Seshat
Seshat (Ancient Egyptian: sš3t, under various spellings) was the ancient Egyptian goddess of writing, wisdom, and knowledge. The daughter of Thoth, She was seen as a scribe and record keeper; her name means "female scribe". She is credited with inventing writing. She also became identified as the goddess of sciences, accounting, architecture, astronomy, astrology, building, mathematics, and surveying.
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Seshat, depicted in a leopard skin, inscribing the years of reign for the king on the palm-leaf rib hieroglyph for "year". | |||||
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| Symbol | leopard skin, tablet, star, stylus | ||||
| Parents | Thoth and Ma'at | ||||
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