Kebehsenuf ("The One Who Rejuvenates His Brothers") - in the ancient Egyptian religion, a deceased deity, one of the four sons of Horus . Kebehsenuf was the god of protection and the West [2] , guarded the intestines of the deceased. He was depicted as a deity with the head of a falcon . The patroness of Kebehsenuf was the goddess Selket .
| Kebehsenuf | |||||||||||
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 Kanope with a cap in the form of a head | |||||||||||
| god of defense and the West | |||||||||||
| Mythology | ancient egyptian | ||||||||||
| Name interpretation | One who rejuvenates his brothers | ||||||||||
| Latin spelling | Qebehsenuef | ||||||||||
| Floor | male | ||||||||||
| Occupation | protection of the intestines of the deceased | ||||||||||
| Father | Gore | ||||||||||
| Brother | Four sons of the Choir : Hapi , Amset , Duamutef | ||||||||||
| Related characters | Selket | ||||||||||
| Related concepts | canopa , sah | ||||||||||
| Related Events | mummification | ||||||||||
| Animal | falcon | ||||||||||
Content
Image
Kebehsenuf was first portrayed as anthropomorphic , beginning in the New Kingdom period - with the head of a falcon. As in the case of Duamutef , conflicting information is found in the literature about his image with the head of an animal: according to one information, he was depicted with the head of a falcon, and according to others - with the head of a jackal [3] [4] [5] [6] .
Patron
Together with the other three sons of Horus - Amset , Hapi and Duamutef, he guarded the mummified insides, more precisely the intestines, which were placed in a canopy with the image of Kebehsenuf.
He was also the patron sakh human being [7] .
Importance in Mythology
In the Pyramid Texts, Kebehsenuf is called the guardian god of the dead and their assistant in ascension to heaven. In the inscriptions on the canopical vessels and the boxes where they were placed, Kebehsenuf is called on.
In the cycle of Osiris, Kebehsenuf, like the other sons of Horus, is "one of the watchmen on the body of Osiris." He is the patron of the fourth day and the fourth hour of the night, which are mentioned [8] :
"Kebehsenuf comes to see you, he reflects the blow of the enemy that comes to you from behind."
According to mythology , Horus , like his brothers, appointed him the keeper of one of the cardinal points and sent him to the West as the messenger of the coronation . Kebehsenuf is also a star god. In the temple in Hierakonpol, he, together with Duamutef, forms a couple, revered as a "star", guarding the hands of Horus. Selket protects him.
References
In the papyrus, Ani Kebehsenuf delivers the following speech [2] :
I am your son, O, Osiris , Ani. I came to protect you. I gathered your bones and I joined your members together. I brought your heart and laid it on a throne inside your body. I made your house blooming after you, Oh! you who are forever living.
All together Maa-atef-f [ specify ] , Heri-beck-f [ specify ] , Gor-Henti-maa [ specify ] and the four sons of Horus were known as the "Seven Shining" protectors of Osiris' body.
See also
- Four sons of Horus
- Ancient egyptian religion
Notes
- ↑ Alfred Wiedemann. The Ancient Egyptian Doctrine of the Immortality of the Soul. - Books on Demand, 2018 .-- S. 18. - 54 p. - ISBN 9783732656936 .
- ↑ 1 2 Budge, E. Wallis. The Book of the Dead: The Papyrus of Ani . - 1895.
- ↑ Martin, Karl. Kanopen II / Helck, Wolfgang, Eberhard Otto. - Lexikon der Ägyptologie. (LÄ). - Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1980 .-- Bd. 3: Horhekenu - Megeb. - Stb. 317 - ISBN 3-447-02100-4 .
- ↑ Wilkinson, Richard H. Die Welt der Götter im Alten Ägypten. Glaube, Macht, Mythologie (= The complete gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt). - Stuttgart: Theiss, 2003.- S. 88. - ISBN 3-8062-1819-6 .
- ↑ Drenkhahn, Rosemarie. Kebehsenuef / Helck, Wolfgang, Eberhard Otto. - Lexikon der Ägyptologie. (LÄ). - Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1980 .-- Bd. 3: Horhekenu - Megeb. - Stb. 379 - ISBN 3-447-02100-4 .
- ↑ Eggebrecht, Arne. Duamutef / Helck, Wolfgang, Eberhard Otto. - Lexikon der Ägyptologie. (LÄ). - Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1980 .-- Bd. 1: A - Ernte. - Stb. 1150 - ISBN 3-447-01670-1 .
- ↑ Shvets N.N. Dictionary of Egyptian Mythology / Ed. Yantseva L. I. .. - Centerpolygraph, 2008 .-- 377 p. - (The Mysteries of Ancient Egypt). - ISBN 978-5-9524-3466-0 .
- ↑ Roeder, Günther. Urkunden zur Religion des Alten Ägypten. - Jena: Diederichs, 1923 .-- S. 36, 43.
Literature
- Hans Bonnet . Kebehsenuf. // Lexikon der ägyptischen Religionsgeschichte . - Hamburg, 2000 .-- S. 373. - ISBN 3-937872-08-6 .
- Veronica Ions . Die großen Religionen der Welt - Götter, Mythen und Legenden. - Verlag Buch und Welt, 1988.
- Manfred Lurker . Lexikon der Götter und Symbole der alten Ägypter. - Scherz Verlag, 1998 .-- ISBN 3-502-16430-4 .
- Rolf Felde . Ägyptische Gottheiten. - Wiesbaden, 1995.
- Mary Barnett . Götter und Mythen des alten Ägypten. - Verlag Gondrom, 1998. - ISBN 3-8112-1646-5 .
- Lucia Gahlin . Ägypten - Götter, Mythen, Religionen. - Edition XXL. - ISBN 3-89736-312-7 .