Ba-Pef

Template:Short description Template:Ancient Egyptian religion Ba-Pef was a minor underworld god in Egyptian mythology. The name literally means that Ba, meaning that soul (ba). Ba-Pef is commonly portrayed as an obscure malevolent deity known from the Old Kingdom. During the Old and Middle Kingdom the priesthood of Ba-Pef was held by queens.<ref>Robyn A. Gillam, Priestesses of Hathor: Their Function, Decline and Disappearance, Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt, Vol. 32, (1995), pp. 213, JSTOR</ref><ref>Wolfgang Helck, Eberhard Otto, Wolfhart Westendorf, Stele-Zypresse, Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, 1986, p 394</ref>

Further reading

• Michael Jordan, Encyclopedia of Gods, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002