Fayoum Universsiity Faculty of Archaeology REEMMARKRKS ON TTHHE GOGODGODDSS Asb(t/w),), AND AAXXbb((tt/w): THEIR REELLLEEEVVANANCCCEE TTOO TTHHHEE DDEEECCEASEASASEEDD ANANDD TO AAkrkrw MMaagda GAD Facultuullttyy of AArrchahaeology, Caiiroro Univeverssiity
[email protected] اﳌﻠﺨﺺ ABSTRACT TThehe ggodsods Assb,b, Asbtsbt, Asbwsbw, and AXb,Xb, AXXbtbtbt,, AXbXbww are إن ,Asb, Asbt, Asbw, AXb, AXbt six minoror ggododsods thatththaat are auutththehenntiticateted mainlnnlylyy AXbwﺳﺘﺔﺘﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻵاﻵاﻵﻟﻵﻟﻟﻟﻬﻪﻬﻪ ااﻟﻟﻟﺼﺼﺼﻐﻐﺮى اﻟاﻟﺘﺘﻰﻰ وﺛﻘﻘﺖﺖ ﰱ froomm thehe Middldle KKiingdngdooomm Cooffofffinin Texxttss.. Theheirir اﳌاﳌﻘﺎﻘﺎﺎمم اﻷول ﰱ ﻧﻧﺼﻧﺼﻮﺼﻮﻮص اﻟﺘﻮاﺑﻴﺑﻴﺖﺖ ﻣﻦ ااﻟﻟﺪوﻟﺔ names wwhihich cooululduulldd hahaveve refleleccteted an agggrgregresssssisisiivvvee ااﻟﻟﻮاﻟﻮﺳﻄﻰ. ﺗﻌﻜﺲﻜﺲ اﺳاﺳؤﻫﻢﻫﻢ ﺟﺟﺎﺎﻧﺒﺎﻧﺒﺎ ﺳﻠﺒﻴﺎ ﺗﺗﺠﺠﺎﺠﺎه اﳌﻮ ,attitududee towttoowwarddss ththethee dedeceasedsesed,d, are byby nono meansns,s do nnotot exxprexprpressss clelealearly ththeirtheiirr fuununcncctioonn.. OOnlyOnnnllyly theththee وان ﻛﺎن ذﻟﻚ ﻻ ﻳﻳﻌﻌﱪ إﻃﻼﻗﺎﻗﺎ ﻋﻦ وﻇﻴﻴﻔﻔﺘﻬﻢ، ﺣﻴﺚ plpluurural form, nanamely AXbw anndd Asbw, who carry اﻧﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼل اﻟﻨﻨﺼﻮﺼﻮص ﺗﺒ ان Asbw وﻛﺬﻟﻚ ththithiiss nneegagatitiveve aspspect,t, espspespecialllly whewwhhehen it coommes ttoo the earth-gods Akrw whhoo ppllalayed an ooutututsssttandtaandiinnngg AXbw ﻫﻢﻫﻢ ﻓﻘﻂ ﻣﻦ ﻟﻬﻢ دورا ﺳﻠﺒﻴﺎﺒﻴﺎ واﻟاﻟﺬى ﻳﺒﺪو roollee inin the fieield ofof nenettttiiningg.. It isis wortwowoorrtthh اﻧﻪ ﺟﺟﺎﺎء ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼلﻼل ﺗﻮاﺟﺪﻫﻢ ﻣﻊ اﻟﻬﺔ اﻷرض mennttiioonininngg ththaat uusiussiinnngg nneets andnd tratrtrappss in fishingng Akrw. ﺗﻠﻚﻠﻚ