Banebdjedet

Ba - Djedet (also ram of Mendes ) is attested as ancient Egyptian god of the local provincial capital Mendes since the Old Kingdom.

Background

Representations

Ba - Djedet is shown mostly as either squatting ending ram-headed god with the ankh - sign, or as a seated god with the Atef - crown; short term in the 25th dynasty sitting as lying on a stretcher naked god with phallus, Isis and Nephthys to the page.

In the late period of Ba - Djedet is seen as standing Aries, whose phallus is located in one vessel in half.

Mythological connections

In the New Kingdom Ba - Djedet was equated with the Ba of Osiris; in the 26th dynasty, he was regarded as another manifestation of Osiris. By identifying with the Ba of Osiris, there is a connection with the Benu Bird. During the Greco-Roman period the Egyptians Ba - Djedet compared with the previous king of the gods Amun -Re.

Ba -neb - Djedet

Ba -neb - Djedet (also Bock of Mendes ) is an ancient Egyptian ram god. From the contents of the Papyrus Chester Beatty 1 shows that Ba -neb - Djedet the gods quarrel between Horus and Seth acted as judges.

On numerous illustrations Ba -neb - Djedet is shown as a ram with out-turned horns. In addition, a uraeus is visible on his head.

Ba -neb - Djedet was venerated in several other divine manifestations, for example, as "Ba- neb -ankh Djedet - Re" ( Survivor Djedet - Bock of Re)