. The dawn of civilization: Egypt and Chaldaea . tien, pp. 18-21). I gave the true meaning of this word as early as 1876, inthe course of my lectures at the College de France (Maspero, Études de Mythologie et dArchéologieÉgyptiennes, vol. i. p. 411). 5 Harnûbi is the god of the Antœopolite nome (J. de Eodgé, Textes géographiques du temple dEdfou,in the Revue archéologique, 2nd series, vol. xxii. pp. 6, 7; cf. Brugsch, Dictionnaire géographique, p. 507). 0 A bronze of the Saïte period, from the Posno collection, and now in the Louvre ; drawn byFaucher-Gudin. The god is represented as upholding
. The dawn of civilization: Egypt and Chaldaea . tien, pp. 18-21). I gave the true meaning of this word as early as 1876, inthe course of my lectures at the College de France (Maspero, Études de Mythologie et dArchéologieÉgyptiennes, vol. i. p. 411). 5 Harnûbi is the god of the Antœopolite nome (J. de Eodgé, Textes géographiques du temple dEdfou,in the Revue archéologique, 2nd series, vol. xxii. pp. 6, 7; cf. Brugsch, Dictionnaire géographique, p. 507). 0 A bronze of the Saïte period, from the Posno collection, and now in the Louvre ; drawn byFaucher-Gudin. The god is represented as upholding a libation vase with both hands, and pouringthe life-giving water upon the king, standing, or prostrate, before him. In performing this ceremony,he was always assisted by another god, generally by Sit, sometimes by Thot or Anubis. 7 Harlchobi, Harâmhhobiû is the Horus of the marshes (hhobiû) of the Delta, the lesser Horus the sonof lsis (Brugsch, Dictionnaire géographique, p. 568,et seq.), who was also made into the son of EQUALITY OF GODS AND GODDESSES. 101 a geographical qualification was appended to the generic term of Horus, whilespecific names, almost invariably derived from the parts which they were sup-posed to play, were borne byothers. The sky-god wor-shipped at Thinis in UpperEgypt, at Zarît and at Seben-nytos in Lower Egypt, wascalled Anhûri. When he as-sumed the attributes of Kâ,and took upon himself thesolar nature, his name wasinterpreted as denoting theconqueror of the sky. Hewas essentially with a group of up-right plumes, his spear raisedand ever ready to strike thefoe, he advanced along thefirmament and triumphantlytraversed it day by The » rf TIIE UORUS OF HIBONU, OS THE BACK OF THE GAZbXLE. sun-god who at Medamôt Taûd and Erment had preceded Amon as ruler of the Theban plain, was also a warrior,and his name of Montû had reference to his method of fighting. He was de-picted as brandishing a curved sword an
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