Netjer-duai
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Netjer-duai Nṯr-dw3j The Morning God (The Morning Star ) |
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| New kingdom |
Seba-dja Nb3 -ḏ3 The translating star |
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Seba-dja-Benu Nb3-ḏ3-Bnw The translating star of Benu |
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Netjer-duai (also Seba-dja ) is the ancient Egyptian name of a heavenly deity that has been documented since the Old Kingdom . In ancient Egyptian mythology and astronomy , Netjer-duai referred to the planet Venus .
Old empire
In the Old Kingdom, Netjer-duai acted on the one hand as a companion and pioneer of the deceased king ( Pharaoh ) on his ascension to heaven ; on the other hand , Netjer-duai symbolized the deceased king, who is to descend as the morning star on behalf of Anubis , head of the divine hall . Later Netjer-Duai led among other epithets The amidst Sekhet-iaru is .
The late king was one of the Nechechu who shine in the wake of the morning star . In this epoch, the king took on the appearance of the divine falcon , the Wadjadj bird that is born from heaven ( Wadjadj-mes-pet ) and the Hor-duati ( Horus of the hereafter ) as Netjer-duai :
“(Netjer-duai as Hor-duati): I cross the windy and flooded path of the water to Harachte to the eastern horizon . Tell good things about me at Nehebkau . Rejoice in me, (because) I am justified . Re takes me (afterwards) into the eastern sky as Hor-duati / Hor-duaiti ( morning Horus ), who illuminates the sky. "
Representations
Iconographic representations are only documented in the Greco-Roman period . It can be seen as a six-legged bird with four wings and a snake-shaped beak. A similar figure exists in connection with Sebeg ( Mercury ), which is why Netjer-duai could possibly have worked as a double being Netjer-duai-Sebeg ( Venus-Mercury ). In addition, Netjer-duai appeared in a barque as a falcon-headed god with a solar disk on his head .
See also
literature
- Christian Leitz u. a .: LGG , Vol. 4 . Peeters, Leuven 2002, ISBN 90-429-1149-2 , pp. 445-446.
- Alexandra von Lieven : Floor plan of the course of the stars - the so-called groove book . The Carsten Niebuhr Institute of Ancient Eastern Studies (among others), Copenhagen 2007, ISBN 978-87-635-0406-5 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christian Leitz u. a .: LGG, vol. 6 . Peeters, Leuven 2002, ISBN 9-0429-1151-4 , p. 241.
- ↑ Christian Leitz u. a .: LGG, Vol. 4 . P. 445.
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according to pyramid text 362b .
