Upu
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Upu is the name of a deity in Egyptian mythology . He was the protector of Hathor and fighter against the "enemies of the sun". He was depicted as a sitting, striding, or upright baboon with a toad face . In the crypts of Dendera there is a depiction of Upu holding long, pointed knives in his hands. Upu was later equated with the god Atum .
literature
- Wolfgang Waitkus: The birth of Harsomtus from the blossom. On the meaning and function of some cult objects in the temple of Dendera. In: Studies on Ancient Egyptian Culture (SAK). Vol. 30, 2002, ISSN 0340-2215 , pp. 384, 392 & 394.
- Wolfgang Waitkus: The texts in the lower crypts of the temple of Hathort in Dendera. Your statements on the function and importance of these spaces (= Munich Egyptological Studies (MÄS). Vol. 47). von Zabern, Mainz 1997, ISBN 3-805-32322-0 (also: Hamburg, Univ., Diss., 1991). P. 137.