mooring post		\|Pole or Mooring post
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	\|[[Alkaid]]		\|[[Alkaid]]
	\|-		\|-
			\|
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	\|Follower which comes after the pole		\|Follower which comes after the pole
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	\|-		\|-
			\|
	\|		\|
	\|(Follower of ) the pole		\|(Follower of ) the pole

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			[[File:RamesssideStarClocks-schemaBelmonte2003.jpeg\|thumb\|Ramessside Star Clocks schematically, fig. 1 in Belmonte (2003)<ref name=":1" />]]
	Menit, , The Mooring Post, Egyptian constellation, preserved in the 2nd millennium BCE. Based on Ramesside Star Clocks,<ref>Neugebauer, O. and Parker, R. A., 1969. ''Egyptian Astronomical Texts'', vol. III. Providence: Brown University.</ref><ref>Leitz, Ch., 1995. Altägyptische Sternuhren. OLA, 62. Leuven: Peeters.</ref> it is known that it covers 1.5 RA-hours.<ref name=":12">Petrie W.M.F. (1940). Wisdom of the Egyptians. London.</ref> It designates an area of [[Bootes]], incl. [[Arcturus]]).<ref name=":22" />		Menit, , The Mooring Post, Egyptian constellation, preserved in the 2nd millennium BCE. Based on Ramesside Star Clocks,<ref>Neugebauer, O. and Parker, R. A., 1969. ''Egyptian Astronomical Texts'', vol. III. Providence: Brown University.</ref><ref>Leitz, Ch., 1995. Altägyptische Sternuhren. OLA, 62. Leuven: Peeters.</ref> it is known that it covers 1.5 RA-hours.<ref name=":12">Petrie W.M.F. (1940). Wisdom of the Egyptians. London.</ref> It designates an area of [[Bootes]], incl. [[Arcturus]]).<ref name=":22" />

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	Menit, , The Mooring Post, ~~is an~~ Egyptian ~~name~~, ~~used~~ in ~~RSC~~/ ... . It designates an area of [[Bootes]], incl. [[Arcturus]]).<ref name=":22" />		Menit, , The Mooring Post, Egyptian constellation, preserved in the 2nd millennium BCE. Based on Ramesside Star Clocks,<ref>Neugebauer, O. and Parker, R. A., 1969. ''Egyptian Astronomical Texts'', vol. III. Providence: Brown University.</ref><ref>Leitz, Ch., 1995. Altägyptische Sternuhren. OLA, 62. Leuven: Peeters.</ref> it is known that it covers 1.5 RA-hours.<ref name=":12">Petrie W.M.F. (1940). Wisdom of the Egyptians. London.</ref> It designates an area of [[Bootes]], incl. [[Arcturus]]).<ref name=":22" />

	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==

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Origin of Constellation

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	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
			'''Variants'''
			* mnít
			* Menit
			* Menyt

	=== Source ===		=== Source ===
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	Belmonte and Lull (2023)<ref name=":22">Belmonte, J.A. andd Lull, J., 2023. Astronomy in ancient Egypt: a cultural perspective. Cham: Springer.</ref> suggest the identification of Menit with an area in [[Bootes]], including the bright star [[Arcturus]].		Belmonte and Lull (2023)<ref name=":22">Belmonte, J.A. andd Lull, J., 2023. Astronomy in ancient Egypt: a cultural perspective. Cham: Springer.</ref> suggest the identification of Menit with an area in [[Bootes]], including the bright star [[Arcturus]].

	~~=== Origin of Constellation ===~~
	~~Variants~~

	* mnít
	* Menit
	* Menyt

	=== Individual Stars of the Constellation ===		=== Individual Stars of the Constellation ===