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Title: The gods of the Egyptians : or, Studies in Egyptian mythology
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934
Subjects: Mythology, Egyptian
Publisher: Chicago : Open Court Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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was derived from Heliopolis in Syria.In connexion with Amen-Ra must be mentioned an important form of the Sun-god which was called Menthu, ^^^^^ s==5 % 3, 1 See The Tell el-Amarna Tablets in the British Museum, pp. Ixv., Ixxi. 2 Mariette, Kamak, pi. 13, 1. 2. 24 or Menthu-Ra. ■ » H U H 11 MENTHU-RA ^^^ O ^; though he was commonly described as lord of Thebes, the chief seat of his worship was atHermonthis, the Annu-Rest, j;§^@> i-^-, Heliopolis of theSouth, of the hieroglyphic texts. Menthu was probably an oldlocal god whose cult was sufficiently important to make it P^ /Ti ^^ /«.««. m (^ 11 in us Sl ^ ( =. w &. 1 ■r f J w ^ ^i l)f Menthu giving life to Ptolemy Alexander. necessary for the priests of Amen to incorporate him with thegreat god of Thebes, and he appears to have been a personificationof the destructive heat of the sun. The chief centres of hisworship were Annu of the South, Thebes, Annu of the North, Tchertet, ^ ^ (Edfu), Dendera, and perhaps the temples of
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MENTHU, Lord of Thebes. MENTHU-RA 25 the First Cataract, and his commonest titles are, Menthu-Ra, lord of Thebes, King of the gods, he who is on his throne in Aptet, Merti, mighty one of two-fold strength, lord of Thebes of the North, Snia-taui, Governor of Behutet, lord of Annu of the South, prince of Annu of the North,^ and lord of Manu, i.e., the Libyanmountain.^ Menthu is mentioned in the Pyramid Texts (Mer-en-Ra, line 784), together with »a number of ancient gods, in such away that we may be certain that his worship was widespread,even in the Vlth Dynasty. Thus Khepera ^ ^ ^^, and Nu, f , ^^ ^^^ Tern, and Uash, -f^ crsa, the son of Seb, and Sekhem, the son of Osiris, P^ ® ^ ^ J^, are entreated tohearken to the words which the dead king is about to address tothem. Nekhebet of the Temple of Sar, f) 0 , in Heliopolis issaid to protect him, he is identified with the star Apsh, J ^ \/, J and the gods who traverse the land of the Thehennu, ^ ^^ ^ ^^lo ^^^ ^^^ ^^^® °^ *^®

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