Sopdet-Nesret
Sopdet-Nesret in hieroglyphics | |||||||
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2. Meanwhile, New Kingdom |
Sopdet-Nesret Spdt-Nsrt Those with a sharp flame Those with a sharp glow |
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In Egyptian mythology, Sopdet-Nesret mainly linked the characteristics of Nesret and Sopdet as a separate deity .
It was mentioned particularly frequently in the Second Intermediate Period and in the New Kingdom . Further equations were made with the deities Heka , Mehit , Hathor , Wadjet and Sachmet .
Sopdet-Nesret was awarded the following titles, among others: “Mehit, who sustains heaven”, “Sachmet, who makes the Sistrum sound”, and “Hathor, who calms Sachmet”.
Your name was part of the designation of the "second gate" in the " Port Book " and in the " Book of the Night ". Sopdet-Nesret was considered to be "the first of the four Uraeans to ignite the fire for Re ".
In addition, as one of the bearers of the Eye of Re, she had the task of “ bringing her flames and her fire among the enemies of Amun-Re , who himself sits in secret”.
See also
literature
- Christian Leitz u. a .: Lexicon of the Egyptian gods and names of gods . Vol. 6: h̲ – s (= Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta. (OLA) Vol. 115). Peeters, Leuven 2002, ISBN 90-429-1151-4 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Christian Leitz u. a .: Lexicon of the Egyptian gods and names of gods. Vol. 6, p. 288.
- ↑ Rolf Krauss : Sothis and moon data: Studies on the astronomical and technical chronology of ancient Egypt , Gerstenberg, Hildesheim 1985, p. 104.