The God Aker A detail of a painting in the tomb of Inherkhau (TT359). The deceased prays in front of
The God AkerA detail of a painting in the tomb of Inherkhau (TT359).The deceased prays in front of a god of the underworld, in his lion form lions were the symbols of the earth god Aker, who was closely associated with the journey of the sun through the realms of the underworld. New Kingdom, 20th dynasty, Ramesside Period, ca. 1189-1077 BC. Deir el-Medina, West Thebes. -- source link
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