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A fact from Djed appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 24 January 2012 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know
- ... that the ancient Egyptian deity Ptah was often shown carrying a scepter which was a combination of the djed symbol (seal with djed hieroglyph pictured) and the ankh, the symbol of life?"
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[edit] Andjet and Andjeti
why only mention Osiris and Ptah and Tatenen? This seems a bit blinkered. Surely Andjeti means "he of Andjet" and Andjet means "place of the Djed". It is my understanding that Andjet (Greek Busiris) was originally a cult centre of Andjeti and preceding the cult of Osiris (by whom he was later assimilated). Thus the reference to "ancient cattle culture" should be directed to Andjeti (rather than Osiris) who was originally a god from the ancient semi-nomad society and was the patron of domesticated animals. The Lesser Merlin (talk) 11:40, 21 April 2011 (UTC)
This article seems to have a speculative essay feel to it at the moment. Readers want to know wat a Djed is, not the beliefs of a couple of esoteric scholars into spermo-gnosisMerkinsmum 22:51, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
- I agree: they seem to have lost the plot entirely here (see also my comment above) The Lesser Merlin (talk) 11:40, 21 April 2011 (UTC)
