Khenty-Amentiu
deity underworld single tradition · 1
Khenty-Amentiu means "foremost of the westerners" and was also the name of a different canine funerary god. The name alludes to his protecting function because the dead were usually buried on the west bank of the Nile.
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 300
- Historical notes
- Attested from the Early Dynastic Period of Egypt.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Tepy-djuef, Neb-ta-djeser, Osiris, Set
- syncretized with
- Anubis
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Khenty-Amentiu, which means "foremost of the westerners" and was also the name of a different canine funerary god, alluded to his protecting function because the dead were usually buried on the west bank of the Nile.”
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