Neper

**Neper**


 * Other Names:**

Nepra, Nepri


 * Meaning of Name:**

“Lord of the Mouth” - a reference to the function of grain as sustenance.


 * Titles:**

“He Who Lives After He Has Died"

"Lord of Shemu" (the harvest)

"He Who Makes Bread and Creates Crops"


 * Family:**

Neper’s mother was Renenutet.

This god represented the prosperity of the barley and wheat crops which the ancient Egyptians cultivated. His association with agriculture is as early as, if not predating, that aspect of Osiris. Pictured as a man, Neper’s body was dotted to represent grain. The hieroglyphs that write his name similarly include the symbols of grain. After a particularly good harvest, the pharaoh Amenemhet I called himself "beloved of Neper."


 * Quotes from the Book of the Dead and other sources:**

Hymn of Neper

Egyptian Deities - N