Per- Meḥit-Weret
𓅓𓄓𓏏𓈗𓅨𓂋𓏏𓃽𓏥𓈗OK 𓄓𓈗𓅨𓏏𓂋
𓄓𓈗𓅨𓂋𓏏𓃽𓏥𓈗MK 𓄓𓅨𓂋𓏏NK
𓄓𓏏𓏴𓃽 𓄓𓏏𓅨𓂋𓏏𓃽
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𓅓𓎔𓎛𓏏𓈗𓅨𓂋𓏏𓃽𓏪Budge
𓄓𓈗𓅨𓂋𓏏𓃽𓏥𓈗MK 𓄓𓅨𓂋𓏏NK
𓄓𓏏𓏴𓃽 𓄓𓏏𓅨𓂋𓏏𓃽
𓎔𓈗𓅨𓂋𓏏𓆇𓁐Budge 𓎔𓏏𓅨𓂋𓏏𓃽Budge 𓎔𓏏𓈗𓅨𓂋𓏏𓃽
𓎔𓎛𓈗𓅨𓂋𓏏𓃽𓏏𓆇Budge 𓎔𓎛𓏏𓈗𓅨𓂋Budge 𓎔𓎛𓅨𓂋𓏏𓆗Budge 𓎔𓈗𓅨𓂋𓏏𓆗Budge 𓎔𓎛𓈗𓅨𓂋𓏏𓃽𓁐Budge
𓅓𓎔𓎛𓏏𓈗𓅨𓂋𓏏𓃽𓏪Budge
MDC: mHyt-wrt
Old Kingdom: Mehet-ageb “The flood of water”
Gardiner:
Budge:
Plutarch : Methyer
Alt Egyptian: mḥt-wrt , Mḥ.t-wr.t
Transliteration: Mehit-Weret
Coptic:
Hebrew:
Greek: Methyer/Μεθύερ
Demotic:
Arabic:
English: Mehturt
Kemetic:
Alt: Mehet-uret, Mehetweret, Mehet-weret, Mehe-weret, Mehitweret, Mehit-weret, Mehturt, Mehueret, Mehurt, Meh-urt , Mehetouret, Mehytweret, Methyer
Pronounced: Meḥēt-Weret (Common), Meḥit-Uret (more accurate)
IPA:
Meaning: “great flood water”
Old Kingdom: Mehet-ageb “The flood of water”
Gardiner:
Budge:
Plutarch : Methyer
Alt Egyptian: mḥt-wrt , Mḥ.t-wr.t
Transliteration: Mehit-Weret
Coptic:
Hebrew:
Greek: Methyer/Μεθύερ
Demotic:
Arabic:
English: Mehturt
Kemetic:
Alt: Mehet-uret, Mehetweret, Mehet-weret, Mehe-weret, Mehitweret, Mehit-weret, Mehturt, Mehueret, Mehurt, Meh-urt , Mehetouret, Mehytweret, Methyer
Pronounced: Meḥēt-Weret (Common), Meḥit-Uret (more accurate)
IPA:
Meaning: “great flood water”
Home:
Temple: Hierakonpolis and Thinis , Thebes/Waset
Nome:
Consort
Children
Horu/Horus (Old Kingdom)
Ra (6th dynasty)
Parents
Alternative Parentage
Siblings
Priest names
Followers
Features
cow-headed maternal goddess wearing the Hut-Hor/Hathor headdress
Symbols
cow
water
Roles
cosmic goddess of rebirth and the great flood, personified the primordial ocean which gave birth to Ra. The celestial cow emerged from the primeval ocean of the Nun, carrying the solar disc between her horns; before this event there was no day, night, death and rebirth. She became the mother of Ra, god of the sun, giving birth to him and giving him birth, then, every day to allow the world to come out of the darkness of the night. Symbol of motherhood, she became the mother of the pharaoh giving birth to him regenerated in the morning.
Hybrid gods
Connection to other gods
Nit/Neith (She assimilated to)
Hut-Hor/Hathor (She assimilated to)
Auset/Isis (She assimilated to)
Renenet (identified with)
Isis-Mehet (celestial cow)
Celebrations
Offering items
Protects
Other names
Epitaphs
Heavenly Cow
The Great Heifer
great northern heavenly water
Temple: Hierakonpolis and Thinis , Thebes/Waset
Nome:
Consort
Children
Horu/Horus (Old Kingdom)
Ra (6th dynasty)
Parents
Alternative Parentage
Siblings
Priest names
Followers
Features
cow-headed maternal goddess wearing the Hut-Hor/Hathor headdress
Symbols
cow
water
Roles
cosmic goddess of rebirth and the great flood, personified the primordial ocean which gave birth to Ra. The celestial cow emerged from the primeval ocean of the Nun, carrying the solar disc between her horns; before this event there was no day, night, death and rebirth. She became the mother of Ra, god of the sun, giving birth to him and giving him birth, then, every day to allow the world to come out of the darkness of the night. Symbol of motherhood, she became the mother of the pharaoh giving birth to him regenerated in the morning.
Hybrid gods
Connection to other gods
Nit/Neith (She assimilated to)
Hut-Hor/Hathor (She assimilated to)
Auset/Isis (She assimilated to)
Renenet (identified with)
Isis-Mehet (celestial cow)
Celebrations
Offering items
Protects
Other names
Epitaphs
Heavenly Cow
The Great Heifer
great northern heavenly water
