Andjety
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Andjety ' an Ancient Egyptian deity whose name is associated with the city of Andjet, which within the Greek language was called Busiris. This deity is also known by the alternative names Anezti or Anedjti
[Coffin Text (CT)V 385].... I immerse the waterways as Osiris,Lord of corruption,as Adjety,bull of vultures.
[CT 1-255]............... "Oh Horus Lord of Life,fare downstream and upstream from Andjety,make inspection of those who are in Djedu,come and go in Rosetau,clear the vision of those who are in the underworld.Farer upstream from Rosetau to Abydos,the primeval place of the Lord of All.
[CT IV-331] ..............O Thoth vindicate Osiris against his foes in :--- the great tribunal which is in the two banks of the kite on the night of the drowning of the great god in Adjety.
[Pyramid texts (PT)182] ..."In your name the one who is in Andjet headman of his nomes"
[PT 220] ..................May your staff be the head of the spirits,as Anubis who presides over the Westerners,and Andjety who presides over the eastern nomes
[PT 614] :..............." Horus has revived you in this your name of Andjety
. Like Osiris he is depicted holding the crook and flail and has a crown similar to Osiris's Atef
crown. King Sneferu
of the 4th dynasty, builder of the first true pyramid
, is shown wearing the crown of Andjety. In the Pyramid texts
the kings power is associated with Andjety. In the temple of Seti I
the king is shown offering incense to Osiris-Andjety who is accompanied by Isis
.
the pyramid texts
Busiris (Lower Egypt)
Busiris (Middle Egypt)
Busiris (Aphroditopolis)
Writings mentioning Andjety
considered to have existed within the earlier times of Predynastic EgyptPredynastic Egypt
The Prehistory of Egypt spans the period of earliest human settlement to the beginning of the Early Dynastic Period of Egypt in ca. 3100 BC, starting with King Menes/Narmer....
[Coffin Text (CT)V 385].... I immerse the waterways as Osiris,Lord of corruption,as Adjety,bull of vultures.
[CT 1-255]............... "Oh Horus Lord of Life,fare downstream and upstream from Andjety,make inspection of those who are in Djedu,come and go in Rosetau,clear the vision of those who are in the underworld.Farer upstream from Rosetau to Abydos,the primeval place of the Lord of All.
[CT IV-331] ..............O Thoth vindicate Osiris against his foes in :--- the great tribunal which is in the two banks of the kite on the night of the drowning of the great god in Adjety.
[Pyramid texts (PT)182] ..."In your name the one who is in Andjet headman of his nomes"
[PT 220] ..................May your staff be the head of the spirits,as Anubis who presides over the Westerners,and Andjety who presides over the eastern nomes
[PT 614] :..............." Horus has revived you in this your name of Andjety
Insight
Andjety is thought to have been a precursor of OsirisOsiris
Osiris is an Egyptian god, usually identified as the god of the afterlife, the underworld and the dead. He is classically depicted as a green-skinned man with a pharaoh's beard, partially mummy-wrapped at the legs, wearing a distinctive crown with two large ostrich feathers at either side, and...
. Like Osiris he is depicted holding the crook and flail and has a crown similar to Osiris's Atef
Atef
Atef is the specific feathered white crown of the Egyptian Deity Osiris. It combines the Hedjet, the crown of Upper Egypt, with red ostrich feathers for the Osiris cult. The feathers are identified as ostrich from their curl or curve at the upper ends, with a slight flare toward the base. They are...
crown. King Sneferu
Sneferu
Sneferu, also spelled as Snephru, Snefru or Snofru , was the founder of the Fourth dynasty of Egypt. Estimates of his reign vary, with for instance The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt suggesting a reign from around 2613 BC to 2589 BC, a reign of 24 years, while Rolf Krauss suggests a 30-year reign...
of the 4th dynasty, builder of the first true pyramid
Pyramid
A pyramid is a structure whose outer surfaces are triangular and converge at a single point. The base of a pyramid can be trilateral, quadrilateral, or any polygon shape, meaning that a pyramid has at least three triangular surfaces...
, is shown wearing the crown of Andjety. In the Pyramid texts
Pyramid Texts
The Pyramid Texts are a collection of ancient Egyptian religious texts from the time of the Old Kingdom. The pyramid texts are possibly the oldest known religious texts in the world. Written in Old Egyptian, the pyramid texts were carved on the walls and sarcophagi of the pyramids at Saqqara during...
the kings power is associated with Andjety. In the temple of Seti I
Seti I
Menmaatre Seti I was a Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt , the son of Ramesses I and Queen Sitre, and the father of Ramesses II...
the king is shown offering incense to Osiris-Andjety who is accompanied by Isis
Isis
Isis or in original more likely Aset is a goddess in Ancient Egyptian religious beliefs, whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the matron of nature and magic...
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See also
the coffin textsthe pyramid texts
Pyramid Texts
The Pyramid Texts are a collection of ancient Egyptian religious texts from the time of the Old Kingdom. The pyramid texts are possibly the oldest known religious texts in the world. Written in Old Egyptian, the pyramid texts were carved on the walls and sarcophagi of the pyramids at Saqqara during...
Busiris (Lower Egypt)
Busiris (Lower Egypt)
Busiris was an ancient city of Lower Egypt, located at the modern Abu Sir Bana...
Busiris (Middle Egypt)
Busiris (Aphroditopolis)
Busiris (Aphroditopolis)
Busiris was an ancient city of Middle Egypt, in the Aphroditopolite nome, on the west bank of the Nile, southwest of Aphroditopolis.-References:*Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, , p. 75....