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Sobek Shedety, the patron of the Faiyum's centrally located capital, Crocodilopolis (or Egyptian "Shedet"), was the most prominent form of the god. Extensive building programs honoring Sobek were realized in Shedet, as it was the capital of the entire Arsinoite nome and consequently the most
Sometimes, as the goddess of nourishment, Renenutet was seen as having a husband, Sobek. He was represented as the Nile River, the annual flooding of which deposited the fertile silt that enabled abundant harvests. The temple of Medinet Madi is dedicated to both Sobek and Renenutet. It is a small and decorated building in the Faiyum.
Egyptian war goddess Neith wearing the Deshret crown of northern (lower) Egypt, which bears the cobra of Wadjet. In some ancient Egyptian creation myths, Neith was identified as the mother of Ra and Apep. [38] When she was identified as a water goddess, she was viewed as the mother of Sobek, the crocodile. [39]
Sobek – A Crocodile god, worshiped in the Faiyum and at Kom Ombo [29] Sopdu – A god of the sky and of Egypt's eastern border regions [ 30 ] Thoth – A Moon god, and a god of writing and scribes , and Tutelary deity of Hermopolis [ 31 ]
Sobekneferu or Neferusobek (Ancient Egyptian: Sbk-nfrw meaning 'Beauty of Sobek') was the first confirmed queen regnant (or 'female king') of ancient Egypt and the last pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of the Middle Kingdom.
Drawing of a seal reading "The son of Ra, Sobekhotep Amenemhat, beloved of Sobek-Ra, Lord of Iu-miteru". [ 13 ] Smaller artifacts mentioning Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep comprise a cylinder seal [ 14 ] from Gebelein , an adze -blade, [ 15 ] a statuette from Kerma and a faience bead, now in the Petrie Museum (UC 13202).
The Book of the Faiyum is an ancient Egyptian "local monograph" celebrating the Faiyum region of Egypt and its patron deity, the crocodile god Sobek. It has also been classified generically as a "cult topographical priestly manual." [1] The text is known from multiple sources dating to Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt (332 BCE – 359 CE). [2]
Taweret appears here as a well known constellation to demonstrate the celestial and otherworldly properties of Lake Moeris. She also serves as a fine protective divine mother to Sobek-Re during his precarious journey. In this respect, she fulfills the role of Neith, the primary divine mother of Sobek. This Taweret figure is labeled as "Neith ...