Horemheb’s Favourite God.
Throughout his life, Horemheb commissioned monuments and artifacts that honoured Djehuty (Thoth). As a courtier, then a King, Horemheb showed a certain favour towards this god. Why did he like this god, in particular, and what do these artefacts tell us about Horemheb as a person?
- Banner image: Horemheb as a Scribe, statue in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
- Read the Hymn to Thoth at the Metropolitan Museum of Art website.
- Music interludes by Luke Chaos, Hathor Systrum, and Keith Zizza.
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- H. E. Winlock, ‘A Statue of Horemhab before His Accession’, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 10 (1924), 1–5.
