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Abstract
This study gives light on one of the minor deities.
Menhyt is considered by most of the researchers as nonmajor
goddess, but this research may prove the opposite.
The study is divided to two parts, the first part is the
documentation of Menhyt, while the second part is the
analysis of the documentation.
In the first part the researcher began the documents by
the Coffin texts, where she was first mentioned, then he
passed to her documents of the new kingdom. In this part
Menhyt was attested in the most great temples of ancient
Egypt.
She was mentioned in Abydos, Derr, Karnak and Madinet
Habu and from the late period Dendara, Edfu and Philae.
from this point, we can say that she is not minor goddess.
Then will be the documentation of the temple of Esna, where
she was worshipped and formed her triad with her husband
Khnum and her son Heka.
The second part will be analysis for all of these
documents.
The first part will be her name, iconography and epithets.
Then will be her cult center and triad from the documents.
Then will be her associations with all the deities of Egypt.
In this part we will see that she associated with most of the
major deities of Egypt and formed groups of deities with
them.
She associated with Hathor and was one of the names of
Hathor in the name list of Hathor in Edfu temple. She
associated with Isis and was one of the participants of the
hymn of Isis at Philae temple. She associated with Mafdet in
Esna temple. She associated with Mehnyt as the forehead
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cobra above the heads of deities and kings. She associated
with Mut and was mentioned in the hymn of Mut over the
“Cross-word steala” in Karnak temple. She associated with
Nebtou and assimilated together and were considered as one
goddess with two functions in Esna temple.
She associated with Nebthetpet and took her name in her
hymn in Esna temple. She associated with Neith and was
considered as one goddess were worshipped in Sais and was
considered as the cobra of the red crown. She associated with
Nekhbet and took her place in some rituals. She associated
with Sekhmet very much, because of the similarities of
iconography, and even her son Heka was represented in the
Memphite triad as Ptah, Sekhmet, Nefertum and Heka.
She also had associations with Sothis. She associated
with Tefnut and took her name in cutting the heads of the
enemies. She associated with Wadjet as being the cobra of
the north and in the ritual of censing the uraeus. With Wenut
she was the goddess on the right of the king. She appeared
with Weret-hekaw in the censing of the uraeus ritual.
Finally, the study gives light on her role in the rituals in
ancient Egypt.