Talk:Khepri

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A source for the second paragraph, in regards to the incorporation of Khepri into an aspect of Re:

In the course of the 18th Dynasty, the rise to prominence of Amun of Thebes resulted in his assimilation to the supreme god, the sun-god Re. Furthermore, the conceptual dominance of sun worship had turned the sun-god into the all-embracing creator-god who manifested himself in many forms and under many names. Thus he absorbed Amun and Horus, and he was Atum, Harakhti, and Khepri.

Hallo, William W.(Editor). Context of Scripture : Canonical Compositions, Monumental Inscriptions and Archival Documents from the Biblical World. Leiden, , NLD: Brill, N.H.E.J., N.V. Koninklijke, Boekhandel en Drukkerij, 2003. p 43.

L Hamm 06:23, 22 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just wondering: does anyone know any pictures of actually ancient depictions of Khepri as a man with beetle-head? I've never seen any.

It's an unusual image, but he was portrayed that way sometimes. The prime example comes from the tomb of Nefertari: [1]. A. Parrot (talk) 19:35, 19 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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I've found name 'Khepre' in James Branch Cabell work titled 'Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice' and couldn't find it in Wikipedia as that word.Maybe someone could add it.

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Khepri is not same as non-Egyptian "Zeper" and there is not a ? in kpr should be "k", all Egyptologists follow this, see gardiner sign L1.

86.153.84.245 (talk) 22:24, 2 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. — Andy W. (talk) 00:23, 4 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Picture

are there really no other ways to represent this god other than taking Ra and slapping a beetle over the head? 2601:801:8100:D1E0:C3:2B62:D584:E4BF (talk) 02:49, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

That is how the Egyptians portrayed him in the tomb of Nefertari. (See right.) Khepri's iconography was fairly limited; either we portray him as a human with a beetle for a head, or just as a beetle. A. Parrot (talk) 06:16, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting Note

When looking at the picture used with a scarab on the face, it could also represent something seen in the islamic world, where statues are defaced. Though this has not been recorded, I add this for other egyptologists to consider in their research. Though the concept of a scarab and renewal is well founded, with the main picture it looks more like hiding the pharoah, deities face. This kind of practice probably has been done before. Even in the Moses mythology, we hear Ramses saying to remove all records of Moses in Egypt. And Akhenaten where he left to start a new cult following to the Aten. It could also represent the deceased, divorced, disliked, unknown, seeking something new. Kozan Huseyin (talk) 10:12, 26 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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