Editing Hatmehit (section)

===Isis===

In earlier periods, Hatmehit was considered her own goddess. However from the [[Third Intermediate Period of Egypt|Third Intermediate Period]] onwards, [[Isis]] would begin to take the role of Hatmehit in the local cult, with Hatmehit being considered a form of Isis particular to Mendes. This was prompted by the growing association between Banebdjedet and [[Osiris]], with Banebdjedet being considered the ''[[Ancient Egyptian conception of the soul#Ba (personality)|ba]]'' of Osiris.<ref>{{harvnb|Hornung|1991|page=70}}</ref> This is also evidenced by her epithets "She who looks for (the members of) her brother on the flow" and "The excellent Sister of He who wakes healthy (=Osiris)".<ref>{{harvnb|Shaikh Al Arab|Ali|2013|pages=293}}</ref>

The Dendera temple complex contains the most evidence of the connection between Isis and Hatmehit, where Isis is referred to explicitly as Hatmehit on two occasions. The first is on the wall of the mysterious hall in a series of inscriptions about Isis visiting the various nomes. When they get to Nome 16 of Lower Egypt it states:
: "The king of Upper and Lower Egypt, the son of Ra comes to you, Isis the great, the mother of the god, mistress of Iatdi. He brings you to the capital of the Mendesian nome carrying his possessions, it garnishes your chapel, you are Hatmehit, sovereign in Mendes, who seeks (the members of) her brother on the flow."<ref>{{harvnb|Cauville|1998|pages=188–189}}: "Le roi de Haute et Basse Ègypte, le files de Rê vient auprès de toi, maîtresse de Iatdi. Il t'amène la capitale du nome mendésien protant ses biens, elle garnit ta chapelle, tu es Hatmehyt, souveraine dans Mendès, qui recherche (les membres de) son frère sur le flot."</ref> 
The second was a shorter reference found on the doorjamb to a room called the Birthplace of Isis where as part of her titulary she was called by the name "Hatmehit, who protects ames-scepter".<ref>{{harvnb|Cauville|1999|pages=156–157}}: "Hatmehyt, qui protège le Sceptre-ames"</ref>

As the connection between Isis and Hatmehit became stronger, eventually Isis was shown as part of the Mendesian triad without necessarily being explicitly identified as Hatmehit. For example, a stela from Mendes from the reign of [[Iuput II]] depicts an offering being given to a triad of Banebdjedet, Isis the Great, and Harpocrates.<ref>{{harvnb|Chappaz|1982}}</ref> Another stela depicts [[Ptolemy II Philadelphus]] making an offering to the deified [[Arsinoe II]], the ram of Mendes, Banebdjedet the ''ba'' of Osiris, and a figure with the inscription ''Ꜣst-wrt-ḥꜢt-mḥyt'' "Isis the Great Hatmehit".<ref>{{harvnb|Kamal|1966}}, cited in {{harvnb|Shaikh Al Arab|Ali|2016|page=144}}</ref>

Isis-Hatmehit remained an important part of life in the Mendesian nome into the [[Roman Egypt|Roman period]]. She featured on several coins from the reign of [[Trajan]] and [[Hadrian]], typically wearing the sun disk and horns and holding a small goat or ram representing Banebdjedet. '''<ref>{{harvnb|Roman Provincial Coin Project |volume=III |loc=[https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/6502 6502], [https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/6503 6503], [https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/6504 6504], [https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/6505 6505]}}</ref>'''