Kebechet- Egyptian GodDeity"She of the Cool Water"

The Serpent of Purification

Kebechet's name means "cooling water." She was the daughter of Anubis, depicted as a serpent whose body poured water, sometimes a rearing cobra, sometimes a snake arched over a stream. In the embalming chamber, the dead were washed with purified water before and after the natron dried the flesh. Kebechet was that water. She worked at her father's side, purification given a serpent's face.

Cool Water in the Duat

The Pyramid Texts invoke Kebechet to bring cool water to the deceased pharaoh, and offering formulae in tombs throughout Egypt ask that the dead receive "cool water from Kebechet." In the heat of the underworld, she eased the thirst of souls traveling through darkness. Tomb offerings included water jars set out for her to fill.