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Kolanthes or Kolanthes the Child ( Koinē Greek: Κολάνθης, Ancient Egyptian: 𓈎𓄓𓍑𓄿𓏤𓀔 ) is a child deity from the late period of ancient Egyptian religion. He has been documented since the second century BC in the circle of the gods of Akhmim (Koine Panopolis) in the 9th Upper Egyptian Nome (Egypt).
Kolanthes was son within the patron trinity of Akhmim. The god Min (god) acted in the father role while his mother was either Aperetiset or, in the Temple of Athribis, Repyt (Greek Triphis).
Kolanthes was identified with Horus, the divine child and the Pharaoh, and he was called "the child of Osiris and Isis.
The cult sites of Kolanthes are located north and south of Akhmim. In the quarries of Gabal El Haridi and Ptolemais Hermiou (Arabic: al-Mansha), Demotic (Egyptian)rock inscriptions mentioning Kolanthes have been found. Other sources include a stele inscribed with hieroglyphs from the time of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, the recently discovered extensive inscriptions from the temple of Athribis, and Greek inscriptions.
The hieroglyphic and demotic spellings of the name “Kolanthes” are very inconsistent. It can be assumed that the god is not of Egyptian origin.
In the Greek inscriptions the name is written Κολάνθης, Κολάνθας or Κολάνθος. The demotic spelling can be translated as QrnDA according to the Manuel de Codage.
In the inscriptions of the Temple of Athribis there are different hieroglyphic writings in the different scenes.
Szene C 2, 31 2b:
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Szenen C 1, 702; C 1, 743; C 3, 152; C 3, 172:
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Szenen C 3, 162; C 5, 572; C 5, 672:
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Szenen C 1, 411; C 1, 511; C 5, 52
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![]() | This article includes a
list of references,
related reading, or
external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks
inline citations. (July 2024) |
Kolanthes or Kolanthes the Child ( Koinē Greek: Κολάνθης, Ancient Egyptian: 𓈎𓄓𓍑𓄿𓏤𓀔 ) is a child deity from the late period of ancient Egyptian religion. He has been documented since the second century BC in the circle of the gods of Akhmim (Koine Panopolis) in the 9th Upper Egyptian Nome (Egypt).
Kolanthes was son within the patron trinity of Akhmim. The god Min (god) acted in the father role while his mother was either Aperetiset or, in the Temple of Athribis, Repyt (Greek Triphis).
Kolanthes was identified with Horus, the divine child and the Pharaoh, and he was called "the child of Osiris and Isis.
The cult sites of Kolanthes are located north and south of Akhmim. In the quarries of Gabal El Haridi and Ptolemais Hermiou (Arabic: al-Mansha), Demotic (Egyptian)rock inscriptions mentioning Kolanthes have been found. Other sources include a stele inscribed with hieroglyphs from the time of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, the recently discovered extensive inscriptions from the temple of Athribis, and Greek inscriptions.
The hieroglyphic and demotic spellings of the name “Kolanthes” are very inconsistent. It can be assumed that the god is not of Egyptian origin.
In the Greek inscriptions the name is written Κολάνθης, Κολάνθας or Κολάνθος. The demotic spelling can be translated as QrnDA according to the Manuel de Codage.
In the inscriptions of the Temple of Athribis there are different hieroglyphic writings in the different scenes.
Szene C 2, 31 2b:
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Szenen C 1, 702; C 1, 743; C 3, 152; C 3, 172:
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Szenen C 3, 162; C 5, 572; C 5, 672:
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Szenen C 1, 411; C 1, 511; C 5, 52
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