Mehen
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| Name in hieroglyphs | <hiero>mH:n-I12</hiero> |
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In Egyptian mythology, the name Mehen (Template:Langx), meaning 'coiled one', referred to a mythological snake-god and to a board game.[1]
Snake god
The earliest known references to Mehen occur in the Coffin Texts.[2] Mehen is a protective deity who is depicted as a snake which coils around the sun god Ra during his journey through the night, for instance in the Amduat.[3]
In the German-Egyptian dictionary by R. Hannig,[4] it is said that the Mehen (mḥn) or the Mehenet (mḥnt) snake is equivalent to the Ouroboros.
Relationship between snake-god and Mehen game
The precise relationship between the deity and the Mehen game is unknown.[citation needed] For instance, it is unknown whether the game derives from the mythological character or the character derives from the game.[citation needed]
It is known that the object known as mehen depicts a game rather than a religious fetish as demonstrated in tomb paintings, game boards, and equipment.[citation needed] The rules and method of playing the game are unknown, although rules have been created in modern times based on assessments of how it may have been played.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Discussion of the game by University College London
- ^ The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt by R. Wilkinson Template:ISBN
- ^ The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife by Erik Hornung Template:ISBN
- ^ Hannig, R. 1995. Die Sprache der Pharaonen: Großes Handwörterbuch Ägyptisch-Deutsch
External links
- Mehen at BoardGameGeekTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
- Mehen boardgame with suggested playing rules at Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery schools liaison
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