Wepwawet of Upper Egypt
wp wAwt Smaw – “Wepwawet of Upper Egypt” Also wp wAwt rsy [24, 43, 45, 60, 65]
Spellings
Date:
Middle Kingdom [28-29, 31, 36, 45, 57, 61]; 2nd Intermediary Period [41, 50, 52]; New Kingdom [5-22, 2527, 30, 32-33, 35, 37-40, 42, 44, 47, 49, 51, 59-60, 62, 68, 76, 109, 113-114, 116-117]; 21st-24th Dyn [24,
34, 70]; Kushite Period [64-66, 67?]; Saite Period [2, 4, 43, 56?]; Late Period [23, 46, 48, 53, 73?, 95,
109]; Greco-Roman Period [1, 3, 54-55, 58, 63, 69, 71-72, 74-75, 77-94, 96-108, 110-112, 115, 118-119]
Iconography
A. Human Forms:
a) God with HqAt scepter, frond, and ankh in his hands [79]
B. Canine Forms:
1. Jackal-headed God:
a) Jackal-headed god with wAs scepter [5, 10, 21, 33] and ankh [5, 10, 21] in his hands
b) Jackal-headed god, who protectively covers Wesir [7]
c) Jackal-headed god, who pulls a barque [8]
d) Jackal-headed god who holds an ankh to the king’s nose, whose hand he holds. Next to him is a
standard with a jackal [16]
e) Jackal-headed god with the white crown [102]
f) Jackal-headed god with the double crown [91, 98, 104, 108] and a piece of cloth in his right hand [104]
2. Canine:
a) Standing jackal on a high standard [11-12, 80, 88, 90, 92, 118-119]
b) Standing jackal on a standard; before him is the hieroglyph for Upper Egypt [50]
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c) Standing jackal on a standard with a uraeus [6, 9, 18, 24, 42, 46, 74, 94, 96-97, 101, 103, 105, 107,
116-117]. By [9] with two ureaus. The standard is supported on a support frame of priests [117].
d) Reclining jackal with a loop/bow around his neck, sxm scepter in his paws and a frond above his back
[58]
e) Reclining jackal on a box in the tympanum of the stele; opposite wp wAwt mHw [52]
Member of group of gods
A.
a) First of five standards in the term wp wAwt Smaw *sxm tAwy [6]
b) Second of seven standards [80]
c) 1st of 15 standards in a procession of priests in the term wp wAwt Smaw *… n pt [82]
d) 1st of 15 or 9 standards in a procession of priests in the term wp wAwt Smaw *sxm tAwy [81, 90, 94]
e) 14th in a list of 15 gods in the term wp wAwt Smaw *sxm tAwy [37]
f) 18th of 26 (52 in total) gods, who stands before the papyrus thicket of Chemmis as the variant to wp
wAwt *sxm [98]
B.
a) First standard in a procession of priests in the term wp wAwt Smaw *sxm tAwy [83, 118]
b) 59th [71] or 62nd [72] in a series of gods, crouching in the upper frieze of the outer sanctuary wall
C.
a) He is listed in a list of gods in the term wp wAwt Smaw *sxm tAwy [2-3]
b) In a long list of gods in the term wp wAwt Smaw *sxm tAwy [76]
c) In a series of several deities [56]
d) One of the gods on a standard to the right side of st wrt of Heliopolis [4]
e) One of the deities who sit at the birth of the child-god on the bed [95, cf 97]
Predecessor: iwn mwt.f [72]
inpw m bw nb mr kA.f im [1]
ir rn.f Ds.f [56]
wADt [4]
wp wAwt mHw [80]
nmty *nb Atft [98]
rs wDA *Hry tp nTrw [76]
Hwt Hr *nbt inty [37]
Hr mdnit *Hry ib wsxt [71]
tm *kA Xt (nt) psDt aAt [2-3]
Successor:
Ast wrt [56]
wp wAwt mHw *sxm n pt [2-3]
wp wAwt mHw *nb tA Dsr [6]
bAstt *nbt anx tAwy [37]
nbt mDdny *Hnwt 16 [71]
Hwt Hr *nbt qis [98]
Hr [81]
Hr bHdty [81, 94]
Xt sAbw [4]
SntAyt [72]
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Wepwawet of Upper Egypt
Partner:
txn Sps [118]
DHwty [82]
DHwty *aA aA wr *nb xmnw [83]
DHwty *wp rHwy [80, 90]
DHwty *nb xmnw [76]
wp wAwt mHw [50]
Functions
A. Identification with Gods:
a) Probably designation of Wesir [100]
B. In Ritual Scenes:
1. Identification with Gods:
a) In a ritual scene (appearance in the palace: xat m aH) [88, 92, 96]
2. Other:
a) He opens the way (wAwt) for the king in a ritual scene (excerpt from the palace: untitled) [103, 111]
C. In Connection with the King:
a) He opens (wbA mTn) the way for the king and leads his run (smAa Hp.f) [80]. He opens his ways for
the king (wp wAwt) [96, cf 101]
b) Jackal on a standard, who drives out (sHr) the evil (Dwt) from before the king [87]
D. In Connection with the Deceased:
a) He makes the way (mTnw) straight (smAa) for the deceased [56]
b) He protects the deceased [73], directs his steps along the path of the necropolis and leads his Ka to
the great god [63]
E. Part of a Longer Term:
a) In the term wp wAwt Smaw *sxm tAwy [10, 13-15, 17-18, 20-21, 26, 28, 35-36, 39-40, 42-43, 49, 51,
66, 92]
b) He is called in the sixth hour of a Book of Hours as wp wAwt Smaw *sxm tAwy [1]
F. As Opener of the Way:
a) He opens the way to Philae [77]
b) He opens the way (mTn) for Aset [86]
c) He opens (wp) the way (wAt) [90], (mTn) [93] for Hethert
d) He opens the way (smAty) [112]
e) He makes the way free/clear (sDsr) for the Ba of the Beloved One (nA n mryty)
[cf C.a.; D.a.]
G. With Geographic Reference:
a) He is found together with wp wAwt [mHw] in the 13th Upper Egyptian nome [78]
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H. In a List of Deified Body Parts:
a) The lower leg/shank (sDHwy) of the patient is that of wp wAwt mHw and wp wAwt Smaw (in a list of
deified body parts) [109]
I. Recipient of Offerings:
a) He is named in a Htp di nsw formula [28-29, 31-32, 39, 47-49, 55, 57, 60-62, 113-114]
b) In a wdnw litany [110]
J. Other:
a) He is high together with wp wAwt mHw on his standard (iAt) with the fall of Set [23]
b) He is together with wp wAwt mHw, Heru, Djehuty, and Ptah before the Apis [69]
c) In a series of 50 deities of the mammisi, where the gods are called in their months (nTrw m Abdw.sn)
and the excellent ladies are called in the years (Spswt mnxwt m rnpwt) [79]
d) The mouth of Wesir is opened by wp wAwt Smaw [99]
Literature and Citations:
See page 347-348 of Band 2
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Wepwawet of Upper Egypt
A. Cosmos
1. Heaven/Horizon
wp pt r tA – Who separates the heaven from the earth
pxr pt – Who runs through the sky
nb pt – The Lord of Heaven
sxm pt – The Power of Heaven
sSm pt – Who directs Heaven
2. Sun
wbn – The Rising One
7. Earth/World
wp pt r tA – Who separates the heaven from the earth
8. Underworld
nb dwAt – The Lord of the Duat
wp wAwt dwAt m rA qrrt – Who opens the ways of the Duat in rA qrrt (necropolis of Assyut)
B. Topography
1. Nomes
nb nDft – The Lord of Asyut Nome (13th and 14th Upper Egyptian nomes)
xnty nDft xntyt – Foremost of the 13th Upper Egyptian nome
2. Place Names
imy sAwt – Who is in Asyut
wp wAwt m AbDw – Who opens the way in Abydos
nb AbDw – The Lord of Abydos
nb iAt xt – The Lord of iAt xt (Hill of Retreating/Flinching)?
nb Hr Sn – The Lord of Hr Sn (unknown location in the 8th Upper Egyptian nome)
nb sAwt – The Lord of Asyut
nb sAwt – The Lord of sAwt
nb tA HD – The Lord of the Land of Light (= unknown location by Gebelein)
nTr aA m sAwt – The great god in Asyut
Hry ib AbDw – Who is in the midst of Abydos
Hry ib hbt – Who is in the midst of Hibis
Hry ib sAwt – Who is in the midst of Asyut
Hry ib tA bh – Who is in the midst of tA bh (unknown location in Nubia)
xnty AbDw – Foremost of Abydos
xnty bAw iwnw – Foremost of the Bas of Heliopolis
xnty wTst Hr – Foremost of Edfu
xnty msn – Foremost of Mesen
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3. Lands, Regions, and Names of People
iT tAwy m mAa xrw – Who takes possession of the two lands in triumph
nb mHw – The Lord of Lower Egypt
nb tA rsy – The Lord of Upper Egypt
nb tA Smaw – The Lord of Upper Egypt
xw tAwy – Who protects the two lands
xnty tA Smaw – Foremost of Upper Egypt
sxm mHw – The Power of Upper Egypt
sxm Smaw – The Power of Upper Egypt
sxm tAwy – The Power of the two lands
sxm m tAwy – The Power in the two lands
HqA n bAqt – The Ruler of Egypt
4. Shrines
mAty m wabt – … ? … in the place of embalming
Hry ib Hwt mn mAat ra – Who is in the midst of the temple of Seti I (Abydos temple)
Hry ib Dsr st – Who is in the midst of the small temple of Medinet Habu
xnty pr bik nTry – Foremost of the House of the Divine Falcon
xnty pr qrst wsir – Foremost of the House of the Burial of Wesir
xnty Hwt sn … ? … - Foremost of the House of … ? … (= Edfu)
xnty st wnp – Foremost of the Place of Stabbing
6. Cardinal Points
nb imntt – The Lord of the West
7. Necropolis
wp wAwt dwAt m rA qrrt – Who opens the ways of the Duat in rA qrrt (necropolis of Assyut)
nb rA qrrt – The Lord of rA qrrt (necropolis of Assyut)
nb tA Dsr – The Lord of the Holy Land
nb Dsrt – The Lord of the Holy Land
nbw tA Dsr – The Lords of the defined land
xnty tA Dsr – Foremost of the defined land (= necropolis)
8. Other
imn rn.f m iAt – Who hides his name in the hills
nb wAt – The Lord of the Way
nb wAwt – The Lord of the Way
C. Fauna/Flora
1. Animals
iwiw – Dog
sAb – Jackal
sAb Sma – Upper Egyptian Jackal
sAb Sps – The Magnificent Jackal
kA Htpw – The Bull of Offerings
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kA snTr – The Bull of Incense
Tsm – Greyhound
E. Development
1. Primordial Deity
mn pAwt – The Permanent One of the Primordial Time
ms m HAt r nTr nb – Who was born earlier than any god
nTr smsw – The oldest god
qmA aA – The Great Creator
3. Child
nxn – The Child
wp Xt nt mwt.f – Who opens his mother’s body/womb
G. Intellectual Properties
2. Moral/Law
bwt.f grg – Who detests lying
mr mAat – Who loves Ma’at
3. Reasonableness
pr sAA – Whose wisdom emerges
H. Physical Properties
1. Personal Strength
nxt wsr r nTrw – The strong one who is more powerful than the gods
sxm pHty – He with mighty power
3. Speed/Agility
Hpwty StA – The mysterious runner
pxr pt – Who runs through the sky
xAx – The Swift One
4. Fertility
Hnn naS – The powerful phallus
5. Physical Features and Body Parts
nb pAd – The Lord of the Knee
qA wsrt – He with the high neck
I. Other Attributes
1. Weapons
spd Ssrw – He with sharp arrows
di Ssrw – Who gives arrows
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2. Clothing and Jewelry
Xkr – The Adorned One
L. Personal Elements (Ba, Ka, etc)
aA bAw – He with great Bas
M. As an Acting Deity
3. As a Helping/Charitable Deity
in ir nfrt – Who brings about and causes goodness
wp wAwt m AbDw – Who opens the way in Abydos
wp wAt – Who opens the way
wp wAt n it.f – Who opens the way for his father
wp wAt n it.f r bw mr.f – Who opens the way for his father, towards the place where he wants
wp wAt n nTrw nTrwt – Who opens the way for the gods and goddesses
Dsr smAty – Who makes the way elevated/lofty/sublime
Sd sAwty r xnty – Who saves the Abydosian from the crocodile
4. As a Protective Deity
psDt rst Hr wsir – The Ennead watching over Wesir
xw tAwy – Who protects the two lands
sA wsir skr – The protection of Wesir-Sokar
sHr xftyw m HAt sAw n.sn – Who drives out the enemies at the forefront of the gods of protection
6. As a Pleased Deity
bnr Haawt – He with sweet jubilation
N. Recipient of the Actions of Others
1. Recipient of Worship
nb iAw – The Lord of Jubilation
2. Recipient of Offerings
Htp imy wty Htp – The Contented One in the midst of the offerings
O. Rule
1. Titles of Rule
ity – The Ruler
nsw nTrw – The king of the gods
nsw nTry – The Divine King
HqA n bAqt – The Ruler of Egypt
HqA psDt – The Ruler of the Ennead
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3. Legitimation of Rule
iwa snwy – The Heritage of Two
iT tAwy m mAa xrw – Who takes possession of the two lands in triumph
4. Transfer of Rule
rdi n.f iwat nHH – To whom the heritage of eternity is given
rdi n.f gb iwat.f – To whom Geb gives his heritage
5. Acquisition of Rule
iT tAwy m mAa xrw – Who takes possession of the two lands in triumph
7. Crowns
aA wrrt – He with the great white crown
nb iarty – The Lord of the two Cobras
nb iarwt – The Lord of Cobras
nb wADty – The Lord of the two Cobras
Hry tp wADty – The Head/Chief of the Two Crown-Goddesses
8. Throne
Hry nswt tm – Who is over the thrones of Atum
P. Family Relationships
1. Blood Family
pr m nwt – Who comes out of Nut
Hr sA wsir – Heru, the son of Wesir
sA Ast – The son of Aset
sA wsir – The son of Wesir
wp wAt n it.f – Who opens the way for his father
wp wAt n it.f r bw mr.f – Who opens the way for his father, towards the place where he wants
wp Xt nt mwt.f – Who opens his mother’s body/womb
snsn snty.fy – Who is united with his two sisters
Q. Development/Origin of the Deity
pr m isrt – Who emerges from the tamarisk thicket
pr m Xt – Who emerges from the body
R. Social/Material Status
1. As a Popular/Contented Deity
bnr mrwt – The Very Popular One
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2. As a Respected Deity
nb Sfyt – The Lord of Reputation
nTr aA – The great god
xnty r nTrw – Who is further in front than the gods
qA r nTrw – Who is higher than the gods
wr sxmwy – The Great One of the Two Powers
wr sxmw – He with great power
nTr wr m Xnw psDt – The great god in the midst of the Ennead
nTr Sps – The exalted god
qA r nTrw – Who is higher than the gods
3. As a Unique/Hidden Deity
wa – The Unique One
Hry sStA.f – Who is over his secret
4. As a Perfect/Excellent Deity
nfr – The Beautiful One
nTr nfr – The Perfect God
5. As a Feared/Violet Deity
nb Sat – Lord of Slaughter
nb Dw – Lord of Evil
sD ib – Who breaks hearts
Htm xftyw.f – His enemies are destroyed
6. As a Powerful/Successful Deity
sxm – The Powerful One
sxm nTrw – The Mightiest of the Gods
sxm Sps – The exalted power
8. Other Social/Material Status
nb – The Lord
nb nbw – The Lord of Lords
xnty nTrw – Foremost of the Gods
Smsw bity – The Companion of the King of Lower Egypt
nTr nTry – The divine god
9. Relationship to Other Deities
iwa snwy – The Heritage of Two
psDt rst Hr wsir – The Ennead watching over Wesir
rdi n.f rA n wa – To whom the saying of the unique one is given
rdi n.f gb iwat.f – To whom Geb gives his heritage
Hry nswt tm – Who is over the thrones of Atum
sA wsir skr – The Protection of Wesir-Sokar
sSm ra tm – Who directs Ra-Atum
Sd sAwty r xnty – Who saves the Abydosian from the crocodile
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nb nDmt ds – The Lord of Those with the Friendly Knife
T. Temple and Cult
1. Ritual
nb antyw – The Lord of Myrrh
2. Festivals
xnty Hb sd – Foremost of the Sed Festival
4. Barques and Other Ships
sTA <wiA n> HH – Who pulls the barque of millions
5. Sacred Objects
nb SdSd – The Lord of the SdSd
Hry iAt.f – Who is on his standard
Hry tp iAt.f – The Head/Chief of his Standard
Dsr Hr iAt – The Sublime/Raised/Exalted One on the Standard
qA Hr iAt.f – Who is high on his standard
V. In Connection with Food
nb iwaw fdw – The Lord of the Four Pieces of Meat
nb DfAw – The Lord of Food
kA Htpw – The Bull of Offerings
W. In Connection with Concepts of Time (Also Time of Day)
nTr pn n Dt – This god of Eternity
rdi n.f iwat nHH – To whom the heritage of eternity is given
X. Identification with Other Gods
Hr sA wsir – Heru, son of Wesir
Y. Other
nb Hpwt – The Lord of the Hpt Ship Equipment
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