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Per-Khonsu
  𓐍𓈖𓇓𓅱𓀭       𓐍𓈖𓊃𓇓𓅴       𓐍𓈖𓇓      𓐍𓈖𓇓𓅱
𓐍𓈖𓇓𓅱𓅆        𓐍𓈖𓊃𓇓𓅱      𓐍𓈖𓊃𓅱Pyramid texts
𓐍𓈖𓇓𓅱𓅮𓁹Theben              𓐍𓈖𓊃𓅱𓅆 

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(Demotic)

MDC: xnsw
Alt Egyptian: ḫnsw, xnzw, ḫansu , ḫansaw
Gardiner: Khons
Budge: Khensu
Transliteration: Khensw
Adolf Erman and Hermann Grapow: ​Chons
Meroitic: Aqedise (pronounced akwəɖiɕ), Ḫs/Xs/𐦭𐦯‎, Ḫansa/Xansa (pronounced xansa)
Coptic Sahidic: Shons/ϣⲟⲛⲥ, Khons < pakhons, Shōns < pašōns, Khans < pakhans,
Shoos < apšoos
Coptic Bohairic: Shons /ϣⲟⲛⲥ, Shōns < pašōns, Khōn(s) < pakhōn(s)(month)
Coptic 
Fayyumic: Shans, Shas
Coptic Thebian : Ⳉⲁⲛⲥ/Çans
Central Coptic : ʃɔns
Nahlic Coptic : ʃɑ̃ns
Meroitic: ḫs /ḫansa /𐦭𐦯‎
Akkadian: ḫa-an-ša
Hebrew: Khonsu/ ח'ונסו, H'onso/ ח'וֹנסוּ
Ancient Greek : Χεσπισίχις/Khespisíkhis
Greek: Khōns /Χόνς , Khōn/χών < Παχών,  khōn(s) < Pakhōn, Pakhōns, Pachons (month)
Demotic:
Arabic: Khonsu/خونسو , Shans < Bašans, بشن/Shns < ⲡⲁϣⲟⲛⲥ
English: Khonsu
Kemetic: Khonsu (Chons)
Alt: Chonsu, Khensu, Khons, Chons, Khonshu
IPA:  (Old Egyptian, 2500 BCE) ˈχansVw , (Middle Egyptian, 1700 BCE) ˈχansVw , (Medio-Late Egyptian,1350 BCE)ˈχansəʔ, (Late Egyptian, 800 BCE) χans (Loprieno)
Pronounced: Khōns(ü) > Khōn Later
Alt Pronunciation: Khansaw, Khansu; Xanzaw (ref needed)
Meaning: "He who travels" - /xns/𓐍𓈖𓊃𓂻 "to travel" + /sw/𓇓𓅱"he"


Home: Night sky, TAr(w)
Temple: Waset/Thebes/Θῆβαι; nbwt (gold)/Ombos; Ipet-isut /Karnak

Cults: Min-nefer/Memphis/ Μέμφις, Hebet/Hibis, Beḥdet/Edfu/ إدفو 

Nome: 

Consort

Children

Father
Amun

Mother
Mut

Alternate parents
Bastet

Siblings
placenta (Associated with being the King's Placenta) 

Alternative Parentage
Amun and Bastet

Priest names

Features
Younger man wrapped in mummy wrappings with green skin, a kings beard and a menat necklace. Or a hawk/falcon. In his hand he holds the Crook and flail or the Was scepter. Atop his head side-lock of hair he wears the scribes cap and a headdress with the crescent moon beneath the full moon. Sometimes he has a falcon's head. Sometimes he appeared as a goose, ram or two crocodiles. 

Symbols
Number 9
Moon
Snakes
Baboon 
Falcon
Lotus/ sSm

Roles
God of the new moon. New kingdom he was known as an exorcist and a healer. Protects against wild animals. In Karnak he was considered the great snake who fertilizes the cosmic egg. He was thought to watch overnight travelers. He was also invoked to protect against wild animals and aid in healing. Along with Djehuty/Thoth he marked the passage of time. Khonsu was instrumental in the creation of new life in all living creatures. In Thebes he was part of the triad of Mut and Amun.

Connection to other gods
Horu
Shu
Montju/ Montu (replaces the war god as son of Mut)

Celebrations


Offering items
Moon stone
​Moon items
Gane boards, Senet


Other names


Epitaphs
aA-pHty / great of strength 
aA-wr / very great
anx Hr ibw ? / (The one who) lives on hearts 
nTr aA m nTrw aA ?/ Great god of the great gods
swAD / renew, make green 
wHm-rnp / repeats rejuvenation 
xnsw pA iry sxrw m wAst /Khonsu of Thebes The "Maker" of men's destinies or affairs

xnsw pA ỉri sxr.w/ Khonsu the Counsellor



ref.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khonsu, The Meroitic Language and Writing System By Claude Rilly, Alex de Voogt

sw nDmwy Htp.k xnsw n nmH

it is sweet your grace, Khonsu, to the orphan
~Stela Turin 50052. (Catalogue No. 1553) Lower registers line 4
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