Editing Resheph (section)

====Worship====
Excavations revealed evidence of veneration of Resheph in [[Deir el-Medina]].{{sfn|Münnich|2013|p=103}} Many of his worshipers living in this area were workers, though there is no indication that most of them were foreigners, as Egyptian names predominate.{{sfn|Cornelius|1994|p=239}} A total of twelve steles inscribed with his name have been discovered at this site.{{sfn|Münnich|2013|p=103}} They belonged to the sphere of domestic cult, and based on their size it is assumed that they were originally held in household shrines, presumably with tables for offerings placed in front of them.{{sfn|Cornelius|1994|p=239}} In 2006, a stele depicting Resheph and [[Astarte]] was also discovered in [[Tell el-Borg]].{{sfn|Münnich|2009|p=63}} It is presumed that it dates to the reign of [[Amenhotep II]] or earlier.{{sfn|Hoffmeier|Kitchen|2007|p=136}} It was erected by an overseer of horses, Betu, whose name is not common in Egyptian sources and might have [[Hurrian language|Hurrian]] origin.{{sfn|Hoffmeier|Kitchen|2007|p=132}} The inscription refers to Resheph with the otherwise unknown epithet, “lord of the estate of the stable of horses”.{{sfn|Hoffmeier|Kitchen|2007|p=131}} Presumably it was meant to highlight the devotee's close link to him.{{sfn|Hoffmeier|Kitchen|2007|p=136}}

According to [[Richard H. Wilkinson]], a temple dedicated to Resheph existed in [[Memphis, Egypt|Memphis]].{{sfn|Wilkinson|2003|p=127}} Izak Cornelius instead interprets the available evidence as an indication that he was venerated within a sanctuary located in the temple of [[Ptah]].{{sfn|Cornelius|1994|pp=239-240}}

The worship of Resheph is also attested in [[Nubia]], possibly as a result of religious policies of Amenhotep II.{{sfn|Münnich|2013|p=102}} A stele from [[Wadi es-Sebua]], while discovered in a historically Nubian area, was dedicated to Resheph by a certain Mati-Ba’al, presumed to be a merchant traveling through this area rather than a local inhabitant.{{sfn|Münnich|2013|p=104}}