Per-Ȧqen
𓇋𓍶𓏘𓈖𓀭 𓇋𓀁𓈎𓈖𓈉
MDC: iqn
Gardiner: ỉḳn
Budge:
Alt Egyptian: Jqn
Transliteration: Aken
Coptic:
Hebrew:
Greek:
Demotic:
English: Aken
Kemetic:
Alt: Aqen, Kherty
Pronounced: iahken
Meaning: "Who is Trustworthy/skillful" - 𓇋𓏘𓂋 𓇩 "Trustworthy", "Skillful", "superorir in rank" ? His name does not mean protector.
Home: Duat
Temple: He was not the focus of worship, and had no cult centre
Nome: 3rd Upper Egypt Capital City of Iunyt
Consort
Amuntet (Goddess of the West)
Children
Parents
Siblings
Priest names
Features
Depicted as a sailor standing in the stern of a papyrus boat,
Symbols
Shenu ring 𓍶
Roles
He drove the boat "Meseket" that carried the souls of the dead into the Duat/underworld on a boat made of papyrus. He would remain asleep until he was needed, and had to be woken by the Captin and Ferryman, Mahaf, when the dead required his services. He is first mentioned in the ‘Book of the Dead’. He was generally depicted standing in the stern of a papyrus boat. He also was the "protector of Ra's celestial bark" Protector of the dead.
Hybrid gods
Kherty or Cherti (one who is subservient) became
Connection to other gods
Charon, Kharon Χάρων 'of keen gaze or flashing eyes' (parents Nyx Goddess of night and Erebus god of deep darkness, shadow)
Celebrations
Offering items
coins
boat statues
Protects
The dead
Ra?
Other names
Kherty (or Cherti) 'subservient'
Ab-esh-imy-duat
Khenti-amenti
Epitaphs
protector of Ra's celestial bark
bringing the shenw-ring to his majesty 𓍶
mouth of the time (From which the gods pull the "rope of time")
Temple: He was not the focus of worship, and had no cult centre
Nome: 3rd Upper Egypt Capital City of Iunyt
Consort
Amuntet (Goddess of the West)
Children
Parents
Siblings
Priest names
Features
Depicted as a sailor standing in the stern of a papyrus boat,
Symbols
Shenu ring 𓍶
Roles
He drove the boat "Meseket" that carried the souls of the dead into the Duat/underworld on a boat made of papyrus. He would remain asleep until he was needed, and had to be woken by the Captin and Ferryman, Mahaf, when the dead required his services. He is first mentioned in the ‘Book of the Dead’. He was generally depicted standing in the stern of a papyrus boat. He also was the "protector of Ra's celestial bark" Protector of the dead.
Hybrid gods
Kherty or Cherti (one who is subservient) became
Connection to other gods
Charon, Kharon Χάρων 'of keen gaze or flashing eyes' (parents Nyx Goddess of night and Erebus god of deep darkness, shadow)
Celebrations
Offering items
coins
boat statues
Protects
The dead
Ra?
Other names
Kherty (or Cherti) 'subservient'
Ab-esh-imy-duat
Khenti-amenti
Epitaphs
protector of Ra's celestial bark
bringing the shenw-ring to his majesty 𓍶
mouth of the time (From which the gods pull the "rope of time")
