Abaset
Ancient Egyptian deity
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Abaset is an ancient Egyptian hedgehog goddess, known to have been venerated at the capital, El-Bawiti, of the Bahariya Oasis during the 26th Dynasty.[1]
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Abaset as a woman with a vulture crown and a hedgehog headdress as she was depicted in the tomb of Bannentiu, the only place where she has been mentioned | ||||||
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She is depicted three times on the tomb walls of Qarat Qasr Salim, Bahariya Oasis, including twice in the Tomb of Bannentiu.[1][2] In these representations, she was in an anthropomorphic form, wearing a tripartite wig with a vulture cap, with a hedgehog on top that was specific to her.[3] In the Tomb of Bannentiu, there is also an inscription that includes the goddess, which is one of only two attestations of her name.[4]
She is not attested to in any other ancient sites.[2]
