Per-Nit
𓈖𓏏𓋌𓁐 𓈖𓏏𓋋 𓈖𓏏𓌖 𓋋 𓈖𓏏𓋋𓆎 𓈖𓏏𓋌 𓈖𓏏𓋋𓆗
𓋌 𓈖𓏏𓋋𓁐 𓏏𓏏𓋌
(Demotic)
MDC: nt
Gardiner: Nt, Nrt, Nit
Budge: Net
Alt Egyptian: nj.t
Transliteration: Net, Nit
Demotic: ny(t), nt
Coptic: ⲛⲏⲓⲧ/nēit
Hebrew:
Ancient Greek: Nēḯtʰ/ Νηΐθ , Neit
Latin: Neith
English: Neith
Kemetic: Nit
Alt: Net, Neit, Nit
Pronounced: Nēt
Meaning: Possibly "She belonging to Lower Egypt" /nt/𓈖𓏏𓋕(crown of LE), or /nrt/ 𓋌 > nrw "terror", "fear", "terrible one" + /t/𓏏 "female" , /nt/ "slaughter"
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Home: Lower Egypt red crown, the deshret
Temple: Iunyt or Ta-Senet Esna/Latopolis , west bank of the River Nile near Luxor
Cult: Sais
Nome: 𓋋
Consort
Khnum
Setesh/ Sutekh/ Set
Children
Sobek (Pyramid texts father Sutekh/Set)
Ra
Apep
Thoth
Serqet
Hathor
sAw/Sais
Father
Nun
Mother
Mehet-Weret
Siblings
Alternative Parentage
Priest names
Features
Red Crown of Lower Egypt Deshret carrying the Was scepter
Symbols
bow
arrows
shield
ankh
𓌀 was scepter
Sycamore
𓋋 or 𓋌 Nit/Neith Symbol
Roles
Goddess of war, hunting, wisdom, protector of royal power, invention of weaving. New Kingdom she was considered creator goddess. In Memphis she protected the King. Later she became a protector god in the Underworld along with Nebet-Hut/Nephthys, Serqet/Selket, Auset/Isis protector of one of Horu/Horus sons Duamutef. She became assciated with mothers, childbirth. Also she was the protector of Duamutef's Canopic jar.
cosmos, fate, water, rivers,
Connection to other gods
Cow of heaven, Athena
Offering items
Water
Arrow heads
Other names
Names with gods names
Neit-Hotep
Meryt-Neit
Neit-Ikerty
Merneith
Epitaphs
iHt pt?--Cow of Heaven
mHt wr.t--Great floor
mwt mwtw-- Mother of mothers
mwt wr--Great mother
nbt nhyt--lady of the sycamore house
nTrt aAt--Great goddess
The reborn
Nebet-Sau --Mistress of Sais (Libyans invaded Egypt)
Temple: Iunyt or Ta-Senet Esna/Latopolis , west bank of the River Nile near Luxor
Cult: Sais
Nome: 𓋋
Consort
Khnum
Setesh/ Sutekh/ Set
Children
Sobek (Pyramid texts father Sutekh/Set)
Ra
Apep
Thoth
Serqet
Hathor
sAw/Sais
Father
Nun
Mother
Mehet-Weret
Siblings
Alternative Parentage
Priest names
Features
Red Crown of Lower Egypt Deshret carrying the Was scepter
Symbols
bow
arrows
shield
ankh
𓌀 was scepter
Sycamore
𓋋 or 𓋌 Nit/Neith Symbol
Roles
Goddess of war, hunting, wisdom, protector of royal power, invention of weaving. New Kingdom she was considered creator goddess. In Memphis she protected the King. Later she became a protector god in the Underworld along with Nebet-Hut/Nephthys, Serqet/Selket, Auset/Isis protector of one of Horu/Horus sons Duamutef. She became assciated with mothers, childbirth. Also she was the protector of Duamutef's Canopic jar.
cosmos, fate, water, rivers,
Connection to other gods
Cow of heaven, Athena
Offering items
Water
Arrow heads
Other names
Names with gods names
Neit-Hotep
Meryt-Neit
Neit-Ikerty
Merneith
Epitaphs
iHt pt?--Cow of Heaven
mHt wr.t--Great floor
mwt mwtw-- Mother of mothers
mwt wr--Great mother
nbt nhyt--lady of the sycamore house
nTrt aAt--Great goddess
The reborn
Nebet-Sau --Mistress of Sais (Libyans invaded Egypt)
