Nekhet - Revision history

YoulaAzkarrula at 09:29, 26 May 2026

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	[[Category:Constellation]]		[[Category:Constellation]]
	[[Category:Africa]]		[[Category:Africa]] [[Category:North Africa]]
	[[Category:Egyptian]]		[[Category:Egyptian]]
	[[Category:Peg]][[Category:Aql‎]]		[[Category:Peg]][[Category:Aql‎]]
	[[Category:Sge‏‎]][[Category:Del‎]]		[[Category:Sge‏‎]][[Category:Del‎]]

Sushoff: /* Individual Stars / Body Parts */

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Individual Stars / Body Parts

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	\|Area of [[Aquarius]] ?		\|Area of [[Aquarius]] ?
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	\|		\|tp nḫt<sub>4</sub>
	\|Tepennekhet		\|Tepennekhet
	\|Head of the giant		\|Head of the giant

Sushoff at 13:59, 20 May 2026

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	!Star / Asterism Name		! colspan="2" \|Star / Asterism Name
	(transliteration)		(transliteration)
	!Translation		!Translation
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	\|tpy' ṥwty nt nḫt		\|tpy' ṥwty nt nḫt
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	\|Predeccesor of the giant’s 2 feathers		\|Predeccesor of the giant’s 2 feathers
	\|260		\|260
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	\|ṥwty nt nḫt<sub>4</sub>		\|ṥwty nt nḫt<sub>4</sub>
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	\|The 2 feathers of the giant		\|The 2 feathers of the giant
	\|273		\|273
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	\|[[Sualocin]] -alf Del- (18.1)		\|[[Sualocin]] -alf Del- (18.1)
	\|-		\|-
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	\|Head of mace (or Crown) of giant		\|Head of mace (or Crown) of giant
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	\|[[Sadalsuud]] (18.5)		\|[[Sadalsuud]] (18.5)
	\|-		\|-
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	\|Mace (or Crown) of the giant		\|Mace (or Crown) of the giant
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			\|Tepennekhet
	\|Head of the giant		\|Head of the giant
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	\|Area of [[Equuleus]]		\|Area of [[Equuleus]]
	\|-		\|-
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	\|Nape of his neck		\|Nape of his neck
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	\|[[Enif]] -alf Peg- (18.8)		\|[[Enif]] -alf Peg- (18.8)
	\|-		\|-
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	\|Neck of the giant		\|Neck of the giant
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	\|[[Enif]] -alf Peg- (18.8)		\|[[Enif]] -alf Peg- (18.8)
	\|-		\|-
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	\|His breast		\|His breast
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	\|tet Peg (19.2) or iot Peg (19.5)		\|tet Peg (19.2) or iot Peg (19.5)
	\|-		\|-
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	\|Hip of the giant		\|Hip of the giant
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	\|[[Markab]] -alf Peg- (20.2)		\|[[Markab]] -alf Peg- (20.2)
	\|-		\|-
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	\|His shank		\|His shank
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	\|[[Scheat]] -bet Peg- (20.3)		\|[[Scheat]] -bet Peg- (20.3)
	\|-		\|-
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	\|Knee of the giant		\|Knee of the giant
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	\|Area of the Square of [[Pegasus]]		\|Area of the Square of [[Pegasus]]
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	\|His foot		\|His foot
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	\|alf And (21.3)		\|alf And (21.3)
	\|-		\|-
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	\|Pedestal		\|Pedestal
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	\|alf And & gam Peg (21.3)		\|alf And & gam Peg (21.3)
	\|-		\|-
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	\|The one coming after his pedestal		\|The one coming after his pedestal
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	\|del And (21.8)		\|del And (21.8)
	\|-		\|-
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	\|star of the back of the pedestal		\|star of the back of the pedestal

Sushoff: /* Individual Stars / Body Parts */

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Individual Stars / Body Parts

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	!ident. (Belmonte 2003)		!ident. (Belmonte 2003)
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	\|		\|tpy' ṥwty nt nḫt
	\|Predeccesor of the giant’s 2 feathers		\|Predeccesor of the giant’s 2 feathers
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	\|[[Altair]] (17.1)		\|[[Altair]] (17.1)
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|ṥwty nt nḫt<sub>4</sub>
	\|The 2 feathers of the giant		\|The 2 feathers of the giant
	\|273		\|273

JuanBelmonte at 19:15, 2 April 2026

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	Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}}		Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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	[[File:~~Egypt Nekhet stellarium~~-~~RSC~~.~~jpg~~\|thumb\|~~Egyptian~~ constellation ~~Nekhet~~, ~~The~~ Giant, ~~identified with Ramesside Star Clocks, mapped to Stellarium~~ (~~CC BY Petrie 1940~~, SMH ~~2026~~)~~. For this screenshot the time and date settings are Alexandria -1180~~. ]]		[[File:Peg2Aql-2hi Zodiaque de Dendéra - Musée du Louvre Antiquités Egyptiennes D 38 ; E 13482.gif\|thumb\|Detail from the circular zodiac of Dendera between the Pegasus Square ("Peg") and a Duck depicted in Aquila ("Aql") with some figures drawn, including an animal cadava resembling the Mesopotamian constellation of The Corpse, instead of one big Giant, this image is not clearly traditionally Egyptian (photo: Musée du Louvre, GIF SMH).]]
	Nekhet, ''nḫt'', The Giant, is an 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 5 RA-hours.<ref name=":1">Petrie W.M.F. (1940). Wisdom of the Egyptians. London.</ref>		Nekhet, ''nḫt'', The Giant, is an 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 5 RA-hours.<ref name=":1">Petrie W.M.F. (1940). Wisdom of the Egyptians. London.</ref>
	[[File:Peg2Aql-2hi Zodiaque de Dendéra - Musée du Louvre Antiquités Egyptiennes D 38 ; E 13482.gif\|thumb\|Detail from the circular zodiac of Dendera between the Pegasus Square ("Peg") and a Duck depicted in Aquila ("Aql") with some figures drawn, including an animal cadava resembling the Mesopotamian constellation of The Corpse, instead of one big Giant, this image is not clearly traditionally Egyptian (photo: Musée du Louvre, GIF SMH).]]
	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	[[File:Nekhet.png\|thumb\|Nekhet in hieroglyphs.]]		[[File:Nekhet.png\|thumb\|Nekhet in hieroglyphs.]]
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	[[File:Fig 4 45 Petrie1940 sky.jpg\|thumb\|Star map of the Egyptian Sky for the Ramesside Star Clocks. Petrie W.M.F. (1940)<ref name=":1" />. Wisdom of the Egyptians. London, fig. 4.45.]]		[[File:Fig 4 45 Petrie1940 sky.jpg\|thumb\|Star map of the Egyptian Sky for the Ramesside Star Clocks. Petrie W.M.F. (1940)<ref name=":1" />. Wisdom of the Egyptians. London, fig. 4.45.]]
			[[File:Egypt Nekhet stellarium-RSC.jpg\|thumb\|Egyptian constellation Nekhet, The Giant, identified with Ramesside Star Clocks, mapped to Stellarium (CC BY Petrie 1940, SMH 2026). For this screenshot the time and date settings are Alexandria -1180. ]]

	=== Previous Identification(s) ===		=== Previous Identification(s) ===

JuanBelmonte at 19:14, 2 April 2026

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	[[File:Egypt Nekhet stellarium-RSC.jpg\|thumb\|Egyptian constellation Nekhet, The Giant, identified with Ramesside Star Clocks, mapped to Stellarium (CC BY Petrie 1940, SMH 2026). For this screenshot the time and date settings are Alexandria -1180. ]]		[[File:Egypt Nekhet stellarium-RSC.jpg\|thumb\|Egyptian constellation Nekhet, The Giant, identified with Ramesside Star Clocks, mapped to Stellarium (CC BY Petrie 1940, SMH 2026). For this screenshot the time and date settings are Alexandria -1180. ]]
	~~[[File:RamesssideStarClocks-schemaBelmonte2003.jpeg\|thumb\|Ramessside Star Clocks schematically, fig. 1 in Belmonte (2003)<ref name=":0" />]]~~
	Nekhet, ''nḫt'', The Giant, is an 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 5 RA-hours.<ref name=":1">Petrie W.M.F. (1940). Wisdom of the Egyptians. London.</ref>		Nekhet, ''nḫt'', The Giant, is an 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 5 RA-hours.<ref name=":1">Petrie W.M.F. (1940). Wisdom of the Egyptians. London.</ref>
	[[File:Peg2Aql-2hi Zodiaque de Dendéra - Musée du Louvre Antiquités Egyptiennes D 38 ; E 13482.gif\|thumb\|Detail from the circular zodiac of Dendera between the Pegasus Square ("Peg") and a Duck depicted in Aquila ("Aql") with some figures drawn, including an animal cadava resembling the Mesopotamian constellation of The Corpse, instead of one big Giant, this image is not clearly traditionally Egyptian (photo: Musée du Louvre, GIF SMH).]]		[[File:Peg2Aql-2hi Zodiaque de Dendéra - Musée du Louvre Antiquités Egyptiennes D 38 ; E 13482.gif\|thumb\|Detail from the circular zodiac of Dendera between the Pegasus Square ("Peg") and a Duck depicted in Aquila ("Aql") with some figures drawn, including an animal cadava resembling the Mesopotamian constellation of The Corpse, instead of one big Giant, this image is not clearly traditionally Egyptian (photo: Musée du Louvre, GIF SMH).]]
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	=== Sources ===		=== Sources ===
			[[File:RamesssideStarClocks-schemaBelmonte2003.jpeg\|thumb\|Ramessside Star Clocks schematically, fig. 1 in Belmonte (2003)<ref name=":0" />]]
	[[File:Stars in Nekhet Belmonte2003-tab2 RSC.png\|thumb\|Stars in the Egyptian constellation The Giant, Nekhet, mentioned in the RSCs (CC BY Belmonte 2003<ref name=":0">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>, tab. 2).]]		[[File:Stars in Nekhet Belmonte2003-tab2 RSC.png\|thumb\|Stars in the Egyptian constellation The Giant, Nekhet, mentioned in the RSCs (CC BY Belmonte 2003<ref name=":0">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>, tab. 2).]]
	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) 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.

JuanBelmonte at 19:13, 2 April 2026

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	[[File:Peg2Aql-2hi Zodiaque de Dendéra - Musée du Louvre Antiquités Egyptiennes D 38 ; E 13482.gif\|thumb\|Detail from the circular zodiac of Dendera between the Pegasus Square ("Peg") and a Duck depicted in Aquila ("Aql") with some figures drawn, including an animal cadava resembling the Mesopotamian constellation of The Corpse, instead of one big Giant, this image is not clearly traditionally Egyptian (photo: Musée du Louvre, GIF SMH).]]		[[File:Peg2Aql-2hi Zodiaque de Dendéra - Musée du Louvre Antiquités Egyptiennes D 38 ; E 13482.gif\|thumb\|Detail from the circular zodiac of Dendera between the Pegasus Square ("Peg") and a Duck depicted in Aquila ("Aql") with some figures drawn, including an animal cadava resembling the Mesopotamian constellation of The Corpse, instead of one big Giant, this image is not clearly traditionally Egyptian (photo: Musée du Louvre, GIF SMH).]]
	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
			[[File:Nekhet.png\|thumb\|Nekhet in hieroglyphs.]]
	'''Variants'''		'''Variants'''

Sushoff at 10:58, 24 March 2026

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	[[File:Egypt Nekhet stellarium-RSC.jpg\|thumb\|Egyptian constellation Nekhet, The Giant, identified with Ramesside Star Clocks, mapped to Stellarium (CC BY Petrie 1940, SMH 2026). For this screenshot the time and date settings are Alexandria -1180. ]]		[[File:Egypt Nekhet stellarium-RSC.jpg\|thumb\|Egyptian constellation Nekhet, The Giant, identified with Ramesside Star Clocks, mapped to Stellarium (CC BY Petrie 1940, SMH 2026). For this screenshot the time and date settings are Alexandria -1180. ]]
	[[File:RamesssideStarClocks-schemaBelmonte2003.jpeg\|thumb\|Ramessside Star Clocks schematically, fig. 1 in Belmonte (2003)]]		[[File:RamesssideStarClocks-schemaBelmonte2003.jpeg\|thumb\|Ramessside Star Clocks schematically, fig. 1 in Belmonte (2003)<ref name=":0" />]]
	Nekhet, ''nḫt'', The Giant, is an 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 5 RA-hours.<ref name=":1">Petrie W.M.F. (1940). Wisdom of the Egyptians. London.</ref>		Nekhet, ''nḫt'', The Giant, is an 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 5 RA-hours.<ref name=":1">Petrie W.M.F. (1940). Wisdom of the Egyptians. London.</ref>
	[[File:Peg2Aql-2hi Zodiaque de Dendéra - Musée du Louvre Antiquités Egyptiennes D 38 ; E 13482.gif\|thumb\|Detail from the circular zodiac of Dendera between the Pegasus Square ("Peg") and a Duck depicted in Aquila ("Aql") with some figures drawn, including an animal cadava resembling the Mesopotamian constellation of The Corpse, instead of one big Giant, this image is not clearly traditionally Egyptian (photo: Musée du Louvre, GIF SMH).]]		[[File:Peg2Aql-2hi Zodiaque de Dendéra - Musée du Louvre Antiquités Egyptiennes D 38 ; E 13482.gif\|thumb\|Detail from the circular zodiac of Dendera between the Pegasus Square ("Peg") and a Duck depicted in Aquila ("Aql") with some figures drawn, including an animal cadava resembling the Mesopotamian constellation of The Corpse, instead of one big Giant, this image is not clearly traditionally Egyptian (photo: Musée du Louvre, GIF SMH).]]

Sushoff at 10:57, 24 March 2026

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	[[File:Egypt Nekhet stellarium-RSC.jpg\|thumb\|Egyptian constellation Nekhet, The Giant, identified with Ramesside Star Clocks, mapped to Stellarium (CC BY Petrie 1940, SMH 2026). For this screenshot the time and date settings are Alexandria -1180. ]]		[[File:Egypt Nekhet stellarium-RSC.jpg\|thumb\|Egyptian constellation Nekhet, The Giant, identified with Ramesside Star Clocks, mapped to Stellarium (CC BY Petrie 1940, SMH 2026). For this screenshot the time and date settings are Alexandria -1180. ]]
			[[File:RamesssideStarClocks-schemaBelmonte2003.jpeg\|thumb\|Ramessside Star Clocks schematically, fig. 1 in Belmonte (2003)]]
	Nekhet, ''nḫt'', The Giant, is an 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 5 RA-hours.<ref name=":1">Petrie W.M.F. (1940). Wisdom of the Egyptians. London.</ref>		Nekhet, ''nḫt'', The Giant, is an 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 5 RA-hours.<ref name=":1">Petrie W.M.F. (1940). Wisdom of the Egyptians. London.</ref>
	[[File:Peg2Aql-2hi Zodiaque de Dendéra - Musée du Louvre Antiquités Egyptiennes D 38 ; E 13482.gif\|thumb\|Detail from the circular zodiac of Dendera between the Pegasus Square ("Peg") and a Duck depicted in Aquila ("Aql") with some figures drawn, including an animal cadava resembling the Mesopotamian constellation of The Corpse, instead of one big Giant, this image is not clearly traditionally Egyptian (photo: Musée du Louvre, GIF SMH).]]		[[File:Peg2Aql-2hi Zodiaque de Dendéra - Musée du Louvre Antiquités Egyptiennes D 38 ; E 13482.gif\|thumb\|Detail from the circular zodiac of Dendera between the Pegasus Square ("Peg") and a Duck depicted in Aquila ("Aql") with some figures drawn, including an animal cadava resembling the Mesopotamian constellation of The Corpse, instead of one big Giant, this image is not clearly traditionally Egyptian (photo: Musée du Louvre, GIF SMH).]]

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Identification(s)

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	[[File:Fig 4 45 Petrie1940 sky.jpg\|thumb\|Star map of the Egyptian Sky for the Ramesside Star Clocks. Petrie W.M.F. (1940)<ref name=":1" />. Wisdom of the Egyptians. London, fig. 4.45.]]		[[File:Fig 4 45 Petrie1940 sky.jpg\|thumb\|Star map of the Egyptian Sky for the Ramesside Star Clocks. Petrie W.M.F. (1940)<ref name=":1" />. Wisdom of the Egyptians. London, fig. 4.45.]]

	=== Identification(s) ===		=== Previous Identification(s) ===

	* "From Aquila to the Pegasus Square. Including his Feathers, Mace (or Crown) and Pedestal" (Belmonte 2003)<ref name=":0" />		* "From Aquila to the Pegasus Square. Including his Feathers, Mace (or Crown) and Pedestal" (Belmonte 2003)<ref name=":0" />