Hibis, I wish I knew how to quit you
Aug. 6th, 2010 03:51 pmSome more figures of interest (to me!) from Dr. Cruz-Uribe's catalogue of the gods of Hibis Temple:
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Cruz-Uribe, Eugene. Hibis temple project, Vol 1: Translations, commentary, discussions and sign list. San Antonio, Texas, Van Siclen Books, 1988.
- Mut - lioness-headed, enthroned, holding the wedjat eye (p 2)
- Mut foremost of the temple of Ptah - enthroned, mummiform, holding something (lost), wearing skullcap. (p 14)
- "Female figure, with arms at sides, stands between two cats seated on stands." (p 13) Next to:
- Mut, foremost of the "Horns of the gods". Falcon-headed, with small disc and uraeus, arms at sides. (p 13)
- Mut, foremost of the temple of Ptah. Standing, wedjat eye on head. [Helck MDAIK 23 1968 p 123 line 11; Gardiner AEO II 125; Holmberg, Ptah, p 190] (p 13)
- Sekhmet the great, beloved of Ptah - recumbent lion on pedestal (p 14) [Germond p 341]
- Sekhmet, lady of (possibly siw or sinw?) - hedgehog (?) on pedestal. [Germond 92 no 26; Brunner-Traut Spitzmaus 161; Aufrere BIFAO 85 1985 23] (p 39-40)
- Sekhmet in the mansion of the ka - enthroned, mummiform, lioness-headed, atef crown. (Shares a platform with Ptah.) (p 42)
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Cruz-Uribe, Eugene. Hibis temple project, Vol 1: Translations, commentary, discussions and sign list. San Antonio, Texas, Van Siclen Books, 1988.