Nephthys was one of the original five gods of ancient Egypt born of the union of Geb (earth) and Nut (sky) after the creation of the world. She was the fourth born after Osiris, Isis, and Set and was the older sister of Horus (usually referred to as Horus the Elder).
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c. 6000 BCE - c. 3150 BCENepthys is a popular goddess during the Predynastic Period in Egypt.
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1292 BCE - 1069 BCETemples to Nepthys enjoy great popularity during Ramessid Period in Egypt.
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1279 BCE - 1213 BCERamesses II builds grand Temple of Nepthys at the religious center of Sepermeru in Egypt.
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323 BCE - 30 BCEBest known version of The Lamentations of Isis and Nepthys from the period of the Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt.
