ID: 901001853 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001853	Record Type: Character/Person

	Seshat (Egyptian deity)

Note: In ancient Egyptian religion, the goddess of writing and measurement and the ruler of books. She was the consort of the god Djhuty (Thoth), and both were divine scribes (sesb). She was portrayed as a female wearing a headband with horns and a star with her name written on it.

Names:

	Seshat (Egyptian deity) (preferred,English)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Egyptian iconography> (P)
		........<Egyptian characters> (P)
		............Seshat (Egyptian deity) (I)

Related Iconography:

	counterpart is .... Thoth
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Egyptian iconography, Egyptian characters, Thoth (Egyptian deity)) [901000159]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Ancient Egyptian (culture)
	.....(Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	symbolic attribute is .... measurements (dimensions)
	.....(size/dimensions, form attributes, attributes and properties by specific type, Attributes and Properties (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Seshat (Egyptian deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)