Egypt: Worshipping the sun god Ra represented by a red disk supported by an ankh symbol representing Life, while adored by Isis, Nephthys and baboons. Vignette from the Book of the Dead of Ani, facsimile created 1890 while the original artwork is from c. 1300 BCE. Ra is the ancient Egyptian sun god. By the Fifth Dynasty he had become a major deity in ancient Egyptian religion, identified primarily with the midday sun. The meaning of the name is uncertain, but it is thought that if not a word for 'sun' it may be a variant of or linked to words meaning 'creative power' and 'creator'.

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