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.