Ka Statue of king Auib-Re-Hor
Ka
Statue of king Auib-Re-Hor
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This is the so called kA statue belongs to
king Auib-Re-Hor from the 13th dynasty.
2-
It is made out of wood and
it had been discovered inside the naos [1] in a tomb located
to the north of the pyramid of king Amenemhat III at Dahshur.
3-
This statue is called the kA statue because the
head of the king is surmounted by two upraised arms that refer to the ka.
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The kA :
-
The kA refers to the companion which is
created with the person.
- After the death of the person, the kA stays with him inside the tomb.
- The kA
was thought to perform activities on behalf of the deceased like eating,
drinking and moving.
- The kA
has other duties representing in warding off evils and dangers from the tomb.
* So this kA
statue was placed inside the tomb so the kA
of the deceased king shall perform the various activities for the king in the
afterlife.
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Description of
the Statue :
(1)
At the time of discovering
this statue, it was covered with layer of painted stuccoجص .
But the stucco disintegrated when the statue was exposed to the air.
(2)
The statue is marked by the
two upraised arms upon the head which refers to the sign kA.
(3)
The king is standing with
left leg stepping forward.
(4)
The king is wearing a
straight tripartite hair wig which reaches the chest and leaves the ears free.
A long curved divine false beard is attached under the chin.
(5)
The eyes are inlaid. The
rims are made of bronze, the pupils of rock crystal, and the white from quartz.
(6)
The statue is almost naked except
the belt and traces of the beginning of the kilt are still visible.
(7)
The statue was once holding
a scepter in the right hand and a staff in the left one.
(8)
The arms and the left leg
are attached with the body with pegs وتد
.
6-
Also we would like to
mention that beside the kA,
there are another six elements which are very important to guarantee the
resurrection of the deceased in the afterlife.
- These elements are represented in :
(1) The name rn :
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The name was means of identifecation
and it was considered as living image.
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The name of the deceased
used to be inscribed on the tomb walls, so the soul of the deceased could
recognize the tomb of its owner.
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The ancient Egyptians used
to have names with positive meanings like “Beloved of Amun”, “Who comes in
peace” and “Son of Thot”.
(2) The Heart ib 
:
:
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The heart was considered as
central of all senses and the responsible of the deeds of the persons.
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It was placed in its place
inside the body except in rare cases.
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In the judgement scene of
the deceased the heart was weighted against the feathure of the truth. If the
heart of the deceased was proved that it is good heart the deceased shall enter
the field of Osiris in the after life.
(3) The Shadow Swt :
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The shadow existed with the
creation of the body.
(4) The Soul BA 
:
:
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It is represented as human
headed bird.
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After the death of a
person, it ascends to the sky to accompany the sun god Re in his journey to the
east to have resurrection.
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It visits the deceased in
his tomb every day.
(5) The Beneficent Spirit
Ax 
:
:
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It has the form of ibis or
phoenix bird.
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It goes to heaven to stay
with the gods.
(6) The Body $t
or @a :
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It was very important to
preserve the body from being decayed through the mummification process.
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The body is a physical
element used to receive such non physical elements like the soul bA and the companion kA.
Thanks
and with my best regards
D. Hesham Ezz Eldin
[1] The Naos is a small
chapel or shrine which is made out of wood or stone. It was used to be placed
in the Egyptian temples to house the statue of the god. In few cases it housed
the statues of the kings.
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