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title: Seshat, Goddess of Writing
author: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6056/seshat-goddess-of-writing/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Seshat, Goddess of Writing

_Authored by Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund_

## Image File

[![Seshat, Goddess of Writing](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6056.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6056.jpg)

## Image Caption

A limestone relief slab depicting [Seshat](https://www.worldhistory.org/Seshat/), the [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) goddess of [writing](https://www.worldhistory.org/writing/). ca. 1919-1875 BCE. (Brooklyn Museum, USA).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Fund, C. E. W. (2016, November 18). Seshat, Goddess of Writing. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6056/seshat-goddess-of-writing/>
### Chicago
Fund, Charles Edwin Wilbour. "Seshat, Goddess of Writing." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 18, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6056/seshat-goddess-of-writing/>.
### MLA
Fund, Charles Edwin Wilbour. "Seshat, Goddess of Writing." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Nov 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6056/seshat-goddess-of-writing/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goddess_Seshat,_ca._1919-1875_B.C.E.,_52.129.jpg) by [**Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goddess_Seshat,_ca._1919-1875_B.C.E.,_52.129.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 18 November 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.