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Seshat is the ancient Egyptian goddess of writing, recordkeeping, libraries, and scribes. She is the goddess of learning, books, and fate. She is the companion of Thoth.
In this book, you will find ancient hymns of the Goddess Seshat, an essay about the Goddess, a festival calendar, and an epithets list.
Available on Amazon.
Happy Birthday to Aset, Daughter of Nut, Sister of Nebet Het, Wife of Wesir. Aset, the Fiercely Bright One, Magician, Great of Magic, Cleverest of Gods, She Who Arose in the Beginning as the Magician, Mother of Mothers, with the Beautiful Throne, Thrice Great Goddess!
Chant to Aset, Auset, Iset (Isis) from the Pharaoh’s Golden Parade
Happy Birthday to Nebet Het/Nephthys! The Sister of Set, the Mourner of Wesir, the Sister of Aset, Lady of the Temple, Lady of the Underworld, Lady of the Tomb, Sun Goddess, Who Dispels Darkness, Kind and Full of Love.
My Books on Nephthys:
So, Hermann Junker began recording Inscriptions from the Temple of Philae, which became his book Der grosse Pylon des Tempels der Isis in Philae and Hermann Junker along with Erich Winter published this book Philae II Das Geburtshaus des Tempels der Isis in Philae. I translated from these two books for the Temple of Philae section in Lady of Praise, Lady of Power.
Now, finally, there is a volume three! Holger Kockelmann (author of Praising the Goddess) and Erich Winter now have published this book Philae III: Die Zweite Ostkolonnade Des Tempels Der Isis in Philae (CO II und CO II K).
I am so excited to read and (hopefully translate from) this book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here is a great article on Khnum and Nit of the Temple of Esna (linked at the bottom). The Temple of Esna was called “Temple of the Two Souls” and Khnum’s Temple was called “Temple of the Father” while Nit’s Temple was called “Temple of the Mother”.
Khnum/Khnum-Ra Epithets
Earliest Primordial God
Good Protector
Lord of Esna
Lord of the Field
Lord of Life
Who Causes the Vegetation to Germinate
Who Creates All Beings
Who Creates the Gods and Forms Human Beings
Who Enlightens Egypt with His Rays
Who Exists at the Beginning
Who Keeps Creation Alive
Who Measures the Fields
Who is in His Great Place
Festivals
4 Akhet
1 to 6-Festival(s) (Article does not say which ones)
3 Peret
1-Festival of Installation of the Potter’s Wheel and Festival of Raising Heaven
3 Shomu
13-Festival of the Visit of the Goddess Nit
20-Festival of the Victory of Khnum-Ra
Source
Hallof, Jochen. “Esna”. UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology. 2011.
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6k78t4w9#page-1
This post has alerted me to some sad news: May Wepwawet Open the Beautiful Way in the West for Him.
Terence DuQuesne has passed away.
I did not know him, but I have read many of his works. He was an Egyptologist who seemed to specialize in the Jackal Deities of Egypt especially Wepwawet, Anubis and Anupet, among others. Due to his ground-breaking work on the subject-prolific writings spanning decades-many know more about Wepwawet and other Jackal Deities than they ever did before. His work will inspire and inform many future generations.
He published many books and articles. Among them are Black and Gold God, Jackal at the Shaman’s Gate, Jackal Divinities Volume 1, and Anubis and the Spirits of the West.
Other of his works include:
DuQuesne, Terence. The Salakhana Trove: Votive Stelae and Other Objects from Asyut. London: Darengo Publications, 2009.
DuQuesne, Terence. Anubis, Upwawet and Other Deities: Personal Worship and Official Religion in Ancient Egypt. The Egyptian Museum of Cairo, 2008.
DuQuesne, Terence. “Exalting the God: Processions of Upwawet in Asyut in the New Kingdom”. Discussions in Egyptology, Vol. 57. 2003, pp. 21-46.
DuQuesne, Terence. “The Great Goddess and her Companions in Middle Egypt”. Mythos und Ritual. Festschrift für Jan Assmann zum 70. Geburtstag. 2008.
He was also a poet and published some poetry anthologies.
His books are listed here: Darengo Publications
The sky has an extra star tonight and always.
Hail to you, you imperishable star.
A thousand of bread
A thousand of beer
A thousand of every good thing
for your Ka.
May you ascend to the stars
shining brightly among the Gods.
Fiercely Bright One 