Seshat's Journals
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Per Nefer (House of Beauty)
General
Per Nefer is in the process of getting a face-lift. It's been a while since I worked on the actual 'hood and it is in desperate... |
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Quizzes/Other Fun Things
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I have been discussing this topic with quite a few people today. Those who participate in the creation or execution of festivals take a... |
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My name, Seshat is that of an Egyptian Goddess. Her name is also spelled: Sashet or Sesheta. Regardless of the spelling, it translates to "Female Scribe". As such, she was the goddess of: accounting, architecture, historical records, mathematics, measurement and writing. Her epithets were: "She who is Foremost in the House of Books" and in Late Period, "Lady of Builders"
Often, Seshat is depicted as a woman wearing panther-skin dress - which happens to be the garb of the funerary stm priests. Above her head, in place of a headdress, one finds a seven-pointed star on a standard or a stylized flower. Above this headdress were down-turned horns. In earlier days, they may have been a crescent moon, hinting at a link to the moon, as well as her spouse Thoth. This was also her hieroglyphic symbol.
In later days, the priesthood of Thoth took over in importance. But, in the earlier times, Seshat had her own priestesses and a few priests. To date, however, there is no temple found to be associated with her.
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Are you looking for an avatar or graphic to use at Ancient Worlds? If you are then please have a look at my Per Nefer for historical avatars and Per of Myst for fantasy and mythical avatars.
Listed below are some links to help you find your way at Ancient Worlds and Egypt.
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Seshat's 5 Groups
Arachne's Web
Position: Arachnid Alumnus
Level 3
A group focused on serving the AW community by providing help and discussion on topics such as HTML, CSS, web design, homesite decorating, netiquette and issues important to web artists.
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Ancient Expressions
Position: Sb3ty
Level 2
An academic group for the study of written communication in Ancient Egypt.
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Egyptian Queen
Position: Courtesan
Level 4
This is the group for historical Egyptian Queens and for those who wish they were.
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Per Ankh
Position: Kheri-Hebt
Level 6
A group for the study and discussion of the history of the ancient Egyptian Religion in its various aspects: mythology, deities, temple life, ritual, festivals and daily practice.
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The Curia
Position: Praetors
Level 5
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