Bawy

Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann, Juan Antonio Belmonte Avilés

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"Bawy" in hieroglyphs

Image that shows the cultural object (e.g. in archaeological museum)

Bawy (... ), Two Souls, is an Egyptian name, used in RSC/ ... .

<here comes a short explanation: what is the earliest known occurrance, what does it mean in their culture, perhaps were it stems from if e.g. taken over from other roots...>

Concordance, Etymology, History

The Two Souls (a couple of stars in Peg or Cet according to Belmonte and Lull (2023);

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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  ancient manuscript 1
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  modern mapping by author XY
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  ancient manuscript 2
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  modern mapping by author AB
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  something else ...

Note: On the circular Dendera zodiac, there is an unexplained couple of deities in Cetus. They carry planet symbols but are south of the region where planets orbit. These unexplained deities are unlikely to be related to Bawy.

Religion/ Tales/ Mythology

mnemonic tales and cultural significance

IAU Working Group on Star Names

In 2023, it was suggested to WGSN to use a star in Cetus to commemorate this obsolete constellation.

References

• References (general)