Seshat
سشات
/ ses-SHAT /
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- 🇪🇬 Egypt
- Religion
- Traditional
- First Seen
- —
- Trait
- Knowledge
Meaning & Etymology
She who writes
She who writes
Etymology
From the root ssh (to write).
Linguistic family: Afro-Asiatic > Egyptian
Cultural context
Seshat was the goddess of writing, astronomy, and mathematics, often depicted with a star on her head.
Symbolism
Represents writing, knowledge, and the recording of history.
Related names
Similar Names
Hani
happy
Mentuemhet
Mentu is in front
Maali
virtuous, honorable
Ankhesenpaaten
She lives through Aten