10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KHONSU»
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Khonsu in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Egyptian Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Goddesses, and ...
Primary sources: PT 522; CT 214; Famine stela; P. Westcar; Esna hymns
KHONSU (KHONS, CHONS) Khonsu was a moon god whose name means "the
Traveler." In the south of Egypt he was said to be the son of Amun and Mut. In the
north ...
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Popular Stories of Ancient Egypt:
When the messenger arrived in the presence of His Majesty, in year xxiii, the st
of Pakhons, the day of the feast of Amon, while His Majesty was at Thebes,
behold, His Majesty spake again, in the presence of Khonsu in Thebes, god of
good ...
Gaston Maspero, Hasan M. El-Shamy, 2002
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Handbook of Egyptian Mythology
Primary sources: PT 522; CT 214; Famine stela; P. Westcar; Esna hymns
KHONSU (KHONS, CHONS) Khonsu was a moon god whose name means “the
Traveler.” In the south of Egypt he was said to be the son of Amun and Mut. In the
north ...
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The Enigmatic Netherworld Books of the Solar-Osirian Unity: ...
The elongated city determinative, rather than belonging to Wzs.t, actually belongs
to 'Ip.t-S.wt, and the three seated divinities serve as the plural strokes.24 These
three are specifically the deities worshipped at Karnak — Amun, Khonsu, and ...
John Coleman Darnell, 2004
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The Ancient Egyptian Book of Thoth: Text
One has the impression that the author of the Book of Thoth may sometimes
portray Khonsu-Thoth, a lunar compound deity well known from Edfu,29 although
there are certainly Osirian aspects as well. Khonsu-Neferhotep is particularly ...
Richard Lewis Jasnow, Karl-Theodor Zauzich, 2005
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Ancient Egyptian Medicine
Ebbell (1937) translated Khonsu's tumour (aat net Khonsu) as tubercular (i.e.
nodular) leprosy, and this view was supported by Lefebvre (1956). This is based
on the following extracts of Ebers 874: Instructions for a tumour of Khonsu (aat
net ...
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The Libyan Anarchy: Inscriptions from Egypt's Third ...
FOuR ClERICAl GRAFFITI FROm THE KHOnSu TEmPlE ROOF (nOS. 10, 11,
121, AnD 19) Throughout the Third Intermediate Period, the Khonsu temple at
Karnak was the most imposing contemporary construction in Thebes, and its roof
...
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the valley of the golden mummies
At least a few sections of this temple were built by the high priest Zed-Khonsu-
efankh during the reign of Ahmose II of i he Twenty-sixth Dynasty. The priest's
brother, Sheben-Khonsu, was governor of the town, which flourished until the
Roman ...
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Religion in Ancient Egypt: Gods, Myths, and Personal Practice
Though he may have been the same Her- mopolitan Thoth who appears in the
names of the Thutmoside kings, this moon god was described and worshiped at
Thebes as Khonsu, the son of Amun-Re and of Mut, "the Mother" (fig. n).
Byron Esely Shafer, Leonard H. Lesko, David P. Silverman, 1991
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Invoking the Egyptian Gods
It wasn't until the New Kingdom period that Khonsu rose to prominence,
described as “the greatest god of the great gods.” Most of the temple construction
at Karnak was centered on Khonsu during the Rameses II dynasty. Khonsu was
the god ...
Judith Page, Judith Biles, 2011
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KHONSU»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Khonsu is used in the context of the following news items.
Egypt's Karnak temple theft claims 'unfounded': Officials
... of the American Research Centre in Cairo which is working in Khonsu temple and tomb number 110 at Assassif on Luxor's west bank. «Ahram Online, Jun 15»
Summer Solstice, and the gender-stereotyping is easy
There were also Moon gods, such as Thoth and Khonsu. Ancient Heathens worshipped Sol and Mani. Sol was the goddess of the Sun, and her ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
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Bushman beat him to a pulp, when all of a sudden, several roaming Egyptians carried his body to the statue of Khonsu, who is the Egyptian ... «moviepilot.com, Jun 15»
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... and a splendid section of an Egyptian papyrus scroll with text from the Book of the Dead for Nes-Khonsu, with an exquisite vignette showing ... «ArtfixDaily, May 15»
Why Telltale Should Adapt Marvel's Moon Knight
Killed during a mission in Egypt, Spector regains his life when the moon god Khonsu resurrects him as his avatar on earth. Most incarnations of ... «IGN, Apr 15»
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She was the mother of Khonsu the moon-god and was associated with vultures. The goddess had a bad reputation for attacking humans when ... «NorthernLife.ca, Mar 15»
Nord Country School students showcase lessons with Egyptian wax …
Admiring the tall paper crown of Osiris, the feathered falcon face of Khonsu, the long black beak of Set — children and adults alike were ... «Chico Enterprise-Record, Feb 15»
Lara Croft And The Temple Of Osiris Icy Death DLC Now Available …
(Crystal Dynamics) I said 'brrr' it's cold in here, there must be some Khonsu in the atmosphere. Everyone's second favorite archaeologist is ... «Gamenguide, Jan 15»
Octadrachm, reverse: jugate portrait of Ptolemy I and Berenice I …
Variously renamed Harpocrates, Khonsu, Harpre, or Somtus, even while remaining Horus in some essential part, this too was a god whom ... «The New York Review of Books, Oct 14»
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... ("suffering with his eye" / "drinking with Khonsu") to Christopher Hitchens' alternative Ten Commandments ("Turn off that fucking cellphone"). «The Independent, Oct 14»
