Sekhmet

Summary

Sekhmet is an Ancient Egyptian deity^[1]. She ranks in the top 5% of ancient_egyptian_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,784 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sekhmet's father was Ra^[3].
• Sekhmet was married to Ptah^[4].
• A child of Sekhmet was Nefertem^[5].
• Sekhmet's image is recorded as Sekhmet.svg^[6].
• Sekhmet is recorded as female^[7].
• Sekhmet's instance of is recorded as Ancient Egyptian deity^[8].
• Sekhmet's instance of is recorded as war deity^[9].
• Sekhmet's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 47558152^[10].
• Sekhmet's GND ID is recorded as 118793993^[11].
• Sekhmet's IdRef ID is recorded as 027697851^[12].
• Sekhmet's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[13].
• Sekhmet's part of is recorded as Egyptian mythology^[14].
• Sekhmet's Commons category is recorded as Sekhmet^[15].
• Sekhmet's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0p12p^[16].
• Sekhmet's Commons gallery is recorded as Sekhmet^[17].
• Sekhmet's worshipped by is recorded as religion of ancient Egypt^[18].
• Sekhmet's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0238370^[19].
• Sekhmet's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[20].
• Sekhmet's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Sekhmet^[21].
• Sekhmet's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'egy', 'text': 'Sacmis'}^[22].
• Sekhmet's different from is recorded as Sekhet^[23].
• Sekhmet's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as sekhmet-religion-egyptienne^[24].
• Sekhmet's PACTOLS thesaurus ID is recorded as pcrtETT2B7QQRo^[25].
• Sekhmet's Interlingual Index ID is recorded as i86619^[26].
• Sekhmet's Comic Vine ID is recorded as 4005-48726^[27].

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Origins and Family

Sekhmet's father was Ra^[3].

Personal Life

Sekhmet was married to Ptah^[4]. A child of her was Nefertem^[5].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Sekhmet include 5381 she^[28], an asteroid^[29].

Why It Matters

Sekhmet ranks in the top 5% of ancient_egyptian_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,784 views/month).^[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] She is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for her include 5381 she^[28], an asteroid^[29].

FAQs

Who were Sekhmet's parents?

Sekhmet's father was Ra^[3].

Who was Sekhmet married to?

Sekhmet's spouses include Ptah^[4].