Amun is a complicated Netjer who was considered the most supreme god in Thebes. He is invisible, a creator, solar, universal, and fertility god. He is also king of the gods. Despite this royal status, he is considered a god of the average person, including the poor.
Offerings
Avoid ram or sheep byproducts, as he is often depicted with a ram's head.
- Lapis Lazuli (UPG?)
- Depictions of geese
- Depictions of ram
- Depictions of lions
- Bread
- Beef
- Water
- Beer
- Cinnamon (UPG?)
- Gold and gold-colored items
- Perfumed oils
- Incense, especially myrrh
- Ammonite mollusks (as they are named after him)
- Pataikoi amulets with Amun-Raβs crown and solar symbols (form of Amun or his spiritual servants)
Epithets
See some epithets (unsourced) at Seshkemet's page on Amun.
See a very thorough list at this Google Document of translated epithets by Mekhatsenu.
References
- Celebrating the Egyptian Gods by Sharon LaBorde
- The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt by Richard H. Wilkinson
- Sesh Kemet
- The Complete Encyclopedia of Egyptian Deities: Gods, Goddesses, and Spirits of Ancient Egypt and Nubia by Tamara Siuda
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