Qebehsenuef is one of the Four Sons of Horus, a group of ancient Egyptian deities charged with protecting the dead, most commonly associated with guarding the intestines, though the specific organ assigned to each brother could vary between burials. His protective goddess was usually Serqet. In later periods, especially after the New Kingdom, he was depicted as a falcon, distinguishing him from his brothers, who took human, baboon and jackal forms. His name means roughly He who purifies his brother by means of libation. Like his brothers his image appeared on canopic jar lids and other burial equipment, and his association with the internal organs led to his being placed near the abdomen in later coffin decoration. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Attestation
Era of Attestation Veneration TodayHistorically attested; no continuous cult 3 HistoricityNot a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being 1 Belief
TheologyPolytheistic: many gods 1 Function
Domain / FunctionProtection and guardianship 1 Sources
1. The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend
Anthony S. Mercatante, revised and expanded by James R. Dow, Facts on File
2. Qebehsenuef, Structured Record (Wikidata Q)
3. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
Donald B. Redford (ed.), Oxford University Press, 2001Qebehsenuef, Four Sons of Horus, Pyramid TextsView the Source Four sons of Horus (Wikipedia)
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