ID: 901002539 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002539	Record Type: Character/Person

	Anuket (Egyptian deity)

Note: Ancient Egyptian goddess of the cataracts of the Nile and Lower Nubia; normally depicted as a beautiful woman wearing a crown of reeds, ostrich feathers, and accompanied by a gazelle. She was originally a Nubian deity. One of the triad of deities worshipped at the great temple at Elephantine island in the upper Nile.

Names:

	Anuket (Egyptian deity) (preferred,English-P)
	Anukis (Egyptian deity) (Greek (transliterated))
	Anoukis (Egyptian deity) (English)
	Anaka (Egyptian deity) (English)
	Anqet (Egyptian deity) (English)
	Ανουκις (Egyptian deity) (Greek)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Egyptian iconography> (P)
		........<Egyptian characters> (P)
		............Anuket (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)

	deity of .... Nile River
	.....(Africa) (TGN)

	associated with .... Elephantine Island
	.....(Aswān, Egypt, Africa) (TGN)

	culture/religion is .... Nubian (culture or style)
	.....(ancient East African, Ancient African, African (general, continental cultures), styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Anuket (Egyptian deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Britannica Student Encyclopedia Online (2002-)
	................BWR Data Reconciliation for CONA (2020-2021)
	Anukis (Egyptian deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Ανουκις (Egyptian deity)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anuket

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................ BWR Data Reconciliation for CONA (2020-2021)
	................ Hart, George, Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses (2005)