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title: Imentet, Ancient Egyptian Goddess of the West
author: James Blake Wiener
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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# Imentet, Ancient Egyptian Goddess of the West

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

[![Imentet, Ancient Egyptian Goddess of the West](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7606.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7606.jpg)

## Image Caption

This stone fragment from ancient [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/) depicts Imentet. She was the ancient [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) goddess of the West and thus the protector of the necropolises west of the [Nile](https://www.worldhistory.org/nile/). Married to Aqen, she is mentioned with some frequency in the [Book of the Dead](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Book_of_the_Dead/). (Musée du Cinquantenaire, Brussels)

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## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2017, November 12). Imentet, Ancient Egyptian Goddess of the West. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7606/imentet-ancient-egyptian-goddess-of-the-west/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Imentet, Ancient Egyptian Goddess of the West." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 12, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7606/imentet-ancient-egyptian-goddess-of-the-west/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Imentet, Ancient Egyptian Goddess of the West." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Nov 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7606/imentet-ancient-egyptian-goddess-of-the-west/>.

## License & Copyright

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