Renenutet
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23668135 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robyn Gillam (York University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Pages | 1-2 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah15345.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W4318460304 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
Renenutet, long identified as a nurturing snake deity watching over crops, originally safeguarded manufactured produce and goods stored in magazines and treasuries. Her Middle Kingdom temple in the Fayyum connected her directly with agriculture, wheat and viticulture in the early New Kingdom. In the later New Kingdom she was worshiped by the non‐elite, with stelae and votives. Many uninscribed cobra figurines from this period may represent other snake deities besides Renenutet. In the Ptolemaic period, her Greek form, Thermouthis, was identified with Isis as a universal god. Her worship continued into Roman times.
Aesthetics · Agriculture · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Biology · Botany · Elite · Geography · Kingdom · Period (music) · Political science · Politics · Theology · Worship · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Near East History · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Law · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |