The origin, meaning of the name and original role of the Egyptian goddess I. are not entirely certain. There is much evidence to indicate a home in the 12th Egyptian district with its capital at Per-Hebit (pr-ḥbjt), Latin Iseum, modern Bahbīt al-Ḥiǧāra. The long-standing opinion that I. personifies the royal throne is based on the fact that her name was written with the image of a throne. However, the likely root of the name (st) describes I. as ‘one who has power to rule’. It is significant that she is incl…
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Grieshammer, Reinhard (Heidelberg),
Haase, Mareile (Toronto) and
Takacs, Sarolta A. (Cambridge, MA),
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