Irta
deity single tradition · 1
Irta is a serpent deity and a kamutef (the "bull of his mother"). By the New Kingdom he was also fused with Amun in the form of Min-Amun, who was also the serpent Irta.
When
- First attested
- 1600 BCE
- Attested period
- -1600 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in the New Kingdom.
Relationships
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“By the New Kingdom he was also fused with Amun in the form of Min-Amun, who was also the serpent Irta, a kamutef (the "bull of his mother" - a god who fathers himself with his own mother. The kamutf name is also used in reference to Horus-Min).”
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