Iset
Name list
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Iset or Aset is an Ancient Egyptian name, meaning "(She) of the throne". It was the name of the goddess better known by her Greek name Isis.
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| Iset in hieroglyphs | ||||
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| Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | ||||
Etymology
People with the name
Notable bearers of the name were:
- Iset (queen), mother of Thutmose III
- Iset (daughter of Thutmose III), a daughter of Thutmose III and Hatshepsut-Meryetre, shown on the statue of her maternal grandmother Huy
- Iset (daughter of Amenhotep III), daughter of Amenhotep III and Tiye
- Iset Ta-Hemdjert, wife of Ramesses III
- Iset (priestess), God's Wife of Amun
In popular culture
"Aset" is the name of the lead single from the 2017 album 20s A Difficult Age by recording artist Marcus Orelias.[1]
