The Egyptian God Corpus

Source

budge-1914

Budge, Literature of the Ancient Egyptians. Public domain, archived. The god is named only in the provenance note; the stele's actual text, which Budge translates at length, is about Isis and Horus and does not mention him.

10 attestations across 6 entries rest on this source — 1% of every attestation in the corpus.

What rests on it

If this source were withdrawn, these are the claims that would need re-sourcing. That is the point of listing them.

EntryLocusAttests
Aakhu ⚠audit*Literature of the Ancient Egyptians*, the autobiography of a soldier of Amasis I**Aakheperkara** (Thothmes I) and **Aakheperenra** (Thothmes II) in a list of kings served — **all nine "Aakhe" hits are of this kind**
Aqen ○name-only*Literature of the Ancient Egyptians*, **the boundary stela of Usertsen III at Semnah**, p. 101"**the country of Aqen**" — **a place in Nubia, not this god**
Aqen ○name-only*ibid.*, index"Aqen, 101" — pointing at the same passage
Hebit ⚠audit*Literature of the Ancient Egyptians*, the embalmment ritual, p. 248"wrap it in the bandages of **Harmakhis in Hebit**," beside "the bandage of **Hathor in Heliopolis**" — **the same construction, and Heliopolis is a city**
Hebit ⚠audit*ibid.*the member-by-member assignment: **Nekhbet** forehead, **Hathor** face, **Thoth** ears, **Nebt-hetepet** back of neck, **Sekhmet** head in two pieces; the linen **inspected for quality and texture before the inspector of the mysteries**
Nebt-ankh ◐partial*Literature of the Ancient Egyptians*, the Litany, **stanza XXII**"The heart of the goddess **Nebt-ankh** is happy, [for] the enemies of **her Lord** are overthrown" — **again no Isis gloss**; the stanza runs **Anu · the enemies of Temu · the Apts · Nebt-ankh · the gods of Kher-aha**
Nebun ○name-only*Literature of the Ancient Egyptians*, on the **Metternich Stele**, p. 88"**Ankh-Psemthek, a prophet of Nebun**," in the reign of **Nectanebus I** (373–360 BC); the stele **dug up in 1828 at Alexandria** and given to **Prince Metternich**
Nebun ○name-only*ibid.*, index"**Nebun**, 88" — pointing back at the same sentence
Wepwawet ◐partial*Literature of the Ancient Egyptians*, the **Pyramid Texts of Unas**, p. 21"**Upuatu hath made Unas fly up to heaven** among his brethren the gods" — **the Old Kingdom attestation**
Wepwawet ◐partial*ibid.*, the **Book of Breathings**, p. 61"**Upuat openeth a prosperous road for thee**," followed immediately by the restoration of sight, hearing, speech and walking

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