In this post i thought id go over some of the basic offerings the Egyptians and modern Kemetics offer the Gods & Goddesses. Id love it if anyone would like to add onto it or had some creative ideas they come up with on their own.
Basic offerings:
These following cover the offerings which are generally safe & common to give to most any Deity from Egypt.
Beverages:
Beer
Wine
Water
Milk
Honeyed Milk
Foods:
Bread
Biscuits and Baked goods
Figs
Beef
Grapes
Honey
Vegetation or Fruit
Onions
Salt
Grains (such as weat, barley, etc.)
Non-Food Items:
Incense
Papyrus
Gold & Gemstones (any form of valuable object was typical)
Flowers (more common amongst female Goddesses obviously)
Clothing or Bolts of fabric
Perfumes with Oil bases
Ankh's
Wadjat eye aka Eye of horus
Specialized offerings:
These offerings will be listed along witht he name of the Deity they are usually offered to. This list is somewhat mainstream and taken from various sources i trust as well as my own limited experience.
Osiris:
Beef
Breads
Black dirt
Farming instruments
Wheat
Mummified idol of his form
Horus (Heru):
Hawk & Falcon Feathers
Weapons
Red meat
Pork
Lapis
Iron (this one is slightly debated given iron was also an offering to Seth)
Aset (or isis if you prefer):
myrrh
Tyit (buckle of isis/Isis knot)
Fruits grown on trees (i hear coconuts are a noted offering)
Sweet liquids/wines
Flowers
Small bells
Set (seth):
Iron
Pork & most meats (i have heard this contradicted however, some believe that he is more of a vegitable person, howefer this is scited most often)
Strong & spicy dishes
Weapons
Sand (Red sand is best)
Thoth (Djehuty):
Writing implements
Ink
Strong beverages such as coffee and Teas
Books (typically non-fiction)
Figs (a nice modern thing he seems to accept by most people are fig newtons)
Light green stones
Moonstones
Ptah:
Things crafted by hand
Items used in carving/crafting
Papyrus
Ra (re):
Feathers
Obolisks
Pyramids (miniature Xd, dont worry you dont have to buy bricks or anything)
Items of worth or quality
Beef
Mumiffied falcons/bulls (one idea might be to wrap up a bull statue?)
Beer
Ma'at:
ostrich feathers
heart-Amulets
Clean sand
Scales
Anubis (Anpu):
pottery
embalming material
beef
Sand
Bitter chocolate (so ive heard several times)
Keys (anykind will do, due to his association as a gatekeeper or opener of the way)
Ankh
Nephthys (neb-Het):
crow feathers
bones & skulls
frankincense
Items related to ones ancestors
Flowers
Geb (seb,keb)
goose feathers
sand / black earth
furnature
Cool water
Nut (Nuit):
Items relating to stars
feathers
flowers
Shu:
ostrich feathers
lion images
precious stones & metals
beef
perfumes
Tefnut:
rainwater
sweet liquids
Sobek:
weaponry
work & exercise (ive heard of people dedicating daily exercises to him)
beef
Once an offering was made the options in what to do with them were limited. In food/drink items they were primerally consumed unless the offering was to a deity of the underworld. (there were multiple reasons for that) The Egyptian Deities typically did not like waste in that sense. As For non-Food & drink items, Typically they were eather left upon the altar or were incorperated into the practice of the person who made the offering.
Well that about finishes off my article, i hope you all enjoyed reading it and maybe got some ideas from it. A good thing to remember about Egyptian Gods is to sometimes look at their sacred animals diet or their overall personality. Feel free to get creative, trial and error. If anyone would like to add onto this thread or correct any mistakes please feel free to.
