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سشات
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Seshat (, under various spellings) was the ancient Egyptian goddess of writing, wisdom, and knowledge. She was seen as a scribe and record keeper. She was also credited with inventing writing. She became identified as the goddess of measurement, accounting, architecture, science, astronomy, mathematics, geometry, history and surveying. She was variously depicted as the wife, daughter, or feminine counterpart of Thoth, who was also associated with knowledge, astronomy, measurement, and writing.''''''
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Egyptian
- Deity.name
- Seshat
- Deity.image
- Seshat edit2.svg
- Deity.caption
- Seshat, depicted in a leopard skin with her emblem above her head, inscribing the years of reign for the king on a palm-leaf rib (hieroglyph for "year").
- Deity.hiero
- R20-t-B1
- Deity.symbol
- Leopard skin, tablet, star, Cannabis flower, stylus
- Deity.parents
- Thoth and Maat
- Deity.consort
- Thoth
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Ancient Egyptian deity
- Part of
- Egyptian mythology
- Gender
- female
- Image
- Seshat edit2.svg
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