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Igai is mentioned in Egyptian sources as early as the [[Third Dynasty of Egypt|Third Dynasty]], and was an important god in Dakhleh Oasis during the [[Old Kingdom of Egypt|Old Kingdom]].<ref>''Treasures of the Dakhleh Oasis'', Kaper, O.E.; Zoest, C.H. van, 2006, p 24</ref> The [[Middle Kingdom of Egypt|Middle Kingdom]] was the golden age of the cult of Igai, providing the great majority of attestations. From the Middle Kingdom onwards, the main urban centre devoted to the cult of the god in the Valley was the 19th [[Nome of Upper Egypt]].<ref name=":0" /> |
Igai is mentioned in Egyptian sources as early as the [[Third Dynasty of Egypt|Third Dynasty]], and was an important god in [[Dakhleh Oasis]] during the [[Old Kingdom of Egypt|Old Kingdom]].<ref>''Treasures of the Dakhleh Oasis'', Kaper, O.E.; Zoest, C.H. van, 2006, p 24</ref> The [[Middle Kingdom of Egypt|Middle Kingdom]] was the golden age of the cult of Igai, providing the great majority of attestations. From the Middle Kingdom onwards, the main urban centre devoted to the cult of the god in the Valley was the 19th [[Nome of Upper Egypt]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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There are few artefacts documenting the cult of Igai; outside the oases, the name of ''Igai'' is written in a graffito from the funerary temple of [[Niuserre]] (Fifth Dynasty) at [[Abusir]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Accetta |first=Kelly |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-NAVBAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA176&dq=igai+abusir&hl=en |title=Current Research in Egyptology 14 (2013) |last2=Fellinger |first2=Renate |last3=Gonçalves |first3=Pedro Lourenço |last4=Musselwhite |first4=Sarah |date=2014-04-30 |publisher=Oxbow Books |isbn=978-1-78297-686-8 |pages=176 |language=en}}</ref> |
There are few artefacts documenting the cult of Igai; outside the oases, the name of ''Igai'' is written in a graffito from the funerary temple of [[Niuserre]] (Fifth Dynasty) at [[Abusir]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Accetta |first=Kelly |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-NAVBAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA176&dq=igai+abusir&hl=en |title=Current Research in Egyptology 14 (2013) |last2=Fellinger |first2=Renate |last3=Gonçalves |first3=Pedro Lourenço |last4=Musselwhite |first4=Sarah |date=2014-04-30 |publisher=Oxbow Books |isbn=978-1-78297-686-8 |pages=176 |language=en}}</ref> |
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 The deity Igai, New Valley, | |
| Major cult center | Western Desert (Egypt) |
Igai was a lesser deity associated with the oases of Egypt’s western desert, bearing the title “the Lord of the Oasis.” Igai is portrayed in human form, holding two was-sceptres that spell out his name on his head.[1]
Set and Igai are the only deities identified with the epithet ‘Lord of the Oasis’.[2]
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Attestations
Igai is mentioned in Egyptian sources as early as the Third Dynasty, and was an important god in Dakhleh Oasis during the Old Kingdom.[3] The Middle Kingdom was the golden age of the cult of Igai, providing the great majority of attestations. From the Middle Kingdom onwards, the main urban centre devoted to the cult of the god in the Valley was the 19th Nome of Upper Egypt.[1]
There are few artefacts documenting the cult of Igai; outside the oases, the name of Igai is written in a graffito from the funerary temple of Niuserre (Fifth Dynasty) at Abusir.[4]
Other associations
The dinosaur Igai semkhu ("Forgotten Lord of the Oasis") was named after Igai; it was discovered in the part of the Egyptian desert now known as the Kharga Oasis, and belongs to the Campanian age of the Late Cretaceous period.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b Marti, Heri Abruña (2018). "Igai 'the Lord of the Oasis'". The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. 104 (1): 41–58. ISSN 0307-5133.
- ^ Hubschmann, Caroline (2010-01-01). "Igai: a little-known deity of Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt". Rosetta: Papers of the Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology at the University of Birmingham: 9.
- ^ Treasures of the Dakhleh Oasis, Kaper, O.E.; Zoest, C.H. van, 2006, p 24
- ^ Accetta, Kelly; Fellinger, Renate; Gonçalves, Pedro Lourenço; Musselwhite, Sarah (2014-04-30). Current Research in Egyptology 14 (2013). Oxbow Books. p. 176. ISBN 978-1-78297-686-8.
- ^ "75-Million-Year-Old Titanosaur Named After Egyptian God Fills Gaps In Dino History". IFLScience. 2023-10-13. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
Bibliography
- Henry George Fischer: A God and a General of the Oasis on a Stela of the Late Middle Kingdom. In: Journal of Near Eastern Studies Band 16, Nr. 4, 1957, S. 230–235.
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