Shemaa-nefer is the crocodile god who was mentioned at Esna Temple as “the son of goddess Neith”. His name means “the long and the good god” which agrees with the main figure of the god more than “the southern beautiful”. Shemaa-nefer was not only sacred at Upper Egypt. His name was found among the deities’ names “Semenouphis, Samanouphis” in some of the Greek texts from the 2nd and 3rd centuries. His name appeared on one of the papyrus which was found at Elephantine. Another papyrus found at Esna mentioned the deity’s name, but it is now in Chicago[i]. This research aims to; (1)shed light on the deity Shemaa-nefer; (2) study the role of Shemaa-nefer at Esna; (3) study the relationship of Shemaa-nefer with the other deities.
El Weshahy, M., & Mohamed Hafez, N. (2019). The Deity Shemaa-nefer “Sma nfr” at Esna Temple. Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality, 17(2), 15-31. doi: 10.21608/jaauth.2019.91938
MLA
Mofida Hassan El Weshahy; Noha Mohamed Hafez. "The Deity Shemaa-nefer “Sma nfr” at Esna Temple". Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality, 17, 2, 2019, 15-31. doi: 10.21608/jaauth.2019.91938
HARVARD
El Weshahy, M., Mohamed Hafez, N. (2019). 'The Deity Shemaa-nefer “Sma nfr” at Esna Temple', Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality, 17(2), pp. 15-31. doi: 10.21608/jaauth.2019.91938
VANCOUVER
El Weshahy, M., Mohamed Hafez, N. The Deity Shemaa-nefer “Sma nfr” at Esna Temple. Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality, 2019; 17(2): 15-31. doi: 10.21608/jaauth.2019.91938