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This book is a tribute to the goddess Seshat and her important role as a goddess of writing, wisdom, scribes, books, libraries, letters, numbers, architecture, and the stars. It is inspired by the author's online exhibit, Goddess Seshat and Ancient Public History.
She is described by historians and Egyptologists in a myriad of ways. These range from being a funerary goddess who helps people into the afterlife to a purveyor of knowledge through the House of Life. Some descriptions may be related to the different ways she was interpreted in different eras of Egyptian history. Some may be related to the idea that her keen intellect and diverse skills allowed her culture of origin to add more duties onto her divine plate of responsibilities over time.
There are some striking similarities between this ancient goddess and the diverse roles of the modern public historian. Public history was not a "thing" in ancient times, but Seshat was engaged in recording, preserving, and writing history. It seems that like so many public historians, she quietly did her work behind the scenes. She was not flashy or as well-known as some of her divine counterparts, but her work in the creation of the Egyptian civilization was no less impactful.
She was a powerful goddess of writing, words, wisdom, and scribes, books, libraries, and librarians. But she was also a deity of record-keeping, accounting, census-taking, measurements, and sacred architecture. This book offers a sacred container in which to share knowledge about Seshat and her role in ancient times.