Medjed

deity underworld Egyptian single tradition · 3

Medjed is an unusual looking god mentioned in the Book of the Dead. This entity appears in ancient Egyptian funerary texts with a distinctive appearance.

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When

First attested
1550 BCE
Attested period
-1550 – 300
Historical notes
Mentioned in the Book of the Dead from ancient Egypt.

Relationships

serves
Osiris

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Sources

Source passages

“Medjed, an unusual looking god mentioned in the Book of the Dead”

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“After the Greenfield papyrus illustrations were exhibited in 2012 at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo and the Fukuoka Museum of Art, Medjed became an internet meme on Japanese social media, thanks largely to his "cartoon ghost"-like appearance.”

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“Medjed – A god from the Book of the Dead”

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