In Egyptian mythology, Seshat ("The Female Scribe") was a goddess of writing, science, literature, history, libraries, architecture and mathematics, and the consort of Thoth. In art, she was depicted as a human with a star or rosette above her head, wearing a leopard-skin robe.
She was believed to appear to assist the pharaoh at various times, and who kept a record of his life:
It was she who recorded the time allotted to him by the gods for his stay on earth.
She was associated with the pharaoh at the 'stretching the cord' foundation ritual, where she assisted the pharaoh with the measuring process. During New Kingdom times, she was shown to have been involved in the sed (jubilee) festival of the pharaohs, holding a palm rib to show the passage of time. She kept track of each pharaoh and the period for which he ruled and the speeches made during the crowning rituals. She was also shown writing down the inventory of foreign captives and captured goods from campaigns.
Alternative: Sesat, Sesheta, seshata
