Iat
For other uses, see IAT.
| Iat | |
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| Milk and, by association, of nurturing and childbirth | |
| Major cult center | Egypt |
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| Iat[1] in hieroglyphs |
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Iat is an Ancient Egyptian minor goddess of milk and, by association, of nurturing and childbirth.[2]
Etymology
The name of the goddess resembles iatet which is Egyptian word for "milk". Very little is known about the goddess since she is seldom mentioned in ancient Egyptian texts. Some mention of Iat can be found in the Pyramid Texts such as where a king declares, "My foster-mother is Iat, and it is she who nourishes me, it is indeed she who bore me".[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Erman, Adolf & Grapow, Hermann: Wörterbuch der Aegyptischen Sprache., Im Auftrage der Deutschen Akademien, Berlin: Akademie Verlag (1971), I., p.26
- ↑ "The Papyrus of Ani, The Egyptian Book of the Dead". Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ↑ "Iat". egyptian-gods.info. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
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