Kamutef
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Kamutef K3-mw.t = f his mother's bull |
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Kamutef (also Ka-mutef ) is a god from Egyptian mythology and is first mentioned in the 18th dynasty . He acted as a creator of the world, who fathered himself or his father by mating his mother Isis or Amaunet or the Hathor of Dendera . Kamutef embodies the mystery of self-creation and divine renewal.
Kamutef also stands as an epithet for Amun-Re and Min-Amun . He thus takes on the function of creator and vegetation god who brings about growth and birth. In addition, the solar essence of Kamutef marks his connection to the sun god Re and symbolizes the cyclical rebirth described in the Nutbuch .
In a few cases, Kamutef stands alone. His representation - blue skin, feather headdress and scepter - corresponds to that of Amun.
See also
literature
- Jan Assmann : Stone and Time. Man and Society in Ancient Egypt. Fink, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-7705-2681-3 , pp. 334-337.
- Hans Bonnet : Lexicon of the Egyptian religious history . De Gruyter, Berlin 2000; License edition: Nikol, Hamburg 2000, ISBN 3-937872-08-6 , pp. 364–365.
- Mariusz Izydor Prokopowicz : KAMUTEF - the innermost manifestation of Amun . online, Academia.edu