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Per-Ȧqen
​𓇋𓍶𓏘𓈖𓀭     𓇋𓀁𓈎𓈖𓈉


MDC: iqn
Gardiner: ỉḳn
Budge:
Transliteration: Aken
Coptic: 
Hebrew:
Greek: 
Demotic:  
English: 
Kemetic:
Alt: Kherty
Pronounced: iahken
Meaning: trustworthy/skillful 
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 

Children

Parents

Siblings

Priest names

Features
Depicted as a sailor standing in the stern of a papyrus boat, 

Symbols


Roles
He drove the boat "Meseket" that carried the souls of the dead into the Duat/underworld. He would remain asleep until he was needed, and had to be woken by the 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.

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?
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Other names
Kherty (or Cherti) 'subservient'
Ab-esh-imy-duat
Khenti-amenti


Epitaphs

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