Horus of Buto

Horus of Buto in hieroglyphics
New kingdom
21st  to  24th dynasty
Late period
Greco-Roman time	Hor-Pe / Hor-en-Pe / Hor-em-Pe Ḥr-P  /  Ḥr-nP  /  Ḥr-mP Horus from / in Buto
Greek	Ἀπόλλων (Apollon)

Horus of Buto (also Horus in Buto ) is a subsidiary form of the god Horus in Egyptian mythology , which is mentioned as a deity for the first time in the Middle Kingdom in an inscription by Dahshur .

iconography

Horus of Buto are iconographic evidence since the 22nd dynasty witness, where he worked as a falcon-headed god with double crown is depicted, either in the Kuschitenzeit with ankh sign and what scepter in their hands.

During the time of the strings , Horus von Buto can also be seen as a child god with a youthful lock and fingers on his mouth, and in the late period as a falcon or a falcon standing on a pedestal with the red crown of the north . In the Greco-Roman times , Horus was worshiped by Buto in Edfu as a deity enthroned with a double crown.

Mythological connections

Greco-Roman time

Medinet Habu Temple

In Greco-Roman times, Horus of Buto is mentioned as the son of Isis , who was born by her in Chemmis . He also appears as an oath deity . On a stele from Samos , Horus of Buto is equated with the Greek Apollo with regard to a "falcon of Horus of Buto" .

In the small temple of Medinet Habu , Horus of Buto belonged to the gods " Ninth of Karnak " ( Pesdjet-aat-net-Ipet-sut ). He was also described in a demotic papyrus as the appearance of Horus .

Edfu

In connection with fresh plants in Edfu, the king ( Pharaoh ) is regarded as a living image of Horus of Buto, whose years are equated with those of the king. Furthermore, it is said in inscriptions from Edfu that the king receives the kingship from Horus of Buto. In this context, the lower Egyptian crown goddess Uto symbolically handed over the "lifetime of Horus of Buto" to the king . It is also said that the "lifetime of Re in heaven and the kingship of Horus of Buto" will be presented to the king . With regard to the eye of Horus, the power of the king is similar to that of Horus of Buto, whose strength is handed over to the king by Hor-Behdeti in Edfu.

In the minor form as "Horus of Buto in Edfu" he is mentioned in relation to the Osiris myth in a ritual scene that deals with the killing of Seth . Horus received myrrh , wine and geese as offerings from Buto in Edfu . He was named as one of the 24 deities whose names will endure.

Esna

In Esna , Horus of Buto also appeared as Khnum-Re . The king was titled in Esna as "Horus of Buto", from whom he received kingship.

See also

• List of Egyptian gods

literature

• Émile Chassinat : Le Temple d'Edfou, Vol. 2 (Marquis de Rochemonteix, Sylvie Cauville, Didier Devauchelle) . Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, Le Caire 1990, ISBN 2-7247-0056-2
• Émile Chassinat: Le Temple d'Edfou, vol. 8 . Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, Le Caire 2009 (first edition 1933), ISBN 978-2-7247-0500-3
• Christian Leitz u. a .: LGG , Vol. 5: Ḥ - ḫ - Series of publications: Orientalia Lovaniensia analecta; 114 - . Peeters, Leuven 2002, ISBN 90-429-1150-6 , pp. 256-257.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ahmed Fakhry: The monuments of Sneferu at Dahshur; Vol. 2: The Valley Templ: The finds . General Organization for Government Printing Offices, Cairo 1961, p. 84.
2. ↑ Émile Chassinat: Le Temple d'Edfou, Vol. 2 . P. 52, 16.
3. ↑ Papyrus CG 31169, reto IX, 3.
4. ↑ Émile Chassinat: Le Temple d'Edfou, Vol. 2 . Pp. 66, 13.
5. ↑ Émile Chassinat: Le Temple d'Edfou, Vol. 2 . P. 99, 5.
6. ↑ Émile Chassinat: Le Temple d'Edfou, Vol. 2 . P. 177, 9.