Relief of Sopdet Egypt Late Period (c. 600 BCE ) Limestone Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Egyptian Purchase Fund, 2008.54.5 Brilliant predictor. This beautiful fragment is a rare representation of Sopdet, the deity that personified Sirius (or Sothis, as the star was known in ancient Egypt), the brightest star in the night sky. Linked to the annual flooding of the Nile River, the stars appearance ensured the fertility of the soil and agricultural productivity----carlos museum ---atlanta
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