Demonic Beings in Ancient Egypt

Abstract

Axt (female spirit), nswt (King) and nsyt (queen). 1 These categories were first followed by the humans in the royal domain who were in turn followed by officials, foreigners and then finally by commoners. 2 These groups which were included in Onomastikon of Amenimopet, 3 were considered to be part of the ordered cosmos. As for demons, they were excluded from these groups; not because they were nonexistent, but rather because they were beings of chaos. 4 While, there is a collective