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Hormerty on Some Portable Monuments

Journal: Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality (Vol.16, No. 1)

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Page : 31-38

Keywords : Hormerty; Shedenu; falcon headed god and Horbeit;

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Abstract

From the earliest time, the falcon was worshipped in Ancient Egypt as a representative of the cosmic power , the left eye of this supreme cosmic deity is the lunar eye of Horus and the right eye is the solar eye of Rc.[i]  Many falcon gods existed and worshipped through Egypt such as Horus “ Ḥr”[ii] , Rc  [iii], Sokar “ skr [iv]” , Dunanwi  “ dwn  cn wj”[v] , Montu “mnTw ”[vi], Nemty “ Nmtyw”[vii]  and Sopdu “ spdw”[viii] . Some of them derived their names from god Horus himself like   Ḥr p3  Xrd [ix] , Ḥr Hknw [x],  Ḥr wr [xi], Ḥr BHdty[xii], Ḥr xnty Xty [xiii],  “Ḥr mxnty (n) irty  or Ḥr xnty (n) irty”[xiv]   and “   Ḥr mr.tj [xv]” The research aims at: 1-        Spotting light on god Hormertyand its role in theEgyptian religion. 2-       Study some different monuments, which belong to Hormerty or where Hormerty is represented on. 3-       Identifying the different forms and titles of him. 4-       Discussing the ancient Egyptian dynasties, in which his representation was remarkable more than any time. [i] J.C. Darnell,   The Apotropaic Goddess in the Eye, SAK 24, 1997, p.35 [ii] LÄGG V,  230 [iii] Ibid.  IV,  612 [iv] Ibid  VI,  664 [v] Ibid  VII,  525; Wb V,  423 [vi] LÄGG III,  319, V. 262 [vii] Ibid.  IV, 237 [viii] Ibid.  VI,  289 [ix] Ibid.  V,  281 [x] Ibid., 277 [xi] Ibid, 249 [xii]Ibid, 253 [xiii] Ibid,  279, 849 [xiv] LÄGG III, 394 [xv]LÄGG V,  260; Wb  II, 107

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