Igai
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Igai is a deity in Egyptian mythology . He is the master of the oases and is mentioned in the pyramid texts (Proverb 662b) as well as in more recent coffin texts . In the latter he is with God Ha , the Lord of the western desert associated .
God Igai next to the expedition inscription of Ii-meri and Bebi, water mountain of Radjedef
A priest of Igai is known from the 3rd dynasty . An inscription from the 22nd Dynasty names a temple of this god, which was located in the Dachla oasis . His name can also be found in rock inscriptions from Dachla and Kharga , as well as in the personal name Igai-hetep, which was attested in the Old and Middle Kingdom .
See also
literature
- Henry George Fischer : A God and a General of the Oasis on a Stela of the Late Middle Kingdom. In: Journal of Near Eastern Studies Vol. 16, No. 4, 1957, pp. 230-235.
- Henry George Fischer: Igai. In: Wolfgang Helck , Eberhard Otto (Hrsg.): Lexikon der Ägyptologie. Volume 3: Horhekenu - Megeb. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1980, ISBN 3-447-02100-4 , column 123-124.
Web links
Commons : Igai - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Coffin Texts (= sarcophagus texts) CT IV, 384-386.
- ^ Carlo Bergmann: Wilkinson's second zerzura . On: carlo-bergmann.de from June 5, 2003, last accessed on September 26, 2014.
- ^ HG Fischer: A God and a General of the Oasis on a Stela of the Late Middle Kingdom. 1957, p. 232, Figure 2.
- ↑ Hermann Ranke : The Egyptian personal names. Volume 1: Directory of Names. Augustin, Glückstadt et al. 1935, p. 48. ( online as PDF ).