| Kebechet | |||||||||||||
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| Name inhieroglyphs |
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| Symbol | Serpent | ||||||||||||
| Parents | Anubis[1] | ||||||||||||
InEgyptian mythology,Kebechet (spelt inhieroglyphs asQbḥt (Qebehet) and alsotransliterated asKhebhut,Kebehut,Qébéhout,Kabehchet andKebehwet) is agoddess, a deification of embalming liquid. Her name meanscooling water.[2]
Kebechet is a daughter ofAnubis.[3] In thePyramid Texts, Kebechet is referred to as aserpent who "refreshes and purifies" thepharaoh.[4]
Kebechet was thought to give water to the spirits of the dead while they waited for themummification process to be complete. She was probably related to mummification where she would fortify the body against corruption, so it would stay fresh for reanimation by thedeceased'ska.
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