From The Alpha and the Omega - Volume III
by Jim A. Cornwell, Copyright © July 20, 2002, all rights reserved
"Volume III - Gemini and its Decan Constellations"

Gemini and its Decan Constellations.

Decan 22

    Decan 22 seen below the feet of Orion is a figure of a serpent’s body with three coils and it's head is an Ibis bird wearing the Atef crown (Osiris' crown made up of the white crown of Upper Egypt and the red feathers of Busiris), and the creature is on top of an altar.    In front of the altar is one star.
    Since Decan 22 is seen as a netjeru in a mixed animal form, therefore it represents a mixed force of nature.

    As may be seen in the hieroglyphs below is
a lower arm sign, Egypt. a,
then either an
    undetermined figure,
    but may be either
       the wicker stool, Egypt. p,
       or the Egyptian sign for sah,
and ends with a star.
    Thus we may see [a-p or possibly a sah].
    One source claims that Lepus and optionally Canis Major - Sirius, "may be called Apes, which means the head."

  

    The above hieroglyphs could coincide with the Grand Temple Decan 35, which is called by the name     A sah, A-Sah, or Tepi-a Sepdet,
the lower arm sign, Egypt. a,
has a determinative sign | giving this its meaning,
and then has the Egyptian sign for sah,
and ends with a star.

    The hieroglyphics seen below the front foot of Orion has been claimed to read, "Oar, and Orion was anciently spelt Oarion," as shown in Denderah Decan 21.    This hieroglyph is below and between Lepus and the small bird (Egyptian Sahu) at the right heel of Orion.

 

    One source calls this the Man of Book Learning.

    Under Orion this comment was given "above a serpent with an atef crown (Denderah Decan 22).    This is an embellished crown of Osiris.    It represents virtuous experience by rational means (white pin and feathers)."

    Thoth (Egyptian Tahuti), the god of wisdom, his consort is Ma’at, and is usually seen as a man with the head of an Ibis bird, who carries a pen and scrolls to record with.    Maat Hor - Ma’at (Ma) wife of Thoth, means "Truth," "Justice."    Seen as a tall woman with an ostrich feather in her hair.    (Thoth-Orion)


    From www.siloam.net/denderah it claims that (Denderah Decan 22) represents "Hydrus" on top of the "Great Square" and is entitled "Compressed Wisdom."    Apophis is also the Hydrus and associated with the Ben-Ben Stone.

    If compared to Denderah Decan 22, we see a major connection in the Ibis heads, the Atef crown and the one star.

 

    Grand Temple Decan 35 is a male figure with an Ibis bird head with one star above his Atef crown (Osiris' crown made up of the white crown of Upper Egypt and the red feathers of Busiris), this is seen also in Grand Temple Decan 20, 24, 29 and 35.

    Denderah Decan 1 has the Ibis bird head figure as seen below.

 

    This Decan was called    
A sah, A-Sah, or Tepi-a Sepdet,
as we also see on Grand Temple Decan 36,
that sah is its own hieroglyph,
the lower arm sign, Egypt. a,
which has a determinative sign | giving this its meaning,
and then has the Egyptian sign for sah,
and ends with a star.
    Sah is also seen on Grand Temple Decan 32, 33, 34, 35 and 36.
    As seen on "http://www.egyptologyonoline.com/ astronomy.html" a claim is made that "The god Sah (Orion on Denderah Decan 21 - Grand Temple Decan 36) was the personification of the constellation later known as Orion.    Sah was described as 'the glorious soul of Osiris' and formed a divine triad with the dog star Sopdet (Sepdet or Sirius on Denderah Decan 22 - Grand Temple Decan 35) and their son Soped (Soped, Sepd on Denderah Decan 37 - Grand Temple Decan 37), god of the 'eastern border'."

    Tepi-a Sepdet means "The One Who Precedes Sepdet."

 

    As seen on "http://www.creatures-kbc.com/ ae_senmut_sah.htm" by Ken Bakeman who proposes that on Senmuts' Tomb that Two Decans are assigned the title of "lower Sah" seen in hieroglyph as Lower Sah on Senenmut's Ceiling:
an unknown sign possibly an altar, Egypt. kh; then the mouth sign, Egypt. r; then a bent lower arm, Egypt. rm (if used as a determinative, indicates a 'concept of motion' or as a logogram, 'arm'); and the last is a phonetic equivalent of Egyptian sign for sah; and then ending with a star.
    Thus it reads [kh-r (rm) sah], leading to "lower Sah," or the "Lower parts of Sah," and the "Lower Motion of Sah," or the "Lower Arm of Sah."
    In the succession of sky events these lower parts may correspond to:
Rigel (b Orionis in the left knee or foot and associated with Osiris) and then
Saiph (k Orionis in the right knee or foot).

 

    The deity is called Maat Heru, Heru.

 

    Associated with LEPUS,
it has stars
in Canis Minor as Procyon.

 

Select one of the following to open it.
Each of these are connected to the constellation Gemini,
Jupiter, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Lepus.
Decan 22, Decan 23, Decan 24.

    This file last updated on March 21, 2004, and also on June 18, 2005.

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