Nehmetawy

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Statuette of the goddess Nehemtawy, bronze. Museo Egizio, Turin, Ca 406
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Nehmetawy
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Nehmetawy (nḥm.t-ˁw3ỉ; "she who embraces those in need"[1]) is a goddess in the ancient Egyptian religion. She is not very widely known. Nehmetawy was the wife of snake god Nehebu-kau, or in other places of worship, like in Hermopolis, the wife of Thoth. Her depictions are anthropomorph, with a sistrum-shaped headdress, often with a child in her lap.[2]

References

  1. ^ Wörterbuch, II., p.297
  2. p.156

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