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Khnum (left) fashions the god Ihy (middle) on a potter's wheel, with the help of the goddess Heqet, Dendera Temple. Horus, emperor Commodus and Khnum drawing a net with birds of the marshs and fishes, inner north wall, Temple of Khnum, Esna, Egypt. Scene at the south wall, king offers feathers to Khnum and Nepthys, Temple of Khnum, Esna, Egypt
Khnumhotep (Ancient Egyptian: ẖnm.w-ḥtp(.w)) [1] and Niankhkhnum (Ancient Egyptian: nj-ꜥnḫ-ẖnm.w) [2] were two male ancient Egyptian royal servants. The men shared the title of Overseer of the Manicurists in the Palace of King Nyuserre Ini, sixth pharaoh of the Fifth Dynasty, reigning during the second half of the 25th century BC ...
The Egyptian god Khnum is said to create human children from clay [12] before placing them into their mother's womb. [13] In context, though, Egyptians more generally believed in a cyclical view of time and rebirth. This meant humans were seen as part of a continuous cycle of creation and destruction, not necessarily originating from a single pair.
Khnumhotep I is the earliest known member of a powerful family of nomarchs and officials, housed in Men'at Khufu, which lasted for most of the 12th Dynasty; many of Khnumhotep's descendants were named after him, the most notable of them being his grandson Khnumhotep II, well known for his tomb's remarkable decorations.
Khufu's name was dedicated to the god Khnum, which might point to an increase of Khnum's popularity and religious importance.In fact, several royal and religious titles introduced at this time may point out that Egyptian pharaohs sought to accentuate their divine origin and status by dedicating their cartouche names (official royal names) to certain deities.
Khnumhotep II (ẖnmw-ḥtp, "Khnum is pleased") was an ancient Egyptian Great Chief of the Oryx nome (the 16th nome of Upper Egypt) during the reign of pharaohs Amenemhat II and Senusret II of the 12th Dynasty, Middle Kingdom (20th century BCE). He is well known for his tomb at Beni Hasan and its decorations.
Articles relating to the god Khnum.He was one of the earliest-known Egyptian deities, originally the god of the source of the Nile.Since the annual flooding of the Nile brought with it silt and clay, and its water brought life to its surroundings, he was thought to be the creator of the bodies of human children, which he made at a potter's wheel, from clay, and placed in their mothers' wombs.
The Temple of Khnum at Esna Reliefs showing Khnum with his consort Menhit from the Temple of Esna Wall reliefs from the Temple of Esna Lantern Slide Collection: Views, Objects: Egypt. Columns in Temple of Esneh., n.d., Brooklyn Museum Archives Lantern Slide Collection: Views, Objects: Egypt - Columns in Temple of Esneh., n.d., Brooklyn Museum ...