Menat ( Egyptian mnj.t ; Arabic. منات ) is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian goddess Hathor [1] , as well as a necklace-musical instrument associated with it [2] . By the reign of Amenhotep III, Menat became associated with the cult of the goddess Mut [3] .
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Description
| Menat hieroglyphs | ||
The name of the menate in the hieroglyphics differed from the inscription of the name Hathor [1] . Menat often supplemented the images of deities associated with Hathor.
A fragment of a menate in the form of a flat plate is called "Aegis" (from the Greek "shield"), which was worn on the chest. Strands of beads departed from it, at the ends of which a counterweight hanging on the back was attached [4] . Such aegis were often made of faience , but other materials were also used (for example, leather and bronze ) [5] .
Purpose
The Hathor priestesses used menat as a rattle [6] . Musicians and singers shook the menate and sisters in front of the statues of the deities, which is why the menate is considered a female musical instrument. The joint sound of systra and menate imitated the rustle of papyrus thickets while blowing the wind [3] .
Often it was worn as a protective amulet and worn even on the sacred bull Apis [7] . Menat was considered a symbol of good luck and protection from evil spirits; therefore, the deceased was often accompanied by menat for protection in the afterlife (from the Ramessids era during the XIX and XX dynasties of the New Kingdom ) [8] . Women put on menat, hoping to improve health and increase fertility; in men, menate was considered a symbol of masculinity [9] .
See also
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Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Wörterbuch der aegyptischen Sprache im Auftrage der deutschen Akademien. 6 vols. / Erman, Johann Peter Adolf, and Hermann Grapow. - Leipzig: JC Hinrichs'schen Buchhandlungen (Reprinted Berlin: Akademie-Verlag GmbH, 1971), 1926-1953. - S. 2-4, 18-76.
- ↑ Robert A. Armor. Gods and Myths of Ancient Egypt. - American Univ. in Cairo Press, 2001 .-- S. 91.
- ↑ 1 2 Mariam F. Ayad. God's Wife, God's Servant: The God's Wife of Amun (ca.740–525 BC). - Routledge, 2009 .-- S. 49. - 228 p. - ISBN 9781134127931 .
- ↑ Bianchi, Robert Steven. Daily life of the Nubians . - Greenwood Press, 2004 .-- S. 202. - ISBN 0313061076 .
- ↑ UCL. UCL - London's Global University . UCL CULTURE. Date of treatment December 24, 2018.
- ↑ George Hart. The Routledge Dictionary Of Egyptian Gods And Goddesses. - Routledge, 2005 .-- S. 65.
- ↑ Karel van der Toorn, Pieter Willem van der Horst, Bob Becking, Wm. B. Eerdmans. Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible. - Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1999 .-- S. 70.
- ↑ Manfres Lurker. Lexikon der Götter und Symbole der alten Ägypter. - Scherz, 1974.
- ↑ Doniger, Wendy. Merriam-Webster's encyclopedia of world religions . - Merriam-Webster, 1999 .-- S. 709. - ISBN 0877790442 .
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