Weneg

For the 2nd dynasty Egyptian pharaoh see Weneg (pharaoh)
Weneg
in hieroglyphs

Weneg, alt. Uneg, was an ancient Egyptian plant-god supporting the heavens.[1]

In Myth

In his role as supporter of the sky he is identified with Shu.[2] Weneg is mentioned in the Pyramid Texts, where he is described as the son and servant of the sun-god Rê.[3]

Budge's two-volume dictionary refers to Weneg-(sic 'Ung'), as the Egyptian Atlas,[4] and has six Egyptian language hieroglyphic spellings for his name, some using hieroglyphs for the desert hare, value un, and the water ripple for the letter n.

References

  1. ^ Manfred Lurker, The Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Devils and Demons, Routledge 2004, ISBN 0415340187, p.191
  2. ^ Adolf Erman, A Handbook of Egyptian Religion, Constable 1907, p.90
  3. ^ James Henry Breasted, Development of Religion and Thought in Ancient Egypt, University of Pennsylvania Press 1999, ISBN 081221045X, p.121
  4. ^ Budge. 1920. An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary, E.A.Wallace Budge, (Dover Publications), c 1978, (c 1920), Dover edition, 1978. (In two volumes) (softcover, ISBN 0-486-23615-3)