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The hieroglyphic
name of Khentiamentiu |
Khentiamentiu was a inspired being of Egypt, the forerunner of the
god Osiris, dating to
Predynastic Periods (before 3,000 B.C.E.). called the champion of the Westerners, he was shown as a
Jackal. The title shows that Khentiamentiu was connected with the mortuary rituals as a guardian of the dead, who went to the West. Ordinarily the necropolis areas were located on the western shore of
the Nile. Sometimes covered as Ophis, Khentiamentiu was a warrior deity and the sailing master for the suns daily voyage in the Tuat, or Underworld. His cultic enshrines were in
Abydos and Assiut, and he was sometimes related with Wepwawet, the wolf deity. His fad was popular in the
First Dynasty (2920-2770 B.C.E.). The pyramid texts of the
Fourth Dynasty (2575-2465 B.C.E.) associated Khentiamentiu with Osiris. presently after, Osiris got the foremost of the Westerners, and the Khentiamentiu fad disappeared.
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