Tenenet

Tjenenet (also Tenenit ) is in ancient Egyptian mythology, a birth and the mother goddess, which is occupied as the wife of the Month in Medamut, and Armant et- death since the Middle Kingdom.

Background

Representations

Multifarious people will Tjenenet from the New Kingdom to the uterus icon ( Gardiner F45 ) shown in the headband, since they whose time infinite perspective guaranteed at birth of the King. At the coronation of Mentuhotep III. in et- death, she is equipped with the vulture head. In addition Tjenenet occurs as a lion with the sun disk or snake -faceted with the uraeus symbol of the cobra.

Cult

Tjenenet was equated with Hathor, Sopdet, Sekhmet, courage, Wadjet, Nekhbet, Junit and Rat- taui. A relief in the Greco-Roman Mammisi of Armant it indicates the side of the Junit with the crown of courage. In Armant later occurs Junit and also Rat- taui their place.

With the stronger influence of Amun as Reich God came Tjenenet to Edfu, Esna, Dendera and Karnak; it was as much to the Theban Ennead. As " Chronokratin " it is in the Egyptian calendar, the deity responsible for the 29th day of the third month Schemu.

Tjenenet and Month are the two opposite poles of a cyclical event, especially the Sun and the Moon Aufganges and also the coronation, which is regarded as a new birth. She is the thirteenth of fourteen deities that populate the moon eye, and represents the fourteenth Mondmonatstag in the Egyptian lunar calendar, which is why they also considered one of the " beautiful feast for the Ipet of Her Majesty " participating deities has an important function.

It plays a more important role as a birth deity Sopdet - Tjenenet in connection with the rebirth of Osiris and the New Year celebrations: "In her name Sopdet is exalted in the Duat with Osiris " ( ṯnnt - m- dw3t HR Wsjr ). In addition, it is called together with the sanctuaries of Chenti - Khety and Sokar.

Tjenenet leads among other things, the title: " Tjenenet of Armant ", " Tjenenet - junit ", " Tjenenet - junit Rat- taui ", " Tjenenet in Ipet - Sut at Thebes ", " Tjenenet - weret " (the big Tjenenet ), " Tjenenet - Hathor ," " Tjenenet - Nekhbet " and "the beautiful Tjenenet of Armant ".