Per-Merit
𓌻𓂋𓏏𓆇𓂢 𓌻𓂋𓏏𓁻𓅆 𓌻𓂋𓏏𓆇𓇉𓁐 𓌻𓂋𓇋𓏲𓁐
MDC: mrt
Gardiner: mr.t
Budge: Merit
Transliteration: Meret
Coptic:
Hebrew:
Greek:
Arabic: Mrt/مرت
English:
Kemetic:
Alternative names: Merit, Mert
Pronounced: Meret
Meaning: She who is beloved
Gardiner: mr.t
Budge: Merit
Transliteration: Meret
Coptic:
Hebrew:
Greek:
Arabic: Mrt/مرت
English:
Kemetic:
Alternative names: Merit, Mert
Pronounced: Meret
Meaning: She who is beloved
Nome:
Home:
Temple:
Consort
Hapy (god of the Nile)
Children
Father
Mother
Siblings
Alternative Parentage
Priest names
Features
Symbols
papyrus / wAD
offering bowl
Goddess of the eighth hour
Gold/ nbw
blue lotus /sSn
Lower Egypt papyrus 𓇇
Upper Egypt Lotus 𓇗
Roles
Goddess of Music, rejoicing, such as singing and dancing. Protectresses of mostly Lower Egypt, but sometimes shown with a lotus signifying Upper Egypt. Establishes cosmic order through music. Queen of the Treasury.
Connection to other gods
Mut
Celebrations
Associated with sed-festival
Offering items
Sheet music
Sistrum 𓏣
Music related objects
Other names
Epitaphs
Merit --dual Goddess of Upper and Lower Egypt 'The two Merets'
mr.t Smrw.t , mr.t Sma--Merit friend of Upper Egypt
mr.t mHy.t--Merit guardian of Lower Egypt
ref. http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/religion/meret.htm
Home:
Temple:
Consort
Hapy (god of the Nile)
Children
Father
Mother
Siblings
Alternative Parentage
Priest names
Features
Symbols
papyrus / wAD
offering bowl
Goddess of the eighth hour
Gold/ nbw
blue lotus /sSn
Lower Egypt papyrus 𓇇
Upper Egypt Lotus 𓇗
Roles
Goddess of Music, rejoicing, such as singing and dancing. Protectresses of mostly Lower Egypt, but sometimes shown with a lotus signifying Upper Egypt. Establishes cosmic order through music. Queen of the Treasury.
Connection to other gods
Mut
Celebrations
Associated with sed-festival
Offering items
Sheet music
Sistrum 𓏣
Music related objects
Other names
Epitaphs
Merit --dual Goddess of Upper and Lower Egypt 'The two Merets'
mr.t Smrw.t , mr.t Sma--Merit friend of Upper Egypt
mr.t mHy.t--Merit guardian of Lower Egypt
ref. http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/religion/meret.htm