Meretseger

Meretseger
Name in hieroglyphs
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O34
W11
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B1I12
Major cult centerTheban Necropolis, Deir el-Medina
SymbolCobra snake

Meretseger (also known as Mersegrit[1]' or Mertseger) was a Theban cobra-goddess in ancient Egyptian religion,[2] in charge with guarding and protecting the vast Theban Necropolis — on the west bank of the Nile, in front of Thebes — and especially the heavily guarded Valley of the Kings.[3][4][5] Her cult was typical of the New Kingdom of Egypt (1550–1070 BC).[6]

  1. ^ Budge, E. A. Wallis. An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary, Volume 1. p. 311.
  2. ^ Pinch 2004, p. 164.
  3. ^ Hart 1986, pp. 119–120.
  4. ^ Wilkinson 2003, p. 224.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Hart 1986, p. 120.