Neb-Pat
tenth of the twelve gods of the Ninth Division
Identified
Group: the twelve gods of the Ninth Division of the Am-Tuat, called Best-aru-ankhet-kheperu [budge-1905].
1. Neha-ta · 2. Teba · 3. Maati (or Ariti) · 4. Menkhet · 5. Hebs · 6. Nebti · 7. Asti-neter · 8. Asti-paut · 9. Hetemet-khu · 10. Neb-Pat · 11. Temtu · 12. Men-a
The Ninth Division is the weaving division. Two of its three registers sit on looms: the twelve gods are "seated firmly on their instruments for weaving," and the twelve uraei below are "mounted each on its instrument for weaving," each pouring fire from its mouth. Thirty-six figures, and the middle twelve are the goddesses.
What Ra says to them
The address is the reason this roster matters:
O ye who are swathed in your holy swathings, who are arrayed in your garments, whom Horus covered up when he hid his father in the Tuat, which concealeth the gods — uncover ye your heads, O ye gods, unveil ye your faces, and perform ye the things which must be done for Osiris! [budge-1905]
These are the wrappings. Horus hid his father's body, and the twelve who sit on the looms are the linen — swathed themselves, told to uncover their own faces so they can attend to his. Budge calls them the tchatcha, the divine sovereign chiefs, and says "the work which they do in the Tuat is to overthrow the enemies of Osiris."
Under the companies rule (C246) this is a pointer rather than an entry. Found by reading the division whole (C393).
The record
Every claim above traces to a row here. Source, exact place in that source, and what it actually supports.
| Source | Locus | Attests |
|---|---|---|
[budge-1905] | *Book of Am-Tuat* I, **Ninth Division (Best-aru-ankhet-kheperu)**, pp. 196–201 | **Neb-Pat** among the twelve gods; the full roster; the register structure of three twelves |
[budge-1905] | *ibid.* | the gods "**seated firmly on their instruments for weaving**… in the form of the figures which Horus made"; the uraei "**mounted each on its instrument for weaving**," pouring fire |
[budge-1906] | *Egyptian Heaven and Hell* I | the same passage in a second scan |
Sources
[budge-1905]— Budge, The Book of Am-Tuat (1905), vol. I. Public domain, archived. Transcribed rosters with the scene described around them.[budge-1906]— Budge, The Egyptian Heaven and Hell (1906), vol. I, alternative scan. Public domain, archived.
Open questions
- Most of this division's thirty-six names are not in the census (C397). Of the twelve gods, only some reached the aggregate list at all.
- Three of the twelve uraei's names are lost to the scan, and the line above them is mutilated — Budge prints Maspero's restoration. Get a cleaner text.
- Why weaving? Two registers of thirty-six figures sit on looms in the hour that follows the hiding of Osiris' body. The connection between the wrappings and the weavers is stated once and never explained.
- Is aru in the division's name the same as aru in "Aat-aru"? The division is Best-aru-ankhet-kheperu; one of the uraei is Aat-aru.
Cite this entry
Research grade: ⇄duplicate — A second spelling or roster listing of a name entered elsewhere.
"Neb-Pat", The Egyptian God Corpus,
graded duplicate, retrieved 2026-08-10.