Votive stela with figures of Goddesses Taweret and Mut of Isheru (ca. 1390–1352 B.C.) | New Kingdom The two goddesses 𓊹𓏏𓏭 “nTry” shown here were associated with women 𓊃𓏏𓁐𓏪 “s.tw”. Although they face one another, in the conventions of Egyptian 𓂋𓐝𓎀𓀂𓀭𓏪 “rmṯ” art they are meant to be seen as standing side by side, facing the viewer. Taweret 𓏏𓄿𓅨𓂋𓏏𓃯 “t3wrt” appears on the left, identified by the inscription in front 𓄂𓏏 “ḥ3.ṯ” of her as 𓏏𓄿𓅨𓂋𓏏𓃯𓎟𓏏𓇯 “t3wrt nb.t pt” ‘Taweret, mistress of the sky.’ On her head 𓁷 “ḥr” she wears a sundisk 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳 “ı͗tn” and cow's horns. Although Taweret herself is not usually associated with the sky, this feature, and her epithet, are probably borrowed from Hathor 𓉡 “ḥw.t-ḥr” ‘The Temple of Horus’, the goddess of femininity and love 𓌸𓇌 “mri”, indicating that here Taweret represents the female sex itself. The image on the right is identified by its inscription as 𓏏𓅑𓅨𓏏𓎟𓏏𓇋𓈙𓂋𓃭 “mt wr ı͗šrw” ‘Mut the great, mistress of Isheru.’ This goddess was the wife 𓈞𓏏 “ẖm.t” of Amun 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓁩 “ı͗mn” ‘the hidden one’ and embodied the principle of motherhood; her name 𓂋𓈖 “rn” itself means "mother." She is represented here by a human head atop a chest, which may be a symbolic representation of the womb. The stela was commissioned by a man whose name and partially preserved title are inscribed at bottom: "[ … ] of [the house of] Amun, Khonsu 𓐍𓈖𓇓𓅱." The stela's 𓎘𓅱𓆓𓉸 “wḏ” imagery suggests that it was in-tended as a votive offering by its donor seeking the intercession of Taweret and Mut for a woman's successful pregnancy and childbirth 𓄟𓋴𓁒 “ms”. Geography: From Egypt; Probably from Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Medina Medium: Limestone, paint Dimensions: H. 17.7 cm (6 15/16 in.); W. 14.3 cm (5 5/8 in.); D. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.) 𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬 📸 @egyptologylessons 𓋹𓊽𓋴𓆖𓎛𓇳𓎛 © (@metmuseum and description) 𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁 #Ancientegypt #ägypten #egyptianhistory #egyptology #hieroglyphs #egypte #egitto #埃及 #مصر #egipto #이집트 #taweret #mut #egyptiangoddesses #goddesses #pregnancy #childbirth https://www.instagram.com/p/CerGUmGO9gL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=