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