The Sculpture of "Amon": the most famous and influential idol of the pharaohs

egypt Sun, Nov. 29, 2020
Today, we see a gold statue of the ancient pharaoh, "Amon," and stories say that "Howard Carter" bought the statue in Luxor from a peasant for one pound, and it was sold by the Carter family in 1983, and it is estimated at more than 80 million dollars.

And the idol Amun, is the god of the sun, wind and fertility, one of the main gods in ancient Egyptian life, "the religion of the ancient Egyptians", meaning his name is hidden.

The ancient Egyptian writing used to record consonants, but it did not record vowels (like Arabic for now), and because of this, it is not possible to know exactly how its name (A-M-N) is pronounced, it is possible to say Amoun or Amin, and so it can be Yamano. Note that they believe that the term “Amin”, which is used in the interfaith prayers, comes from the name Amun.

The worship of Amun and the religion associated with them is one of the most complex theologies of ancient Egypt. In its highest form, Amun Ra was a hidden god just as his name means, but theologically, not only God was invisible, but his name is also hidden, and his form cannot be His realization, in other words, that the mystery surrounding Amun was caused by his absolute perfection, and in this he was different from all the other Egyptian deities.

His holiness was such that he remained separated from the created universe, was associated with the air and thus was an invisible power, which made it easier for him to ascend as a higher god.