Hymn to Het-Hert from the Temple of Dendera

As the Daughter of Ra, Het-Hert has a protective aspect as the uraeus encircling the sun disk. However, in Her role as a solar deity in Her own right, She is called the female version of the sun, the Atenet, sailing in Her boat across the sky with Her Ennead. This title is used in the following hymn to Her from Her Temple at Dendera:

Egyptian Goddess of Love - Het-Hert

Adoration to You, Het-Hert, Mistress of Iunet, the August One in the Sanctuary of the August One. The One Shining as Gold in the Sanctuary of Gold, the Atenet, eldest child of the Aten.


I adore Your Majesty with Your heart's desire, I exalt Your Ka to the height of Nut. I praise Your Manifestation to the limits of the rays of the Aten; I serve Your Majesty in Your shrine. The Powerful One, the Great One, Mistress of Fear, Great of Terror among the Netjeru. The Horizon-Dweller, Mistress of Heaven, the Brilliant One who creates the rays of the sun; the Netjeru rise early in the morning to pay You homage. Your beautiful face is satisfied by the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Lord of the Two Lands, beloved of the Great Het-Hert, Mistress of Iunet, the Eye of Ra.


From the Temple of Dendera, in
S. Cauville: Dendera I
translated into English by Neferuhethert, c. 1999
http://www.hethert.org/hymnsprayers.htm#HymnoftheSevenHathors