Younis Mohamed, S., Wahby Taher, A., Ali Abdulmawla, M. (2023). The Deity Bes in the Bahariya Oasis "An Analytical Study in Role and Importance". test, 6(1), 18-35. doi: 10.21608/ijmshr.2023.315543
Shaaban Younis Mohamed; Ayman Wahby Taher; Mohamed Ali Abdulmawla. "The Deity Bes in the Bahariya Oasis "An Analytical Study in Role and Importance"". test, 6, 1, 2023, 18-35. doi: 10.21608/ijmshr.2023.315543
Younis Mohamed, S., Wahby Taher, A., Ali Abdulmawla, M. (2023). 'The Deity Bes in the Bahariya Oasis "An Analytical Study in Role and Importance"', test, 6(1), pp. 18-35. doi: 10.21608/ijmshr.2023.315543
Younis Mohamed, S., Wahby Taher, A., Ali Abdulmawla, M. The Deity Bes in the Bahariya Oasis "An Analytical Study in Role and Importance". test, 2023; 6(1): 18-35. doi: 10.21608/ijmshr.2023.315543

The Deity Bes in the Bahariya Oasis "An Analytical Study in Role and Importance"

International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Heritage Research
Volume 6, Issue 1, July 2023, Pages 18-35    PDF (2.66 M)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ijmshr.2023.315543
Authors
Shaaban Younis Mohamed1; Ayman Wahby Taher2; Mohamed Ali Abdulmawla3
1PhD researcher at the Faculty of Arts - Mansoura University, and Chief Antiquities Inspector of Bahariya Oasis - Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
2Professor of Ancient Egyptian Antiquities - Faculty of Arts - Mansoura University
3Lecturer of Ancient Egyptian Antiquities - Faculty of Arts - Mansoura University
Abstract
 The deity Bes is considered one of the most important and famous deities of the Bahariya Oasis in the Late Period, where Bes skipped the stage of secondary deities in having some amulets or statues or being mentioned through some inscriptions inside the Bahariya Oasis. Rather, large chapels were devoted to the god Bes in particular, and even it seems that Bes was one of the beloved deities, which enjoyed popularity and the sanctity of the inhabitants of Bahariya Oasis, which was not rivaled another deity, and therefore a temple was dedicated to Bes alone without contest.  It was also shown through the study the extent to which the cult of “Bes” flourished during the Greco-Roman era in the Bahariya Oasis, where a temple was dedicated to him alone, and since the Bahariya Oasis was a military point and an important center for vine cultivation, and thus the production of excellent wine made from grapes and dates, and not only that, but it was exported as it was distinguished by its quality among the Egyptian wines of that period. Since the god “Bes” was associated with wine and boozing, also became necessary for the people of the Bahariya Oasis to dedicate a temple, and offer offerings of the finest types of wine offered to Bes in the Bahariya Oasis. The study showed that the temple of the god “Bes” in the village of Al-Qasr was one of the most important centers of worship that was dedicated to Bes alone.
Keywords
Deity; Bes; Bahariya Oasis; Late and Greco-Roman Periods; Chapels
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