ID: 901002156 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002156	Record Type: Character/Person

	Seth (Egyptian deity)

Note: Patron of the 11th nome, Upper Egypt. Seth was represented variously over time, as a composite figure, with a canine body, slanting eyes, square-tipped ears, tufted (in later representations, forked) tail, and a long, curved, pointed snout; various animals (including aardvark, antelope, ass, camel, fennec, greyhound, jackal, jerboa, long-snouted mouse, okapi, oryx, and pig) have been suggested as the basis for his form.

Names:

	Seth (Egyptian deity) (preferred,English-P)
	Set (Egyptian deity) (English)
	Setekh (Egyptian deity) (English)
	Setesh (Egyptian deity) (English)
	Sutekh (Egyptian deity) (English)
	Suty (Egyptian deity) (English)

Hierarchical Position:

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

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)

	takes the form of .... composite animal
	.....(legendary beings, Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	associated with .... Upper Egypt
	.....(Egypt, Africa) (TGN)

Sources:

	Seth (Egyptian deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Johnston, Religions of the Ancient World (2004) 419
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) nb2018011271
	Set (Egyptian deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Setekh (Egyptian deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Setesh (Egyptian deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Sutekh (Egyptian deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Suty (Egyptian deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_(deity)#/media/File:Relief_Herihor_Seth_obliterated.jpg
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) nb2018011271