Nehy in Religious' Texts | ||
| مجلة کلية السياحة والفنادق. جامعة المنصورة | ||
| Article 2, Volume 11, Issue 6, June 2022, Pages 79-115 PDF (1.82 M) | ||
| Document Type: المقالة الأصلية | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mkaf.2022.260490 | ||
| Author | ||
| Taher Abdelhamid | ||
| Associate Professor, Tourism guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Fayoum University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The Ancient Egyptian Language is rich of terms and expressions. nHy or nHi was among these terms. The word nHy probably comes from the verb nHi which means to pray, wish, covet. The aim of this paper is to deal with nHi or nHy in the religious' texts. It will provide an overview of the different writings and the meaning of the word. nHy/ nHi presents the gods as it appeared between their names. It discusses the role and iconography of these gods in the Ancient Egyptian religion. Throughout out the religious' texts, the term nHy appeared in the Pyramids texts, Coffin Texts, Book of the Dead, the Amduat, Litany of Ra, Book of the Day, and Book of the Night. It appeared in gods names such as nHi, nHy, and nHi Hr. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| nHy; nHi Hr; Religious Texts | ||
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