Editing Sopdu (section)

== Name ==
Sopdu's name is composed of the [[Egyptian hieroglyphs|hieroglyph]] for ''sharp'', a pointed [[triangle]], and the [[grammatical person|3rd person plural]] [[suffix]] (a [[quail]]); thus a literal translation of his name is ''sharp ones''.<ref>''Greek and Egyptian Mythologies'' By Yves Bonnefoy and Wendy Doniger, p. 221. University of Chicago Press, 1992
{{ISBN|0-226-06454-9}}</ref> He was said, in the Pyramid Texts, to protect the teeth of the deceased pharaoh.<ref name="Wilkinson 211"/>

Sopdu was depicted as a falcon sitting on a religious standard, often with a two-feathered crown on his head and a [[Flail (tool)|flail]] over his shoulder. In his border-guarding role he was shown as a [[ancient Near East|Near Eastern]] warrior, with a ''[[shemset]]'' girdle and an axe or spear.<ref name="Wilkinson 211"/>