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Anhor in hieroglyphics
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N31 G7

Anhor
(An hor)
Jnj ḥr.t
or shorter
W25 N31
N1
G7

transcription Jnj ḥr.t
Greek Ὀνούρις
Onuris
Old Coptic table ⲁⲛ ϩ ⲟⲩⲣⲉ
(Anhure)
Egyptian - Onuris in the Attitude of a Warrior - Walters 542064.jpg
Statuette of Anhor (Onuris); Walters Art Museum , Baltimore

Anhor , also Anhuret , is an ancient Egyptian god of war and hunting who was also worshiped in Nubia ( Abu Simbel ). The Greeks called him Onuris (Ὀνούρις), derived from the Egyptian “an-heret”: “Who brings the vastness (heret = the distant, heaven ) close ”.

meaning

In the belief of the ancient Egyptians, this deity destroyed Re's enemies , turning him from a god of hunting into a god of war. His companion and wife is the lion goddess Mehit , whom he brought from afar (name!). He was very popular in the New Kingdom , famous warriors identified with him and show battles were held in his honor. Both have belonged to the Ninth of Heliopolis since the time of Ramses IV . Sometimes his name is also translated as heaven bearer (“an” = carries , “heret” = heaven ) and later identified as “ Schu ” (same hairstyle). Ultimately, both merged into one deity. The cult center of the god was in ancient times Thinis , but later also in Armant and Gebel el-Silsile . Representations dated to the late period show that the god was worshiped as Anhor-Schu in Sebennytos and Hibis . Emperor Tiberius was represented as an anhor with a fourfold pen. There was also a connection with Schu- Arensnuphis in Lower Nubia .

presentation

Anhor is depicted as a warrior carrying a lance, with a beard and long robe, wearing four high feathers on his head. Rare images also show him with an ibis head or a lion head, symbolic of his strength and power, and with a rock-like robe.

See also

literature

Web links

Commons : Anhor  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Rolf Felde: Egyptian gods. 2nd expanded and improved edition, R. Felde Eigenverlag, Wiesbaden 1995, p. 44.
  2. Hermann Junker: Onurislegende. Vienna 1917, p. 7.