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    Taweret was an Egyptian goddess depicted in various forms - as a woman wearing a headdress called the Hethert crown, as a hippopotamus, or as an oxyrhynchus fish. She was associated with childbirth and motherhood and was believed to have protective powers. The document describes her iconography, her position in a list of 15 gods, and her various roles and associations such as being mentioned in rituals, receiving offerings, and owning shrines.

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    Taweret was an Egyptian goddess depicted in various forms - as a woman wearing a headdress called the Hethert crown, as a hippopotamus, or as an oxyrhynchus fish. She was associated with childbirth and motherhood and was believed to have protective powers. The document describes her iconography, her position in a list of 15 gods, and her various roles and associations such as being mentioned in rituals, receiving offerings, and owning shrines.

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    Taweret

    tA wrt Taweret (= the Great One) Affiliation of [26] uncertain

    Spellings

    Date:
    New Kingdom [1, 3-20, 24-25, 30-36]; 21st-24th Dyn [2]; Greco-Roman Period [21-22, 26-29, 37];
    uncertain [23]

    Iconography
    A. Human Forms:
    a) Goddess with the Hethert crown [1-2. 32]
    b) Goddess with volute wig and Hethert crown; on the neck is a great uraeus [24]

    B. Hippopotamus Forms:
    a) Enthroned hippopotamus-headed goddess with the Hethert crown and uraeus, together with
    Nekhbet and Hethert [13]
    b) Hippopotamus goddess with the Hethert crown [8, 14, 18, 20, 33, 35], standing on a pedestal [8, 18]
    or in front of a tree [20]
    c) Hippopotamus standing on its hind legs with a human head, wig, and Hethert crown [25]

    C. Fish Forms:
    a) Oxyrhynchus fish [37]

    Member of group of gods


    tA wrt *nbt pt is the 5th in a list of 15 gods [4]
    Predecessor: imnt *Hryt ib ipt swt [4]
    Successor:
    Xnmw *nb Abw [4]

    Functions
    A. Identification of Goddesses in Ritual Scenes:
    a) Title of Aset in a ritual scene (water offering: qbHw) [26]

    B. As a Protective Deity:
    a) A faiyence amulet in the form of Taweret protects the divine falcon [28]
    b) An amulet made of flint (ds) and copper (biA) in the form of Taweret [29]
    c) A book of protection of the body (mkt Haw) of Taweret [31]

    As translated from German in the Lexikon der gyptischen Gtter und Gtterbezeichnungen by Naisenu (Carissa)

    Taweret
    C. With Calendar Reference:
    a) In connection with the epagomenal days (3rd epagomenal day?) [27]

    D. As Owner of Shrines:
    a) Mention of a temple south of Herakleopolis [3]
    b) The statue of Ramose is permanent (endures forever), when it is in the temple (pr) of Taweret [11]

    E. Recipient of Offerings:
    a) In a Htp di nsw formula [10]
    b) Bread and water for Taweret [17]
    c) Mention of snw offering bread for her [34]

    F. In Connection with Festivals:


    a) A festival (Hb) of Taweret [7, 12, 15]

    G. Other:
    a) In the favor (Hst) of Taweret [5]
    b) The child (pA ms) of Taweret [6]
    c) The support/carrier of the gods (TAy nA ntrw) of Taweret [21]
    d) She is the mother of Dedun (mwt nt ddwn) [22]
    e) Her mouth should be closed/sealed (Stb) [30]

    Literature and Citations:


    See page 332 of Band 7

    As translated from German in the Lexikon der gyptischen Gtter und Gtterbezeichnungen by Naisenu (Carissa)

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