Nebethetepet or Nehemetaui

Nebethetepet or Nehemetaui

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nebethetepet is shown standing in the long, form-fitting dress typical for many goddesses and wearing a sistrum as a crown. Nebethetepet was a Heliopolitan goddess, the female counterpart to Atum in the creation of the world. The sistrum, a musical instrument used in processions and rituals, alludes to her associations with the goddess Hathor, with whom the sistrum was closely related. Representations of Nebethetepet in copper alloy are rare as her cult was not widespread, although statuettes have been found at multiple sites including Sais, Memphis, and Saqqara. Alternatively, she could be identified as Nehemetaui, a spouse of Thoth.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.