The Global Egyptian Museum

Modelmummie van een ram, met windsels van repen linnen die in een patroon zijn aangebracht. Wellicht bevinden zich in de windsels ook delen van een echte ram. De ram werd aanbeden als symbool van de vruchtbaarheid. De twee belangrijkste goden in deze gedaante waren Chnoem en Banebdjed. Chnoem was de plaatselijke god van Esna en Elefantine. Als meeste vooraanstaande van de goden in ramsgedaante werd hij beschouwd als de schepper van de mensheid. Hij werd afgebeeld met lange golvende horens. Mendes, de stad in de delta, was het cultuscentrum van Banebdjed. Heilige begraafplaatsen met daarin de gemummificeerde resten van deze dieren zijn gevonden in Mendes, Saqqara, Esna, Herakleopolis Magna en Elefantine.

The model mummy of a ram, bound in strips of linen in a pattern and possibly containing some parts of a real ram.
The ram was worshipped as a symbol of fertility, the two main deities who took this form were the gods Khnum and Banebdjed. Khnum was the local deity of Esna and Elephantine, the most important of the ram deities, he was regarded as the creator of humankind and was depicted with long wavy horns. The Delta town of Mendes was the cult centre for the worship of Banebdjed. Sacred cemeteries containing the mummified remains of these animals have been found at Mendes, Saqqara, Esna, Herakleopolis Magna and Elephantine.

Modèle de momie d'un bélier. L'enveloppe, constituée de bandes de lin formant un dessin, contient peut-être quelques éléments d'un animal réel. Le bélier était vénéré en tant que symbole de fécondité. Les deux principales divinités qui adoptaient cette forme étaient Khnoum et Banebdjed. Khnoum, dieu local d'Esna et d'Éléphantine, était la plus importante. Il était considéré comme le créateur de l'humanité et représenté avec de longues cornes ondoyantes. Dans le Delta, la ville de Mendès était le centre cultuel de Banebdjed. Des cimetières sacrés, abritant les restes momifiés de ces animaux, ont été découverts à Mendès, Saqqara, Esna, Héracléopolis Magna et Éléphantine.

Modello di una mummia di ariete avvolte in strisce di lino disposte secondo un determinato criterio decorativo e contenente alcune parti di un vero ariete.
L'ariete era venerato quale simbolo di fertilità, e le due divinità principali che prendevano le sue fattezze erano gli dei Khnum e Banebdjed. Khnum era la divinità locale di Esna e dell'Elefantina. Era la più importante delle divinità aventi le fattezze di un ariete, era considerato il creatore della specie umana e rappresentato con lunghe corna ricurve. La città del Delta Mendes era invece il centro di culto di Banebdjed. Cimiteri sacri contenenti i resti mummificati di questi animali sono stati trovati a Mendes, Saqqara, Esna, Herakleopolis Magna ed Elefantina.

Modelo de múmia de carneiro, enfaixado com faixas de linho, formando padrao, e possívelmente contendo partes de carneiro reais. O carneiro era adorado como símbolo da fertilidade, as duas divindades principais a adoptarem a sua forma foram os deuses Khnum e Banebdjed. Khnum, divindade local de Esna e Elefantina, a mais importante divindade de carneiros, era lembrado como o criador da humanidade e representado com longa e espiralada cornamenta. A cidade de Mendes, no Delta, era o centro do culto da adoraçao de Banebdjed. Cemitérios sagrados, contendo restos mumificados deste animal, têm sido encontrados em Mendes, Sakara, Esna, Heracleópolis Magna e Elefantina.

Modelo de momia de carnero, envuelto en tiras de lino que forman un dibujo y que probablemente contenga partes de un carnero de verdad. El carnero era adorado como un símbolo de fertilidad; siendo las dos principales deidades que tomaban esa forma Jnum y Banebdyed. Jnum era la deidad local de Esna y Elefantina; era la más importante de las deidades carnero y se consideraba que era el creador de la humanidad; se le representaba con largos cuernos ondulados. La ciudad de Mendes, en el Delta, era el centro de culto donde se adoraba a Banebyed. Se han encontrado cementerios sagrados que contenían restos momificados de esos animales en Mendes, Saqqara, Esna, Heracleópolis Magna y Elefantina.

The model mummy of a ram, bound in strips of linen in a pattern and possibly containing some parts of a real ram.
The ram was worshipped as a symbol of fertility, the two main deities who took this form were the gods Khnum and Banebdjed. Khnum was the local deity of Esna and Elephantine, the most important of the ram deities, he was regarded as the creator of humankind and was depicted with long wavy horns. The Delta town of Mendes was the cult centre for the worship of Banebdjed. Sacred cemeteries containing the mummified remains of these animals have been found at Mendes, Saqqara, Esna, Herakleopolis Magna and Elephantine.

Schrift
Sprache
Textgattun
Textinhalt
Beschriftungstechnik
Erhaltungszustand des Textes
Hieroglyphen
Umschrift
Übersetzung

Abbildungen	Attachments