Akhty
deity sky Egyptian single tradition · 2
Akhty was a dynasty deity and ancestor god. Akhty was depicted and worshipped under Hotepsekhemwy's successors, Raneb and Nynetjer. During the Old Kingdom period, Akhty's name only appears in connection with private names and priest titles.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 2900 BCE
- Attested period
- -2900 – -2100
- Historical notes
- Attested from the reign of the 2nd dynasty Pharaoh Hotepsekhemwy.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Akh-bird, Hermanubis, Aati, Duau, Aani, Hermes Trismegistus, Hapy, Gengen-Wer, Hery-maat, Banebdjedet, Harsomtus, Amu-Aa, Apesh, Am-heh, Buchis, Ba-Pef, Babi, Ha, Hemen, Hauron, Henkhisesui, Heryshaf, Aa, Abtu, Aby, Amenhotep, son of Hapu, An-a-f, An-hetep-f, Astennu, Ba, Denwen, Djebuty, Djedefhor, Djefa, Dionysus-Osiris, Dunanwi, Fetket, Hapi-Wet, Har-em-akhet, Heneb, Heqaib, Heru-Khu, Hery-sha-duat, Hez-Ur, Hraf-haf, Fá, Baal, Apedemak, Arensnuphis, Dedun, Ani, Ash, Harpocrates, Abu, Heka, Apophis, Andjety, Aqen, Duamutef, Bata, Hu
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“As Akhty's name suggests, he was believed to reside at the evening horizon, guiding the setting sun and carrying the spirit of the deceased safely into the night sky.”
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“Akhty – A horizon god depicted as a Northern bald ibis”
#24810 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5