Ankh-ef-en-Khonsu i[1] (Egyptian: ꜥnḫ-f-n-ḫnsw), otherwise known as Ankh-af-na-Khonsu, was a priest of the ancient Egyptian godMontu who lived in Thebes during the 25th and 26th Dynasty (c. 725 BCE).[2] He was the son of Bes-en-Mut I and Ta-neshet.
Stele Cairo A 9422 (Bulaq 666), depicting Nut, Behdety as the winged solar disk, Ra-Horakhty seated on his throne, and the stele's owner, Ankh-ef-en-Khonsu i, standing on the right.
Sr. Lutea, writing in The Scarlet Letter, explains some of the words in his name:
A translation of the name might be close to the following: Ankh is both a tool and a symbol meaning 'new life.' The hyphen af is always part of another word that lends exclamatory force.[3] The word, na is generally used as a preposition, such as 'to, for, belonging to, through, or because.' Khonsu was the adopted son of Amun and Mut from the Theban triad. His name comes from a word meaning, 'to cross over' or 'wanderer' or 'he who traverses.' So, his entire name may be translated as 'the truth that has crossed over.[4]
Lutea's interpretation is a free one that Egyptologists would tend to reject. A modern Egyptological approach would translate the name Ankh-ef-en-Khonsu (ꜥnḫ-f-n-ḫnsw) as "He lives for Khonsu"; the name is particularly common during the Third Intermediate and Late Periods.[5]
According to one translation of the stele performed in the Thelemic perspective, it says of Ankh-ef-en-Khonsu i, priest of Montu:
...has left the multitudes and rejoined those who are in the light, he has opened the dwelling place of the stars; now then, the deceased, Ankh-af-na-khonsu has gone forth by day in order to do everything that pleased him upon earth, among the living.[9]
or by a 1982 analysis,
deliverer of those who are in the sunshine, open for him the netherworld; indeed the Osiris Ankh-ef-en-Khonsu shall go forth by day to do that which he desires, all, upon earth, among the living.[10]
My scribe Ankh-af-na-khonsu, the priest of the princes, shall not in one letter change this book; but lest there be folly, he shall comment thereupon by the wisdom of Ra-Hoor-Khu-it.[11]
Based on this, Aleister Crowley used the "magical" name "Ankh-f-n-khonsu" (from the "Stele 666" translation prepared in 1904 for Crowley by the German Egyptologist Émile Brugsch) to sign "The Comment" of The Book of the Law, and also used it sometimes when referring to himself as the prophet of Thelema and the Aeon of Horus. Kenneth Grant wrote that "Crowley claimed to have been a re-embodiment of the magical current represented by the priesthood to which Ankh-af-na-Khonsu belonged".[12]
Notesedit
^El-Leithy, Painted Wooden Stelae From Thebes in Proceedings of the Ninth International Congress of Egyptologists by Jean Claude Goyon, Christine Cardin, published by Peeters Publishers, 2007, ISBN90-429-1717-2, ISBN978-90-429-1717-0
^"To the same (man) belong sarcophagi Cairo 41001, 41001bis and 41042 (Dyn. XXV-XXVI)". Abd el Hamid Zayed, "Painted Wooden Stelae in the Cairo Museum," Revue d'égytologie 20 (1968), pp. 149-152.
^sic; in fact the =f in Egyptian is nothing more than the singular masculine suffix pronoun "he." It does not carry any "exclamatory force."
^Sr. Lutea. (2002). "Who And What Are Those Egyptian References In Liber Resh? 2020-11-12 at the Wayback Machine". The Scarlet Letter, Vol. VII, No. 2.
^Hermann Ranke. 1935. Die ägyptischen Personennamen. 3 vols. Glückstadt: Verlag J. J. Augustin. 1:87;cf. Prosopographia aegypti July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^Peter Munro. 1973. Die spätägyptischen Totenstelen. 2 vols. Ägyptologische Forschungen 25. Glückstadt: Verlag J. J. Augustin. The stele is #187 in Munro's catalogue.
^Abd el Hamid Zayed, "Painted Wooden Stelae in the Cairo Museum," Revue d'égytologie 20 (1968), 149–152, and plate 7.
^Henri Gauthier. 1913. Cercueils anthropoïdes des prêtres de Montou. 2 vols. Catalogue général des antiquités égyptiennes du Musée du Caire 62 and 65. Cairo: Imprimerie de l’Institut français d’archéologie orientale du Caire.
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Ankh ef en Khonsu i 1 Egyptian ꜥnḫ f n ḫnsw otherwise known as Ankh af na Khonsu was a priest of the ancient Egyptian god Montu who lived in Thebes during the 25th and 26th Dynasty c 725 BCE 2 He was the son of Bes en Mut I and Ta neshet Stele Cairo A 9422 Bulaq 666 depicting Nut Behdety as the winged solar disk Ra Horakhty seated on his throne and the stele s owner Ankh ef en Khonsu i standing on the right Among practitioners of the Western esoteric tradition and religious philosophy of Thelema founded by the English occultist and ceremonial magician Aleister Crowley he is best known under the name of Ankh af na khonsu and as the dedicant of the Stele of Revealing a wooden offering stele made to ensure his continued existence in the netherworld now located in the Egyptian Museum of Cairo Egypt Contents 1 Meaning of the name 2 The Stele 3 In Thelema 4 Notes 5 Sources 6 References 7 Further readingMeaning of the name editMain articles Ankh and Khonsu Further information Egyptian language Sr Lutea writing in The Scarlet Letter explains some of the words in his name A translation of the name might be close to the following Ankh is both a tool and a symbol meaning new life The hyphen af is always part of another word that lends exclamatory force 3 The word na is generally used as a preposition such as to for belonging to through or because Khonsu was the adopted son of Amun and Mut from the Theban triad His name comes from a word meaning to cross over or wanderer or he who traverses So his entire name may be translated as the truth that has crossed over 4 Lutea s interpretation is a free one that Egyptologists would tend to reject A modern Egyptological approach would translate the name Ankh ef en Khonsu ꜥnḫ f n ḫnsw as He lives for Khonsu the name is particularly common during the Third Intermediate and Late Periods 5 The Stele editMain article Stele of Ankh ef en Khonsu The Stele of Ankh ef en Khonsu Cairo A 9422 formerly Bulaq 666 is a painted wooden offering stele The stele is a fairly typical example of a Theban offering stele from the late Third Intermediate Period 6 dating to the late 25th Dynasty early 26th Dynasty 7 It was originally discovered in 1854 as part of a large burial of priests of Montu at Deir el Bahari in Luxor Ottoman Egypt and included the coffin of the dedicant Ankh ef en Khonsu i 8 According to one translation of the stele performed in the Thelemic perspective it says of Ankh ef en Khonsu i priest of Montu has left the multitudes and rejoined those who are in the light he has opened the dwelling place of the stars now then the deceased Ankh af na khonsu has gone forth by day in order to do everything that pleased him upon earth among the living 9 or by a 1982 analysis deliverer of those who are in the sunshine open for him the netherworld indeed the Osiris Ankh ef en Khonsu shall go forth by day to do that which he desires all upon earth among the living 10 In Thelema editThe Book of the Law I 36 says My scribe Ankh af na khonsu the priest of the princes shall not in one letter change this book but lest there be folly he shall comment thereupon by the wisdom of Ra Hoor Khu it 11 Based on this Aleister Crowley used the magical name Ankh f n khonsu from the Stele 666 translation prepared in 1904 for Crowley by the German Egyptologist Emile Brugsch to sign The Comment of The Book of the Law and also used it sometimes when referring to himself as the prophet of Thelema and the Aeon of Horus Kenneth Grant wrote that Crowley claimed to have been a re embodiment of the magical current represented by the priesthood to which Ankh af na Khonsu belonged 12 Notes edit El Leithy Painted Wooden Stelae From Thebes in Proceedings of the Ninth International Congress of Egyptologists by Jean Claude Goyon Christine Cardin published by Peeters Publishers 2007 ISBN 90 429 1717 2 ISBN 978 90 429 1717 0 To the same man belong sarcophagi Cairo 41001 41001bis and 41042 Dyn XXV XXVI Abd el Hamid Zayed Painted Wooden Stelae in the Cairo Museum Revue d egytologie 20 1968 pp 149 152 sic in fact the f in Egyptian is nothing more than the singular masculine suffix pronoun he It does not carry any exclamatory force Sr Lutea 2002 Who And What Are Those Egyptian References In Liber Resh Archived 2020 11 12 at the Wayback Machine The Scarlet Letter Vol VII No 2 Hermann Ranke 1935 Die agyptischen Personennamen 3 vols Gluckstadt Verlag J J Augustin 1 87 cf Prosopographia aegypti Archived July 17 2011 at the Wayback Machine Peter Munro 1973 Die spatagyptischen Totenstelen 2 vols Agyptologische Forschungen 25 Gluckstadt Verlag J J Augustin The stele is 187 in Munro s catalogue Abd el Hamid Zayed Painted Wooden Stelae in the Cairo Museum Revue d egytologie 20 1968 149 152 and plate 7 Henri Gauthier 1913 Cercueils anthropoides des pretres de Montou 2 vols Catalogue general des antiquites egyptiennes du Musee du Caire 62 and 65 Cairo Imprimerie de l Institut francais d archeologie orientale du Caire Boulaq Museum translation in The Holy Books of Thelema Samuel Weiser Inc 1983 p 249 A modern analysis in The Holy Books of Thelema Samuel Weiser Inc 1983 p 260 Crowley Aleister Liber AL vel Legis I 36 Grant Kenneth 1977 Nightside of Eden p 133 n 9 London Frederick Muller Limited ISBN 0 584 10206 2Sources editThelemapedia 2004 Ankh af na khonsu Retrieved April 14 2006 References editCrowley Aleister The Book of the Law Liber AL vel Legis S Weiser 2004 ISBN 978 1 57863 308 1Further reading editTau Apiryon 1998 The Kiblah Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ankh ef en Khonsu i amp oldid 1223497607, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
