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Re-Hor-Achti ( God of ancient Egypt )

Details about Re-Hor-Achti ( God of ancient Egypt )

  • 05 16, 2023

The ancient Egyptians were interested in sanctifying a number of ancient Egyptian deities. The Egyptian gods were a symbol of protection, goodness, and others, and a representation of natural and social phenomena. The ancient Egyptian civilization was rich in a huge number of gods, as the ancient Egyptians recorded their description on the walls of temples and tombs.

"Ra Hor akhti" is one of the gods of ancient Egypt. TheThe pantheon of ancient Egyptian deities fused Ra as the sun disk and Horus as the falcon. According to the ancient Egyptians’ beliefs, the sun was the giver of life and was worshipped as a god named Ra.

According to the Museums Department, this belief was particularly widespread in northern Egypt, where the city of On (Heliopolis) was located, and in the south the worship of Horus spread, then after the union of the northern and southern faces, the god of the north and the south was united in the image of Ra-Horakhty.

The ancient Egyptians also used the word akhet, traditionally translated as "horizon," to refer to the two distant, mysterious places where the sun god rose and set daily, and where he was also eternally reborn in the afterlife. If you are a fan of visiting Egyptian museums, to learn about the life in ancient Egypt, you can visit the Kafr El-Sheikh Museum, where it displays a collection of distinguished artifacts, the most prominent of which is a statue that is a representation of the god of reconciliation who combines Ra and the god Horus, with the name of the deity "Ra Hor Akhty", which means Ra Horus from between the two horizons.

The university Kafr El-Sheikh is near to the museum. The building consists of several halls for museum exhibitions, halls for visual preparation, museum education and seminars, in addition to a service building containing a group of cafeterias and bazaars. The museum's display scenario revolves around a main theme, which is the myth of Isis and Osiris and the conflict between Horus and Set, in addition to shedding light on a group of topics such as: the history of the ancient city of Buto, one of the ancient Egyptian capitals.

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Re-Hor-Achti was an ancient Egyptian priest who lived during the 20th Dynasty, around 1190 BCE. He was a High Priest of Amun and wielded significant influence during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses VI.

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