| Weneg | |||
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| Name inhieroglyphs |
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| Parents | Ra | ||
Weneg (also read asUneg) was asky anddeath deity fromancient Egyptian religion, who was said to protect the earth and her inhabitants against the arrival of the "greatchaos".
The first known mention of a god named Weneg appears in a spell from thePyramid Texts from theSixth Dynasty, where he is described both as a death deity and as the deceased king. He is addressed as "Son ofRa". The texts contain severalprayers asking that the king receive safe travel across the sky together with Ra in his celestialbarque. The king is addressed by the name of Weneg.[1]
PT 363; column 607c–d:
Ra comes, ferry the king over to yonder side,
as thou ferriest thy follower over,
thewng-plant, which thou lovest![2]
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 great and powerful gods,
for the king is indeed thewng-plant, the son of Ra,
which supports the sky, which governs the earth
and which will judge the gods![3]
Weneg as a deity is sparsely attested. He appears only in another Pyramid Texts spell from 6th Dynasty, where he is identified and equated with the sky godShu.[4][5][6] The name ‘Weneg’ as a such is otherwise known only as the name of aking from theSecond Dynasty, whose chronological position and length of reign is uncertain.[7]
