Von Göttern und Gesteinen. Zur Interpretation dreier bemerkenswerter Kultobjekte im Tempel von Tôd
Abstract
In the scene 284 II in the crypts of the temple of Tôd, there is a unique depiction of three hippopotamus-like lumps of jasper. Up to now their strange iconography has eluded an explanation. In this paper, it is argued that indeed these were mere lumps of stone of peculiar shape, into which the Egyptians “saw” hippopotamuses. To back this interpretation up, other examples of similar cases of religious interest in odd-shaped stones or the like are presented. Finally, it is discussed why these “hippopotamuses” were believed to be forms of Tjenenet, as the inscriptions clearly state, when otherwise this goddess is not attested to have been associated with this kind of animal.
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- Eine Bau- und Bittinschrift am Tempel von Luxor
- Different Individuals Named Khunes in the Cataract Region
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- Von der Vielfalt der ägyptischen Sprache in der griechisch-römischen Zeit
- Nodjmet A, Daughter of Amenhotep, Wife of Piankh and Mother of Herihor
- Sur la place d’Horus dans l’ennéade héliopolitaine
- Agreement Domains and Resumption in Earlier Egyptian
- Une note sur Ipouer XII, 13–14