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ID: 901002537
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002537
Record Type: Character/Person

Amunet (Egyptian deity)

Note: Female counterpart of Amun. Primordial goddess in ancient Egyptian religion. Amunet is attested in the Pyramid Texts, and mentioned in the texts of Senwosret I ’s White Chapel.

Names:
Amunet (Egyptian deity) (preferred,English-P,D)
Imnt (Egyptian deity) (English)
Amonet (Egyptian deity) (English)
Amaunet (Egyptian deity) (English)
μαυνι (Egyptian deity) (Greek)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Egyptian iconography> (P)
........<Egyptian characters> (P)
............Amunet (Egyptian deity) (I)
Related Iconography:
counterpart is .... Amun
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Egyptian iconography, Egyptian characters, Amun (Egyptian deity)) [901000100]

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)
located in .... Thebes
.....(Qinā, Egypt, Africa) (TGN)

Sources:
Amunet (Egyptian deity)
................Hart, George, Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses (2005)
................BWR Data Reconciliation for CONA (2020-2021)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 2020021032
Imnt (Egyptian deity)
................Hart, George, Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses (2005)
Amonet (Egyptian deity)
................Hart, George, Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses (2005)
Amaunet (Egyptian deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
μαυνι (Egyptian deity)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amunet
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Hart, George, Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses (2005)
................ BWR Data Reconciliation for CONA (2020-2021)
................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) https://lccn.loc.gov/n2020021032
................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amunet#/media/File:Neith_with_Red_Crown.svg

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