Editing Seshat (section)

== Worship ==
Seshat was strongly associated with the king's reign and official ceremonies. She was not worshipped by the general populace and did not have a dedicated cult or temple of her own. However, her role in the "stretching the cord" ritual would have involved her in the founding of every temple.<ref name="Wilkinson" /> Likewise, her association with writing and architecture would have made her a patroness of scribes and builders.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":9" />

Seshat held various titles related to writing and [[Library|libraries]], including "Mistress of Scribes"<ref name=":4" /> and "Lady of Books,"<ref name=":5" /> as her priests oversaw the places in which scrolls of knowledge were assembled and spells were preserved. This responsibility would have involved her in the [[House of life in Ancient Egypt|House of Life]], a place where scribes were trained.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Gardiner |first=Alan |author-link=Alan Gardiner |date=1938 |title=The House of Life |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.70998/page/n201/mode/2up |journal=Journal of Egyptian Archaeology |location=London |publisher=The Egypt Exploration Fund |volume=24 |pages=174 |doi=10.1177/030751333802400131 |access-date=27 February 2025 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref> [[Heliopolis (ancient Egypt)|Heliopolis]] was the location of her principal sanctuary.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

A prince of the [[Fourth Dynasty of Egypt|Fourth Dynasty]], [[Wepemnofret|Wep-em-nefret]], is noted as a priest of Seshat (among other deities) on a [[slab stela]] from his tomb.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Smith |first=William Stevenson |date=March 1963 |title=The Stela of Wepemnofret |url=https://gizamedia.rc.fas.harvard.edu/images/MFA-images/Giza/GizaImage/full/library/smith_arch_16_1963.pdf |journal=Archaeology Magazine |volume=16 |issue=1 |pages=13 |access-date=16 March 2025 |via=Digital Giza, Harvard University}}</ref>