Nebethetepet
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Nebethetepet (Nebet-hetepet) Nbt-ḥtpt Mistress of Contentment |
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Nebethetepet , also Nebet-hetepet , is an ancient Egyptian deity in Egyptian mythology .
Although she was venerated in Heliopolis as the female counterpart to Atum , Nebethetepet was rather insignificant. Presumably she was only the logical addition to the Creator God. Her name is translated as “Lady of the Sacrifice” as well as “Lady of Contentment”. Like the goddess Juesaes, also venerated in Heliopolis, Nebethetepet embodied the feminine principle. In connection with Hathor , she was also worshiped outside of Heliopolis.
See also
literature
- Christian Leitz (Hrsg.): Lexicon of the Egyptian gods and names of gods . Which volume?, Peeters, Leiden 2003, pp. 291–292.
- Richard H. Wilkinson: The world of the gods in ancient Egypt. Faith - Power - Mythology. Theiss, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-8062-1819-6 , p. 156.