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Other
Deities.
forms of the god Horus are alluded to
in the inscriptions. These are ^f^^S*
" Horus, smiter of men (rekhyt)" -JJ- ^ " He
who is within Shent,"1 and ^^gggigp
" Horus of the two scorpions." The first
was probably a local form,2 as he is rarely
found elsewhere ; Mr. Renouf considers him
to be the sun-god at dawn in his destructive
character.3 The second is possibly connected
with sport. He is mentioned once at Beni
Hasan : Amenemhat is described as "a
noble great of years in the house of am
shent" 4 (i.e. a great sportsman ?). " Horus
of the two scorpions " may possibly be that
form of him known at a later period as
" Horus of the crocodiles," who is repre-
sented as a youthful deity, like the young
Hercules, triumphant over dangerous animals.
Amenemhat was a priest of this deity.5
The ram-headed god, Khnem, is found as
god of two localities, of which both the
readings and situations are unknown, viz.:—
fi^l^©>8 fi^SI©7: Probably theJ
are local. The goddess Hathor is referred to
as ^ C^D J ^> ©8 and " Mistress
of .........," both titles being obscure.
Amenemhat is described as a priest of
1 Vide Beni Hasan, Part L, p. 22, footnote 1, and
cp. Mariette's Monuments Divers, p. 96 ; Lanzono's
Dizionario di Mitologia Egizia, vol. iv., Tav. ccxvi. and
ccxvii., -J* ? which may be the same. An un-
published inscription at El-Bersheh gives the reading of
J5L <2 *or q *n ^e t't^e mer s^en^- Am shent may be
an expression for the "holder of the rope" in the fowling
scenes, or for the holder of the tiller-rope in a boat.
2 Baqt L is described as "making monuments of
eternity in the temple of Horus Smiter of the Rekhyt."
Vide PI. xxii. and p. 39.
3 Proc. S.B.A., vol. xii., pp. 460-1.
* Vide Beni Hasan, Part I., PI. vii. and p. 22.
6 L.c, PI. vii. and pp. 22.
6 L.c, PI. vii. and p. 85. i L.c, p. 85.
8 L.c, PL xiii. 9 L c > p 85
Shu, and of his consort w^J Tefnet.1
He was also a priest of ^ ^ ^ 'y1 ^ ^
" Anubis within the house of Shemsu," 2 or
" the follower," possibly a local form of the
god. Khnemhotep II. was a " priest" (hen
neter) 3 of Anubis. It is worth noting that
to Khnemhotep II. the sun-god Turn is
the type of a just and glorious king, for
Amenemhat I. is described in the Great
Inscription of Tomb No. 3 as " gloriously
appearing even as the god Turn himself." 4
The god Geb (Seb) is once alluded to,5 and
Khetyand KhnemhotepII. are both mentioned
as " beloved of ^ j( J £g Sekhet
(jUJ, 7 H) Mistress of sport."6 Amenemhat
is entitled ^ Q Q Q ^ " Regulator of the
houses of the divine crown of Lower
" Associate
The
Egypt (?),'" and
in the house " of the same goddess.8
meaning and reading of ^ in these groups
is doubtful.
The names of persons mentioned in the
inscriptions are often compounded with
those of deities. Khnemhotep occurs twenty-
four times, Khnemnekht five, Khnememhat
three, Khnemseankh twice, and Khnemaa
and Khnemdez (?) once. Heqt occurs once
in the compound name Heqt-hotep, Horus
in Hor-hotep and Hor-maakheru, Amen
in Amenemhat, Ptah in Per-ptah and Ptah-
ankh, Sebek in She-Sebek and Sebek-ankh.
Hathor occurs in Hathor-hotep, Menthu in
Menthu-hotep, and Ut-en-Anpu is once
mentioned.
1 Beni Hasan, Part I., PL vii.
2 L.c, PL xvii. This form of Anubis is mentioned in
an inscription of the time of Usertsen L, published in
Mariette's Abydos, vol. ii., PI. 23.
3 Vide Beni Hasan, Part L, PL xxxv.
4 Line 37, and cp. lino 75. 5 L.c, PL xxxv.
6 Vide PL xviii. and p. 62, and Beni Hasan, Part L,
PL xxxiv. and p. 45.
i L.c, PL xvii. » L.c, PL vii.
23
Other
Deities.
forms of the god Horus are alluded to
in the inscriptions. These are ^f^^S*
" Horus, smiter of men (rekhyt)" -JJ- ^ " He
who is within Shent,"1 and ^^gggigp
" Horus of the two scorpions." The first
was probably a local form,2 as he is rarely
found elsewhere ; Mr. Renouf considers him
to be the sun-god at dawn in his destructive
character.3 The second is possibly connected
with sport. He is mentioned once at Beni
Hasan : Amenemhat is described as "a
noble great of years in the house of am
shent" 4 (i.e. a great sportsman ?). " Horus
of the two scorpions " may possibly be that
form of him known at a later period as
" Horus of the crocodiles," who is repre-
sented as a youthful deity, like the young
Hercules, triumphant over dangerous animals.
Amenemhat was a priest of this deity.5
The ram-headed god, Khnem, is found as
god of two localities, of which both the
readings and situations are unknown, viz.:—
fi^l^©>8 fi^SI©7: Probably theJ
are local. The goddess Hathor is referred to
as ^ C^D J ^> ©8 and " Mistress
of .........," both titles being obscure.
Amenemhat is described as a priest of
1 Vide Beni Hasan, Part L, p. 22, footnote 1, and
cp. Mariette's Monuments Divers, p. 96 ; Lanzono's
Dizionario di Mitologia Egizia, vol. iv., Tav. ccxvi. and
ccxvii., -J* ? which may be the same. An un-
published inscription at El-Bersheh gives the reading of
J5L <2 *or q *n ^e t't^e mer s^en^- Am shent may be
an expression for the "holder of the rope" in the fowling
scenes, or for the holder of the tiller-rope in a boat.
2 Baqt L is described as "making monuments of
eternity in the temple of Horus Smiter of the Rekhyt."
Vide PI. xxii. and p. 39.
3 Proc. S.B.A., vol. xii., pp. 460-1.
* Vide Beni Hasan, Part I., PI. vii. and p. 22.
6 L.c, PI. vii. and pp. 22.
6 L.c, PI. vii. and p. 85. i L.c, p. 85.
8 L.c, PL xiii. 9 L c > p 85
Shu, and of his consort w^J Tefnet.1
He was also a priest of ^ ^ ^ 'y1 ^ ^
" Anubis within the house of Shemsu," 2 or
" the follower," possibly a local form of the
god. Khnemhotep II. was a " priest" (hen
neter) 3 of Anubis. It is worth noting that
to Khnemhotep II. the sun-god Turn is
the type of a just and glorious king, for
Amenemhat I. is described in the Great
Inscription of Tomb No. 3 as " gloriously
appearing even as the god Turn himself." 4
The god Geb (Seb) is once alluded to,5 and
Khetyand KhnemhotepII. are both mentioned
as " beloved of ^ j( J £g Sekhet
(jUJ, 7 H) Mistress of sport."6 Amenemhat
is entitled ^ Q Q Q ^ " Regulator of the
houses of the divine crown of Lower
" Associate
The
Egypt (?),'" and
in the house " of the same goddess.8
meaning and reading of ^ in these groups
is doubtful.
The names of persons mentioned in the
inscriptions are often compounded with
those of deities. Khnemhotep occurs twenty-
four times, Khnemnekht five, Khnememhat
three, Khnemseankh twice, and Khnemaa
and Khnemdez (?) once. Heqt occurs once
in the compound name Heqt-hotep, Horus
in Hor-hotep and Hor-maakheru, Amen
in Amenemhat, Ptah in Per-ptah and Ptah-
ankh, Sebek in She-Sebek and Sebek-ankh.
Hathor occurs in Hathor-hotep, Menthu in
Menthu-hotep, and Ut-en-Anpu is once
mentioned.
1 Beni Hasan, Part I., PL vii.
2 L.c, PL xvii. This form of Anubis is mentioned in
an inscription of the time of Usertsen L, published in
Mariette's Abydos, vol. ii., PI. 23.
3 Vide Beni Hasan, Part L, PL xxxv.
4 Line 37, and cp. lino 75. 5 L.c, PL xxxv.
6 Vide PL xviii. and p. 62, and Beni Hasan, Part L,
PL xxxiv. and p. 45.
i L.c, PL xvii. » L.c, PL vii.