Goddesses of Ancient Egypt ~ S

Sati
(Satet) The goddess of Elephantine. Together with her companion Anuket, the dispenser of cool water. Represented with human head, the crown of Upper Egypt, and the horns of gazelles. Consort of Khnum and mother of Anukis, She was tutelary Goddess of the Nubian frontier, in the far south of Upper Egypt.

Sekhet
The ennead of Memphis was headed by a triad composed of the father Ptah, the mother Sekhet, and the son Imhotep, main gods of Egypt during the Memphite dynasties.

Sekhmet
The Powerful - The Lion Goddess of Battle. She is an ancient Egyptian Fire Goddess, the healer of broken bones and fractures.

Selkhet
Ancient Egyptian Scorpion Goddess. A scorpion-goddess, shown as a beautiful woman with a scorpion poised on her head; her creature struck death to the wicked, but she was also petitioned to save the lives of innocent people stung by scorpions; she was also viewed as a helper of women in childbirth. She is depicted as binding up demons that would otherwise threaten Ra, and she sent seven of her scorpions to protect Isis from Set.
She was the protectress of Qebehsenuf, the son of Horus who guarded the intestines of the deceased. She was made famous by her statue from Tutankhamen's tomb, which was part of the collection which toured America in the 1970's.

Seshat
(Sashet, Seshet, Sesheta) "The female scribe", "sesh" meaning scribe and her phonetic name s$3t (the $ indicates the phonetic symbol of an "s" with a reversed caret over it) bearing the feminine ending of a "t" sound. Also called "Sefket-abwy" in later times. She is represented in the ancient Egyptian language with her name, ss3t, followed by her two determinative. The first is her anthropomorphic figure, a woman sitting, knees up, a star surrounded by two down-turned horns over her head. The second is merely the image drawn over her brow, a standard with said star and the gracefully curving horns.
She is drawn with her standard atop her head, wearing the spotted leopard skin robes of the Setem priests, the funerary priests who are drawn on temple friezes with the spotted robe and mask of Yinepu (Greek: Anubis). Where other Gods hold the was-scepter in hand, she bears one of notched palm leaves that terminates at the bottom with a tadpole which rests on the symbol of eternity. The notched palm leaf itself is a large representation of the hieroglyph rnpwt, the tadpole or shen meaning millions of. Together, they convey the message of "millions of years". This is symbolic of the force of the king -- the never-ending divine power of the Pharaoh, and the fact that Seshat is the minister of Time.
Much argument is made over whether the symbol over Her head is a star or a rosette. An article brought to my attention recently has shed an interesting light on this issue. in "Seshat and the Pharaoh" by G.A. Wainwright, he shows the development of Seshat's symbol over time. It first appeared as far as I could find a reference to, on Narmer's palette, perhaps as part of a title. There it is clearly a flower-shape, and not a star. A few people have implies that the symbol is a cannabis leaf, but this is a historical myth. The ancient Egyptians used hemp for one reason: to make ropes. To my knowledge, the only users of cannabis for other reasons that I am aware of are the Assyrians. They burned heaps of it at funeral pyres because of the sweet smell. In actuality, it is a star, that has become stylized over thousands of years of renditions.
Seshat is the record keeper. It is she who writes the names and deeds of all on the sacred leaves of the sycamore tree. She was also an accountant, as pictures of her on tomb walls recording war trophies and agricultural tallies can attest. It is She who remembers -- remembers everything, even the smallest details that most would forget. In that sense, She can be considered a Name involved with both destiny and time, for while Djehuty (Greek: Thoth)is their creator and Lord, it is Seshat who ministers to each and ensures that both run their courses true. It is She who takes care of the details, when most would overlook them. She would record the tallies of goods and prizes of war the kings garnered. There are several Gods related to Seshat. The one with the strongest tie is by far Nephthys. Seshat may even be a form of Nephthys. Several references in the pyramid texts compare them. Both of their names "The Female Scribe" and "The Lady of the House" may come from yet another goddess as well, as they are more titles than names, per se. Nephthys is also refereed to in the Pyramid Texts as "Seshat, Foremost of Builders". Seshat herself is directly tied to Thoth, for often Seshat is pictured as his consort. And, of course, the King, the living Horus -- for she is the one who personally attends to him, and the knowledge of him so that all remember his deeds time after time. Egyptian Mistress of the House of Books, the Goddess of writing, history, measurements, calculation, record keeping and architecture. Goddess of Hieroglyphics. Lady of the Builder's Measure.