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Ash was the ancient Egyptian god of oases,[1] as well as the Vineyards of the western Nile Delta[1] and thus was viewed as a benign deity. Egyptian hieroglyphs (ˈhaɪərəʊɡlɪf from Greek grc-Grek ἱερογλύφος " sacred carving " also hieroglyphic = grc-Grek Ancient Egypt was an Ancient Civilization in eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now In Geography, an oasis (plural oases) or Cienega ( Southwestern United States) is an isolated area of vegetation in a Desert, typically The Nile Delta ( Arabic: دلتا النيل) is the delta formed in Northern Egypt ( Lower Egypt) where the Nile River spreads See also List of deities A deity is a Postulated Preternatural or Supernatural Being, who is always Flinders-Petrie in his 1923 expedition to the Saqqara (also spelt Sakkara) found several references to Ash in Old Kingdom wine jar seals: I am refreshed by this Ash was a common inscription.
In particular, he was identified by the Ancient Egyptians as the god of the Libu and Tinhu tribes,[1] known as the people of the oasis. Ancient Egypt was an Ancient Civilization in eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now The Libu ( R'bw, Ribou or Labu) were a tribe of Ancient Libyans first attested in ancient Egyptian texts from the A tribe, viewed historically or developmentally consists of a Social group existing before the development of or outside of States Many anthropologists use Consequently Ash was known as the lord of Libya, the western border areas occupied by the Libu and Tinhu tribes,[2] corresponds roughly with the area of modern Libya. Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab It is also possible that he was worshiped in Ombos, as their original chief deity. This article is about the Egyptian village See also Naqahdah for the fictional element from the Stargate setting [1]
In Egyptian Mythology, as god of the oases, Ash was associated with Set, who was originally god of the desert, and was seen as protector of the Sahara. The first known recorded mention of Ash dates to the Protodynastic Period, but by the late 2nd Dynasty, his importance grew, and he was seen as protector of the royal estates, since the related god Set, in Lower Egypt, was regarded as the patron deity of royalty itself. The Protodynastic Period of Egypt (generally dated 3200 BC - 3000 BC) refers to the period of time at the very end of the Predynastic Period. The Second Dynasty of Ancient Egypt is often combined with the First dynasty under the group title Early Dynastic Period of Egypt. Lower Egypt is the northern-most section of Egypt. It refers to the fertile Nile Delta region which stretches from the area between El-Aiyat and Zawyet A tutelary spirit or patron deity serves as the guardian of or an entity to watch over and protect a particular site person culture or nation Ash's importance was such that he was mentioned even until the 26th Dynasty. The Saite or Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt was the last native dynasty to rule Egypt before the Persian conquest (although others followed and had its capital at
Ash was usually depicted as a human,[1] whose head was one of the desert creatures, variously being shown as a lion, vulture, hawk,[1], snake, or the unidentified Set-animal[3]. Human beings, humans or man (Origin 1590–1600 L homō man OL hemō the earthly one (see Humus The lion ( Panthera leo) is a member of the family Felidae and one of four Big cats in the Genus Panthera. Vultures are scavenging Birds feeding mostly on the carcasses of dead Animals Vultures are found on every continent except Antarctica and The term hawk can be used in several ways In strict usage in Europe and Asia, to mean any of the Species in the Subfamily A snake is an elongate Reptile of the suborder Serpentes Like all reptiles snakes are covered in scales. Indeed, depictions of Ash are the earliest known depictions, in ancient Egyptian art, to show a deity as a human with the head of an animal. Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual On occasion, Ash and Set were depicted similarly, as the currently unidentified Set-Animal.
Some depictions of Ash show him as having multiple heads, unlike other Egyptian deities, although some compound depictions were occasionally shown connecting gods to Min. Min is an Ancient Egyptian god whose cult originated in predynastic times (4th millennium BC In an article in the journal Ancient Egypt (in 1923), and again in an appendix to her book, The Splendor that was Egypt, Margaret Murray expands on such depictions, and draws a parallel to a Scythian deity, who is referenced in Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia universalis. An academic journal is a peer-reviewed Periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular Academic discipline is published A Book is a set or collection of written printed illustrated or blank sheets made of Paper, Parchment, or other material usually fastened together Margaret Alice Murray ( July 13 1863 &ndash November 13 1963) was a prominent British Anthropologist and Egyptologist In Classical Antiquity, Scythia ( Greek Skuthia) was the area in Eurasia inhabited by the Scythians, from the 8th Sebastian Münster ( 20 January 1488 – 26 May 1552) was a German Cartographer, Cosmographer, and a
The idea of Ash as an import God is contested, as he was the God of Ombos far before Set's introduction sometime in Dynasty II. One of his titles is "Nebuty" or "He of Nebut" indicating this position. [1]
One of Ash's titles–"Beloved of Set"–has led to interpretations that Set and Ash were lovers. Many Pharaohs had similar titles connected with one or another Gods, but few have considered them lovers because of the title. Pharaoh is the title given in modern parlance to the ancient Egyptian kings of all periods
Ash is sometimes seen as another name for Set-- similarly as one might give the name Ta-Bitjet for Serket, Dunanwy for Anti, or Sefkhet-Abwy for Sheshat. In Egyptian mythology, Serket (also spelt Selchis, Selket, Selkis, Selkhit, Selkit, Selqet, Serkhet
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g Hart, George (2005), written at London, The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses (2nd ed. In Ancient Egyptian mythology, Set (also spelled Seth, Sutekh or Seteh) is an ancient god who was originally the god of the Desert Ancient Egypt was an Ancient Civilization in eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now ), Routledge (published May 17, 2005), ISBN 0415361168, <http://books.google.com/books?id=bMtbUplsCNwC&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&dq=ash+egyptian+god&source=web&ots=FBwmzAbbbG&sig=zTs-3sZ3L1qpNc3hD7HqTJFD5CQ>. Retrieved on 18 October 2007
- ^ Francoise Dunand, Christiane Zivie-Coche, Gods and Men in Egypt: 3000 BCE to 395 CE, Cornell University Press 2005, ISBN 0801488532, p. 344
- ^ Dunand, Zivie, op. cit. , p. 344
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