sentences:  Montu's name, shown in Egyptian hieroglyphs to the right, is technically transcribed as "mntw" (meaning "Nomad").Because of the difficulty in transcribing Egyptian vowels, it is often realized as Mont, Monthu, Montju, Ment or Menthu.A very ancient god, Montu was originally a manifestation of the scorching effect of Ra, the sun — and as such often appeared under the epithet Montu-Ra.