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Khonsu ḫnsw

Also written Chons.

Khonsu, A mummiform youth with a side-lock, carrying crook and flail, moon disk above
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God of
The moon, and time
Recognised by
A mummiform youth with a side-lock, carrying crook and flail, moon disk above
Chief cult centre
Karnak

The traveller: the moon crossing the sky, and in some texts a healer who casts out possessing spirits. Part of the Theban triad with Amun and Mut.

Egyptian sources What Egyptians wrote, on walls, coffins and papyri. What that means

Khonsu on Wikipedia The section's method