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title: Amun, Mut, and Khonsu
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3463/amun-mut-and-khonsu/
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updated: 2024-07-19
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# Amun, Mut, and Khonsu

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Amun, Mut, and Khonsu](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3463.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3463.jpg)

## Image Caption

Three standing-striding divine [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) figures from ancient [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). This divine triad represents the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) [Amun](https://www.worldhistory.org/amun/), who wears the feathered crown (behind), the goddess Mut (right), and the god Khonsu (as a child). [Late Period of Ancient Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/Late_Period_of_Ancient_Egypt/), 25th-26th Dynasties, 700-600 BCE.

State Museum of [Egyptian Art](https://www.worldhistory.org/Egyptian_Art/), Munich, Germany.

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2015, January 05). Amun, Mut, and Khonsu. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3463/amun-mut-and-khonsu/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Amun, Mut, and Khonsu." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 05, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3463/amun-mut-and-khonsu/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Amun, Mut, and Khonsu." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Jan 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3463/amun-mut-and-khonsu/>.

## License & Copyright

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