File:BritishMuseumHypocephalusofNeshorpakheredEA36188.jpg
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| Description | British Museum 35875. Hypocephalus of Neshorpakhered: at the top is a two-headed deity in human form who holds a sceptre in which is the image of the jacekal-headed god Wepwawet. Two gods appear in boats: on the left is a falcon with outspread wings, and on the right is a mummiform falcon-headed figure clearly recognizable as the sun god wearing the solar disc as his headdress. The scarab beetle, another manifestation of the sun, is depicted in front of him. In the next register the god Amun Ra is depicted as a mummiform deity with four ram-heads, adored by pairs of baboons. Rotating the disc 180 degrees, one faces another scene, in which a cow is the principle figure, facing the Four Sons of Horus and a scarab beetle. The cow, at least, can be clearly related to spell 162 of 'The Book of the Dead', which is put in the mouth of an 'ihet' cow, there described as the mother of Ra. Behind the cow is a female figure whose head is the 'wedjat' eye within a disc, and a seated figure with upraised arm who faces a serpent with human legs. This part of the object is partly damaged. |
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| 2019-07-01 01:51:56 | 750 × 740 | Epachamo | Har Hypocephalus 8445c in the British Museum 35875. Hypocephalus of Neshorpakhered: at the top is a two-headed deity in human form who holds a sceptre in which is the image of the jacekal-headed god Wepwawet. Two gods appear in boats: on the left is a falcon with outspread wings, and on the right is a mummiform falcon-headed figure clearly recognizable as the sun god wearing the solar disc as his headdress. The scarab beetle, another manifestation of the sun, is depicted in front of him. In... |
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| current | 00:09, 4 September 2019 | | 750 × 740 (161 KB) | FSock | Transferred from en.wikipedia (MTC!) (1.1.1) |
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