Facsimilie #2 Redux

[Olavarria]

What is this?

The seated figure is ithyphallic and is brandishing a flail. Another figure is in front of him and is presenting the wedjat eye. In other hypocephali , the presenting figure is a bipedal snake.

What did the Egyptians call this figure?

Nṯr ʿɜ, "the great god"(1)

What is the Eye in the hands of the snake?

This is the wedjat eye. "The wedjat eye could represent almost any aspect of the divine order, including kingship and the offerings made to the gods and the dead"(2).

How did the Prophet Joseph Smith explain this figure?

Represents God sitting upon his throne, revealing through the heavens the grand Key-words of the Priesthood; as, also, the sign of the Holy Ghost unto Abraham, in the form of a dove.

What spiritual insights can be gained from these explanations?

The Prophet Joseph explained, "God Himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted man, and sits enthroned in yonder heavens! That is the great secret.",(3). God the Father is male in the most common, everyday sense of the word.

"All human beingsâ??male and femaleâ??are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose"(3).

Sources:

(1)John Gee, "Towards an Interpretation of Hypocephali," in "Le lotus qui sort du terre": M

[emeliza]

I have no comment other than, "Welcome back!"

[Danna]

I have a few additional images of the seated god, Min.

(the position of his other arm is only apparent in 3D representations usually):

It really does highlight our creation in his image, not to mention exactly how that occurred.

[Olavarria]

I have a few additional images of the seated god, Min.

(the position of his other arm is only apparent in 3D representations usually):

It really does highlight our creation in his image, not to mention exactly how that occurred.

Min....hmm. I'm gonna stick with "ntr.w" for now. But if it is Min, then it brings up an interesting point.

Qadesh

Asherah

In Egyptian mythology, Min was married to a Semetic goddess called "Qadesh", which sounds alot like the hebrew word for holiness, "chadosh".

As you can see, Qadesh looks alot like Asherah. If Asherah is Qadesh and if Fig 7 really is Min then it might give some interesting twists on the phrase "Holiness to the Lord".

http://books.google.com/books?id=z72KmReV-...Yj7DQ#PPA143,M1