Tenenet
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Tenenet, alts. Zenenet, Tanenet, Tenenit, Manuel de Codage
transliteration Tnn.t, was an ancient Egypt
ian goddess of childbirth
and beer
. She is mentioned in texts dating from the Ptolemaic period as well as in the Book of the Dead.
Because women were customarily tasked with bread-making, the making of beer was also considered to be a woman's task. The making of beer was based on specially made loaves of bread baked with barley and then fermented in jars. In this way, Tenenet was also associated with beer.
. She was a consort of Monthu. She was later merged with Rat-Taui, Isis
and Anit
.. Her shape was human and on her head she wore a symbol similar to Meskhenet's.
Manuel de Codage
The Manuel de Codage is a standard system for the computer-encoding of transliterations of Egyptian hieroglyphic texts.-History:...
transliteration Tnn.t, was an ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
ian goddess of childbirth
Childbirth
Childbirth is the culmination of a human pregnancy or gestation period with the birth of one or more newborn infants from a woman's uterus...
and beer
Beer
Beer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
. She is mentioned in texts dating from the Ptolemaic period as well as in the Book of the Dead.
Associations with childbirth and beer
Tenenet was associated with childbirth and was invoked as the protector of the uterus for pregnant women.Because women were customarily tasked with bread-making, the making of beer was also considered to be a woman's task. The making of beer was based on specially made loaves of bread baked with barley and then fermented in jars. In this way, Tenenet was also associated with beer.
Worship
Her cult centre was at HermonthisHermonthis
The modern town of Armant , is located about 12 miles south of Thebes, in Egypt. It was an important Middle Kingdom town, which was enlarged during the Eighteenth Dynasty. It is located today in the Qena Governorate, on the west bank of the Nile...
. She was a consort of Monthu. She was later merged with Rat-Taui, Isis
Isis
Isis or in original more likely Aset is a goddess in Ancient Egyptian religious beliefs, whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the matron of nature and magic...
and Anit
Anit
Anit, also spelled Enit, and it is a name of an ancient Egyptian goddess. She was depicted as a female wearing a headdress similar to that of Meskhenet. She is often referred to as the consort of Menthu.-External link:...
.. Her shape was human and on her head she wore a symbol similar to Meskhenet's.