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Apd(w), ''ȝpd'', The Bird, is an ancient Egyptian constellation. There are at least 21 spelling variants<ref>Bojowald, Stefan (2024). Überlegungen zu den Schreibungen des ägyptischen Wortes ȝpd „Vogel“, Équipe Égypte Nilotique et Méditerranéenne: [http://www.enim-egyptologie.fr/revue/2024/16/Bojowald_ENiM17_p267-272.swf.pdf PDF]</ref> throughout the millennia in hierglyphs, but it unclear which bird is meant, or if it is any specific one. |
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Apdu, The Bird, is an ancient Egyptian constellation. |
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==Concordance, Etymology, History== |
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== Religion/ Mythology == |
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mnemonic tales and cultural significance |
mnemonic tales and cultural significance |
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== IAU Working Group on Star Names == |
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Irtentapdu (for the eye of the bird, γ Tri) was proposed as a star name in 2023/5 in WGSN. |
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== Weblinks == |
== Weblinks == |
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Revision as of 10:30, 1 October 2025
Apd(w), ȝpd, The Bird, is an ancient Egyptian constellation. There are at least 21 spelling variants[1] throughout the millennia in hierglyphs, but it unclear which bird is meant, or if it is any specific one.
Concordance, Etymology, History
Origin of Constellation
schema of a Ramesside Star Clock (Fonctionnement d'une horloge ramesside.) from Karl Richard Lepsius - Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien: Nach den Zeichnungen der von Seiner Majestät dem Könige von Preussen Friedrich Wilhelm IV nach diesen Ländern gesendeten und in den Jahren 1842-1845 ausgeführten wissenschaftlichen Expedition.
The constellation is mentioned in the Ramesside Star Clocks and identified by right ascension.
Spelling Variants
- Apedu
- Apdu
Identifications
The area of The Bird must cover a region in Triangulum and close to Algol. Belmonte and Lull (2011) proposed the following identifications:
- (a) Banat net Apdu (the Peak of the Bird) - α Tri
- (b) Tep en Apdu (the Head of the Bird) - β Tri
- (c) Hetyt net Apdu (The Throat of the Bird) - a star close to Algol
- (d) Iret net Apdu (the Eye of the Bird) - γ Tri
Sources, Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation
Here we give a list of all sources where the name is attested.
| Source | Identification |
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Religion/ Mythology
mnemonic tales and cultural significance
IAU Working Group on Star Names
Irtentapdu (for the eye of the bird, γ Tri) was proposed as a star name in 2023/5 in WGSN.
Weblinks
References
- References (general)
