Amenemope (Egyptian mythology)
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Amenemope ( ancient Egyptian Amen-em-ipet ) was an ancient Egyptian deity who was worshiped as Amun-Min since the 18th dynasty in the appearance of Min-Kamutef .
Presentation and functions
Amenemope was depicted as a portable enthroned statue , which was covered with a cloth so that only the head is visible. At the beginning of every decade he drove from Luxor to Djee ( Medinet Habu ) to offer a plant offering to the buried primordial gods; alternately lotus or papyrus , the symbols as heraldic plants for Upper and Lower Egypt .
Amenemope was nicknamed "Son of Kamutef" and protected the growth of plants as the god of the fields. He guaranteed the fertility of Egypt and also acted as a helper in agriculture. Since the 21st dynasty , the sacred boat trip of the Amenemope from the east to the west side of the Nile has been documented.
See also
literature
- Christian Leitz u. a .: Lexicon of the Egyptian gods and names of gods . Vol. 1: 3 - y. Peeters, Leuven 2002, ISBN 2-87723-644-7 , pp. 312-313.
- Carola Metzner-Nebelsick : Rituals in prehistory, antiquity and the present. Studies in Near Eastern, Prehistoric and Classical Archeology, Egyptology, Ancient History, Theology and Religious Studies. Interdisciplinary conference from 1-2. February 2002 at the Free University of Berlin. (= International Archeology. Vol. 4). Leidorf, Rahden 2003, ISBN 3-89646-434-5 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Catherine Graindorge: From Min's White Bull to Amenemope. Metamorphoses of a rite. In: Carola Metzner-Nebelsick: Rituals in prehistory, antiquity and the present. Studies in Near Eastern, Prehistoric and Classical Archeology, Egyptology, Ancient History, Theology and Religious Studies. Interdisciplinary conference from 1-2. February 2002 at the Free University of Berlin Rahden 2003, pp. 41–42.