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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.  
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.  


There are 16 stars related to Nekht named in the Ramesside Star Clocks (RSC)<ref name=":0" />.   
There are ... stars related to Nekht named in the Ramesside Star Clocks (RSC)<ref name=":0" />.   
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=== Identification(s) ===
=== Identification(s) ===


* "From Aquila to the Pegasus Square. Including his Feathers, Mace (or Crown) and Pedestal" (Belmonte 2003)<ref name=":0" />
* "..." (Belmonte 2003)<ref name=":0" />
* "From Aquila to the Square of Pegasus" (Belmonte & Lull 2023)<ref>Belmonte, J.A. andd Lull, J., 2023. Astronomy in ancient Egypt: a cultural perspective. Cham: Springer.</ref>
* "..." (Belmonte & Lull 2023)<ref>Belmonte, J.A. andd Lull, J., 2023. Astronomy in ancient Egypt: a cultural perspective. Cham: Springer.</ref>
* Petrie's drawing also extends across this area  
* Petrie's drawing also extends across this area  
* The circular zodiac in Dendera the image is drawn above the "Duck" in Aquila. An accurate identification is not possible but it matches the suggestions above.
* The circular zodiac in Dendera the image is drawn .... An accurate identification is not possible but it matches the suggestions above.


==Mythology==
==Mythology==

Revision as of 22:05, 6 March 2026

Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann

Egyptian constellation Reret, The Female Hippotamus, 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.

Reret, rrt, The Hippotamus, is an Egyptian constellation, preserved in the 2nd millennium BCE. Based on Ramesside Star Clocks,[1][2] it is known that it covers ... RA-hours.[3]

Concordance, Etymology, History

Variants

  • rrt
  • Reret
  • Rert

Sources

Stars in the Egyptian constellation The Giant, Nekhet, mentioned in the RSCs (CC BY Belmonte 2003[4], tab. 2).

Ramesside Star Clocks (RSC) are ceiling paintings in some tombs in the Valley of Kings, Egypt, from the Ramesside Period.[5] They are not actually used star clocks but information on stars in transit (probably through the meridian) provided in tabular layout.

There are ... stars related to Nekht named in the Ramesside Star Clocks (RSC)[4].

Star / Asterism Name

(transliteration)

Translation RA (degr) RA (h) ident. (Belmonte 2003)

Identification(s)

  • "..." (Belmonte 2003)[4]
  • "..." (Belmonte & Lull 2023)[6]
  • Petrie's drawing also extends across this area
  • The circular zodiac in Dendera the image is drawn .... An accurate identification is not possible but it matches the suggestions above.

Mythology

IAU Working Group on Star Names

The name "Reret" suggested to be considered by the IAU WGSN in 2023. Reret extends for ... hours of RA (from the RSCs).

The WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN.

Reference

  1. ↑ Neugebauer, O. and Parker, R. A., 1969. Egyptian Astronomical Texts, vol. III. Providence: Brown University.
  2. ↑ Leitz, Ch., 1995. Altägyptische Sternuhren. OLA, 62. Leuven: Peeters.
  3. ↑ Petrie W.M.F. (1940). Wisdom of the Egyptians. London.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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.
  5. ↑ Marshall Clagett (1989). Ancient Egyptian Science: Calendars, clocks, and astronomy. American Philosophical Society.
  6. ↑ Belmonte, J.A. andd Lull, J., 2023. Astronomy in ancient Egypt: a cultural perspective. Cham: Springer.
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