Hormerty on Some Portable Monuments

From the earliest time, the falcon was worshipped in Ancient Egypt as a representative of the cosmic power , the left eye of this supreme cosmic deity is the lunar eye of Horus and the right eye is the solar eye of R^c.[i]  Many falcon gods existed and worshipped through Egypt such as Horus “ Ḥr”[ii] , R^{c  [iii]}, Sokar “ skr [iv]” , Dunanwi  “ dwn  ^cn wj”[v] , Montu “mnTw ”[vi], Nemty “ Nmtyw”[vii]  and Sopdu “ spdw”[viii] . Some of them derived their names from god Horus himself like   Ḥr p3  Xrd [ix] , Ḥr Hknw [x],  Ḥr wr [xi], Ḥr BHdty[xii], Ḥr xnty Xty [xiii],  “Ḥr mxnty (n) irty  or Ḥr xnty (n) irty”[xiv]   and “   Ḥr mr.tj [xv]”
The research aims at:
1-        Spotting light on god Hormertyand its role in theEgyptian religion.
2-       Study some different monuments, which belong to Hormerty or where Hormerty is represented on.
3-       Identifying the different forms and titles of him.
4-       Discussing the ancient Egyptian dynasties, in which his representation was remarkable more than any time.



[i] J.C. Darnell,   The Apotropaic Goddess in the Eye, SAK 24, 1997, p.35


[ii] LÄGG V,  230


[iii] Ibid.  IV,  612


[iv] Ibid  VI,  664


[v] Ibid  VII,  525; Wb V,  423


[vi] LÄGG III,  319, V. 262


[vii] Ibid.  IV, 237


[viii] Ibid.  VI,  289


[ix] Ibid.  V,  281


[x] Ibid., 277


[xi] Ibid, 249


[xii]Ibid, 253


[xiii] Ibid,  279, 849


[xiv] LÄGG III, 394


[xv]LÄGG V,  260; Wb  II, 107