Linguistic Symbolic Approach of Ancient Egyptian Differentiation Between Northern and Southern Constellations

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ID22338089
AuthorsAyman Waziry (Fayoum University, corresponding author), Waziry A
Year2015
Volume5
Issue2
Pages97-122
Publication date2015-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEgyptian Journal of Archaeological and Restoration Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2090-4932 • E-ISSN: 2090-4940
PublisherEgypts Presidential Specialized Council for Education and Scientific Research (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.21608/ejars.2015.6854
OpenAlexW2803364970
LanguageEN
References cited16

The ancient Egyptians believed that the sky was divided into northern and southernhemispheres separated by a winding channel called Mr-n-xA, each section contained an astralentity which has unique cosmic qualities that distinguish them from the other stars. Theseastral entities are located in the northern hemisphere, some of them are polar while others arenon-polar and in accordance to the proximity and distance from the center of the northernhemisphere. Examples of these astral entities in the northern sky are a group of immortalstars known as Ixmw-sk, while the constellation located in the southern hemisphere is a set ofnon-polar stars that include of a group of stars called Ixmw wrD

Astronomy · Constellation · Geography · Linguistics · The Symbolic · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies · History · Philosophy · Psychology

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