I had SO much fun with this piece as I've never digitally painted a panther before. I loved doing the subtle spots and different colors hidden in the black
Seshat, Goddess of Sciences, is the younger sister of Thoth and the inventor of the writing system. She is a devoted hard-worker who likes to help her older brother around and spend her time with her family. She is credited to have built Thoth's Library in order to let him have a place where he could store his infinite knowledge, so that everyone, including her, could benefit from it. She seems to be a perfectionist, a trait that makes her one of the most reliable goddesses of Ra's Solar Court. Ironically, her brother doesn't seem to be as respected as her within the court, but she always makes sure to support her beloved brother with all of her being!
Beautiful shot of the mummy mask of an unnamed lady. Colourful gods parade across the yellow mask, bringing offerings: on this, the left side, we have Seshat, Hathor (wearing an elaborate headdress with a vulture wearing the red crown), Tefnut, and Anubis wearing the double crown.
Words spoken by Seshat the great,
Lady of writing within the Library.
Who began pulling the cord in all places.
The builder, pleasant of walls,
who does(?) excellent work in temples.
Lady of cities,
who makes foundations for districts,
who founds temples bearing their images.
I am with you in effective work,
my arms are firm
realizing what is in my mind.
I pull the cord in the temple,
I erect the domain upon its foundation.
I fix Esna for millions of years, in […] of eternity.
I give you the great office
upon the foundation,
all of its regulations
for the limits of eternity.
Esna 136, Seshat from The Temple of Esna. An Evolving Translation: Esna II translated by David Klotz
So i wanted to do more Gods/Goddess's to go with who i already designed, and grown on the Univurse and stories and to help fill out @the-slender-doll Cursed God World.
So to my knowlage Seshat, in Ikas Cursed Vurse, she was ment to be deceased thanks to Set, however i had started designing the child of Thoth and Ma'at before realising this fact.
So i think we agreed that Ma'at asked Sekhmet to help hide their child from Set when he was going through his killing spree.
Sekhmet agreed, releaving to Ma'at a small boy she was hideing from her husband Ptah, who in this vurse, is a Creator, but was a narsasistic asshole.
She tock the small child with her son, and placed them into a deep sleep before seeking out Hathor for their protection.
Seshat is blind as a side effect from the sleep, she loves to read and spend time at Weps mums bookstore. She only hangs around Maahes and Wep, her attitude however, replicates her mothers strong sence of justice, but she is mostly very quite, like Thoth.
She lived in an orphanage for as long as she can remeber with Maahes and sees him as an older brother. She lives in a dorm room with the boys and enjoys her small made brothers company.
one day she woukd like to visit Eygpt, her homeland.
Like Wep and Maahes, she dosent know she is a Deity, or her parents where once the Gods of Eygpt.
Seshat (également appelée Sefshet-Abouy est la déesse égyptienne de l'écriture. Son nom signifie littéralement "femme scribe" et elle est régulièrement représentée comme une femme portant une peau de léopard drapée sur sa robe et une coiffe composée d'une étoile à sept branches surmontée d'un croissant en forme d'arc.
Just found this neat episode of the Science Witch Podcast where the host introduces Seshat and talks about their experiences with Her. Pretty cool! Hope they do a few more Kemetic episodes.