Nut (Egyptian deity)

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Name (Hebrew)
נות (אלה מצרית)
Name (Latin)
Nut (Egyptian deity)
Other forms of name
נוט (אל מצרי)
נוט (אליל מצרי)
Nut (Egyptian deity)
Gender
female
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q165496
Library of congress: no2019033435
OCoLC: oca11865136
DLC: no2019033435
Sources of Information
  • Hollis, Susan T. Five Egyptian goddesses, 2019:ECIP TOC (Nut)
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Wikipedia description:

Nut (Ancient Egyptian: Nwt, Coptic: Ⲛⲉ), also known by various other transcriptions, is the goddess of the sky, stars, cosmos, mothers, astronomy, and the universe in the ancient Egyptian religion. She was seen as a star-covered nude woman arching over the Earth, or as a cow. She was depicted wearing the water-pot sign (nw) that identifies her.

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