Baal Zephon
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Baal Zephon (Hadad) is identified with the Egyptian god Horus in the Amherst Papyrus. He is considered the chief deity who resides on the mountain. In a 14th-century letter from the king of Ugarit to the Egyptian pharaoh, Baʿal Zaphon is placed as equivalent to Amun.
When
- First attested
- 1400 BCE
- Attested period
- -1400 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in a 14th-century letter from the king of Ugarit.
Relationships
- manifests as
- Hadad
- co occurs with
- Baalshamin, Set, Teshub, Kumarbi
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In the Amherst Papyrus, Baal Zephon (Hadad) is identified with the Egyptian god Horus: "May Baal from Zephon bless you", Amherst Papyrus 63, 7:3 and in 11:13-14: "and from Zephon may Horus help us".”
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