Editing Khepri (section)

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Khepri was depicted as either a scarab holding aloft the sun disk or as a human male with a scarab for a head. The [[Scarab (artifact)|scarab amulets]] that the Egyptians used as jewelry and as [[Seal (emblem)|seals]] allude to Khepri and the newborn sun.<ref>Hart, George (2005). ''The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses''. Routledge. pp. 84–85</ref> The beetle carvings became so common that excavators have found them throughout the Mediterranean.<ref name="Liszka"/><gallery>
File:QV66_Khepri_Tomb_of_Nefertari_entrance.jpg|Painting of Khepri in [[QV66]], the entrance to the tomb of [[Nefertari]].
File:Thoth_and_Khepri_from_the_Papyrus_of_Imenemsauf.jpg|A depiction of Khepri with the upper body of a winged scarab and the lower body of a male human.
File:Nun_Raises_the_Sun.jpg|[[Nu (mythology)|Nun]], god of the waters of chaos, lifts the barque of the sun god Ra, who is represented by both the scarab and the sun disk, into the sky at the beginning of time.
File:Khepri_-_Egyptian_relief.jpg|Relief of Khepri holding the sun.
File:Statue_of_Khepri,_British_Museum_09.jpg|Statue of Khepri.
File:Relief_panel_showing_two_baboons_offering_the_wedjat_eye_to_the_sun_god_Khepri,_who_holds_the_Underworld_sign_MET_DP241031.jpg|On this relief panel, Khepri is depicted solely as a scarab beetle.  Above his head the sun god holds the Duat, a symbol for the afterlife.  The scarab stands on a sun disk with sun rays extending downwards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Relief panel showing two baboons offering the wedjat eye to the sun god Khepri, who holds the Underworld sign |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/549700 |website=The Metropolitan Museum of Art}}</ref>
File:Ancient_Egyptian_Scarabs.jpg|alt=Scarab beetles were one of the most common material objects made by the ancient Egyptians.  These scarabs, from the Middle Kingdom, were likely used as jewelry, specifically amulets.  The scarab beetle is symbolic of Khepri, the Egyptian sun deity who represents creation and rebirth[9].|Scarab beetles were one of the most common material objects made by the ancient Egyptians.  These scarabs, from the Middle Kingdom, were likely used as jewelry, specifically amulets.  The scarab beetle is symbolic of Khepri, the Egyptian sun deity who represents creation and rebirth.<ref name="Liszka" />
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