Wadj-wer
Wadj-wer, also spelled Uatch-ur is an Egyptian god of fertility and the personification of the Mediterranean Sea, whose name means the "great green".[1][2] Wadj-wer was once believed to simply personify the Mediterranean Sea. He might also represent the rich, fertile "great green" lagoons and lakes in the northernmost Nile Delta, described in some texts as dry lands which could be crossed by foot, possibly a mention of pathways between two or more lakes.[1][2]
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 Wadj-wer on a relief in the mortuary temple of Sahure. Water ripples fill his entire body. | |||||
| Name in hieroglyphs |
wꜣḏ-wr | ||||
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The earliest known attestation of Wadj-wer is dated back to the 5th Dynasty, in the mortuary temple of the pyramid of Sahure, at Abusir; here he appears similar to the god Hapi, but with his body filled by water ripples. He also appears on the walls of the much later (20th Dynasty) tomb QV55 of prince Amunherkhepeshef, son of pharaoh Ramesses III.[2]
See also
References
- Shaw, Ian; Nicholson, Paul (1995). The British Museum Dictionary of Ancient Egypt. The American University in Cairo Press. p. 115.
- Wilkinson, Richard H. (2003). The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt. New York: Thames & Hudson. pp. 130–131. ISBN 978-0-500-05120-7.
Further reading
- Friedman, Florence (1975). "On the Meaning of W3ḏ-Wr in Selected Literary Texts". Göttinger Miszellen. 17: 15–21.