Sekhmet

Summary

Sekhmet is an Ancient Egyptian deity^[1]. She has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Sekhmet's father was Ra^[3].
• Sekhmet was married to Ptah^[4].
• A child of Sekhmet was Nefertem^[5].
• Sekhmet is recorded as female^[6].
• Sekhmet's instance of is recorded as Ancient Egyptian deity^[7].
• Sekhmet's instance of is recorded as war deity^[8].
• Sekhmet's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[9].
• Sekhmet is part of Egyptian mythology^[10].
• Sekhmet's Commons category is recorded as Sekhmet^[11].
• Sekhmet's Commons gallery is recorded as Sekhmet^[12].
• Sekhmet's worshipped by is recorded as religion of ancient Egypt^[13].
• Sekhmet's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[14].
• Sekhmet's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'egy', 'text': 'Sacmis'}^[15].
• Sekhmet's different from is recorded as Sekhet^[16].
• Sekhmet's name in hiero markup is recorded as S42-x:t-B1^[17].

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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^[18], an asteroid^[19].

Why It Matters

Sekhmet has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] She is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]

Entities named for her include 5381 she^[18], an asteroid^[19].

FAQs

Who were Sekhmet's parents?

Sekhmet's father was Ra^[3].

Who was Sekhmet married to?

Sekhmet's spouses include Ptah^[4].