ENiM 9, 2016, p. 141-153.
La statue en bronze ĂM 8988 du musĂ©e Ă©gyptien de Berlin a Ă©tĂ© acquise en 1886 de lâantiquaire Souliman Abd el-Saman. La statue est originaire de Tell el-Moqdam et est supposĂ©e appartenir Ă la soi-disant « cachette de Lion », un groupe cĂ©lĂšbre dâobjets trouvĂ©s dans les ruines de la ville en 1884 par des paysans. La statue ĂM 8988 reprĂ©sente un dieu Ă tĂȘte de lion. Sur la coiffure il subsiste des restes dâun urĂŠus et des pattes dâun oiseau. De sa main gauche, le dieu tenait une plaque avec un oudjat Ă hauteur de poitrine, qui nâa pas Ă©tĂ© conservĂ©e.
Selon Paul Perdrizet, la statue reprĂ©sente le dieu Mahes. Ă lâinverse, GĂŒnther Roeder et Katja Weiss affirment quâil figure Horus de PĂ©. Roeder et Weiss fondent leur opinion sur la coiffe de la statue. Les deux interprĂ©tations de la statue sont controversĂ©es et pas entiĂšrement convaincantes. Ni Mahes, ni Horus de PĂ© nâĂ©taient reprĂ©sentĂ©s comme dieu Ă tĂȘte de lion avec une coiffe comportant un oiseau. En outre, aucune reprĂ©sentation de Mahes ou dâHorus de PĂ© portant un oudjat Ă leur poitrine nâa jamais Ă©tĂ© trouvĂ©e.
En revanche, le dieu NĂ©fertoum a bien Ă©tĂ© reprĂ©sentĂ© comme un dieu Ă tĂȘte de lion avec une coiffe comportant un faucon et une fleur de lotus dans les scĂšnes du temple de SĂ©thy Ier Ă Abydos, du temple dâHibis Ă Kharga et du Naos de Saft el-Henneh (CG 70021). En outre, NĂ©fertoum Ă©tait figurĂ© dans ces scĂšnes tenant une plaque avec un oudjat Ă hauteur de poitrine. Enfin, une inscription dans la salle de NĂ©fertoum dans le temple de SĂ©thy Ier Ă Abydos rĂ©vĂšle que cette iconographie, appartenant au dieu NĂ©fertoum, reflĂšte son caractĂšre syncrĂ©tique avec Horus. Horus-NĂ©fertoum avait le rĂŽle dâun protecteur dans la fĂȘte de Sokar escortant le roi. La statue ĂM 8988 peut donc ĂȘtre interprĂ©tĂ©e comme une reprĂ©sentation de NĂ©fertoum portant lâoudjat Ă hauteur de poitrine, symbolisant donc la renaissance et la rĂ©gĂ©nĂ©ration du soleil.
The bronze statue ĂM 8988 of the Egyptian museum in Berlin was acquired in 1886 from the antiquity dealer Souliman Abd el-Saman. The statue originally came from Tell el-Moqdam and was assumed to be part of the so-called âLion cacheâ, a famous group of objects found in the ruins of the city in 1884 by peasants. The statue ĂM 8988 represents a lion-headed god. In the headdress there are remains of an uraeus and two bird feet. With his left hand the god held a plaque with a wedjat at chest height, which has not been preserved.
According to Paul Perdrizet, the statue represents the god Mahes. Conversely, GĂŒnther Roeder and Katja Weiss claim that it represents Horus of Pe. Roeder and Weiss based their opinion on the headdress of the statue. Both interpretations of the statue are controversial and not fully convincing. Neither Mahes nor Horus of Pe appears represented anywhere else as a lion-headed god with a bird headdress. Furthermore, no representation of Mahes or Horus of Pe wearing a wedjat at their chest has ever been found.
On the contrary, the god Nefertem has indeed been represented as a lion-headed god with a headdress consisting of a hawk and a lotus flower in scenes from the Temple of Seti I in Abydos, the Hibis Temple at Kharga Oasis and from the Naos of Saft el Henne (CG 70021). Moreover, Nefertem was represented in these scenes holding a plaque with a wedjat at chest height. Additionally, an inscription found in the so called Nefertem-room in the temple of Seti I in Abydos reveals that this iconography belonging to the god Nefertem reflects his syncretic character as Horus. Horus-Nefertem had the role of a guardian in the Sokar festival by escorting the king. The statue ĂM 8988 can be thus interpreted as a representation of Nefertem carrying the wedjat at chest height, symbolizing so the rebirth and regeneration of the sun.
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