Khentamenti

deity underworld Egyptian single tradition · 2

Khentamenti is described as the god of the western Hades who rose to importance in the Middle Kingdom before vanishing in the Eighteenth Dynasty. He is associated with the western direction of the dead realm.

↻ synthesized from 2 sources

When

First attested: 2000 BCE
Historical notes: Cult declined after the Eighteenth Dynasty.

Relationships

co occurs with: Nekhtnebf, Osiris, Upuaut, Anher

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Mentioned by

Osiris
Upuaut
Anher

Sources

encyclopedia (2)

Abydos, Egypt (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)

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Abydos (Egypt) (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)

peer reviewed

Source passages

“Khentamenti, the god of the western Hades, rises to importance in the middle kingdom and then vanishes in the XVIIIth.”
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