Seshat: Divine Precision in Ancient Egypt (Gods of Egypt, Myth and Mystery, #17)
By AJ Carmichael
Length6h 59m
About this audiobook
Seshat: Divine Precision in Ancient Egypt explores the hidden force behind one of history's most enduring civilizations—not a goddess of spectacle, but of structure, alignment, and exactness. While towering temples and pyramids dominate the landscape, this book turns to the invisible principles that made them possible. At the heart of this system stands Seshat, the enigmatic goddess of measurement, whose presence ensured that every line drawn, every boundary fixed, and every monument raised conformed to a higher order. Through a careful reading of archaeology, inscriptions, and architectural design, this work reveals how ancient Egypt transformed geometry into theology and precision into permanence. From the ritual of stretching the cord to the alignment of pyramids with the cardinal directions, Seshat emerges as the quiet architect of eternity—her influence embedded not in myth, but in the enduring coherence of stone.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length6 hrs 59 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 25, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Copyright Page
2INTRODUCTION
3CHAPTER 1 – DISCOVERING SESHAT, AN INVISIBLE GODDESS
4CHAPTER 2 — MISTRESS OF THE CORD
5CHAPTER 3 — PYRAMIDS, TEMPLES, AND THE GEOMETRY OF ETERNITY
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6CHAPTER 4 — WRITING, RECORDS, AND THE ARCHITECTURE OF MEMORY
7CHAPTER 5 — THE PALM RIB AND THE NOTCHES OF TIME
8CHAPTER 6 — STARS, ALIGNMENT, AND CELESTIAL MEASUREMENT
9CHAPTER 7 — SESHAT AND THOTH, DIVIDING KNOWLEDGE AND AUTHORITY
10CHAPTER 8 — NUMEROLOGY, PATTERN, AND SACRED ORDER
11CHAPTER 9 — ICONOGRAPHY OF AN ABSTRACT GODDESS
12CHAPTER 10 — REDISCOVERY AND LEGACY OF EGYPT’S ARCHITECT OF ORDER
13About the Author
14About the Publisher
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