Duamutef is one of the Four Sons of Horus, a group of ancient Egyptian deities who protected the dead, most often associated with guarding the stomach, though in some schemes his role was swapped with his brother Hapi so that Duamutef guarded the lungs instead. His protective goddess was usually Neith, though other goddesses such as Sendjet could fill that role in Middle Kingdom sources. He was most often shown as a jackal, although in the Third Intermediate Period the animal forms of the four brothers were frequently confused and Duamutef was sometimes portrayed as a falcon instead. His name means roughly He who praises his mother. Like his brothers, his image appeared on the canopic jars that held organs removed during mummification, a connection that became standard from the First Intermediate Period onward. 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. Duamutef, Structured Record (Wikidata Q)
3. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
Donald B. Redford (ed.), Oxford University Press, 2001Duamutef, Four Sons of Horus, Pyramid TextsView the Source Four sons of Horus (Wikipedia)
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