Harachbit
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Harachbit / Haremachbit (Hor-ach-bit / Hor-em-ach-bit) Ḥr-3ḫ-bjt / Ḥr-m-3ḫ-bjt Horus in / von Chemmis |
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Harachbit (also Hor-ach-bit , Haremachbit , Hor-em-ach-bit ) is the ancient Egyptian name of Horus in his appearance as a child growing up on the floating island of Chemmis . He has been documented as a deity since the New Kingdom .
Representations
Iconographic representations are not documented until the end of the New Kingdom. Only in the late period can a uniform iconography of Harachbit be established around the same time as the appearance of the other child deity Harpokrates . In the late period, Harachbit was depicted as a falcon with a double crown sitting on a shrine in the papyrus thicket .
Mythological connections
The king ( Pharaoh ) was considered his heir and received his power from Harachbit. This mythological connection was symbolized by fresh plants in ritual scenes . Harachbit's name has also been equated with the deceased. The festival of the birth of Harachbit was celebrated in his honor . In addition, he was attested in several priestly titles and acted as the namesake of a type of cattle. Harachbit is also mentioned in connection with beer.
In the inscription of the Sphinx stela of Thutmose IV. Compared to Thutmose IV. , In his capacity as a child with Harachbit:
“His majesty (Thutmose IV) was a child like Horus, who was a child in Chemmis, but his perfection was like that of the one who avenges his father. He (Thutmose IV.) But drove sport by in the desert of Memphis hilarious ... without anyone knowing ... That day it happened ... the sleep and slumber had caught him in the middle as the The sun was at its zenith. "
In the Egyptological literature, the deity Harachbit is very often rendered as "Harpokrates". In the inscription, however, there is explicit mention of Horus in Chemmis . The equation with Harpocrates, which is also used for other Horus child gods, is therefore to be understood as an anachronistic generic term and not as a literal translation.
See also
literature
- Andrea Klug: Royal steles from Ahmose to Amenophis III . Brepols, Turnhout 2002, ISBN 2-503-99123-8 , pp. 296-304.
- Christian Leitz u. a .: LGG , Vol. 5: Ḥ - ḫ (= Orientalia Lovaniensia analecta. [OLA] Volume 114). Peeters, Leuven 2002, ISBN 90-429-1150-6 , p. 238.
- Sandra Sandri: Har-Pa-Chered (Harpokrates). The genesis of an Egyptian god child (= Orientalia Lovaniensia analecta. Volume 151). Peeters, Leuven 2006, ISBN 90-429-1761-X .
Individual evidence
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↑ a b The sign
is reproduced in the original text as a child with a youth curl. However, this spelling cannot currently be represented in the Wikipedia font; according to Sandra Sandri: Har-Pa-Chered (Harpokrates) . P. 11 .
- ^ Alan B. Lloyd: Herodotus, Book 2, Commentary 99-182 . Brill, Leiden 1993, ISBN 90-04-07737-5 , p. 142.