Tjenenyet
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Tjenenyet, alternatively Tenenet, Tjenenet, Zenenet, Tanenet, Tenenit, Manuel de Codage transliteration Tnn.t, was an ancient Egyptian goddess of childbirth and protection. She is mentioned in texts dating from the Ptolemaic period as well as in the Book of the Dead.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Egyptian
- Deity.name
- Tjenenyet
- Deity.hiero
- T M22 M22 t
- Deity.image
- Tjenenyet.svg
- Deity.cult_center
- Hermonthis
- Deity.parents
- Amun and Mut
- Deity.consort
- Montu
- Deity.offspring
- Harpara, Iunit, Ra, Montu
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- Family
- Historical origins
- Mythological roles
- Creator and mother goddess
- Sun goddess
- References
Tjenenyet, alternatively Tenenet, Tjenenet, Zenenet, Tanenet, Tenenit, Manuel de Codage transliteration Tnn.t, was an ancient Egyptian goddess of childbirth and protection. She is mentioned in texts dating from the Ptolemaic period as well as in the Book of the Dead.
==Family== The goddess Tjenenyet is referred to as the daughter of Amun and Mut in a text from Armant. She was worshipped as the consort of the falcon-headed god Montu since the 11th dynasty. Both were once considered the parents of Harpara-pa-khered, a synchretized child form of the deities Ra and Horus. One text from Edfu claims that the goddess Iunit "resembles her mother who created her" which may indicate that Tjenenet was viewed as her mother.
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