Shesmetet

Shesmetet^[1]
in hieroglyphs

Shesmetet (šsm.t.t) is an ancient Egyptian goddess. She was mentioned in the Pyramid Texts^[2] and was usually referred to as the deceased's mother. She was depicted as a lion or a woman with a lion's head and thus was sometimes considered a form of Sekhmet or Bastet, but one of her epithets – "Lady of Punt" – differentiates her from them and may refer to a possible African origin. Her name comes from shesmet, a sash decorated with beads, which appears on the depictions of Old Kingdom rulers and the god Sopdu.^[3]

Sources

^ Wörterbuch, IV, p.538
^ PT 262, 2206
^ Richard Wilkinson: The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt. London, Thames and Hudson, 2003. ISBN 978-0500051207 p.138

[1] Wörterbuch, IV, p.538

[2] PT 262, 2206

[W138-3] Richard Wilkinson: The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt. London, Thames and Hudson, 2003. ISBN 978-0500051207 p.138

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