Pat (Ancient Egypt)

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Pat in hieroglyphics
Early dynasty
Q3
D36
X1 A51
Z2

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

Individual evidence

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Jan Assmann : Death and Beyond in Ancient Egypt . Beck, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-406-49707-1 , p. 386.