The Deity Tkmy and its Role in the Ancient Egyptian Religion

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Lecturer of Ancient History and Civilization of Egypt and Ancient near East (EGYPT)

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This article deals with one of the few mentioned secondary Egyptian deities that appeared in the ancient Egyptian religion, which is Tkmy deity, since this deity has played some important religious roles. The article aims to identify the meaning of the name of this deity and its various forms of writing at the time of its appearance, in addition to its form and its relationship to other deities and the religious roles that this deity played in the ancient Egyptian religion

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