Abesches
| Abesches in hieroglyphics | |||||||
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Abesches  bšs The Shielding One (Snake) |
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Abesches (also Sebeches ) was the ancient Egyptian name of a constellation that is often documented on the diagonal star clocks of the Middle Kingdom . Abesches included the dean stars of the dean Sebeschsen .
background
The constellation Abesches was composed of parts of the astronomical constellations Virgo ( Spica ) and Centaur ( Menkent ). It was considered the constellation of the deity Min and made reference to the goddess Schesemtet , mother of the dead and kings and destroyer of the enemies of Osiris . Iconographically , the corresponding constellation deity was represented in human form; optionally with a falcon's head ( Horus ) or a lion's head ( Sachmet ). The uraeus serpent was enthroned on its head, each flanked by a raised scourge .
During the annual processions of the Min festival , the constellation of Min was celebrated in connection with his dean star Spica. In the dean lists of the Sethos script , the dean Sebeschsen represented the eighth dean on the body of the groove and had as a dating basis the decree under Sesostris III. ( 12th Dynasty ) in his seventh year of reign.
literature
- Christian Leitz : Ancient Egyptian star clocks . Peeters, Leuven 1995, ISBN 90-6831-669-9 , pp. 88-89
- Christian Leitz u. a .: Lexicon of the Egyptian gods and names of gods ; Vol. 6 H̱ - s . Peeters, Leuven 2002, ISBN 2-87723-649-8 , pp. 253-256.
- Alexandra von Lieven : The sky over Esna - A case study on religious astronomy in Egypt using the example of the cosmological ceiling and architrave inscriptions in the temple of Esna . Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2000, ISBN 3-447-04324-5 , pp. 174-175.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Catherine Graindorge : From the white bull of Min to Amenemope: Metamorphoses of a rite In: Carola Metzner-Nebelsick: Rituals in prehistory, antiquity and the present - studies on 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. Leidorf, Rahden 2003, ISBN 3-89646-434-5 , pp. 37-43.