Iunmutef

Iunmutef
Ritual rebirth, purification, and the protection of the royal ka
Iunmutef depicted wearing his characteristic side lock of youth and leopard-skin robe.
Other names	Horus-Iunmutef, Her-iunmutef
Name in hieroglyphs
Symbol	Leopard-skin robe, side lock of youth, iwn (pillar)
Parents	Osiris (father) and Isis (mother)

Iunmutef (spelled Iwn-mwt.f; translating to "Pillar of His Mother"), also known as Horus-Iunmutef or Her-iunmutef, was an ancient Egyptian deity and an aspect of the god Horus. His role as the loving son who cares for his deceased father, Iunmutef's primary function was to support the divine ruler and maintain Maat (the cosmic order).

Early Egyptologists interpreted Iunmutef simply as a title for a human mortuary priest or sem-priest, however modern Scholars such as Ute Rummel define Iunmutef as an entity who serves as the godly equivalent to the earthly sem-priest, assisting the king through phases of ritual rebirth, such as the Opening of the Mouth ceremony.