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Sekhmet (Wikipedia)

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General reference article on Sekhmet, consulted 2026-08-11. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Assessment
Reliability Tier
3
Wikipedia's article on Sekhmet is a continuously revised, community edited tertiary encyclopedia entry with no named author or peer review process, hence the lower tier, though useful for the goddess's well documented iconography and cult centers.
Notes
Wikipedia's article on Sekhmet. Consulted 2026-08-11 for the Destruction of Mankind myth (Ra sending her to punish humanity, her rampage, the red-dyed beer that pacifies her), sourced there to the Calendar of Lucky and Unlucky Days and to Lichtheim's Ancient Egyptian Literature Volume Two, and for her epithets and iconography.
Citation
Author
Wikipedia contributors
Publisher
Wikipedia
Publication Year
2026
URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekhmet
Source Type
reference
Connections

Associated With

Sekhmet, Deities

Sekhmet (Wikipedia) names Sekhmet by its exact full name: General reference article on Sekhmet, consulted 2026-08-11.

Source Sekhmet (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Claims Backed By This Source (22 claims)

This source backs 22 claims across the atlas. As facts: 16 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds, 1 connected. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.
  • Figures, 8 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds, 2 general references.
  • Articles, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
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