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This is a list of the 37 decans that were most commonly used across a broad time period from 2100 BC until the demise of the Egyptian religion in 365 AD. The order presented here represents the order in which each star's heliacal rise occurs over the course of the year. The end of the year coincided with the rise of [[Sirius]], followed by the five epagomenal days, after which the cycle would start again with the rise of [[Tepy-a Kenmet]] on I Akhet 1 at the beginning of a new year.
This is a list of the 37 decans that were most commonly used across a broad time period from 2100 BC until the demise of the Egyptian religion in 365 AD. The order presented here represents the order in which each star's heliacal rise occurs over the course of the year. The end of the year coincided with the rise of [[Sirius]], followed by the five epagomenal days, after which the cycle would start again with the rise of [[Tepy-a Kenmet]] on I Akhet 1 at the beginning of a new year.


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!'''Decade'''
!'''Transliteration'''
!'''Translation'''
!'''Astrological Meaning'''
!'''Group'''
!'''Mineral'''
|-
|1
|Tepy-a Kenmet
|Predecessor of the Cow
|New Beginnings and Jubilation
|Cow
|Unknown
|-
|2
|Kenmet
|The Cow
|Development and Growth
|Cow
|Garnet
|-
|3
|Khery Heped En Kenmet
|Under the Hind Part of the Cow
|Change in Circumstances
|Cow
|Glass and Gold
|-
|4
|Hat Djat
|Beginning of the Crane
|Construction and Building
|Crane
|Glass and Gold
|-
|5
|Pehuy Djat
|End of the Crane
|Accomplishment
|Crane
|Galena and Gold
|-
|6
|Temat Heret
|Upper Wing
|Care and Nurturing
|Crane
|Gold
|-
|7
|Temat Kheret
|Lower Wing
|Death and Endings
|Crane
|Gold
|-
|8
|Weshati Bekati
|The Pregnant Twins
|Fertility and Sex
|Twins
|Turquoise
|-
|9
|Ip-Djes
|Recovered Senses
|Being of Service
|Twins
|Iron and Gold
|-
|10
|Tepy-a Khentet
|Predecessor of Khentet
|Truth and Justice
|Khentet
|Hematite
|-
|11
|Henett heret
|Upper Khentet
|Chaos
|Khentet
|Smoky Quartz and Gold
|-
|12
|Henett kheret
|Lower Khentet
|Conflict and War
|Khentet
|Red Jasper and Gold
|-
|13
|Tjemes en Khenett
|Red one of Khentet
|Restraint or End of Conflict
|Khentet
|Glass and Gold
|-
|14
|Qedty
|Band of Reeds
|Sowing Seeds
|The Boat
|Flint
|-
|15
|Hery-ib Wia
|Middle of the Boat
|Journey Through Life
|The Boat
|Glass and Gold
|-
|16
|Seshmu
|Guides or Winepress
|Spiritual Struggles
|The Boat
|Glass and Gold
|-
|17
|Kenmu
|Secret Stars
|Rest and Repose
|The Boat
|Carnelian and Gold
|-
|18
|Tepy-a Semed
|Predecessor of the Horn
|Tree of Life and Wisdom
|Sheep
|Gold
|-
|19
|Semed
|The Horn
|Celebration and Merriment
|Sheep
|Copper and Gold
|-
|20
|Seret
|The Sheep
|Melancholy or Sadness
|Sheep
|Dark Flint and Gold
|-
|21
|Sawy Seret
|Children of the Sheep
|Healing
|Sheep
|Carnelian and Gold
|-
|22
|Khery Heped Seret
|Under the Hind Part of the Sheep
|Love and Romance
|Sheep
|Glass and Gold
|-
|23
|Tepy-a Akhuy
|Predecessor of the Two Spirits
|Mixed Blessings
|Two Souls
|Garnet
|-
|24
|Akhuy
|The Two Spirits
|Harvesting of Rewards
|Two Souls
|Gold
|-
|25
|Bawy
|The Two Souls
|Abundance
|Two Souls
|Gold
|-
|26
|Khentu heru
|Upper Khentu
|Destruction of Enemies
|Khentu
|Gold
|-
|27
|Khentu kheru
|Lower Khentu
|Authority and Power
|Khentu
|Jasper and Gold
|-
|28
|Qed
|The Potter
|Creation and Artistry
|The Potter
|Gold
|-
|29
|Sawy Qed
|Children of the Potter
|Possessiveness or Sharing
|The Potter
|Glass and Gold
|-
|30
|Khau
|Thousands
|Respect and Admiration
|The Potter
|Carnelian and Gold
|-
|31
|Aryt
|Roll of Papyrus
|Writing or One's Legacy
|Sah
|Granite and Gold
|-
|32
|Remen hery Sah
|Upper arm of Sah
|Purification
|Sah
|Quartz and Gold
|-
|33
|Remen khery Sah
|Lower arm of Sah
|Illumination or Revelation
|Sah
|Quartz and Gold
|-
|34
|Sah
|The Father of the Gods
|Protection From All Dangers
|Sah
|Gold
|-
|35
|Tepy-a Sopdet
|Predecessor of Sopdet
|Destruction of Chaos
|Sopdet
|Ebony and Gold
|-
|36
|Sopdet
|Goddess of the Flood
|Inundation
|Sopdet
|Gold
|-
|37
|Shetwy
|The Two Tortoises
|Removal of Obstacles
|Epagomenal
|Carnelian and Gold
|}
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