Osiris-Dedun

deity underworld Kushite single tradition · 1

Osiris-Dedun was a syncretic god combining the Egyptian deity Osiris with the Kushite god Dedun. A temple dedicated to this syncretic deity was started by Atlanersa, a Kushite ruler of the Napatan kingdom of Nubia, at Jebel Barkal.

When

First attested
700 BCE
Attested period
-700 – -600
Historical notes
Temple dedicated by Kushite ruler Atlanersa during the Napatan period at Jebel Barkal.

Relationships

co occurs with
Dedun

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“Atlanersa, a Kushite ruler of the Napatan kingdom of Nubia, is known to have started a temple dedicated to the syncretic god Osiris-Dedun at Jebel Barkal.”

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