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THE GEBGA BIRD IN ANCIENT EGYPT

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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EGYPTOLOGY

Abstract

This research paper draws attention to the Gebga bird in ancient Egyptian beliefs. According to ancient Egyptian concepts, the Gebga is hostile to dead people. In addition, it was supposed to keep the bird away from the dead, as mentioned in some coffin texts. Furthermore, there was an account of destroying the writing tools of the Gebga. Some texts indicate that the Gebga-bird is the scribe of the god's court at which the dead is condemned. Therefore, the writing tools of the Gebga were eradicated by dead people so that the Gebga could give no evidence against them.
On the other hand, some texts mentioned that the dead are reincarnated as the Gebga, probably to prevent the associated negative aspects. Moreover, the Gebga-birds' vertebrae and eggs were used to medicate greyness. The current study seeks to clarify the nature of the Gebga-bird in ancient Egypt, its relationship with the deceased and other attributes. This will be accomplished by using an analytical-descriptive methodology.

DOI

10.21608/shedet.2023.281324

Keywords

GbgA, GAbgw, bgt, abq, qbk, xsf, sS n mabAyt, Birds, Black Bird

Authors

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Mohamed Elshazly

MiddleName

Salah

Affiliation

Archaeology Department, Faculty of Arts , Minia University

Email

ahmed_elshazly22@yahoo.com

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Orcid

0000-0002-1644-9027

Volume

10

Article Issue

10

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40322

Issue Date

2023-01-01

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2023-01-22

Publish Date

2023-01-01

Page Start

34

Page End

47

Print ISSN

2356-8704

Online ISSN

2536-9954

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https://shedet.journals.ekb.eg/article_281324.html

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Shedet

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https://shedet.journals.ekb.eg/

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THE GEBGA BIRD IN ANCIENT EGYPT

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25 Dec 2024