Seshat

English right|thumb|Seshat tallying the length of the pharaoh's reign Alternative forms en Safkhet en Sesat en Seshata en Seshet en Sesheta Etymology From the Ancient Egyptian sšꜣ "scribe" + feminine determinative t; sšꜣ.t "female scribe". Proper noun en Egyptian god The Egyptian goddess of writing and wisdom, often depicted as a scribe or recordkeeper. en 2001 Moustafa Gadalla Egyptian Divinities: The All Who Are the One 50 https://books.google.com.au/books?id=evYSzuCLXt4C&pg=PA50&dq=%22Seshat%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi2m8Xxj5vQAhULoZQKHVn4DOoQ6AEIiwEwEw#v=onepage&q=%22Seshat%22&f=false Seshat represents the organizational capacity of keeping records—knowledge, information, etc.Seshat is depicted carrying the reed pen and palette, and records deeds in eternity/space, i.e. memory. As such, Seshat is referred to as: The Enumerator, Lady of Writing(s), Scribe, Head of the House of the Divine Books (Archives), Lady of Builders... en 2010 Kate Spence Establishing direction in early Egyptian burials and monumental architecture Iain Morley; Colin Renfrew The Archaeology of Measurement: Comprehending Heaven, Earth and Time in Ancient Societies https://books.google.com.au/books?id=TzrNgAsJY1MC&pg=PA176&dq=%22Seshat%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi2m8Xxj5vQAhULoZQKHVn4DOoQ6AEINDAE#v=onepage&q=%22Seshat%22&f=false 176 The link between the measurement of space and measurement of time is also clear from early periods in the activities of the goddess Seshat, the goddess associated with the foundation ceremony, during which the orientation of buildings was established. en 2010 Tamara L. Siuda Nebt-het: Lady of the House 2nd https://books.google.com.au/books?id=vYQZAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT14&dq=%22Seshat%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi2m8Xxj5vQAhULoZQKHVn4DOoQ6AEIVjAK#v=onepage&q=%22Seshat%22&f=false 14 At least eight separate Egyptologists, in addition to myself, have suggested that the ancient Egyptians directly identified Seshat as a form or aspect of Nebt-het (101). en 2010 w:Zahi A. Hawass Wonders of the Horus Temple: The Sound and Light of Edfu 8 https://books.google.com.au/books?id=5-1cBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA8&dq=%22Seshat%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi2m8Xxj5vQAhULoZQKHVn4DOoQ6AEIrAIwMQ#v=onepage&q=%22Seshat%22&f=false The most important of these scenes shows the king leaving his palace with the goddess of writing, Seshat, in order to lay out the foundations for the temple. Translations Egyptian goddess of writing and wisdom Arabic: ar سشات Marathi: mr सेशाट f Anagrams en aehsst sheats ashets tashes Hastes hastes en Egyptian deities