Where does “Nephthys” come from?
Nephthys (English) comes from Ancient Greek Νέφθυς, from Egyptian nbt-ḥwt, from Egyptian nbt, from Egyptian -t, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t.
Nephthys (English): An ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Set and sister of Isis, Osiris, and Set, worshiped as a protective goddess and nurse of the pharaoh and associated with funerary rites and the transition from life to death
Definitions
- An ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Set and sister of Isis, Osiris, and Set, worshiped as a protective goddess and nurse of the pharaoh and associated with funerary rites and the transition from life to death