Aqen
deity underworld Egyptian single tradition · 3
Aqen is a rarely mentioned deity in the Book of the Dead. This entity appears in ancient Egyptian funerary texts but is not extensively documented.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 300
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the Book of the Dead from ancient Egypt.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Assessors of Maat, Imset, Kherty, Medjed, Nehebkau, Qebehsenuef, Wepwawet, Duamutef, Bata, Hu, Akhty, 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, Aker, Isis, Serapis, Osiris, Anubis, Seker, Nephthys, Hapi, Mot, Huur, Spandaramet, Andjety, Fá, Baal, Apedemak, Arensnuphis, Dedun, Ani, Ash, Harpocrates, Abu, Heka, Apophis
- serves
- Ra
- consort of
- Imentet
Mentioned by
- Aker
- Isis
- Serapis
- Osiris
- Anubis
- Seker
- Nephthys
- Hapi
- Mot
- Huur
- Spandaramet
- Andjety
- Fá
- Baal
- Apedemak
- Arensnuphis
and 7 more
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Aqen, a rarely mentioned deity in the Book of the Dead”
#12215 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“She was the consort of Aqen, a god who guided Ra through parts of the underworld. Although she was never officially worshipped, she was mentioned in various hymns and passages of the Book of the Dead.”
#23407 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Aqen – A deity in Duat”
#24821 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5