Sir KyL's Hall of Antiquities / 15_egypt_sekhmet ~A collection of artifacts from the travels of Sir KyL~

 

Statue of Sekhmet Egyptian, Faience, 7th – 8th Dynasty (2181 - 2161 B.C.) This is a small statue of the god Sekhmet, who was the patron goddess of warriors and also feared as the destroyer goddess. Sekhmet represents the destructive heat and power of the Sun. She was created by Ra the sun god to rid the world of evil. She enjoyed killing so much that the she decided to kill everything on the earth. To stop her, Ra separated night from day and ordered that large amounts of beer be created to get Sekhmet drunk. Having drunk the beer, Sekhmet fell asleep and thus the world was spared destruction. Since that time, beer was a requirement at every festival and holy day. This small item would have been used in household worship or in the burial of a commoner to help his entrance into the after life. This specimen was recovered at Memphis.