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Title: A guide to the third and fourth Egyptian rooms : predynastic antiquites, mummied birds and animals, portrait statues, figures of gods, tools, implements and weapons, scarabs, amulets, jewellery, and other objects connected with the funeral rites of the ancient Egyptians
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: British Museum. Dept. of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934 Hall, H. R. (Harry Reginald), 1873-1930
Subjects: British Museum. Dept. of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Egypt Egypt -- Antiquities Catalogs
Publisher: (London) : Printed by order of the Trustees
Contributing Library: New York University, Institute of Fine Arts Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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Sebek. An-he 160 THIRD EGYPTIAN ROOM—WALL-CASE 124. No. 117. Bronze pendanl with three bronze figures ofthe gods of creation, Ra, Amen, and Amsu, or Min. (No. (8,681.) Nos. 118, 119. Glazed porcelain figures of Amsu. ( Nos. 1 3,520, 22,168.) In Wall-Case 123 will be found grouped figures ofAmen-Ra, Mut, and Khonsu, who formed the triad of greatgods of Thebes. Amen-Ra represents the fusion of Amenand Ra, and the cult of this dual god is one of the mostremarkable phases of Egyptian religious belief. OriginallyAmen was a local god of Thebes, who sprang into promi-nence immediately after the rise to power of the princes ofThebes, about B.C. 2600 ; the kings of the Xllth dynastyeither founded or added to a temple to the god at Thebes,and their successors continued to pay great honour to him.When Seqenen-Ra, a king of the XVI Ith dynasty, defeatedthe Hyksos, and so made himself master of all Egypt, thepower and glory of Amen were further magnified, andunder the XVII Ith dynasty he was def

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