Merging Wep and Anubis
Afternoon all.
I am looking evidence of the merging of Wep and Anubis. I know HoN believes and teaches that this took place, which is why I am asking here..:)
Reason I am asking is for my dissertation. I am in the 4th (and final) year of an Egyptology diploma and my dissertation is called 'The evolution of Canine deities from Pre-dynastic Egypt to Greco-Roman Egypt'. Its a project of love for me, as a follower of Anubis I *had* to do that and I felt that it would help me understand my faith and the Netjer more..
So some 50 books and numerous journals later (I kid you not, I am now an expert on Canine gods), I am still to find evidence that Wep merged into Anubis and when. Now I see shared titles, but its also confusing since in the Book of Going Forth by Day (Ani's) it has Anubis as the 'Opener of the Ways', BUT also lists Wep as a separate Netjer totaly (though with a black head). This is the 19th Dynasty, I can also find reference to separate temples of Anubis and Wep in the 20th Dynasty.
Other than that, Budge does say that Anubis and Wep are 'twined' Gods, but that Anubis the Summer Solistce and Wep is the Winter, Anubis the North and Wep the South.
The HoN page on Wep says Over time, Wepwawet's form and functions were absorbed by another jackal-Netjer, Yinepu, who became "Opener of the Ways" when His own titles including Khenty-amentiu ("Foremost of the Westerners") passed to Wesir as premier patron of the deceased. . But I know that Wesir took the title Foremost of the Westerners in about the 5th Dynasty, but Wep was still getting mentioned on his own and his own temple in the 20th Dynasty.
So, does anyone have any references which can back up HoN's statement. You would be helping me greatly and stop me going mad so close to the end:)
Thanks!:)
Victoria
I am looking evidence of the merging of Wep and Anubis. I know HoN believes and teaches that this took place, which is why I am asking here..:)
Reason I am asking is for my dissertation. I am in the 4th (and final) year of an Egyptology diploma and my dissertation is called 'The evolution of Canine deities from Pre-dynastic Egypt to Greco-Roman Egypt'. Its a project of love for me, as a follower of Anubis I *had* to do that and I felt that it would help me understand my faith and the Netjer more..
So some 50 books and numerous journals later (I kid you not, I am now an expert on Canine gods), I am still to find evidence that Wep merged into Anubis and when. Now I see shared titles, but its also confusing since in the Book of Going Forth by Day (Ani's) it has Anubis as the 'Opener of the Ways', BUT also lists Wep as a separate Netjer totaly (though with a black head). This is the 19th Dynasty, I can also find reference to separate temples of Anubis and Wep in the 20th Dynasty.
Other than that, Budge does say that Anubis and Wep are 'twined' Gods, but that Anubis the Summer Solistce and Wep is the Winter, Anubis the North and Wep the South.
The HoN page on Wep says Over time, Wepwawet's form and functions were absorbed by another jackal-Netjer, Yinepu, who became "Opener of the Ways" when His own titles including Khenty-amentiu ("Foremost of the Westerners") passed to Wesir as premier patron of the deceased. . But I know that Wesir took the title Foremost of the Westerners in about the 5th Dynasty, but Wep was still getting mentioned on his own and his own temple in the 20th Dynasty.
So, does anyone have any references which can back up HoN's statement. You would be helping me greatly and stop me going mad so close to the end:)
Thanks!:)
Victoria