Min

Min is written mnw, and is a minor god depicted as a mummy with an erect penis, a flail, and a thread hanging from his head. Pun-wise, he is Amun’s punny twin, because they both use M-N puns. As with most gods, his name doesn’t even have an official derivation, probably because the true one would clash with the official meaning.

• Min is a dead guy wrapped in mummy bandages, because mnj means “dead”.
• Min has an erect penis, probably because mnw for “club” & “cudgel” was also slang for “penis”, or because mny meant “thighs”. As for the erection, mn meant “enduring” & “erected monument” and was used in compounds to mean “steadfast”.
• Min is the protector of Eastern desert caravans & trade routes, perhaps because mnw means “fortress”.
• Min is asociated with spicy lettuce, because mnw means “plants”, and was also a name for a specific spicy plant, probably lettuce.
• Min’s head is wrapped with a strange red thread that’s hanging to the ground. This may be a pun with mnw for “thread”. But a similar fountain-like gush of blood from the head is usually how the Egyptians depicted head wounds. Min also carries a flail. This may again have to do with mnj for “death”, and with mnw as a literal “club”, i.e. “clubbing to death”. Min’s spelling mnw also means “pain” & “suffering”. Another sinister pun could involve mny for “forced labor”.