AforAfu (commonly known as Afu-Ra), the ram-headed form of Ra when traveling the Duat (the 12 hours of night and the underworld) on the Mesektet barque along with Sia (left and front of barque) and Heka (right and behind of barque), surrounded by the protective coiled serpent deity Mehen
SiaorSaa, an ancient Egyptian god, was the deificationofperception in the Heliopolitan Enneadcosmogony and is probably equivalent to the intellectual energies of the heart of Ptah in the Memphite cosmogeny.[1] He also had a connection with writing and was often shown in anthropomorphic form[2] holding a papyrus scroll. This papyrus was thought to embody intellectual achievements.[3]
The god personifies the perceptive mind. In ancient Egyptian mythology, Sia was believed to have been created from blood dripping from the phallus of Ra, the sun god. In the Old Kingdom, Sia was often depicted on the right side of Ra and was responsible for carrying a sacred papyrus containing knowledge and intellectual achievements. It was believed that Sia traveled in the boat of the sun god, as depicted on the walls of tombs in the Valley of the Kings. [4]
Sia appeared standing on the solar barque during its journey through the night in New Kingdom underworld texts and tomb decorations,[5] together with Hu, the "creative utterance," and Heka, the god of magic. These gods were seen as special powers helping the creator, and although Heka had his own cult Sia did not.[6]
