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"

KHENT-AMENTIU (Khentamenti, Khenti-Amenti, Khent-Amentiu)

To return to the Denderah Decan 30 - Grand Temple Decan 27 (Khentet 'he who is in front'), Imiut (similarities), or List of Netjeru.

    Khent-Amentiu is one of the oldest Names of Netjer, a local deity in jackal form whose title was "Foremost of the Westerner," which also Wepwawet held.
    Worshipped at Ibjdu (Greek Abydos) and during the Old Kingdom was assimilated with Osiris.    Not much is known about Khenti-Amentiu who may have embodied all the deceased kings buried at Abydos and that Osiris is the new form of the same deity.
    The same title was used for Anubis (Yinepu) who was "Lord of the Necropolis," and who, when the cult of Osiris grew, was placed under his rule.
    Khent is seen on Grand Temple Decan 10, 11, 12, 13, 25, 26 and 27.    One source claims that knt.t (Khentet) means "he who is in front."    This complies with the translation above of "Foremost."
    As seen on "http://home.main.rr.com/imyunnut/Den.Round.html" by Joanne Conman, "Khentu," which means "to travel southward or upstream (masculine)," or "The (male) Southern Traveler."

From other sources:
Chontamenti ( Chonti-amentiu ) A god of the dead and the land of the west. He was represented as a crouching dog/jackal.

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