Editing Arensnuphis

{{short description|Ancient Nubian deity}}
{{Infobox deity
| type = Nubian
| symbols = [[Lion]], [[Spear]]
| venerated_in = [[Nubian mythology]]
| region = [[Kingdom of Kush]]
| consort = [[Isis]]
| equivalent1_type = Egyptian
| equivalent1 = [[Anhur]], [[Shu (Egyptian god)|Shu]]
| equivalent2_type = Greek
| equivalent2 = [[Ares]]
| equivalent3_type = Roman
| equivalent3 = [[Mars (mythology)|Mars]]
| image = Arensnuphis.svg
| caption = image of Arensnuphis based on ancient depictions
| hiero = <hiero>i-r:Z4-A48-N41:z-A1-nfr-f:r</hiero><br />or<br /><hiero>i-r:Hm*s-nfr-A48</hiero>
}}
'''Arensnuphis''' (in Egyptian: Iryhemesnefer, ''ỉrỉ-ḥms-nfr'', "the good companion") is a deity from the [[Kingdom of Kush]], first attested at Musawwarat el-Sufra in the 3rd century BC. His worship spread to the Egyptian-controlled portion of Kush in the [[Ptolemaic Period]] (305–30 BC). His mythological role is unknown; he was depicted as a lion and as a human with a crown of feathers and sometimes a spear.<ref name="Wilkinson">Wilkinson, Richard H. (2003). ''The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt''. Thames & Hudson. p. 98</ref>
[[File:Temple statue of god Arensnuphis, from Meroe, Nubia (modern-day Sudan), 100-50 BCE. Sandstone. National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.jpg|thumb|left|Temple statue of god Arensnuphis, from Meroe, Nubia (modern-day Sudan), 100-50 BCE. National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh]]
Arensnuphis was worshipped at [[Philae]], where he was called the "companion" of the [[Isis|Egyptian goddess Isis]], as well as at [[Dendur]]. In the [[ancient Egyptian religion]], the Egyptians syncretized him with their gods [[Anhur]] and [[Shu (Egyptian deity)|Shu]].<ref name="Wilkinson"/>

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