Ancient Egyptian statue of Sekhmet, also spelled Sakhmet, in Egyptian religion, a god of the war and destroyer of the enemies of the sun god Ra.

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Sekhmet,also spelled Sakhmet, in Egyptian religion, a goddess of war and the destroyer of the enemies of the sun god Re. Sekhmet was associated both with disease and with healing and medicine Sekhmet was sometimes identified with other Egyptian goddess such as Hathor, Bastet, and Mut .Sekhmet whose name means: she who is powerful or the one who loves ma’at “ was the goddess of the hot desert sun, plague, chaos, war and healing . Sekhmet depicted as a lioness. She was seen as the protector of the pharaohs and led them in warfare. Upon death,Sekhmet continued to protect them, bearing them to the afterlife . Ancient Egyptian statue of Sekhmet black solid stone made in Egypt . Height 32 cm depth 12 cm width 8.5 cm weight 2050 grams .