Arensnuphis
Arensnuphis is a deity from the Kingdom of Kush, first attested at Musawwarat el-Sufra in the 3rd century BC. His worship spread to the Egyptian-controlled portion of Kush in the Ptolemaic Period (305–30 BC). His mythological role is unknown; he was depicted as a lion and as a human with a crown of feathers and sometimes a spear.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 300 BCE
- Attested period
- -300 – 300
- Historical notes
- First attested at Musawwarat el-Sufra in 3rd century BC; worship spread during Ptolemaic Period (305–30 BC).
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Mandulis, Mehit, Menhit, Osiris, Set, Atum, Dedun, Ani, Ash, Harpocrates, Abu, Heka, Apophis, Andjety, Aqen, 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, Kianda, Musisi, Owuo, Ngai, Ogboinba, Wulbari, Ajok, Adroa, Adroanzi, Nyasaye, Were Khakaba, Zombi, Neiterkob, Kabundungulu, Kalunga-Ngombé, Kimanaueze, Kishi, Sudika-Mbambi, Amesemi, Amon, Apedemak, Fá, Baal
- allied with
- Isis
- sibling of
- Sebiumeker
Mentioned by
- Kianda
- Musisi
- Owuo
- Ngai
- Ogboinba
- Wulbari
- Ajok
- Adroa
- Adroanzi
- Nyasaye
- Were Khakaba
- Zombi
- Neiterkob
- Kabundungulu
- Kalunga-Ngombé
- Kimanaueze
and 7 more
Sources
Source passages
“Arensnuphis”
#2687 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Arensnuphis (in Egyptian: Iryhemesnefer, ỉrỉ-ḥms-nfr, "the good companion") is a deity from the Kingdom of Kush, first attested at Musawwarat el-Sufra in the 3rd century BC. His worship spread to the Egyptian-controlled portion of Kush in the Ptolemaic Period”
#23919 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“His partner (or maybe brother) was Arensnuphis. This close association with Arensnuphis is similar to the relationship with Set and Osiris.”
#24504 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Arensnuphis – A Nubian deity who appears in Egyptian temples in Lower Nubia in the Greco-Roman era”
#24822 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5