Per-Reshpu
𓂋𓈙𓊪𓅱𓀭 𓂋𓈙𓊪𓏲𓅆
MDC: rSpw
Gardiner:
Budge: ršpu, ršp
Transliteration: Reshpu
Ugaritic: r-sh-p 𐎗𐎌𐎔, ršpm, ršp
Phoenician: Reshef /ršf
Akkadian : Rešef
Ebla: Ra-sa-ap
Emar: Ikki-Rašap
Coptic:
Bible: rešef
Hebrew: ršp, Ræšæf, רשף, רֶשֶׁף
Greek: Resheph?
Demotic:
Arabic: Rshf رشف
English: Resheph
Kemetic:
Alt: Rashpu, Resep, Reshef, Rahshaf, Rashap, Rashubbu
Pronounced: Rash-pu, reh'-shef
Meaning: frightful (Akkadian), originally glowing, flickering?; flame, light, plague (Psalm 78:48)
Home: Syrian, Phoenician, and Canaanite
Temple:
Nome: Rashap-Guni/ Rashap of Syrian city Gunu
Consort
Children
Parents
Siblings
Priest names
Features
He wears the white crown of Upper Egypt with the head of a gazelle in the front. Sometimes has wings or face of a lion.
Symbols
west sunset
death
star
bows
arrows
shield
spears
axe
knives
mace
ankh
black
red
horses
gazelles
lions
slain serpents or dragons
(Biblical)
flame
spark
fire bult
Passion
cosmic winds
lighting
Roles
He is the god of war, thunder, protection against plague and was, healing, metalworking.
Hybrid gods
Connection to other gods
Nergal (Mesopotamian) is said to be Rashpu
Mars (Roman)
Apollo (giver of illness) (Greek)
Montu (Theban)
Qadshu/Kadesh/Qetesh/qdS (Canaan/Egypt)
Min (Egypt)
Celebrations
Offering items
Ram (around the full moon, Feb-March)
Peace offerings
burt offerings
Protects
Other names
Rešep-Mikal
Epitaphs
Rashpu is god
Lord of the Sky
Giver of good life
Protection of life is around him
b`l ḥẓ--Lord of the arrow (Ugaritic)
ḥṣ -- arrow
nb n nHH --Lord of Eternity
nTr aA --Great god
pn arw d šʿly nrn l ršp gn--The mouth of a lion, which Nuranu offered to Rašap of Gunu (Ugaritic)
rSp gn--Resheph of Gunu/Garden
ršp bbt-- Rašap of the city Bibita (Ugaritic)
ršp ḥgb--Rašap the gate keeper (Ugaritic)
ršp ṣbỉ--Rašap of the army (Ugaritic)
ršp mlk-- Rašap the king (Ugaritic)
ršp zbl --Rašap the prince (Ugaritic)
šlm il ḫšm-- hail the god of the tombs (Ugaritic)
tġr špš--gate keeper of the sun (Ugaritic)
ref. http://tessdawson.blogspot.com/2013/10/notes-about-god-rashap.html, Mekal: The God of Beth-Shan By Henry O. Thompson, http://www.academia.edu/7044995/The_God_Ra%C5%A1ap_in_the_Ugaritic_Texts
Temple:
Nome: Rashap-Guni/ Rashap of Syrian city Gunu
Consort
Children
Parents
Siblings
Priest names
Features
He wears the white crown of Upper Egypt with the head of a gazelle in the front. Sometimes has wings or face of a lion.
Symbols
west sunset
death
star
bows
arrows
shield
spears
axe
knives
mace
ankh
black
red
horses
gazelles
lions
slain serpents or dragons
(Biblical)
flame
spark
fire bult
Passion
cosmic winds
lighting
Roles
He is the god of war, thunder, protection against plague and was, healing, metalworking.
Hybrid gods
Connection to other gods
Nergal (Mesopotamian) is said to be Rashpu
Mars (Roman)
Apollo (giver of illness) (Greek)
Montu (Theban)
Qadshu/Kadesh/Qetesh/qdS (Canaan/Egypt)
Min (Egypt)
Celebrations
Offering items
Ram (around the full moon, Feb-March)
Peace offerings
burt offerings
Protects
Other names
Rešep-Mikal
Epitaphs
Rashpu is god
Lord of the Sky
Giver of good life
Protection of life is around him
b`l ḥẓ--Lord of the arrow (Ugaritic)
ḥṣ -- arrow
nb n nHH --Lord of Eternity
nTr aA --Great god
pn arw d šʿly nrn l ršp gn--The mouth of a lion, which Nuranu offered to Rašap of Gunu (Ugaritic)
rSp gn--Resheph of Gunu/Garden
ršp bbt-- Rašap of the city Bibita (Ugaritic)
ršp ḥgb--Rašap the gate keeper (Ugaritic)
ršp ṣbỉ--Rašap of the army (Ugaritic)
ršp mlk-- Rašap the king (Ugaritic)
ršp zbl --Rašap the prince (Ugaritic)
šlm il ḫšm-- hail the god of the tombs (Ugaritic)
tġr špš--gate keeper of the sun (Ugaritic)
ref. http://tessdawson.blogspot.com/2013/10/notes-about-god-rashap.html, Mekal: The God of Beth-Shan By Henry O. Thompson, http://www.academia.edu/7044995/The_God_Ra%C5%A1ap_in_the_Ugaritic_Texts
