Seker
E487792
Seker is an ancient Egyptian funerary god associated with the Memphite necropolis and the afterlife, often linked with Ptah and Osiris.
All labels observed (2)
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian deity
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funerary god ⓘ |
| associatedLocation |
Giza necropolis
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Saqqara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Memphite necropolis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Osiris NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptah NERFINISHED ⓘ afterlife ⓘ |
| colorAssociation |
black
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| compositeForm |
Ptah-Seker
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ⓘ
Ptah-Seker-Osiris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Memphis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultType |
local cult at Memphis
ⓘ
state cult ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
falcon standing on a shrine
ⓘ
mummified man with falcon head ⓘ |
| domain |
burial
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necropolis ⓘ tombs ⓘ |
| function |
overseer of the silent land
ⓘ
receiver of offerings for the dead ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
judgment of the dead
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protection of the deceased ⓘ rebirth ⓘ |
| mergedWith |
Osiris
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ⓘ
Ptah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalRole | deity of the underworld regions of Memphis ⓘ |
| pantheon | Memphite theology ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| role |
god of the cemetery
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guide of the dead ⓘ protector of tombs ⓘ |
| symbol |
falcon
ⓘ
funerary barque ⓘ hawk-headed man ⓘ mummiform man ⓘ shrine on a sledge ⓘ |
| worship |
funerary festivals
ⓘ
processions in the necropolis ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod |
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
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New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sokar
this entity surface form:
Sekhty