'Min' Guardian of the Desert | ||||
| Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality | ||||
| Article 8, Volume 11, Issue 2, 2014, Page 43-52 PDF (554.09 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jaauth.2014.57113 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Cherine Ragueh | ||||
| Tourism Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Minia University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The Egyptian god ‘Min’ had many roles in Egyptian life and religion. He was a god of fertility, and protection. The Eastern desert and the Red sea hills were the original homeland of 'Min' as a protector god. This is the reason of depicting Red Sea shells and saw-fish on his three colossal statues excavated at Coptos. Two of these statues are on display in Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, and the third is in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. This study includes hieroglyphic texts and scenes associated with 'Min's' protecting role. The researcher get benefit from Previous studies about ‘Min’ and his role in protecting the desert together with the Nubian (MDAyw ) scouts. This study focuses on the protector role of god ‘Min’ in the desert as place of danger and threat. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| God 'Min'; fertility; protection; the emblem (Mnw); Ninth Nome | ||||
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