Tjenenyet
deity Egyptian single tradition · 2
Tjenenyet, alternatively Tenenet, Tjenenet, Zenenet, Tanenet, Tenenit, Manuel de Codage transliteration Tnn.t, was an ancient Egyptian goddess of childbirth and protection. She is mentioned in texts dating from the Ptolemaic period as well as in the Book of the Dead.
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When
- First attested
- 2134 BCE
- Attested period
- -2134 – -30
- Historical notes
- Attested from the Ptolemaic period.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Raet-tawy, Montu-Ra, Montu-Ra-Horakhty, Amunet, Ptah-Tatenen-Khonsu, Khonshu, Iunit, Buchis, Horus of the Strong Arm, Horus, Sobek, Hathor, Neith
- parent of
- Harpara-pa-khered, Iunit, Ra
- consort of
- Montu
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Tjenenyet, like other solar goddesses, adopted epithets commonly associated with Hathor and Tefnut, such as "Daughter of Ra" and "Eye of Ra, Lady of Heaven, Mistress of All the Gods."”
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“Montu had several consorts, including the little-known Theban goddesses Tjenenyet and Iunit, and a female form of Ra, Raet-Tawy.”
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