Iat
deity earth Egyptian single tradition · 2
Iat is an ancient Egyptian minor goddess associated with milk, nurturing, and childbirth. She is mentioned in the Pyramid Texts as a nourishing figure who supports the deceased king.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – -300
- Historical notes
- Attested in Pyramid Texts, primarily in utterances PT 211/Pyr. 131, PT 578/Pyr. 1537, and MAFS PT 1071.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Meret, Nehbet-anet, Ay, Nebtuwi, Ahmose-Nefertari, Ahti, Amathaunta, Amn, Anet, Anhefta, Anit, Anuke, Aperet-Isis, Bairthy, Besna, Esna, Hedetet, Heptet, Heret-Kau, Hert-ketit-s, Hert-Nemmat-Set, Hert-sefu-s, Heru-pa-kaut, Heset, Hetepes-Sekhus, Iaret, Ipy, Iw, Ken, Khefthernebes, Matit, Nakith, Perit, Pesi, Qerhet, Rekhit, Amesemi, Mehit, Qetesh, Astarte, Ammit, Meretseger, Mehet-Weret, Khensit, Mafdet, Meskhenet, Iunit, Raet-tawy, Beset, Anat, Kebechet, Nebethetepet, Iusaaset, Qed-her, Nehmetawy, Abaset, Khereduankh, Baalat Gebal, Hatmehit, Henet, Pelican, Iabet, Ištar
Mentioned by
- Amesemi
- Mehit
- Qetesh
- Astarte
- Ammit
- Meretseger
- Mehet-Weret
- Khensit
- Mafdet
- Meskhenet
- Iunit
- Raet-tawy
- Beset
- Anat
- Kebechet
- Nebethetepet
and 11 more
Sources
Source passages
“Iat (Ancient Egyptian: jꜣt) is an ancient Egyptian minor goddess of milk and, by association, of nurturing and childbirth.”
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“Iat – A goddess of milk and nursing”
#24969 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5