A living falcon chosen by Horus himself. Selected by an oracle, carried in procession, enthroned with New Year rites & royal anointing at Edfu. The sacred bird that ruled as a living god.Watch the ritual 🦅
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Harsiese (Horus) 🦅 crushing Seth 🔴🫏after years of marsh hunting. Grown strong💪, he wins 🥇decisively.
My translation is based on: Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 6, pp. 222, 223 — Kurth, Edfu VI. Die Inschriften des Tempels von Edfu, Abteilung I, Übersetzungen, Band 3, pp. 393-395 — Sketch modified after Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 10, plate CLIX — Photo modified after Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 14, plate … [Read more…]
My translation is based on: Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 6, p. 221 — Kurth, Edfu VI. Die Inschriften des Tempels von Edfu, Abteilung I, Übersetzungen, Band 3, pp. 392, 393 — Sketch modified after Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 10, plate CLIX — Photo modified after Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 14, plates DLXXXIII, DLXXXIV
My translation is based on: Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 6, pp. 220, 221 — Kurth, Edfu VI. Die Inschriften des Tempels von Edfu, Abteilung I, Übersetzungen, Band 3, p 392 — Sketch modified after Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 10, plate CLIX — Photo modified after Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 14, plate … [Read more…]
My translation is based on: Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 6, p. 219, 220 — Kurth, Edfu VI. Die Inschriften des Tempels von Edfu, Abteilung I, Übersetzungen, Band 3, p 391 — Sketch modified after Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 10, plate CLIX — Photo modified after Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 14, plates DLXXXII, … [Read more…]
My translation is based on: Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 6, p. 219 — Kurth, Edfu VI. Die Inschriften des Tempels von Edfu, Abteilung I, Übersetzungen, Band 3, pp. 390, 391 — Sketch modified after Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 10, plate CLIX — Photo modified after Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 14, plate DLXXXII
Ref.: Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 6, pp. 219 – 223 — Kurth, Edfu VI. Die Inschriften des Tempels von Edfu, Abteilung I, Übersetzungen, Band 3, pp. 390 – 395 — Sketches modified after Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 10, plates CLI, CLIX — Photo modified after Chassinat, Le temple d’Edfou, Vol. 14, plates DLXXXII, … [Read more…]
🦅 vs 🔴🦛 — Horus vs. the Red Hippo of Chaos — 2,200-year-old Edfu relief: Falcon god harpoons Seth as a giant red hippo. Order defeats chaos. Pure ancient epic!