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| Ikhemu-sek | ||||||||
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 The Ikhemu-sek, based from image the tomb of Pharaoh Seti I (KV17) Nineteenth Dynasty, astronomical vaulted ceiling Valley of the Kings | ||||||||
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TheIkhemu-sek (Ancient Egyptian:j.ḫmw-sk – literally "the ones not knowing destruction"[1] also known as theImperishable ones) were a group ofancient Egyptian minordeities who were the personifications of thenorthern constellations.[2]
The northern constellations were depicted in the tomb of Senenmut on theastronomical ceiling.[2] The Ikhemu-sek were also found on the astronomical vaulted ceilings of tombs in the Valley of the Kings.[2]
The Ikhemu-sek where portrayed as both animal and human-like: A woman, lion (leo), bull, man, falcon-headed man, man, and hippopotamus.
