grandegyptianmuseum:One of the two lions of god Aker, who was closely associated with the journey
grandegyptianmuseum: One of the two lions of god Aker, who was closely associated with the journey of the sun through the realms of the underworld. Aker appears as a pair of twin lions, one named Duaj (meaning “yesterday”) and the other Sefer (meaning “tomorrow”). Aker was thus often titled “He who’s looking forward and behind”. Detail of a wall painting from the tomb of Inherkhau (TT359). New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty, ca. 1189-1077 BC. Deir el-Medina, West Thebes. Fascinating -- source link