Weneg
Weneg (or, alternatively, Uneg) is the name of: * Weneg (Egyptian deity), a sky- and death deity from Egyptian religion * Weneg (pharaoh) Weneg (or Uneg), also known as Weneg-Nebty, is the throne name of an early Egyptian king, who ruled during the Second Dynasty. Although his chronological position is clear to Egyptologists, it is unclear for how long King Weneg ruled. It is als ...

Weneg (Egyptian Deity)
Weneg (also read as Uneg) was a sky and death deity from ancient Egyptian religion, who was said to protect the earth and her inhabitants against the arrival of the "great chaos". Mythology The first known mention of a god named Weneg appears in a spell from the Pyramid Texts from the Sixth Dynasty, where he is described both as a death deity and as the deceased king. He is addressed as "Son of Ra". The texts contain several prayers asking that the king receive safe travel across the sky together with Ra in his celestial barque. The king is addressed by the name of Weneg.Christian Leitz u.a.: ''Lexikon der ägyptischen Götter und Götterbezeichnungen''., ''vol. 7''. Peeters, Leuven 2002, , S. 418. PT 363; column 607c–d: ''Ra comes, ferry the king over to yonder side,'' ''as thou thy follower over,'' ''the wng-plant, which thou lovest!'' PT 476; column 952a–d: ''O thou keeper of the way of the king, who art at the great gate,'' ''certify the king to these two grea ...
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