Nephthys

Funerary goddess, sister of Isis and mother of Anubis.

Parentage

• parent: Geb
• parent: Nut

Children

• Anubis

Domains

• mourning
• funerary protection
• magic

Powers

• Lamenting and guarding the deceased with Isis
• Protecting the canopic guardian Hapi (lungs)
• Mourning as a kite at the bier
• Guarding the Bennu and the Osirian relic

Epithets

• 𓅒 egyptian-hieroglyphic · nbt-ḥwt'Lady of the House / Mansion' — the meaning of her name and standing epithetPyramid Texts, Utterance 1 (Spell 4) (primary)
• nbt-ḥwt Egyptian · Nebet-hut · nameLady of the Mansion/Temple-EnclosureWilkinson, The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt, s.v. Nephthys (secondary)
• nbt-pt Egyptian · nebet-pet · cultLady of HeavenLeitz, Lexikon der ägyptischen Götter und Götterbezeichnungen, s.v. Nephthys (secondary)

Relations

• sibling: SetFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Geb & Nut) per the figures' cited genealogy.

Sources

• existence: Pyramid Texts, Utterance 535 (primary)