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Qebehsenuef

deity underworld Egyptian single tradition · 5

Qebehsenuef is one of the four sons of Horus. He is associated with the protection of the dead and the canopic jars used in mummification.

↻ synthesized from 5 sources

When

First attested
3000 BCE
Attested period
-3000 – 395
Historical notes
Ancient Egyptian deity from the pharaonic period.

Relationships

allied with
Isis, Nephthys, Neith, Serket, Serqet, Renenutet
co occurs with
Wepwawet, Ihy, Panebtawy, Ra-Horakhty, Kothar-wa-Khasis, Mehen, Shepsy, Iah, Shezmu, Nebnerou, Peteese, Pihor, Ruty, Shemanefer, Mnevis, Sah, Kolanthes, Irer, Sedjem, Igai, Ḥutchai, Qebui, Shehbui, Khenti-kheti, Petbe, Rem, Rekhyt, Sepa, Maga, Kemwer, Khenti-Amentiu, Khesfu, Kneph, Mau, Nefer Hor, Nekheny, Pataikos, Sahekek, Sebeg, Sed, Sekhemus, Sepes, Septu, Seta-Ta, Setcheh, Setem, sons of Horus, Sendjet, Sed, Ma'at, Aker, Seker, Mot, Huur, Spandaramet, Andjety, Aqen, Assessors of Maat, Apep, Serapis, Kherty, Medjed, Nehebkau, Mandulis, Sebiumeker, Resheph, Nemty, Neferhotep, Jupiter Ammon, Horus, Osiris, Set, Anubis
sibling of
Duamutef, Imsety, Hapy, Hapi, Imset
served by
Neith, Isis, Nephthys
child of
Horus, Atum, Geb, Nut, Horus the Elder

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Mentioned by

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Sources

wikipedia (5)
  1. List of death deities
  2. Serket
  3. Sebeg
  4. Four sons of Horus
  5. Carpentras Stele

Source passages

“Qebehsenuef, one of the four sons of Horus”

#12226 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“Qebehsenuef is said to guard the canopic jars and it is Serket's job to protect him along with Neith, Isis, and Nephthys.”

#15117 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Qebehsenuef – A son of Horus”

#24897 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“Hapy as a baboon, Duamutef as a jackal and Qebehsenuef as a falcon. This iconography became standard during the reign of Ramesses II in the thirteenth century BC and remained so for the rest of ancient Egyptian history, although in the Third Intermediate Period the animal forms were frequently confused. ”

#37491 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“The four canopic jugs with the entrails of the deceased are under the bed, with lids likely designed as heads of four sons of Horus: Imset (human head), Hapi (baboon), Duamutef (jackal), Qebehsenuef (falcon).”

#41538 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001