Bugem
| Bugem / Kenset in hieroglyphics | |||||
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Bugem Bwgm Bugem (proper name) |
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Kenset (i) Knst Kenset (i) (proper noun) |
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Bugem (also Kenset ) is the ancient Egyptian name of a Nubian region, which lies south or southeast of the first cataract ( Aswan ). The exact location is still unknown today. The place is especially mentioned in the context of the myth The Homecoming of the Goddess : Oh, come to Egypt, Dorcas Gazelle of the desert , great splendid ones of Bugem .
The inhabitants of Bugem were called Punt in the thematic context of the God's land . It remains unclear whether Bugem was the name of a necropolis . Bugem also represented a transit station for the deities Hathor , Sachmet and Tefnut on their return journey to Egypt, whereby the goddesses in their function as bearers of the sun's eye were also considered to be Mistresses of Bugem .
literature
- Friedhelm Hoffmann , Joachim Friedrich Quack : Anthology of demotic literature (= introductions and source texts on Egyptology. Volume 4). Lit, Berlin / Münster 2007, ISBN 3-8258-0762-2 .