Iunit
deity earth Egyptian single tradition · 3
Iunit is a goddess. One text from Edfu claims that she "resembles her mother who created her" which may indicate that Tjenenet was viewed as her mother.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Worshiped from the 11th Dynasty (c. 2134–1991 BC) through the Late Period (7th-4th centuries BC).
Relationships
- consort of
- Montu
- co occurs with
- Raet-tawy, Montu-Ra, Montu-Ra-Horakhty, Amunet, Buchis, Horus of the Strong Arm, Beset, Anat, Kebechet, Nebethetepet, Iusaaset, Qed-her, Nehmetawy, Abaset, Khereduankh, Baalat Gebal, Hatmehit, Henet, Pelican, Iabet, Iat, 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, Amun, Mut, Harpara-pa-khered, Horus, Sobek, Hathor, Amesemi, Mehit, Qetesh, Astarte, Ammit, Meretseger, Mehet-Weret, Khensit, Mafdet, Meskhenet, Ištar
- child of
- Tjenenyet
Mentioned by
- Amun
- Mut
- Harpara-pa-khered
- Horus
- Sobek
- Hathor
- Amesemi
- Mehit
- Qetesh
- Astarte
- Ammit
- Meretseger
- Mehet-Weret
- Khensit
- Mafdet
- Meskhenet
and 2 more
Sources
Source passages
“During the New Kingdom, Raet-tawy was the primary consort of Montu in Karnak, Medamud, and Tod, while Tjenenyet and Iunit were worshipped in Armant. In addition to the gods of Heliopolis, several other deities from the Theban region were included, such as Montu, Horus, Hathor, Sobek, Tjenenyet, and Iunit.”
#11445 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Montu had several consorts, including the little-known Theban goddesses Tjenenyet and Iunit, and a female form of Ra, Raet-Tawy.”
#24386 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Iunit – A wife of Montu”
#24972 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5