Ba-pef
Ba-pef as a ram-headed man with two knives
Name inhieroglyphs

Ba-pef can be depicted as a ram-headed man (left) or a mummiform god with cow horns (right)

Ba-Pef was a minor underworldgod inEgyptian mythology. The name literally meansthatBa, meaningthat soul (ba). Ba-Pef is commonly portrayed as an obscure malevolent deity known from theOld Kingdom. During the Old and Middle Kingdom the priesthood of Ba-Pef was held by queens.^[1][2]

• Michael Jordan, Encyclopedia of Gods, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002

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