Nebnerou
deity underworld ancient Egypt single tradition · 3
Nebnerou is a protective deity in ancient Egyptian funerary contexts who appears alongside Hery-maat in tomb paintings. Nebnerou provides protection to the deceased tomb owner as they await dawn.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – -30
- Historical notes
- Found in tomb paintings in the Valley of the Queens alongside Hery-maat.
Relationships
- allied with
- Hery-maat
- co occurs with
- Peteese, Pihor, Ruty, Shemanefer, Mnevis, Sah, Kolanthes, Irer, Sedjem, Igai, Ḥutchai, Qebui, Shehbui, Khenti-kheti, Petbe, Rem, Rekhyt, Sepa, Maga, Imsety, Kemwer, Khenti-Amentiu, Khesfu, Kneph, Mau, Nefer Hor, Nekheny, Pataikos, Sahekek, Sebeg, Sed, Sekhemus, Sepes, Septu, Seta-Ta, Setcheh, Setem, Sed, Mandulis, Sebiumeker, Serapis, Resheph, Nemty, Neferhotep, Jupiter Ammon, Kherty, Medjed, Nehebkau, Qebehsenuef, Ihy, Panebtawy, Ra-Horakhty, Kothar-wa-Khasis, Mehen, Shepsy, Iah, Shezmu
Mentioned by
- Mandulis
- Sebiumeker
- Serapis
- Resheph
- Nemty
- Neferhotep
- Jupiter Ammon
- Kherty
- Medjed
- Nehebkau
- Qebehsenuef
- Ihy
- Panebtawy
- Ra-Horakhty
- Kothar-wa-Khasis
- Mehen
and 3 more
Sources
Source passages
“He is found alongside Nebnerou in many tomb paintings, specifically the Valley of the Queens. He is a representation of the deceased tomb owner waiting under the protection of Nebnerou for dawn.”
#20850 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Nebnerou also spelled Neb-nerou or Nebneru (phonetic: /Nĕb/ nĕruː/, Egyptian: nb nrii, nb nryw or nb nrwii – "lord of fear or terror") is an ancient Egyptian deity associated with guarding tombs and the afterlife. He takes the appearance of a lion or lioness-headed man”
#24378 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Nebnerou – A lion-headed deity with knives”
#24886 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5