Editing Sokar (section)

== Appearance ==
[[File:Painting of Sokar.jpg|left|thumb|Painting of Sokar from the tomb of [[Seti I]] ([[KV17]])]]
Sokar was usually depicted as a mummified [[hawk]] and sometimes as a mound from which the head of a hawk appears. Here he is called 'he who is on his [[Sand|sand']]. Sometimes, he is shown on his ''hennu'' barque which was an elaborate sledge for negotiating the sandy necropolis. One of his titles was 'He of Restau' which means the place of 'openings' or tomb entrances. Like many other gods, he was often depicted with a [[Was-sceptre|''Was''-scepter]].{{fact|date=February 2023}}

In the [[New Kingdom of Egypt|New Kingdom]] ''Book of the Underworld'', the ''[[Amduat]]'', he is shown standing on the back of a serpent between two spread wings; as an expression of freedom this suggests a connection with resurrection or perhaps a satisfactory transit of the underworld.<ref name="rout415" /> Despite this, the region of the underworld associated with Sokar was seen as difficult, sandy terrain called the '''Imhet''' (also called '''Amhet''', '''Ammahet''', or '''Ammehet'''; meaning 'filled up').<ref>''The Egyptian Amduat'', [[Erik Hornung]] and [[Theodore Abt]] {{ISBN|3-9522608-4-3}}</ref><ref>Budge, E.A. Wallis. ''An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary, vol. I''. London, 1920.; pgs. 54-55.</ref>