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hands. The sun-god, who played a prominent part in the Amarna period.

GODS OF THE FUNERARY CULT
Thoth: Ibis-headed. God of the 15th nome in Lower Egypt. God of Wisdom (at the Last Judgment) and of the Moon. Sacred animals: ape and ibis.
Anubis: Jackal-headed. God of the 17th nome in Upper Egypt. God of the funerary cult and mummification.

GODS OF NOMES AND LOCAL DEITIES
who occasionally enjoyed more far-reaching significance:
Apis: Guise of a bull. God of Memphis. Consulted as an oracle, especially in the Late Period.
Bastet: Head of a cat. The cheerful and friendly succourer. Attributes: basket, sistrum, collar, cat. Sacred animal: cat.
Bes: Hybrid creature. Tutelary god of the bou- doir.
Khnum: Ram-headed God of Creation. Sacred animal: ram.
Hathor: Guise of a cow. Like Nut, Goddess of Heaven. Human head with horns of a cow. Goddess of women and trees.
Heqt: Guise of toad. Primeval mother of ev- erything in existence
Min: Human guise. God of fertility.
Nekhbet: Guise of a vulture. Tutelary goddess of Upper Egypt.
Nile-god: Human guise. Portrayed with papyrus plants, lotus buds, and water-jars, as donor of the Nile and thus of fertility.
Selket: Guise of a scorpion. Goddess of medicine.
Sobek: Guise of a crocodile. Lord of the Nile.
Thoueris: Guise of a hippopotamus. Goddess of fertility and women; gives aid in child-birth.
Uraeus (Uto): Snake. Tutelary goddess of Lower Egypt. Attribute of gods and kings.

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Publication Information: Book Title: The Art of Egypt: The Time of the Pharaohs. Contributors: Irmgard Woldering - author. Publisher: Greystone Press. Place of Publication: New York. Publication Year: 1963. Page Number: 10.
    
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