Spdt
E328734
Spdt is the ancient Egyptian name for the star Sirius, revered as a goddess associated with the Nile’s inundation and the heliacal rising that marked the Egyptian New Year.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spdt canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian deity
ⓘ
star ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Coffin Texts
ⓘ
Pyramid Texts ⓘ temple inscriptions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nayrouz
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian New Year
Nile inundation ⓘ heliacal rising ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
agricultural prosperity
ⓘ
cosmic order ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Horus
ⓘ
Isis ⓘ Osiris ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | brightest star in the night sky ⓘ |
| correspondsToStar | Sirius ⓘ |
| equivalentInModernAstronomy |
Sirius
ⓘ
surface form:
Sirius A
|
| hasCultAspect |
astral goddess
ⓘ
calendar deity ⓘ |
| hasCultCenter |
Memphis
ⓘ
Thebes ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| hasHeliacalRisingAround | mid-July (in ancient Egyptian context) ⓘ |
| hasNameInGreek | Sothis ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
five-pointed star
ⓘ
star determinative in hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| honoredDuring |
New Year festivals
ⓘ
inundation rites ⓘ |
| languageOfName | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Canis Major ⓘ |
| marksEvent |
beginning of the Egyptian year
ⓘ
start of the inundation season ⓘ |
| observedBy | Egyptian priests ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn |
Coptic calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian calendar
|
| reveredAs | goddess ⓘ |
| roleInMythology |
bringer of fertility
ⓘ
herald of the inundation ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
flood
ⓘ
rebirth ⓘ renewal ⓘ |
| usedFor |
prediction of Nile flood
ⓘ
regulation of agricultural cycle ⓘ timekeeping ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Egypt ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Egypt
|
| worshipType | astral cult ⓘ |
| writtenInScript | Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.