Duamutef
deity underworld Egyptian single tradition · 4
Duamutef is one of the four sons of Horus. He is associated with the protection of the dead and the canopic jars used in mummification.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 300
- Historical notes
- Ancient Egyptian deity from the pharaonic period.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Kherty, Medjed, Nehebkau, Wepwawet, Bata, Hu, Akhty, Hermanubis, Aati, Duau, Aani, Hermes Trismegistus, 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, Qebehsenuef, Renenutet, sons of Horus, Imset, Ma'at, Aker, Isis, Serapis, Anubis, Seker, Mot, Huur, Spandaramet, Assessors of Maat, Andjety, Aqen, Fá, Baal, Apedemak, Arensnuphis, Dedun, Ani, Ash, Harpocrates, Abu, Heka, Apophis, Horus, Osiris, Set, Serqet, Nephthys
- sibling of
- Qebehsenuef, Imsety, Hapy, Hapi, Imset
- child of
- Horus, Atum, Geb, Nut, Horus the Elder
Mentioned by
- Aker
- Isis
- Serapis
- Anubis
- Seker
- Mot
- Huur
- Spandaramet
- Assessors of Maat
- Andjety
- Aqen
- Fá
- Baal
- Apedemak
- Arensnuphis
- Dedun
and 18 more
Sources
wikipedia (4)
Source passages
“Duamutef, one of the four sons of Horus”
#12217 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Duamutef – A son of Horus”
#24838 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Hapy as a baboon, Duamutef as a jackal and Qebehsenuef as a falcon. This iconography became standard during the reign of Ramesses II in the thirteenth century BC and remained so for the rest of ancient Egyptian history, although in the Third Intermediate Period the animal forms were frequently confused. ”
#37490 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The four canopic jugs with the entrails of the deceased are under the bed, with lids likely designed as heads of four sons of Horus: Imset (human head), Hapi (baboon), Duamutef (jackal)”
#41537 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001