Per-Rāyt-Tauy (or) Rāyt
𓂋𓂝𓇋𓇋𓇳𓏏𓇾𓇾 𓇳𓏏𓇾𓇾 𓂋𓂝𓇳𓏤𓇾𓇾𓈇𓈇
𓂋𓂝𓇋𓇋𓏏𓇳 (OK)
𓂋𓂝𓇋𓇋𓏏𓆇𓅆𓍘𓇋𓏏𓆗(NK)
𓂋𓂝𓇋𓇋𓏏𓇳 (OK)
𓂋𓂝𓇋𓇋𓏏𓆇𓅆𓍘𓇋𓏏𓆗(NK)
MDC: ray.t-tAwy , ray.t , rat
Gardiner:
Budge: Rāit-taui
Alt Egyptian: Rˁỉ.t-t3.wỉ , Rˁỉ.t
Demotic:
Transliteration:
Coptic:
Hebrew:
Greek: Ratus
Arabic:
English: Raet, Raet-Tawy
Kemetic:
Alt: Rait, Rattaui, Rat-Taui, Raet, Rat, Raiyet, Raettaui, Ra’it Tawi
IPA:
Pronounced:
Meaning: [Raet-tauy] "Raet of the Two Lands (Upper and Lower Egypt)" - /rayt/𓂋𓂝𓇋𓇋𓏏𓇳 "Raet" (female Ra) + /tAwy/𓇾𓇾 "two lands" ; [Raet] "Female ra"- /ra/ 𓂋𓂝𓇳 "god Ra" + /t/𓏏 "female"
Gardiner:
Budge: Rāit-taui
Alt Egyptian: Rˁỉ.t-t3.wỉ , Rˁỉ.t
Demotic:
Transliteration:
Coptic:
Hebrew:
Greek: Ratus
Arabic:
English: Raet, Raet-Tawy
Kemetic:
Alt: Rait, Rattaui, Rat-Taui, Raet, Rat, Raiyet, Raettaui, Ra’it Tawi
IPA:
Pronounced:
Meaning: [Raet-tauy] "Raet of the Two Lands (Upper and Lower Egypt)" - /rayt/𓂋𓂝𓇋𓇋𓏏𓇳 "Raet" (female Ra) + /tAwy/𓇾𓇾 "two lands" ; [Raet] "Female ra"- /ra/ 𓂋𓂝𓇳 "god Ra" + /t/𓏏 "female"
Home:
Dynasty: (Rat) NK+, (Rayt-Tauy) 5th dynasty, 25th-24th century BC
Temple:
Nome:
Consort
Ra (originally)
Montu/MnTw (war god) (in Iunu/Hermonthis) (Medamud triad)
Children
Harpocrates (Karnak)
Harpra/Hr-pA-ra; Hor-pa-Re-pa-chered (Karnak, Medamud triad) (Montu father)
Parents
Ra (sometimes)
Alternative Parentage
Siblings
Female/Male counter part
Ra (originally female counter part)
Priest names
Followers
Features
looks similar to Hut-Hor/Hathor with horns and sun disk, sometimes with two feathers, sometimes vulture headress,
Symbols
lotus flower
Sun
Sun disk
Ihet cow
Roles
Originally the female version of Ra. Sun mother deity, Wesir/Osiris started to replace Ra in the 5th Dynasty so she became more associated with Hut-Hor/ Hathor and Auset/Isis and was absorbed.
Interesting facts
Hybrid gods
Connection to other gods
Iunit (worshiped next to, in Armant)
Auset/ Isis replaced her
Latona , Leto (Greek)
Pakhet
Seshat (goddess of writing) (Her name hinted a a smetic root for writing and so connected her to)
Rhaetia (Etruscan goddess)
Mut
Neith/Nit
Celebrations
festival of Rait - fourth month of the Harvest season (Shemu) (Medamud , Greco-Roman)
Offering items
Protects
Other names
Names derived from the God's name
Epitaphs
She who resides in Thebes
Lady of the sky and the gods
Lady of the sky and the earth
Rattaui who resides in Thebes, mistress of the Heavens, mistress of the gods and goddesses. (Temple of Deir el-Medina)
Rait, which shines like the sun disk (Queen Hatshepsut)
Dynasty: (Rat) NK+, (Rayt-Tauy) 5th dynasty, 25th-24th century BC
Temple:
Nome:
Consort
Ra (originally)
Montu/MnTw (war god) (in Iunu/Hermonthis) (Medamud triad)
Children
Harpocrates (Karnak)
Harpra/Hr-pA-ra; Hor-pa-Re-pa-chered (Karnak, Medamud triad) (Montu father)
Parents
Ra (sometimes)
Alternative Parentage
Siblings
Female/Male counter part
Ra (originally female counter part)
Priest names
Followers
Features
looks similar to Hut-Hor/Hathor with horns and sun disk, sometimes with two feathers, sometimes vulture headress,
Symbols
lotus flower
Sun
Sun disk
Ihet cow
Roles
Originally the female version of Ra. Sun mother deity, Wesir/Osiris started to replace Ra in the 5th Dynasty so she became more associated with Hut-Hor/ Hathor and Auset/Isis and was absorbed.
Interesting facts
Hybrid gods
Connection to other gods
Iunit (worshiped next to, in Armant)
Auset/ Isis replaced her
Latona , Leto (Greek)
Pakhet
Seshat (goddess of writing) (Her name hinted a a smetic root for writing and so connected her to)
Rhaetia (Etruscan goddess)
Mut
Neith/Nit
Celebrations
festival of Rait - fourth month of the Harvest season (Shemu) (Medamud , Greco-Roman)
Offering items
Protects
Other names
Names derived from the God's name
Epitaphs
She who resides in Thebes
Lady of the sky and the gods
Lady of the sky and the earth
Rattaui who resides in Thebes, mistress of the Heavens, mistress of the gods and goddesses. (Temple of Deir el-Medina)
Rait, which shines like the sun disk (Queen Hatshepsut)
