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Spell 443 from the Middle Kingdom Period coffin of Mesehti celebrates Akhuy, proclaiming, “I am this unique Akh-spirit. There is nothing I do not know in heaven, on [[earth]], or in the water. There is nothing I do not know about [[Hapi]] and [[Thoth]] because I am the God of the Morning.” This marks the earliest association of Akhuy with the planet [[Venus]], the morning star. Nearly 1,700 years later, the Egyptian astronomer Harkhebi was described as “purifying himself in the days when Akhuy rose heliacally beside Venus.” This same astronomer was a renown observer of the night sky, who claimed to know everything [[Sopdet]] (decan #36) predicted. | Spell 443 from the Middle Kingdom Period coffin of Mesehti celebrates Akhuy, proclaiming, “I am this unique Akh-spirit. There is nothing I do not know in heaven, on [[earth]], or in the water. There is nothing I do not know about [[Hapi]] and [[Thoth]] because I am the God of the Morning.” This marks the earliest association of Akhuy with the planet [[Venus]], the morning star. Nearly 1,700 years later, the Egyptian astronomer Harkhebi was described as “purifying himself in the days when Akhuy rose heliacally beside Venus.” This same astronomer was a renown observer of the night sky, who claimed to know everything [[Sopdet]] (decan #36) predicted. | ||
The Esna B [[zodiac]] ceiling depicts this decan as seated mummiform goddess with no arms. The Dendera D ceiling gives its mineral as gold. | The Esna B [[zodiac]] ceiling depicts this decan as seated mummiform goddess with no arms. The Dendera D ceiling gives its mineral as gold. It is ruled over by [[Duamutef]]. | ||
==''Testament of Solomon''== | ==''Testament of Solomon''== | ||