Tjenenyet
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Tjenenyet, alternatively Tenenet, Tjenenet, Zenenet, Tanenet, Tenenit, Manuel de Codage transliteration Tnn.t, was an ancient Egyptian goddess of childbirth and protection. She is mentioned in texts dating from the Ptolemaic period as well as in the Book of the Dead.
Worship
Tjenenyet was associated with childbirth and was invoked as the protector of the uterus for pregnant women.[1]
Her cult centre was at Hermonthis. She was a consort of Monthu. She was later merged with Raet-Tawy,[2] Isis and Iunit.[3]
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