Shezmu
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Shezmu (alternatively Schesmu and Shesmu) is an ancient Egyptian deity with a contradictory character. He is an Underworld judge of the damned. He was worshiped from the early Old Kingdom period.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Egyptian
- Deity.name
- Shezmu
- Deity.image
- Shezmu presenting offerings.svg
- Deity.caption
- Shezmu presenting offerings
- Deity.hiero
- N37:O34-G17-G43-A40 or M43-N37:O34-G17-G43
- Deity.symbol
- Oil, Wine, Perfume, Ointment, and Blood
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- deity
- Image
- Shezmu presenting offerings.svg
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- worshipped by
- Egyptian mythology
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- Shezmu
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Encyclopedic overview
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Shezmu (alternatively Schesmu and Shesmu) is an ancient Egyptian deity with a contradictory character. He is an Underworld judge of the damned. He was worshiped from the early Old Kingdom period.
He was considered a god of ointments, perfume, and wine. In this role, he was associated with festivities, dancing, and singing. But he was also considered a god of blood, who could slaughter and dismember other deities. It is thought possible that the ancient Egyptians used red wine to symbolize blood in religious offerings, explaining why Shezmu is associated with both blood and wine.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shezmu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.