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Sefkhet-Abwy

Sefkhet-Abwy, also known as she who has seven horns, was the Egyptian goddess of libraries and writing; probably a form of Seshat. She was depicted in human form as bearing a seven-point star or rosette on her head below a bow-shaped object. A.G.H.

Source:

Jordan, Michael, Encyclopedia of Gods, New York, Facts On File, Inc. 1993, p. 2321