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Nit (Neith) & Nebt-Het (Nephthys) We believe that the same is true for the trio of Nit, Seshat and Nebt-Het. As far as historical evidence goes, it is made clear in the Pyramid Texts that Seshat is an aspect of Nebt-Het. Nebt-Het and Nit frequently exchange places in the Pyramid Texts, Chapters of Coming Forth by Day and the Leyden Papyrus. Nit is a creator and a witness to creation. Nebt-Het is death and the limits of existence. Between them is Seshat, time itself, recording history and causing existence to endure.
Anat and Seshat appear in two separate but similar ritual scenes. In one, Anat wears a leopard skin and "kills the enemies because of their maliciousness"; in the other Seshat wears the skin of Set (!) and "punishes the enemies of Ra-Heruakhety."
Though the two scribes frequently appeared together in ritual scenes, no evidence conclusively indicates a relationship between Seshat and Djehuty beyond their shared profession.
Aset-Seshat is either a result of Roman influences on the religion of Egypt, particularly the belief that all female Names were forms of Aset (Isis) -- or is a separate entity, not quite Aset and not quite Seshat but Someone different.
Oyá is, in turn, associated with Saint Therese of Lisieux, "The Little Flower." Therese was a prolific writer during her short life, and images of her usually include a bouquet of flowers. In Voudou, Seshat has a parallel in the lwa Ayizan. She is the first mambo (female priest), where Seshat is the foremost setem-priest. Palm fronds are her symbol, where Seshat's is the palm branch. Her role is to maintain and protect the religious tradition, as Seshat does in the per-ankh, and thus the two have much in common even in very different cultures. Ayizan is associated with St. Clare of Assisi, perhaps because she took her vows on Palm Sunday, after the bishop came down from the sanctuary to place a palm branch in her hand. |
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