Edfu – Battle between Hariese and Seth in the Form of a Red Hippopotamus 7/10

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Seth declares he is heading for Elephantine. Isis and Horus call for a strong north wind; it carries them to Edfu, where they overtake Seth. Seth again becomes a red hippopotamus. Horus Behedeti transforms into a giant youth eight cubits tall standing on a twenty-cubit platform and prepares to harpoon the enormous hippopotamuses with a massive weapon (head 4 cubits, shaft 20, rope 60). Horus then recounts how his first harpoon struck and lodged in the beast’s nose.


My translation is based on: Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 6, pp. 216, 217 —  Kurth, Edfu  VI Die Inschriften des Tempels von Edfu Abteilung I Übersetzungen Band 3, p. 387 — Sketch modified after Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 10, plate CLIX — Photo modified after  Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 14, plates DLXXIX, DLXXX

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