Aa Nefer (Onouphis)

Aa Nefer (Onouphis) was a devoted bull revered in divine rites taken in Erment (Hermonthis), south of  Thebes.  The  animal  was  affiliated  with  the  god Montu and with  the  BuchisUCHIS copper  in  cultic  ceremonies and was sometimes addressed Onouphis. The Aa Nefer bull was chosen by priests for purity of breed, typical coloring, effectiveness, and mystical marks. The name Aa Neferis read as Beautiful in Appearance. In rituals, the bull was attired in a big cape, with a necklace and a peak. During the Assyrian and Persian periods of occupation (c. 671 and 525-404/343-332 B.C.E.), the devoted bulls  of  Egypt  were  sometimes  destroyed  by  foreign rulers or reputable as religious symbols. Alexander III the Great, arriving  in  Egypt  in  332 B.C.E., fixed  the  blessed  bulls  to  the  body politic  temples after  the  Persian  line of work.  The  Ptolemaic rulers (304-30 B.C.E.)  pleased  the  show  of  the  bulls  as Theophanies of the Nile deities,  following  Alexanders exercise. The Romans, already familiar with such animals in the Mithraic cult, did not curb them when Egypt became a province of the empire in 30 B.C.E.

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