You have made it through the desert and have reached the House of the Living Lion, who is the relentless, scorching heat of the sun personified, known by the name of Maahes, son of Sekhmet or Bast, The Avenger of Wrongs, The Lord of Slaughter, Helper of the Wise Ones, The Scarlet Lord, Wielder of the Knife, The Kindly One,
more commonly referred to as

A much treasured gift from the most wonderful cat and adored friend:

Lord of the Vessel of Gritstone • Cat Among Lions • He Who Comes and Goes as He Pleases to the Temple of Maahes • Loveliest of Felines • He Who is Always Welcome • Bane of Rodents • Beloved Son of Bast • Protector of Hidden Shrines • Patron of Purrs • Lord of the House of Swaying Palms • Adored Brother of Maahes • Protected by the Living Lion • Protector of the Living Lion • Sharp-Clawed Son of Sekhmet • Sweetest of Tyrants • Guardian to the Left • Nuisance to the Right • Patron of the Bemused • The Walking Innocence • The Divine Smirk • Lord of the Eastern Cat-Flap that is of Lapis-Lazuli and Gold:

Emuishere

Related articles on AW

Meritites Hatshepsut:
A Gallery of Feline Deities

TaysatWesir Amenhotep:
The Lion-god Ma’ahes

Where to go

• Sepat of The Prince of the South

Sources

• Terri Sharp, Maahes
• Ancient Egypt Online
• Egyptian Monuments
• Baines/Málek, Atlas of AEgypt
• Caroline Seawright, Maahes
• The Global Egyptian Museum
• Mirjam Nebet, Philae
• Sementawy Horemheb

Pics in the Per

All images are ...
• gifts from the photographers or
• gifts from friends or
• obtained from free sources or
• from museums, auctioneers or
• borrowed from Jot or
• surprises from my harddisk or
• derived from all the above or
• entirely created by myself.

Thanks to Sementawy, Flyin Zi and his adorable cat (a very special friend of Sekhmet’s), Jim, TaysatWesir, Dennis, Icemoves, AbsoluteCross, The Global Egyptian Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Musée du Louvre, Kunsthistorisches Museum, The Allard Pierson Museum, Christie’s, and all the other anonymous artists of past and present.

Proudly featuring...

Thanks to the incredibly talented Teinne Horemheb for these gorgeous plaques!

Brushing up your Per

Coding:
• Coding for Homesites & Groups
• Coding AW by Sankira Qin
• HTML Quick List (off-site)
• CSS Tutorials (off-site)

Egyptian Resources:
• Living in Egypt ~ Hearth and Home
• Egypt Neighbourhood Project

Newspaper of the Ancient Worlds

Catch up on the latest gossip, upcoming festivals, featured homes and articles, archaeological news and editors reminiscing... *S*

Special Places — author's choice

• The Year of Four Emperors Project
• It's not easy being wahdj...
• Reate, its districts and properties
• Library of Articles

Currently busy with...

• Nothing in particular :)

Further Questions? Need Help?

Just contact one of the Egyptian scribes, either via gram or a scroll on their message boards:

• Hekenu Khafre
• Asenath Amenhotep
• Aisha Henuttawy