Khnum-Ra is an ancient Egyptian syncretic deity combining the features of the gods Ra and Khnum .
| Khnum-ra | |
|---|---|
| Mythology | Ancient Egyptian |
| Type of | syncretic deity |
| Terrain | Elephantine |
| Floor | male |
| Character traits | a man with a ram's head |
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Image
Khnum-Ra was most often depicted with the head of a ram, as was Khnum.
Cult
Under the conditions of religious syncretism, common in ancient Egypt, many Egyptians worshiped the god of light Ra on a par with their deities, as if endowing him with double power. Khnumu-Ra was worshiped in Elephantine , where the center of worship for the god Khnum was located .
Khnum was a Ba for Ra (its night form), so the New Year’s Day at the beginning of the Seeding season (prt) is also permissible to be perceived as Khnum-Ra’s birthday at dawn. The motif is clearly represented in a relief scene from Tutankhamen’s tomb : inside the figure of the mummy of Pharaoh there is a sun disc with a ramish-headed bird (= Khnum), symbolizing the night sun, which the watch gods pull out of the rope [1] .
During the New Year's rite of Egypt. ẖnm itn Khnum-Ra animated the statues of temple deities, including the statues of Khnum and Amon , and symbolically transferred power to Pharaoh. On the same day, the birthday of Pharaoh was also celebrated [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Epigraphy questions. Issue VI / Avdeev A.G. - Moscow : Dmitry Pozharsky University, 2012. - P. 175. - 624 p.
Literature
Kormysheva E.E. Religion Kush - Moscow: Publishing House Science, 1984 - p.264