Four baboons statue, Museum, Jebel Barkal, Sudan, North-east Africa

Napatan statue of 4 baboons from Taharqa Temple at Sanam, early 7th C. BCE. The baboon was admired for its intelligence and was closely associated with Thoth, the god of wisdom, science and measurement. Baboons were usually depicted with their arms raised in worship of the sun and are connected to Divine Consciousness.

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