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                              MENKARET

Menkaret was the Egyptian goddess of childbirth and fate. And now, before taking another step, may I guide you, one and all, to the image of the day? On the left of the bolt is the goddess Menkaret carrying atop her head King Tutankhamun. The image on her right is the same image without the pedestal upon which she stands, with a chain behind Tut’s head, making him into a gold colored pendant and therefore, according to the directive of Tidbits, a piece of jewelry which, as you all know, is what this is all about. Aside from the tangential digressions, that is. Menkaret is supporting the king’s back with her right hand and his feet with her left hand. This is the way the peasant Egyptian damsels carried water jars on their heads, all the while keeping in mind that the water jars of the day did not have feet.