Heryshef

deity Egyptian single tradition · 1

Heryshef was an Egyptian deity associated with a sacred lake at Nenj-neswt (Herakleopolis). The deity was significant enough that King Den of the 1st Dynasty visited Heryshef's sacred lake, indicating early cultic importance. Temples dedicated to Heryshef were built and rebuilt from at least the Twelfth Dynasty through the Nineteenth Dynasty.

When

First attested
3000 BCE
Attested period
-3000 – -1200
Historical notes
Attested from the 1st Dynasty (Early Dynastic Period) with temples rebuilt through the Nineteenth Dynasty under Ramesses II.

Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“an entry on the Palermo Stone reporting king Den's visit to the sacred lake of Heryshef at Nenj-neswt, suggests that the town had already been founded by the 1st Dynasty”

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