Thanks a lot for that! I saw the hieroglyph for Nephthys there, but wasn’t sure of the association. I didn’t realize I hadn’t gotten enough of the context until I got back home. Good to have a reference as well. I’ll have to track that down for sure.
Hello James,
this 2 headed goose god represents Hapy, the Nile god.
he stands in a shrine with Nephthys.
He is also on the opposite west wall, but with the goddess Maat, where he promises the king “high niles every day, like Re”
These scenes are described by Rosalie David in her book,
“A guide to Religious Ritual at Abydos”
Glyn
I had originally intended the “Geese-headed Figure” to go in the Discussion section because the quality of the photo isn’t that good, but it can work here. I wanted to know who it represents. There is a hieroglyph of Nephthys to the right I believe, but unfortunately I had zoomed in too far and didn’t have enough context to see if those glyphs go with this figure.
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Thanks a lot for that! I saw the hieroglyph for Nephthys there, but wasn’t sure of the association. I didn’t realize I hadn’t gotten enough of the context until I got back home. Good to have a reference as well. I’ll have to track that down for sure.
Hello James,
this 2 headed goose god represents Hapy, the Nile god.
he stands in a shrine with Nephthys.
He is also on the opposite west wall, but with the goddess Maat, where he promises the king “high niles every day, like Re”
These scenes are described by Rosalie David in her book,
“A guide to Religious Ritual at Abydos”
Glyn
I had originally intended the “Geese-headed Figure” to go in the Discussion section because the quality of the photo isn’t that good, but it can work here. I wanted to know who it represents. There is a hieroglyph of Nephthys to the right I believe, but unfortunately I had zoomed in too far and didn’t have enough context to see if those glyphs go with this figure.