Dedun

Dedwen (also Dedun ) is Egyptian - nubischder God of Wealth and bringer of incense.

Dedwen has been known since the Old Kingdom and is in the pyramid texts called, in which the king is called " Dedun who rules over Nubia " and equated with this God. The God was firmly attached to the regions of Egypt, which lie south of Aswan. He was regarded as the representative of the South ( Nubia ), and brought the king of Egypt (Pharaoh) the peoples and treasures of this area.

Since the New Kingdom he appears in human form, but later also löwenköpfig, as evidenced by findings in Kalabsha.

Places of worship are for Dedwen been established only in Nubia Philae, Kalabsha, Abu Simbel, Semna and Jebel Barkal. In the late period, he was worshiped in the temple of Amun in Hibis and as Dedwen -Amun in the temple of Amun -Re of Aghurni.