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Details of Anubis on a Sarcophagus

This is a close-up photo 𓏏𓅱𓏏 of Anubis (or Inpw to the Egyptians 𓆎𓏏𓀀𓁐𓏪) 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 from a sarcophagus 𓎟𓋹𓈖𓐍𓊭 at the MET. I chose to highlight this particular detail from the sarcophagus 𓎟𓋹𓈖𓐍𓊭 because while it is not part of an inscription 𓏟𓏛𓏥, this is my favorite hieroglyph 𓊹𓌃; Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 on top of a shrine! As many of you know, Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 is my favorite Egyptian god 𓊹 and he always has been! I get so excited whenever I see Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 in any form of Egyptian art!

There are two 𓏻 variations of this particular hieroglyph 𓊹𓌃: 𓃣 and 𓃤. Both can be used pretty much interchangeably and it was mostly style/aesthetics that determined which one was used in inscriptions.

Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 can be written a bunch of different ways in hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪: 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓁢, 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣, 𓃣, 𓁢. Once again, style/aesthetics determined which variation was used in inscriptions 𓏟𓏛𓏥.

Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 is commonly associated with shrines, because he is a god 𓊹 that is associated with themes surrounding death 𓅓𓏏𓏱 (mummification, burial places). While the word in Middle Egyptian for shrine is 𓐍𓊃𓅓𓂜𓉐, shrines associated with Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 had their own word! A shrine associated with Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 was called 𓉱𓊹, or the “God’s Booth.” One of Anubis’ 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 titles that commonly appears after his name 𓂋𓈖 in hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 is: 𓏅𓊹𓉱 or “In front at the God’s Booth.”

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Viscera Coffin

This is a “viscera coffin” dated to the 18th Dynasty (c. 1400 B.C.E.). A “viscera coffin” (sometimes called a coffinette) is very similar to a canopic jar because it stored the mummified organ of the deceased, however it looks like a coffin 𓅱𓇋𓀾 instead of a jar! These were popular during the 18th Dynasty. Most famously, Tutankhamun’s 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓏏𓅱𓏏𓋹𓋾𓉺𓇓 organs 𓇋𓂧𓂋𓄹𓏦 were found in tiny 𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅩 viscera coffins that were almost exact replicas of the larger coffin 𓅱𓇋𓀾 that he was found to be buried in!

This viscera coffin is made of wood 𓆱𓏏𓏺 and overlaid with gold 𓋞𓃉𓃉𓃉 leaf, which was a very popular way to make it look like a piece was made of solid gold 𓋞𓃉𓃉𓃉 when it wasn’t! There are also lots of beautiful 𓄤 inlaid stones 𓇋𓈖𓂋𓊪𓏦 of many different colors. The stones 𓇋𓈖𓂋𓊪𓏦 make up the Nemes head cloth 𓈖𓅓𓋴 and the broad collar 𓅱𓋴𓐍𓎺𓋝 that Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 is wearing! While it is it in the most pristine condition, I like how the wear and tear gives us a look into the different materials that make up the piece!

Obviously, I love this piece because this viscera coffin shows Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣! As everyone knows, Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 is my absolute favorite Egyptian god 𓊹 so I always get so excited when I see a unique piece that depicts him! Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 is the god 𓊹 of mummification, burial rites and tombs 𓇋𓐫𓊃𓉐𓏥/cemeteries, so it makes sense to have him on a visceral coffin!

There are two 𓏻 words for “coffin” and another for “sarcophagus” in Middle Egyptian:
𓅱𓇋𓀾 – Mummiform coffin
𓋴𓅱𓎛𓏏𓆱 – Coffin
𓎟𓋹𓈖𓐍𓊭 – Sarcophagus

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Thoth as a Babboon

This is a limestone 𓇋𓈖𓈙𓌉 statue 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾 of Thoth 𓅝𓏏𓏭𓀭! The god 𓊹 Thoth 𓅝𓏏𓏭𓀭 was usually depicted as a man 𓊃𓀀𓏤 with the head of an ibis 𓉔𓃀𓅤, but was also commonly depicted as a baboon. The name 𓂋𓈖 Thoth 𓅝𓏏𓏭𓀭 is actually the Greek version of his name 𓂋𓈖; the ancient Egyptians referred to him as Djehuty (𓅝-Djhu 𓏏- t, y-𓏭, 𓀭).

While Thoth 𓅝𓏏𓏭𓀭 is mainly known as being the patron of scribes 𓏟𓀀𓏪, the god 𓊹 of writing 𓏟𓏛𓏥, and the creator of language 𓂋𓏺, he is also considered the god 𓊹 of the sciences 𓂋𓐍𓏏𓏜𓏦 and the moon 𓇋𓂝𓎛𓇹. The moon 𓇋𓂝𓎛𓇹 could be thought of as a “night sun,” which places him as an opposite of the sun 𓇳𓏺 god 𓊹 Ra 𓇳𓏺𓁛. Thoth 𓅤𓀭 is also credited with inventing the 365-day calendar!

Since the moon 𓇋𓂝𓎛𓇹 is commonly a symbol of wisdom, Thoth 𓅤𓀭 was also associated with being very wise. Thoth 𓅤𓀭 has also provided guidance to the other gods 𓊹𓊹𓊹 and can also be associated with truth 𓐙𓌴𓂣𓏏𓆄 and justice 𓐙𓌴𓂣𓏏𓆄𓏜. Thoth 𓅤𓀭 was thought to have invented writing 𓏟𓏛𓏥, and was thus the god 𓊹 of all record keeping. These characteristics are why he is the bookkeeper in the Weighing of the Heart Ceremony from the Book of the Dead. The scene acted as the “Last Judgment” of the deceased 𓅓𓏏𓏱.

Due to his vast knowledge, Thoth 𓁟 was thought to know magic 𓎛𓂓𓄿𓏜 and secrets 𓃀𓋴𓆟𓏛𓏦 that were unknown to the rest of the gods 𓊹𓊹𓊹 in the Egyptian pantheon. This made him an extremely powerful figure!

Thoth can be written as: 𓅤𓀭, 𓅝𓏏𓏭𓀭, 𓁟. He also had various titles such as “Lord of the Divine Words,” “Three Times Great,” and “Lord of Ma’at” amongst many others!

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The Book of the Dead – The Four Sons of Horus

This copy of the Book of the Dead (known to the Egyptians 𓆎𓏏𓀀𓁐𓏪 as the Book of Going Forth By Day) belonged to Imhotep 𓇍𓅓𓊵𓏏𓊪, Priest 𓊹𓍛 of Horus 𓅃𓀭, who lived during the early Ptolemaic Period (between 332-200 B.C.E.). No, it’s not that Imhotep from “The Mummy” (1999), however, this is still a funny coincidence! The Book of the Dead was created for Imhotep 𓇍𓅓𓊵𓏏𓊪 so he could have a successful journey into the afterlife/Duat 𓇼𓄿𓏏𓉐. The spells on the papyrus 𓅓𓍑𓏏𓏛 were also meant to ensure his safety and well-being in the Duat 𓇼𓄿𓏏𓉐 (realm of the dead).

In this image 𓏏𓅱𓏏, you can see some of the hieratic script that the Book of the Dead is written in – don’t ask me to translate, because I can’t read hieratic! I can only read hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! Some of the hieratic is in black 𓆎𓅓 ink while some of it is in red 𓂧𓈙𓂋𓅟. The red 𓂧𓈙𓂋𓅟 ink seems to symbolize either the beginning or the end 𓎼𓂋𓎛𓂝𓏛 of a spell, or it could highlight a word for a noun that was considered “bad” in Egyptian culture. However, sometimes even “offering table” could have been written/drawn in red 𓂧𓈙𓂋𓅟 and offering tables 𓂝𓃀𓅡𓄿𓋃 were not bad at all!

On the top right, you can see Imhotep 𓇍𓅓𓊵𓏏𓊪 standing with his arms raised in a worshipping stance; he is worshipping the goddess 𓊹𓏏 Hathor 𓉡, who is in her cow form 𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓃒! Next to that, you can see the four Sons of Horus surrounding a canopic chest! The Four Sons of Horus guarded the organs 𓇋𓂧𓂋𓄹 of the deceased! From the right: Duamutef 𓇼𓅐𓏏𓆑(jackal head) held/protected the stomach 𓂋𓄣𓏻, Imseti 𓇋𓐝𓋴𓍘𓇋(human head) held/protected the liver 𓅓𓊃𓏏𓄹𓏸𓏸𓏸, Hapi 𓎛𓐑𓊪𓇌(baboon head) held/protected the lungs 𓊃𓌴𓄥𓅱𓄺, and Qebehsenuef 𓏁𓌢𓌢𓌢𓆑 (falcon head) held/protected the intestines 𓈖𓊪𓅮𓄿𓏲𓏼.

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Limestone Statue of Anubis

This limestone 𓇋𓈖𓈙𓌉 Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 statue 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾 was found near the Sacred Animal Necropolis at Saqqara (Memphis 𓏠𓈖𓄤𓆑𓂋𓉴𓊖). The Sacred Animal Necropolis housed thousands 𓏲𓏲𓏲 of mummified animals such as falcons 𓃀𓇋𓎡𓅄𓏦, baboons, ibises 𓉔𓃀𓅤𓏦 and bulls/cows 𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓃒𓏦. This piece is dated to the Late Period – Ptolemaic Period (664–30 B.C.E.).

Although mummified jackals 𓊃𓄿𓃀𓃥𓏦 were not found in the area, statues 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾𓏪 of Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 have been found most likely because Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 is the god 𓊹 of mummification and embalming, so it would make sense that there would be statues 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾𓏪 of him in the vicinity of this large necropolis. It is thought that Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 statues 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾𓏪 such as this were used to guard embalming tents.

Interestingly, this piece was originally painted 𓏞𓏜 black 𓆎𓅓, but through time it has lost its coloring! It’s hard to see in my pictures 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓏦 (the MET really needs better lighting – the galleries are so dark) but you can still see remnants of some of the black 𓆎𓅓 paint 𓇨𓂋𓅱𓏭𓏸𓏦 on the statue 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾!

I was very excited to see this statue 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾, because there is a similar one in the Petrie Museum in London! I love seeing similar pieces in different museums around thr world! Also (no surprise), I love anything Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣!

Nicole (me) with Anubis!

Fun fact! There are no temples 𓉟𓏏𓉐𓏦 dedicated to Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 because all tombs 𓇋𓐫𓊃𓉐𓏦 and large burial areas were considered “temples” to worship 𓇼𓄿𓀢 Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 in! It makes so much sense because he is the god 𓊹 of tombs 𓇋𓐫𓊃𓉐𓏦 and mummification!

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Small Statue of Ptah

Although tiny (only about 5cm in height), this is a striking lapis lazuli 𓐍𓋴𓃀𓂧𓏧 statuette of the creator god 𓊹 Ptah 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱. Ptah 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 is easily recognized, and I always called him the “bald god” as a kid even though he isn’t necessarily bald – he is wearing a cap on his head! Ptah 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 has always been a favorite of mine because he is so fascinating!

Lapis lazuli 𓐍𓋴𓃀𓂧𓏧 is a very hard 𓄇𓏏𓂝𓏭 stone 𓇋𓈖𓂋𓊪 and is very difficult to work with, so that only makes the very tiny details such as the beard 𓐍𓃀𓊃𓅱𓏏 (the only god 𓊹 to be consistently depicted with one) and the broad collar 𓅱𓋴𓐍𓎺𓋝 even more impressive! Although it’s hard to see, the staff that Ptah 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 is holding in his hands is actually a merging of the Djed Pillar 𓊽 and the Was Scepter 𓌀. The hieroglyph 𓊹𓌃 for Djed 𓊽 means “stability” while the hieroglyph 𓊹𓌃 for the Was Scepter 𓌀 means “strength.”

Ptah 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 was not created; he existed before anyone else and anything. In short, he was the creator of the other creator gods 𓊹𓊹𓊹, like Atum 𓇋𓏏𓂟𓀭. Due to Ptah’s 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 creativity, he is also the designated god 𓊹 of all forms of craftsman such as carpenters , shipbuilders, potters, metalworkers, and sculptors. Imhotep 𓇍𓅓𓊵𓏏𓊪, the famous architect of the Step Pyramid (the first pyramid 𓍋𓅓𓂋𓉴 built in Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖) is said to be the direct son 𓅭 of Ptah 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 due to his incredible work! There is so much I can say about Ptah 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱, but Instagram captions can only be so long!

This piece is estimated to be from the Third Intermediate Period – early Dynasty 26 (c. 945–600 B.C.E.). Since it is such a high quality piece, it is most likely that it was meant for use in Ptah’s 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 large temple 𓉟𓏏𓉐 at Memphis 𓏠𓈖𓄤𓆑𓂋𓉴𓊖(Ptah 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 was the chief god 𓊹 of Memphis 𓏠𓈖𓄤𓆑𓂋𓉴𓊖). Ptah 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 was worshipped 𓇼𓄿𓀢 at Memphis 𓏠𓈖𓄤𓆑𓂋𓉴𓊖 from the Old Kingdom forward.

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Ptah in Hieroglyphs

Here is a zoomed in view of an inscription 𓏟𓏛𓏥 with the name 𓂋𓈖 of the god 𓊹 Ptah 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 from a large statue 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾 that originally belonged to the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 Amenemhat II 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓅓𓄂𓏏, however, the statue 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾 was usurped by Rameses II 𓁩𓁛𓈘𓄟𓋴𓇓.

As we learned yesterday, Ptah 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 was the chief god 𓊹 of Memphis 𓏠𓈖𓄤𓆑𓂋𓉴𓊖 and was considered a great protector of Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖. In the Book of the Dead, Ptah 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 is referred to as “The Master Architect,” and “Framer of Everything in the Universe” due to his role in “speaking” the world 𓇾𓇾 into creation!

Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! Now, these two 𓏻 inscriptions 𓏟𓏛𓏥 are divided by a line because they are part of a larger text that is read downwards; they are not meant to be read together! However, I really wanted the closeup of Ptah’s 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 name 𓂋𓈖, so we are going to read them this way from my picture 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓏦!

You probably know the first phrase already:
𓎟𓇿𓇿 – Lord of the Two Lands
(𓇳𓄊𓁧𓇳𓍉𓈖) – Rameses II (throne name Usermaatre)
𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 – Ptah
𓉼 – Great (then the inscription continues…)

Ptah 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 can be written a couple of different ways in hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪, but the phonogram symbols are always the same. Sometimes, the determinative symbol is left out because of spacing issues! Once you can recognize the first three 𓏼 symbols, you are well on your way to finding Ptah’s name 𓂋𓈖 on monuments/artifacts!

Here are the different ways to write his name 𓂋𓈖:
𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱
𓊪𓏏𓎛𓀭
𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁰
𓊪𓏏𓎛

The full statue that the inscription is on the back of
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Hathor in Hieroglyphs

Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪!

This is the name 𓂋𓈖 of the goddess 𓊹𓏏 Hathor 𓉡 in hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! I’m sure you can see this, but Hathor’s name is unique compared to that of the other deities! This is because her name is written with a composite hieroglyph 𓊹𓌃! A composite hieroglyph 𓊹𓌃 is the combination of many symbols into one symbol! Hathor’s 𓉡 name 𓂋𓈖 is the combination of an enclosure 𓉗 and the falcon 𓅃.

𓉗 +𓅃 = 𓉡

If the two 𓏻 symbols were written separately, we would actually read Hathor’s 𓉡 name 𓂋𓈖 as “House of Horus” or “Estate of Horus” (depending on how you translated the 𓉗 hieroglyph) – so that is the literal translation of her name 𓂋𓈖!

Just like other deities, there are many ways to write Hathor’s 𓉡 name 𓂋𓈖 in hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! Here are some of ways:
𓁥
𓉡𓁥
𓉗𓁷𓂋𓆗 𓉡

Also, just look at how beautifully 𓄤 carved this hieroglyph 𓊹𓌃 is! I will never not be amazed at the incredible craftsmanship of the ancient Egyptians 𓆎𓏏𓀀𓁐𓏪!

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Granodiorite Statue of Amun

This is a beautiful 𓄤 granodiorite statue 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾 of the god 𓊹 Amun 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓀭. Amun 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓀭 was the most popularly worshipped god 𓊹 during the 18th Dynasty amongst the pharaohs 𓉐𓉻𓏦 and the elite.

This statue 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾 of Amun 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓀭 is special because it was made during the reign of pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 Tutankhamun 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓏏𓅱𓏏𓋹𓋾𓉺𓇓 (18th Dynasty, c. 1336–1327 B.C.E.). After Akhenaten’s 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓅜𓐍𓈖 rule, Tutankamun 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓏏𓅱𓏏𓋹𓋾𓉺𓇓 was responsible for moving the capital of Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖 back to Thebes 𓌀𓏏𓊖 and reestablishing the traditional Egyptian pantheon. Tutankhamun 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓏏𓅱𓏏𓋹𓋾𓉺𓇓 commissioned a lot of statues 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾𓏪 of Amun 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓀭 to be made, most likely as a way to show that the old religion was once again free to be worshipped. Egyptologists believe that this statue 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾 of Amun 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓀭 was specifically sculpted to be placed in the Temple 𓉟𓏏𓉐 of Amun 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓀭 at Karnak.

Something else that is interesting about the statue 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾 is that it does still have some Amarna-style features, which suggests that some of the sculptors that worked in the Amarna workshops went to Thebes 𓌀𓏏𓊖 with Tutankhamun 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓏏𓅱𓏏𓋹𓋾𓉺𓇓 after Akhenaten’s 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓅜𓐍𓈖 reign. Some of the facial features of the statue 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾 are also similar to other representations of Tutankhamun 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓏏𓅱𓏏𓋹𓋾𓉺𓇓 (for example, the full lips, the drooping chin). The braided beard and the crown, however, make it unquestionable that this statue 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾 is meant to represent Amun 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓀭.

Nicole (me) with the statue of Amun

Geology Lesson!!!! Granodiorite is an igneous rock 𓇋𓈖𓂋𓈙 that is a “in between” granite 𓇋𓈖𓈙𓈖𓌳𓍿 and diorite in terms of mineral composition. Granite 𓇋𓈖𓈙𓈖𓌳𓍿 contains mostly quartz 𓏠𓈖𓏌𓈙, while diorite contains a lot of plagioclase/potassium feldspars. Granodiorite contains both, hence it is an “in-between” rock 𓇋𓈖𓂋𓈙!

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Bronze Statue of the Goddess Neith

My Nonno loved bronze 𓈔𓏤𓈒𓏦 statues 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾𓏪, and would always point them out to us in museums! Bronze 𓈔𓏤𓈒𓏦 statuary 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾 became very popular in Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖 starting around the Third Intermediate Period (26th Dynasty), and became very abundant in the Ptolemaic Period. However, the demand for bronze statues during this period resulted in mass production and a loss of craftsmanship and quality over time.

The Bronze Age started due to the rise in the Sumerian civilization in Mesopotamia. Due to war and trade, bronze 𓈔𓏤𓈒𓏦 was able to come to Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖 around 700 B.C.E. and replace the traditional stone 𓇋𓈖𓂋𓊪 and clay statues 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾𓏪.

The bronze 𓈔𓏤𓈒𓏦 pieces are great antiquities because they can preserve small details over long periods of time. On this statue 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾 of Neith 𓈖𓏏𓋌𓀭, the broad collar 𓅱𓋴𓐍𓎺𓋝 around her neck is still perfectly painted on, along with the design on the Red Crown 𓂧𓈙𓂋𓏏𓋔! Beautiful 𓄤 bronze 𓈔𓏤𓈒𓏦 pieces can be seen in museums around the world 𓇾𓇾!

Neith 𓈖𓏏𓋌𓀭 was one of the goddesses 𓊹𓊹𓊹𓏏 of war and rose to popularity during the 16th Dynasty because her central city of worship, Sais, was the capital of Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖 at the time. She is also the protector of Duamutef 𓇼𓅐𓏏𓆑, the son 𓅭 of Horus 𓅃𓀭 whose canopic jar contains the stomach 𓂋𓄣𓏻. Due to this, she was seen as a protector 𓅓𓂝𓎡𓀜 of the dead 𓅓𓏏𓏱 along with Isis 𓊨𓏏𓁥, Nephytys 𓉠𓏏𓆇, and Selket 𓊃𓂋𓈎𓏏𓁐. She is usually seen wearing the Red Crown 𓂧𓈙𓂋𓏏𓋔 of Lower Egypt 𓆤 or with a shield and crossed arrows on her head.

Along with Sekhmet 𓌂𓐍𓅓𓏏𓁐, Neith 𓈖𓏏𓋌𓀭 was one of my Nonno’s favorite deities! He always made sure to point her out in museums, and bronze 𓈔𓏤𓈒𓏦 statues 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾𓏪 of Neith 𓈖𓏏𓋌𓀭 are abundant because she was a very popular goddess 𓊹𓏏 during the Bronze Age!