Per-Sekhmet
𓌂𓐍𓏏𓁴 𓌂𓐍𓏏𓆇𓆗 𓌂𓏸𓏏𓂀
𓌂𓅓𓏏𓆗
MDC: sxmt
Gardiner: Sḫmt, Sakhme(t)
Budge: Sekhemit, Sekhet
James P. Allen : sḫmt
Transliteration : Sekhmet
Coptic: Sakhmi/ⲥⲁⲭⲙⲓ (O), Sachmi/ⲥⲁϧⲙⲓ (B), Shoshmi/ϣⲟϣⲙⲓ 'powerful or mighty' (B); ⲥⲁⳉⲙⲉ (needs ref)
Hebrew: sh'mt (Scyth?)/ סח'מת
Ancient Greek : Sekmét/Σεκμέτ
Greek: Sechmét /Σεχμέτ, Sakhmis /Σαχμις, Sakhmis/Σαχμις (from Petesachmis/Πετεσαχμις/ pA-di-sxmt)
Arabic: (Sakhmet) Skhmt /سخمت
English: Sekhmet
Kemetic: Sekhmet
Alternative names: Sekhet, Sakhmet , Sakhet , sāximat
Pronounced: Sekhmet (traditional), Sakhmat (possibly more accurate); sɛxmɛt (modern Egyptological); Sakhmi (ME-LE)
IPA : sek.mét (5th BCE), sɛx'mɛt (1st CE), sekˈmet (4th CE-15th CE); (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) ˈsiχmit (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) ˈsiχmiʔ (Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) ˈseχmə (modern Egyptological) sɛxmɛt
How to pronounce
Meaning: She who is powerful
Gardiner: Sḫmt, Sakhme(t)
Budge: Sekhemit, Sekhet
James P. Allen : sḫmt
Transliteration : Sekhmet
Coptic: Sakhmi/ⲥⲁⲭⲙⲓ (O), Sachmi/ⲥⲁϧⲙⲓ (B), Shoshmi/ϣⲟϣⲙⲓ 'powerful or mighty' (B); ⲥⲁⳉⲙⲉ (needs ref)
Hebrew: sh'mt (Scyth?)/ סח'מת
Ancient Greek : Sekmét/Σεκμέτ
Greek: Sechmét /Σεχμέτ, Sakhmis /Σαχμις, Sakhmis/Σαχμις (from Petesachmis/Πετεσαχμις/ pA-di-sxmt)
Arabic: (Sakhmet) Skhmt /سخمت
English: Sekhmet
Kemetic: Sekhmet
Alternative names: Sekhet, Sakhmet , Sakhet , sāximat
Pronounced: Sekhmet (traditional), Sakhmat (possibly more accurate); sɛxmɛt (modern Egyptological); Sakhmi (ME-LE)
IPA : sek.mét (5th BCE), sɛx'mɛt (1st CE), sekˈmet (4th CE-15th CE); (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) ˈsiχmit (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) ˈsiχmiʔ (Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) ˈseχmə (modern Egyptological) sɛxmɛt
How to pronounce
Meaning: She who is powerful
by Dionys Ray
Nome: 15th Upper
11th Nome of Lower Egypt: Taremu (City of fish) Egyptian and Coptic, Leontoplis Λεόντων πόλις (city of Lions) Greek, el-Muqdam (mound of the city) Arabic, Leontos Latin
Home:
Temple:
Consort
Ptah
Children
Mai-hesa
Nefertem (Min-nefer/ Memphis)
Father
Rā
Mother
Siblings
Alternative Parentage
Priest names
wabw sxmt
Features
Symbols
Fire
Sun
Colors red, yellow, orange, maroon, Burgundy
Roles
Goddess of flame, war, fertility and healing
Hybrid gods
Connection to other gods
Celebrations
Offering items
Red Tiger's Eye
Blood stone
Ruby
Carnelian
Agate
Amber
Red Jasper
Red Tourmaline
Fire Agate
Fire Opal
Garnet
Hematite
Red Calcite
Sunstone
Sardonyx
Volcanic stone
Beer dyed red, dark beers
Black salt
Fire oil
Cinnamon
Coves
Chilly pepper
Red Poppy
Witch Hazel
Dragon's Blood
Copal
Frankincense
Sulfur
Hibiscus juice
Sistrum (can also play it for her)
Saffron/ tiHnt (Crocus sativus) (Used for beauty, medical stomach ache to internal bleeding, healing)
Names derived from the God's name
Sekhemt-Noufret /sxmt-nfrt/ Sechmet-nouphis (Greek) 'Sekhmet is beautiful'
Sekhmet-merit-Ptaḥ-heret /sxmt-mryt-ptH-hrt/ 'Sekhmet beloved of Ptaḥ in satisfaction'
Other names
Epitaphs
War and fear
nbt nrw/ Lady of Terror
nbt snDw/ Lady of fear
nbt xAyt /Lady of massacre
wnm snfw/ Eater of Blood
Justice
nbt mAat /Lady of Ma'at
nTrt-aAt/ Great goddess
Fire
aA nsrt/ Great of flame
hh.s /Her Fiery breath
nbt nsrt/ Lady of Flame
wnmyt/ Devouring Flame
Gods
irt-ra/ Eye of Ra
irt ra aA nsrt Eye of Ra, Great of flame
aA mri ptH Great, beloved of Ptah
Other
aA mry ptH/ Great beloved of Ptah
Hryt-tp nb.s/ Who is upon her lord
irt en ra = Eye of Ra
nbt aHAt/ Lady of the palace
nbt anx/ Lady of life
nbt nbwt/ Lady of ladies
nbt pt/ Lady of heaven
nbt-sdAw/ Msitress of trembling
nbt snDt = Mistress of fear
nbt tAwy/ Lady of the two lands
nTrt aAt = Great goddess
sxmt aAt / Sekhmet the great
wrt/ the great
wrt HkAw/ Great of Magic
xnty pr-nsr = Foremost of the house of flame
Invocation to Sekhmet
peret er kheru
Invocation to Sekhmet
inedj ḥer netjeret Sekhmet
Hail to goddess Sekhmet
nebet nesert
Lady of Flame
nebet unmyt
Lady of the Devouring Flame
nebet em sekhem
Lady of power
nebet kheruyu
Lady of war
nebet khayt
Lady of slaughter
mekety em nisut ḥer seku
Protector of the King in battle
nebet em Ȧten
Lady of the sun
nebet en udjat Rā
Lady of eye of Ra
sat Rā
Daughter of Ra
nebet ānkh
Lady of life
nebet weret ḥekaw
Lady great of magic
udjā ma'āt netjery
Divine arbiter of ma'at
nedjety iyt
Avenger of Wrong
em-baḥ enty binet da
before whom evil trembles
mat ḥsa
fierce lioness
nebet idemi
dressed in red (scarlet lady)
bāā em senef
drinker of blood
ḥotep nebet er ḥut-netjer ḥer Taremu
pacify the lady at the temple in Leontopolis
mut Ma'ahesa
Mother of Ma'ahes
duaty Sekhmet
Praise Sekhmet
~By me
xp xriw wiA.sn mi nn smxt nw ra m sp-tpy m rn.T pfy n smt
When you encounter enemies in their barque, like those, you will prevail over the enemies of Ra in the First time in this your name of Sekhmet
~Edfu Temple inscription
peret er kheru
Invocation to Sekhmet
inedj ḥer netjeret Sekhmet
Hail to goddess Sekhmet
nebet nesert
Lady of Flame
nebet unmyt
Lady of the Devouring Flame
nebet em sekhem
Lady of power
nebet kheruyu
Lady of war
nebet khayt
Lady of slaughter
mekety em nisut ḥer seku
Protector of the King in battle
nebet em Ȧten
Lady of the sun
nebet en udjat Rā
Lady of eye of Ra
sat Rā
Daughter of Ra
nebet ānkh
Lady of life
nebet weret ḥekaw
Lady great of magic
udjā ma'āt netjery
Divine arbiter of ma'at
nedjety iyt
Avenger of Wrong
em-baḥ enty binet da
before whom evil trembles
mat ḥsa
fierce lioness
nebet idemi
dressed in red (scarlet lady)
bāā em senef
drinker of blood
ḥotep nebet er ḥut-netjer ḥer Taremu
pacify the lady at the temple in Leontopolis
mut Ma'ahesa
Mother of Ma'ahes
duaty Sekhmet
Praise Sekhmet
~By me
xp xriw wiA.sn mi nn smxt nw ra m sp-tpy m rn.T pfy n smt
When you encounter enemies in their barque, like those, you will prevail over the enemies of Ra in the First time in this your name of Sekhmet
~Edfu Temple inscription
