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Ram
ba
Sheep and fish were ritually unclean and were not offered to the dead but they were used as a major food source for the living - large flocks of sheep were maintained in all periods. Sheep were used to tread seed into the Nile mud - led by their ram. This and the obvious connection led to the ram appearing as a symbol of fertility. There are several ram gods, notably Khnum, the great ram deity worshipped at Esna and elsewhere. From the beginning of Egyptian history the ram was also associated with solar imagery. ba - Ram
Rejoice
hai
The Egyptian language contains over ninety words for happiness, rejoicing and exultation. Many deities were associated with joy and a number of animals, plants and materials were symbolic of this emotion, including the cow, ape and lotus. Joy was associated with the heart and nose in the human body, both of which could act as symbols for rejoicing. hai - Rejoice

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