Abstract
This paper concentrates on early testimonies for the ancient Egyptian god Kheprer, the deity of the morning sun and autogenesis. It discusses some previously suggested Predynastic, Early Dynastic, and Old Kingdom sources (such as finds of beetles in vessels, the so-called Libyan Palette, the Giza writing board, figures of beetles, personal names and titles, and Pyramid Texts) that may refer to this deity.
This study focuses mainly on the problematic issues in the interpretations of those finds, thereby demonstrating that the only secure evidence for Kheprer comes from the Pyramid Texts.