Per-Sopdu
𓇮𓏲𓀭 𓇮𓅱 𓇮𓅱𓅏
𓇮𓅏OK 𓇮𓅱𓅆 𓇮𓅱𓀭NK 𓇮𓅎MK
MDC: Spdw
Gardiner: Śpdw
Budge:
Transliteration:
Coptic:
Hebrew:
Greek: Sopntou/Σοπντού
Demotic:
Arabic:
English:
Kemetic:
Alt: Septu, Sopedu
Pronounced:
Meaning: 'The sharp one' from /spd/ - sharp, effective, skilled
Gardiner: Śpdw
Budge:
Transliteration:
Coptic:
Hebrew:
Greek: Sopntou/Σοπντού
Demotic:
Arabic:
English:
Kemetic:
Alt: Septu, Sopedu
Pronounced:
Meaning: 'The sharp one' from /spd/ - sharp, effective, skilled
Home:
Temple:
Nome: 20th nome of Lower Egypt Per-Sopdu, Saft el-Hinna
Consort
Children
Parents
Sopdet (goddess of Sirius) and Sah
Alternative Parentage
Siblings
Female/Male counter part
Sopdet
Priest names
Followers
Features
Often depicted as a falcon siting on a stand, two feather crown on his head with flail over his shoulder. Border guarding he was portrayed as a Near Eastern warrior.
Symbols
Sash/girdle decorated with breads/ Szm(t) 𓋦 𓋫
Falcon 𓅏
Two feathered crown/ Swty 𓋛
Axe
Spear
Teeth
The King
Roles
God of the sky and of eastern border regions
Hybrid gods
Horu-Sopdu (offspring Wesir-Sah and Auset-Sopdet)
Connection to other gods
Sah (god of Orion)
Celebrations
Offering items
Sash/girdle decorated with breads/ Szm(t) 𓋦 𓋫
Axe
Spear
Teeth
Protects
Other names
Hr nxn(y) (Horu/ Horus of Nekhen)?
Epitaphs
nb iAbt--Lord of the East
Temple:
Nome: 20th nome of Lower Egypt Per-Sopdu, Saft el-Hinna
Consort
Children
Parents
Sopdet (goddess of Sirius) and Sah
Alternative Parentage
Siblings
Female/Male counter part
Sopdet
Priest names
Followers
Features
Often depicted as a falcon siting on a stand, two feather crown on his head with flail over his shoulder. Border guarding he was portrayed as a Near Eastern warrior.
Symbols
Sash/girdle decorated with breads/ Szm(t) 𓋦 𓋫
Falcon 𓅏
Two feathered crown/ Swty 𓋛
Axe
Spear
Teeth
The King
Roles
God of the sky and of eastern border regions
Hybrid gods
Horu-Sopdu (offspring Wesir-Sah and Auset-Sopdet)
Connection to other gods
Sah (god of Orion)
Celebrations
Offering items
Sash/girdle decorated with breads/ Szm(t) 𓋦 𓋫
Axe
Spear
Teeth
Protects
Other names
Hr nxn(y) (Horu/ Horus of Nekhen)?
Epitaphs
nb iAbt--Lord of the East