#meskhenet

Meskhenet - Msḫnt - 𓄟𓋴𓐍𓈖𓏏𓁐

| Goddess of childbirth, weaver of fate, and breather of the Ka (the lifeforce). Wife of Shai (Andjety, Sobek), lady of the birthing brick. 💮 - Transliteration: msxnt - Hieroglyphs: 𓄟𓋴𓐍𓈖𓏏𓐚𓆗, 𓄟𓋴𓐍𓈖𓏏𓁐, 𓄟𓋴𓐍𓈖𓏌𓍢𓄗𓇼, 𓄟𓋴𓐍𓈖𓏏𓉐𓅆, 𓄟𓋴𓐍𓈖𓏏𓉐𓆗, 𓄟𓋴𓐍𓈖𓏏𓉐𓁐 - Name meaning: 𓄟𓋴𓐍𓈖𓏏 "Birthing brick" 𓏏 "Lady", Lady of the birthing brick

Epithets : xpr xprw nbw m xt xpr.sn – All forms emerge after her emerging tmAt nt tpyw a – The mother of the ancestors wDt xpr – Who orders the emergence wDwt xpr m tA – Who orders what is created in the land mst psDt – Who gives birth to the Ennead mst nTrw – Who gives birth to the gods SAat papa – Who began the birthing SAat papa m nTrwt – Who began the birthing among the gods Tst prt – Who allows the seed to become substance nbt aHaw – The lady of the lifetime nbt anx – The lady of life Xnmt anx – Who connects with life wbAt Hr – The vigilant one Sdt Hm.f Hr mnty.sn – Who raises his majesty on her thighs diwt anx n mr ib.sn – Who gives life to the one her heart loves sanxt Hr.s – Who keeps her Heru alive irt sA aay.s m irTt.s – Who protects her child with her milk Hnt sA.s – Who protects her son sxft Ad – Who fends off the angry one wDt SAy Hr […] – Who determines fate on […] dit SAy rrt […] – Who gives fate and upbringing […] sAt ra – The daughter of Ra nbt mrwt – The lady of love nn twt n.s – There is no one like her Xnmt nt Hr – The wet-nurse of Heru sHtpt ra m mswt nbt Hwt – Who soothes Ra at the birth of Nebt-het ATyt nfrt – The perfect wet-nurse SAat Sdt – Who began the nourishing nbt SAy – The lady of fate SAat SAy – Who began fate Offerings: 🪷 - Bread, water, milk, beer, wine - Children's supplies, children's toys, sentimental items - Things you've created, growing plants - Divination tools and supplies

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Meskhenet

“She was the goddess of childbirth, and the creator of each child's Ka, a part of their soul, which she breathed into them at the moment of birth. She was worshipped from the earliest of times by Egyptians.”

𓄟𓋴𓐍𓈖𓏏𓐚𓆗      𓄟𓋴𓐍𓈖𓏏𓁐OK           𓄟𓋴𓐍𓈖𓏌𓍢𓄗𓇼
𓄟𓋴𓐍𓈖𓏏𓉐𓅆      𓄟𓋴𓐍𓈖𓏏𓉐𓆗     𓄟𓋴𓐍𓈖𓏏𓉐𓁐

Meaning of her name

Lady of the birthing chamber brick (Seshkemet)

The place of alighting (Roth and Roehrig)

Epithets

Areas of Worship

She was a household deity (Wilkinson)

Offerings

Bricks

Milk

*Psš-kf* knife

Uterus imagery

Umbilical cord? (Ask first)

Midwivifery tools

Baby related objects

Information

Meskhenet is a goddess associated with childbirth. As soon as a child was born she would breathe their *ka* into their bodies. After, they were placed on the ‘birthing brick,’ which was the place that Meskhenet would give them their fate and destiny, which connected her to the god Shai (a god of fate) and Renenuet (associated with giving the secret name of a child). The birthing brick itself was closely tied to a person, which is why she’s depicted as such, and would be taken to the divine council when a person passed as a testimony of a person’s character. Her role continues over just that domain in the afterlife, though. She was associated with the Opening of the Mouth ceremony where she would help the deceased through their rebirth.

She’s the goddess of childbirth, she’s the divine midwife and has a role to play with rebirth.

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O Meskhenet, who abided with me in the hour where I drew my first breath.

Sweet Meskhenet, who held my fragile body in Her hands.

Brave Meskhenet, who knew the labor of bringing something to Life, who knew the labor of staying alive. Who will not give up on me.

(Most Fierce Meskhenet, for when my will for Life was as embers, She was there to shield it from the cutting wind. She said, now push!)

Wise, far-seeing Meskhenet, who gazes at my eyes & see how it all will end.

Who, despite, holds my hand still.

I pray to remember the brilliance of the fire that consummately told me to live. To fight for the life & the world I wish to see.

I pray to hear Your sweet voice that proclaimed my Fate when my heart is on the scales.

I pray that You may attest my story with pride.

May I remember you in gratitude: when I am a star among the deep blue of Nut, may my gaze be kindly. For I learned it from She with cradling arms, flyaway hairs & dark circles of a long night. A life-saving wit & the tender pride of new & loving parents.