Volume III Gods/Goddesses of Ancient Egypt

From The Alpha and the Omega - Volume III
by Jim A. Cornwell, Copyright © July 20, 2002, all rights reserved "Volume III - Gods/Goddesses of Ancient Egypt"

Sahu the transformed mummy,
with Ba hovering above.

To return to the
Ophiuchus Decan (association with ka and Akhu),
Serpens Decan (association with ka and Akhu),
Monoceros Decan (bird behind the foot of Orion),
Orion Decan (Monoceros the bird behind Orion),
Denderah Decan 33 - Grand Temple Decan 24 (Deity named Baba, Bawey, Egypt. ba, goose sign),
Denderah Decan 19 - Grand Temple Decan 2 (Deity named Ba, Egypt. ba, ram sign),
Benu (as the ba of Re),
Sahu (Ba hovering over Sahu),
Akhu (association with ka and Akhu),
Apis (sacred bull, ba of Ptah),
or List of Netjeru.

Ba in the concept of the soul, this was the human headed bird that flitted around the tomb during the day bringing air and food to the deceased, but travelled with Ra on the Solar Barque during the evenings.
The hieroglyph for a hawk or falcon is

.
As seen on Denderah Decan 19 - Grand Temple Decan 2 its deity is called

Ba or ou Isis, but it shows a long horned ram sign with two stars.
The hieroglyph for a ram is

The Grand Temple Decan 24 is called

    Baba, Bawey, or Tepi-a Bawey
a goose sign, Egypt. b3, (ba) is doubled here.
    The figure by Orion’s hind foot is called by the Egyptian name of Ba-Bird, Jabiru, Sumerian Habur, and Egyptian Sahu.
    Of interest is that the second month (Phaophi - Virgo) of the calendar of the Christian coptes is called Baba, which is the opposite of Pisces.

    Also mentioned on "http://home.main.rr.com/ imyunnut/Den.Round.html" by Joanne Conman, seems to connect the Denderah Decan 31 (Grand Temple Decan 26) with the name "Bawey," claiming it means "The Two Ba-Spirits."    As seen here in Denderah Decan 33 (Grand Temple Decan 24) she calls it by the name "Tepi-a Bawey," and claims it means "The One Preceding the Two Ba-Spirits."
    Could the one preceding the two Ba-Spirits be Denderah Decan 33 "The child of the Sun?"
    The question here is: 'Who are the Ba spirits?'
    Are they the hour deities on the Grand Temple square zodiac?
    Or are they the Denderah Decans of the round zodiac?
    See Banebdjedet a ram deity, whom represents the four first rulers of the world, in four forms the Ba-spirits.

There seems to be no representation on the Zodiac of Denderah unless Monoceros is specifcally the small bird figure behind the right foot of Orion, which is pursuing him, and in other sources is reported to be stinging and crippling his foot. Note that some sources say he (Orion) has an injury to his leg. It may be that the figure by his hind foot is the Egyptian Ba-Bird, Jabiru, Sumerian Habur, and Egyptian Sahu.

This file was created on June 18, 2005.

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