Hapi, God of the Nile. Reverred for being responsible for the annual flooding of the river which deposited rich silt in which Nile farmers planted crops. After an engraving in Jean Francois Champollion´s 19th century work Monuments de l'Egypte et de la Nubie, d'àprès les dessins exécutés sur les lieux sous la direction de Champollion-le-jeune.

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