 Beth-Shean - 12th Centurey BCE The stele was dedicated to the the to the goddess Anat by the singer Nakht, who is depicted on the right presenting and offering to the goddess. Anat was a Canaanite deity, who is mentionedin the Bible and the in the Ugarit tablets as the consort of Baal. The titles of the goddess are inscribed abover her image : Anat Lady of Heaven, Mistress of all gods. It is thought that Nakht was an Egypitan stationed in Canaan - hence the Eygptian syle and writing. | Flickr dnwinterburn_8568595938_a5475e24e1_o Stele of the Goddess Anat 12th Century BCE CC-BY-ND Derek Winterburn.jpg |
Beth-Shean - 12th Centurey BCE The stele was dedicated to the the to the goddess Anat by the singer Nakht, who is depicted on the right presenting and offering to the goddess. Anat was a Canaanite deity, who is mentionedin the Bible and the in the Ugarit tablets as the consort of Baal. The titles of the goddess are inscribed abover her image : Anat Lady of Heaven, Mistress of all gods. It is thought that Nakht was an Egypitan stationed in Canaan - hence the Eygptian syle and writing.
