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Arensnuphis
Temple statue of god Arensnuphis, from Meroe, Nubia (modern-day Sudan), 100-50 BCE. National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Name in hieroglyphs	or
Venerated in	Nubian mythology
Symbols	Lion, Spear
Region	Kingdom of Kush
Consort	Isis
Equivalents
Egyptian	Anhur, Shu
Greek	Ares
Roman	Mars

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Deities Elephantine Anaka Khenmu Satis Naqa Aman Amesemi Apedemak A Amanete Anhur Aqedise Arensnuphis Ariten Atari B Bastet Bes Breith D Dedun H Heka Hemen Horus M Makedeke Mash Mehit Menhit Merul Miket N Nu R Ra S Sabomakal Sobek T Thoth W Wusa
Cultures A-Group Alodia B-Group Blemmyes C-Group Kerma Makuria Medja Meroë Napata Nobatia X-Group
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Sacred animals Abtu North African elephant Barbary lion • Cattle Falcon Hieracosphinx Medjed Nile crocodile Ram Serpopard Sphinx Taweret Uraeus
Symbols and objects Ankh Atef Cartouche Christian cross Crook and flail Crown of justification Deshret Djed Egyptian obelisk Egyptian pool Eye of Horus Eye of Ra Gold Hafir Hedjet Hemhem crown Hennu Horus on the Crocodiles Hypocephalus Imiut fetish Khepresh Kneph Menat Nebu Nemes Pschent Scarab Serekh Shen ring Solar barque Tyet Ushabti Vulture crown Was-sceptre
Languages Blemmyes language Egyptian language Meroitic language (Meroitic alphabet) Nubian language
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Locations Aaru Benben Duat Land of Manu The Indestructibles
Symbols and objects Aani Ankh Atef Atet Book of Thoth Cartouche Corn mummy Crook and flail Deshret Djed Egyptian obelisk Egyptian pool Eye of Horus Eye of Ra Griffin Hedjet Hemhem crown Hennu Hieracosphinx Hypocephalus Imiut fetish Khepresh Kneph Matet boat Medjed Menat Nebu Nemes Neshmet Ouroboros Pschent Scarab Seqtet boat Serekh Serpopard Set animal Shen ring Sphinx Tyet Uraeus Ushabti Was-sceptre Winged sun
Texts Funerary texts (Amduat • Books of Breathing • Book of Caverns • Book of the Dead • Book of the Earth • Book of Gates)
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Arensnuphis (in Egyptian: Iryhemesnefer, ỉrỉ-ḥms-nfr, "the good companion") is a deity from the Kingdom of Kush, first attested at Musawwarat el-Sufra in the 3rd century BC. His worship spread to the Egyptian-controlled portion of Kush in the Ptolemaic Period (305–30 BC). His mythological role is unknown; he was depicted as a lion and as a human with a crown of feathers and sometimes a spear.

Arensnuphis was worshipped at Philae, where he was called the "companion" of the Egyptian goddess Isis, as well as at Dendur. In the ancient Egyptian religion, the Egyptians syncretized him with their gods Anhur and Shu.

References

1. ^ Wilkinson, Richard H. (2003). The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. p. 98

v t e Kushite religion
Beliefs	Afterlife Christianity Creation myths Egyptian religion Eye of Ra Flooding of the Nile Maat Mythology Philosophy Prophecy of Neferti Soul
Practices	Burials Execration texts Funerals Mortuary temple Pilgrimage Pyramids Temples Veneration of the dead
deities	Elephantine Anaka Khenmu Satis Naqa Aman Amesemi Apedemak A Amanete Anhur Aqedise Arensnuphis Ariten Atari B Bastet Bes Breith D Dedun H Heka Hemen Horus M Makedeke Mash Mehit Menhit Merul Miket N Nu R Ra S Sabomakal Sobek T Thoth W Wusa
Cultures	A-Group Alodia B-Group Blemmyes C-Group Kerma Kingdom of al-Abwab Makuria Medja Meroë Napata Nobatia X-Group
Locations	Aniba Ballana Bigeh Deir el-Bahari Dodekaschoinos Dotawo Elephantine Jebel Barkal Kawa Lisht Musawwarat es-Sufra Philae temple complex Qasr Ibrim Qustul Semna Temple of Amun Temple of Dendur Temple of Mut Throne Hall of Dongola Tombos
Sacred animals	Abtu Barbary lion Cattle Falcon Hieracosphinx Medjed Nile crocodile North African elephant Ram Serpopard Sphinx Taweret Uraeus
Symbols and objects	Ankh Atef Cartouche Christian cross Crook and flail Crown of justification Deshret Djed Egyptian obelisk Egyptian pool Eye of Horus Eye of Ra Gold Hafir Hedjet Hemhem crown Hennu Horus on the Crocodiles Hypocephalus Imiut fetish Khepresh Kneph Menat Nebu Nemes Pschent Scarab Serekh Shen ring Solar barque Tyet Ushabti Vulture crown Was-sceptre
Languages	Blemmyes language Egyptian language Meroitic language (Meroitic alphabet) Nubian language
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Beliefs	Afterlife Creation myths Isfet Maat Maa Kheru Mythology Numerology Osiris myth Philosophy Soul
Practices	Canopic jars Embalming ritual Funerals Mortuary temples Offering formula Opening of the mouth Pyramids Temples Veneration of the dead
Deities (list)	Ogdoad Amun Amunet Hauhet Heh Kauket Kek Naunet Nu Ennead Atum Geb Isis Nephthys Nut Osiris Set Shu Tefnut Triads Theban Triad Elephantine Triad A Aani Abtu Aati Ahmose-Nefertari Aker Akhty Amenhotep I Amenhotep, son of Hapu Amesemi Am-heh Ammit Amu-Aa Anat Andjety Anhur Anput Anubis Anuket Apedemak Apep Apis Aqen Arensnuphis Ash Assessors of Maat Astarte Aten B Baal Ba'alat Gebal Babi Banebdjedet Ba-Pef Bastet Bat Bata Bennu Bes Beset Buchis C Cavern deities D Dedun Dionysus-Osiris Djed Djedefhor Duamutef Duau G Gate deities H Ha Hapi Ḥapy Harmachis Harpocrates Hathor Hatmehit Haurun Hedetet Hedjhotep Heka Hemen Hemsut Henet Heqet Hermanubis Hermes Trismegistus Heru-ur Heryshaf Hesat Horus Hu I Iabet Iah Iat Igai Ihy Ikhemu-sek Imentet Imhotep Imsety Ipy Irer Ishtar Iunit Iusaaset J Jupiter Ammon K Kagemni Kebechet Khensit Khenti-Amentiu Khenti-kheti Khepri Kherty Khnum Khonsu Kneph Kolanthes Kothar-wa-Khasis M Maahes Maat Mafdet Mandulis Medjed Mehen Mehet-Weret Mehit Menhit Meret Meretseger Meskhenet Min Mnevis Montu Mut N Nebethetepet Nebtuwi Nefertum Nehebkau Nehmetawy Neith Nekhbet Nemty Neper Nepit P Pakhet Perit Petbe Ptah Ptahhotep Q Qebehsenuef Qebui Qed-her Qetesh R Ra Raet-Tawy Rekhyt Rem Renenutet Renpet Renpetneferet Repyt Resheph S Sah Satis Sebiumeker Sedjem Seker Sekhmet Serapis Serket Seshat Shai Shed Shesmetet Shezmu Sia Sobek Sopdet Sopdu Souls of Pe and Nekhen T Ta-Bitjet Tatenen Taweret Tayt Teka-her Thoth Tjenenyet Tutu U Unut W Wadjet Wadj-wer Weneg Wepset Wepwawet Werethekau Wosret Y Yam
Creatures	Griffin Hieracosphinx Medjed Serpopard Sha Sphinx Uraeus
Characters	Dedi Djadjaemankh Rededjet Ubaoner
Locations	Aaru Akhet Benben Duat Land of Manu The Indestructibles
Symbols and objects	Ankh Atef Cartouche Corn mummy Crook and flail Crown of justification Deshret Djed Egyptian obelisk Egyptian pool Eye of Horus Eye of Ra Hedjet Hemhem crown Hennu Horus on the Crocodiles Hypocephalus Imiut fetish Khepresh Kneph Menat Nebu Nemes Neshmet Ouroboros Pschent Scarab Serekh Shen ring Solar barque Tyet Ushabti Vulture crown Was-sceptre Winged sun
Writings	Amduat Books of Breathing Book of Caverns Book of the Dead Book of the Earth Book of Gates Book of the Heavenly Cow Book of Traversing Eternity Coffin Texts The Contendings of Horus and Seth Enigmatic Book of the Netherworld Great Hymn to the Aten Litany of the Eye of Horus Litany of Re Pyramid Texts Spell of the Twelve Caves
Festivals	Beautiful Festival of the Valley Cattle count Coronation of the pharaoh Min festival Opet Festival Sed festival
Related religions	Atenism Gnosticism Hermeticism Kemetism Mysteries of Isis Temple of Set Thelema
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