Aker
Aker is one of the angels who will rule at the end of the world, according to the Revelation of Esdras. Aker appears only in this book and nowhere else in apocryphal or apocalyptic works.
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When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 300
- Historical notes
- Revelation of Esdras is dated to roughly 1st-2nd century CE.
Relationships
- allied with
- Gabriel, Raphael, Michael, Uriel, Arphugitonos, Gabuthelon, Beburos, Zebuleon, Geb
- co occurs with
- Isis, Serapis, Anubis, Seker, Nephthys, Hapi, Mot, Huur, Spandaramet, Andjety, Aqen, Assessors of Maat, Duamutef, Imset, Medjed, Nehebkau, Qebehsenuef, Wepwawet, Khnum, Maahes, Set, Horus, Sobek, Thoth, Khonshu, Amun, Bes, Atum, Ptah, Onuris, Shu, Apis, Bennu, Min, Montu, Nefertem, Heru-ur, Im-ho-tep, Osiris, Seth, Apophis, Phanuel, Sabrael, Aten
- manifests as
- recumbent lion torso, two recumbent lion torsos merged, two merged torsos of recumbent sphinxes with human heads
- parent of
- Khepri
- syncretized with
- Kherty
- served by
- Ra
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“According to the Revelation of Esdras, the angels who will rule at the end of the world are Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael, Gabuthelon, Beburos, Zebuleon, Aker, and Arphugitonos. The final five listed appear only in this book and nowhere else in apocryphal or apocalyptic works.”
#2105 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Aker (Egyptian mythology)”
#12212 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Kherty is not mentioned in the famous Coffin Texts of Middle Kingdom period. Instead, he is replaced by a god Aker, who is now the ferryman.”
#14446 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Aker – A god of Earth and the horizon”
#21012 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat
“The location of Aker's main cult center is unknown, though. His mythological role was fully described for the first time in the famous Pyramid Texts of king Teti.”
#37410 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001