Sekhmet at Athribis
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ikhet_sekhmetPtolemy XII Auletes offers Sekhmet trees, and she offers him conquest in return - a brief exchange which is dwarfed by the goddess' spectacular nametag:
"Sekhet, the Eye of Horus, regent of the West, lady of Ta-netert, the great one in heaven, whose beauties make brilliant the two lands, the scintillating one, manifold of forms, great of respect, great of reverence, fear of her is in the hearts of the gods, the one who lives like Ra for ever. The princess, lady of all rulers, great of marvels in the two lands and the deserts, shining of face, great of reverence, ruler of rulers, manifold of forms (colours), the two lands are lit up by her beauties, every foreign country trembles (?) before her, she who lives like Ra forever."
And here's a picture. :)
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Walker, J.H. "The Inscriptions". in Flinders Petrie, W.M. Athribis (Publications of the British School of Archaeology in Egypt, vol 14). London, School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1908.
"Sekhet, the Eye of Horus, regent of the West, lady of Ta-netert, the great one in heaven, whose beauties make brilliant the two lands, the scintillating one, manifold of forms, great of respect, great of reverence, fear of her is in the hearts of the gods, the one who lives like Ra for ever. The princess, lady of all rulers, great of marvels in the two lands and the deserts, shining of face, great of reverence, ruler of rulers, manifold of forms (colours), the two lands are lit up by her beauties, every foreign country trembles (?) before her, she who lives like Ra forever."
And here's a picture. :)
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Walker, J.H. "The Inscriptions". in Flinders Petrie, W.M. Athribis (Publications of the British School of Archaeology in Egypt, vol 14). London, School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1908.
