| Shemanefer | ||||||
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   Various forms of Shemanefer all with crocadile heads but wearing different crowns. | ||||||
| Name inhieroglyphs |
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| Major cult center | Esna | |||||
| Symbol | Crocodile | |||||
| Genealogy | ||||||
| Parents | Neith | |||||
| Siblings | (in some myths)Sobek andTutu | |||||
Shemanefer (also represented in Greek asSamanouphis) was a crocodile god worshipped inEsna in theGreco-Roman period ofAncient Egypt.[1] He had an ambiguous identity, being identified with, or sometimes considered the brother of,Sobek orTutu. Furthermore, Thomas Gamelin observes that the exact nature of his identification was often based on the crown he was wearing: he functioned similarly to Sobek-Heru with thehemhem crown, Sobek-Geb with thetjeni crown, and Sobek-Ra with the solar disc.[1] In his solar form, he also took on aspects ofOsiris.[1]
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