Pat (Ancient Egypt)
Pat in hieroglyphics | |||||
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Early dynasty |
Pat Pc.t Elite, aristocrats |
Pat is an ancient Egyptian name for the term " elite ", with Horus being referred to in the pyramid texts as "Lord of Pat". In Egyptian mythology the Pat are mentioned in connection with the festival of the chopped-up earth and the deity Osiris : “The underworldly tunes into your rising , when you come out of the night boat and get on the day boat, like Horus does for you , the Lord of the Pat, has ordered. "
literature
- Christian Leitz u. a .: Lexicon of the Egyptian gods and names of gods . (LGG) Volume 3, Peeters, Leuven 2002, ISBN 90-429-1148-4 , p. 29.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kenneth Griffin: An Analysis of the Entities Present on the Columns Within the Temple of Ramesses II at Abydos. In: Current Research in Egyptology . Leiden 2007.
- ↑ 25. MISCELLANEOUS TEXTS CHIEFLY ABOUT THE DECEASED KING'S RECEPTION AND LIFE IN HEAVEN, UTTERANCES 523-533. - PT 1258a . On: sacred-texts.com ; last accessed on August 3, 2016.
- ↑ Jan Assmann : Death and Beyond in Ancient Egypt . Beck, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-406-49707-1 , p. 386.