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Neith is said to have been "born the first, in the time when as yet there had been no birth". [32] In the Pyramid Texts, Neith is paired with the goddess Selket as the two braces for the sky, which places these goddesses as the supports for the heavens (see PT 1040a-d, following J. Gwyn Griffths, The Conflict of Horus and Seth, (London, 1961) p ...
Meryneith (beloved of [the goddess] Neith), also named Meryre (beloved of [the sun-god] Re), was an ancient Egyptian official who lived in the Amarna Period, around 1350 BC. He is mainly known from his tomb found in 2001 at Saqqara. He is perhaps identical with the high priest of Aten Meryre, who is known from his tomb at Amarna.
Neit is described as the uncle of the Dagda, who gave him Ailech Neit (Neit's Stonehouse), which is elsewhere described as the grave of Ahd, son of the Dagda. [4] Ailech Imchell, described as the "bright home of horses" and an envied stronghold, is another place where Aed is said to be buried and which is said to be in the "precinct where dwelt Nemain and Neit."
These "Festival Songs of Isis and Nephthys" were ritual elements of many such Osirian rites in major ancient Egyptian cult centers. As a mortuary goddess like Isis, Neith, and Serqet, Nephthys was one of the protectresses of the canopic jars of Hapi. Hapi, one of the sons of Horus, guarded the embalmed lungs.
At Elephantine, he was worshipped alongside Satis and Anuket, while at Esna, he was worshipped alongside Menhit, Nebtu, Neith and Heka. Banebdjedet was the equivalent god in Lower Egypt. Khnum has also been related to the deity Min. [3] [10] [11] At the Temple at Elephantine and the Temple at Esna, ancient rituals and
Nakhtneith (Nḫt Nj.t) was the wife of Pharaoh Djer.She is known from a stela found in Abydos (stela 95) [1] where she was buried near her husband. [2] [3] On the stela she holds the titles "Great one of the hetes scepter" (Wr.t-ḥts) [4] and "she who carries Horus" (Rmn- Ḥr.(w)).
Neith (wife of Pepi II), one of three principal queens of the Old Kingdom pharaoh Pepi II, who ruled (c. 2278 BC–c. 2184 BC) Neith Boyce (1872–1951), American novelist, journalist, and theatre artist
Neith was an ancient Egyptian queen consort, one of the principal queens of the Old Kingdom pharaoh Pepi II Neferkare, who ruled (c. 2278 BC – c. 2184 BC).