Wadjet

Wadjet

Wadjet is a goddess in Egyptian mythology. She was often shown in art as a cobra and was the protector of lower Egypt. Later, she became the protector of kings. Her worship was already established by the Predynastic Period, but did change somewhat as time progressed. She began as the local goddess of Per-Wadjet (Buto) but soon became a patron goddess of Lower Egypt.

Wadjet Media

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  Map of the Nile Delta locating Buto.

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  Wadjet in the form of a winged cobra, depicted in the Tomb of Nefertari, above Anubis (Jackal-like).

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  Eye of Horus on the left side.

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  Depiction of pharaoh presenting the Wadjet eyes (this portion no longer survives), to the god Haroeris so that he will ritually cleanse them. This is found within an inscription within the relief. From the Temple of Kom Ombo.

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  Engraving of surgical instruments including the Wadjet eye, from the Temple of Kom Ombo.

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  goddess Nekhbet, depiction as a woman with a red crown

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  Two images of Wadjet appear on this carved wall in the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut at Luxor.

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  Wadjet painted on a coffin wearing the Atef crown

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  Wadjet depicted alongside Nekhbet on a block from the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut

Other websites

• touregypt.net
• philae.nu Archived 2007-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
• thekeep.org Archived 2007-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
• http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/wadjet.html