Khonsu-Neferhotep
Khonsu-Neferhotep was the primary manifestation of Khonsu worshipped at the Karnak Temple during the New Kingdom, depicted either as a mummified youth or as a falcon-headed adult. As the firstborn son of Amun and his rightful heir, he ranked directly below Amun in the hierarchy of Theban deities and was regarded as part of the second divine generation in Theban creation myths. He was venerated as a moon god who traversed the night sky on the lunar bark and held a prominent role as an authoritative and judicial deity.
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When
- First attested
- 2000 BCE
- Attested period
- -2000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Primary cult form at Karnak Temple during New Kingdom; may have emerged through syncretism with Neferhotep or as an epithet from Middle Kingdom.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Hathor the Elder, Khonsu-Pairsekher, Khonsu of Thebes, Hathor, Neferhotep, demons
- consort of
- Hathor within the Benenet
- syncretized with
- Heracles
- aspect of
- Khonshu
- child of
- Amun
- has aspect
- Khonsu the Elder
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“The primary cult of Khonsu at the Karnak Temple during the New Kingdom centered on his manifestation as Khonsu-Neferhotep...As the firstborn son of Amun and his rightful heir, Khonsu-Neferhotep ranked directly below Amun in the hierarchy of Theban deities.”
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“Ramesses asked the help of Khonsu-Neferhotep who gave his magical protection to Khonsu-Pairsekher, whose statue was then dispatched to Bakhtan.”
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