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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Depiction: This pre-dynastic goddess was depicted as a pregnant female hippopotamus with large breasts, the tail of a crocodile, and the hind legs of a lioness.
Taurt wore the solar disk and the horns of a cow on her head.
Taurt redeemed herself by siding with Horus during the dispute between Horus and Seth over who was to succeed Osiris as the king of Egypt.
www.taurt.com   (280 words)

  
 Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - BP Egypt announces discovery in eastern Nile Delta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
27-04-04 BP Egypt announced the Taurt gas discovery in the Ras El Barr concession in the Nile Delta region.
The Taurt discovery well was drilled in 100 meters of water to a total depth of 1,571 meters and encountered gas pay in four intervals.
The proximity of the Taurt discovery to the existing infrastructure reduces the development cycle time and makes this gas extremely cost effective.
www.gasandoil.com /goc/discover/dix42048.htm   (243 words)

  
 NATURE. Hippo Beach. Printable Page | PBS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The ancient Egyptians recognized the role of the female hippopotamus and honored her as Taurt, the goddess of childbirth, protection, and mothers.
Taurt has the head and torso of a pregnant hippo, the legs of a lion, and the tail of a crocodile.
Amulets and statues of Taurt were thought to keep expectant mothers and infants safe.
www.pbs.org /wnet/nature/hippo/print/goddess.html   (579 words)

  
 energyme.com :: BP Egypt Taurt discovery in Eastern Nile delta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
BP Egypt Taurt discovery in Eastern Nile delta
BP Egypt announced the Taurt gas discovery in the Ras El Barr concession in the Nile Delta region.
The well lies 70 kilometers Northeast of Port Said in the Seth development lease of the Ras El Barr (REB) concession, approximately 12 kilometers to the Northeast of the Ha’py gas field.
www.energyme.com /energy/2004/pr_04_0408.htm   (239 words)

  
 Taurt --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
In her capacity as a goddess of creation, she was worshiped at the city of Karnak.
Taurt, as Apet, was the personification of the ancient settlement Apt, from which the name Thebes was derived.
"Taurt." Britannica Student Encyclopedia from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9313782   (319 words)

  
 BP announces Egyptian gas discovery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Cairo, 3 May, OGT—BP Egypt has announced the Taurt gas discovery in the Ras El Barr concession in the Nile Delta region.
The well lies 70 km Northeast of Port Said in the Seth development lease of the Ras El Barr (REB) concession, about 12 km to the Northeast of the Ha’py gas field.
The Taurt discovery well was drilled in 100 m of water to a total depth of 1571 m and encountered gas pay in four intervals.
news.ogtoday.com /archives/0405/040502/040503b06.html   (215 words)

  
 Museum d'histoire surnaturelle - Ethnologie
This matter is still under study, since the figurine is linked to the presence of a Shade which haunts some of the rooms at the Surnateum.
Other 'cursed' objects have been found in the same part of the museum: a statuette of Taurt (the hippopotamus goddess) and a small amulet of Heket, the frog-headed deity of childbirth.
This goddess represents the Great Eternal Mother, who is depicted in the features of a female hippopotamus with a crocodile tail and lion paws.
www.surnateum.org /English/surnateum/collection/demonologie/figurine_thoueris.htm   (249 words)

  
 Women of Achievement
Taurt, also called TAWERET, or THOUERIS, was a goddess of ancient Egypt, the benevolent protectress of fertility and childbirth, associated also with the nursing of infants.
Taurt was connected in particular with the goddess Hathor.
She was also strongly associated with the inundation of the Nile and received particular worship at Jabal al-Silsila, where rituals were performed for the inundation.
www.undelete.org /woa/woa10-02.html   (2283 words)

  
 Creamer Media's Mining Weekly Online, South African Mining News :: Energy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The firm said in a statement that the Taurt discovery well, 70 kilometres north-east of Egypt's Mediterranean city of Port Said, tested at 22-million cu feet (623 000 cu metres) a day but said this was constrained by the capacity of the test equipment.
The well in the Seth development lease of the Ras El Barr concession was drilled in 100 metres of water to a total depth of 1 571 metres, BP said.
"The proximity of the Taurt discovery to the existing infrastructure reduces the development cycle time and makes this gas extremely cost effective," Hesham Mekawi, president of BP Egypt, said in the statement.
www.miningweekly.co.za /eng/sector/energy?show=49978   (428 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
She is the white hippopotamus goddess of childbirth and maternity.
A replica of a shepherd's crook, it is said to inspire obedience in those who behold it.
Sa The stylized life preserver, symbol of Taurt is the standard form of lesser amulets of protection.
www.icculus.org /~msphil/mythus/pantheolon/Egyptgod.txt   (7979 words)

  
 E-mail Story to Colleagues
LONDON (Dow Jones) - BP Egypt said Tuesday that the Taurt gas discovery well in the Ras El Barr concession in the Nile Delta region was drilled in 100 meters of water to a total depth of 1571 meters and encountered gas pay in four intervals.
The well lies 70 kilometers Northeast of Port Said in the Seth development lease of the Ras El Barr (REB) concession, 12 kilometers to the Northeast of...
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 taweret   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Taweret (Taueret, Taurt, Toeris, Ipy, Ipet, Apet, Opet, Reret) - The Great Female - was the ancient Egyptian...
She was depicted with the head of a hippopotamus, the legs and arms of a lion, the tail of a crocodile, human breasts, and a swollen belly.
(Taueret, Taurt, Apet, Opet; Greek Thoueris, Thoeris, Toeris)...
architecture-onweb.com /66/taweret-.html   (503 words)

  
 Chapter Thirty Four
To the Egyptians the hippo was the great earth-mother, Taurt, who devours her lovers and sons.
It is the centre of the universe, the omphalus.
As Chris watched and listened from above, unseen and unbelieving, his head poked though into the cavernous stomach, there was a great peristaltic heaving, and he was flushed into another place...
www.normanallan.com /Lit/pipedreams/CH34.html   (835 words)

  
 Women of Achievement
Taurt is goddesss of ancient Egypt who protected fertility and childbirth as well as small infants.
She was portrayed as a standing animal with the head of a hippopotamus, tail of a crocodile, claws of a lion, with breasts of a woman, Like all female Egyptian gods, Taurt was closely tied to the yearly innundations of the Nile so vital to the continued food production of the area.
According to legend, Cyrus the Great wanted to marry her to acquire her portion of Persia (Iran) that she controlled as head of the Massagetae tribe.
www.undelete.org /woa/woa08-14.html   (2915 words)

  
 Egyptian religion. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The god Thoth was not only identified with the ibis, but also with the baboon and with the moon.
Occasionally a god was a composite of various animals, such as Taurt, who had the head of a hippopotamus, the back and tail of a crocodile, and the claws of a lion.
Just as a god could represent various natural phenomena, so could a single phenomenon be given different explanations.
www.bartleby.com /65/eg/Egyptn-rel.html   (1644 words)

  
 Etamin.
The nomads camp located nearby (the three unnamed stars in the neck of the Dragon: upsilon, tau, and sigma).
Apet, Bast, Mut, Sekhet, and Taurt were all titles of one goddess in the Nile worship, symbolized by this star, gamma Draconis, Etamin.
Here, however, the city authorities interfered with this star-worship in one of their numerous raids on the astrologers, and bricked up the opening whence the star was observed.
www.winshop.com.au /annew/Etamin.html   (346 words)

  
 Additional references about Taurt (from Taurt) --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Additional references about Taurt (from Taurt) --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
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 Dubhe.
Some have asserted that in Egyptian astronomy it was Ak, the "Eye"; i.
the prominent one of the constellation, utilized in the alignment of the walls of the temple of Hathor at Denderah, and the orientation point of that structure perhaps before 5000 B.C.; at all events, before the Thigh became circumpolar, about 4000 B.C. As typifying a goddess of Egypt, it was Bast Isis and Taurt Isis.
Alpha (this star Dubhe) and beta (Merak) were the Keepers, or Pointers, at the front of the "Dipper Bowl" in Ursa Major; a line extending through these two will direct the observer to Polaris, the Pole Star.
www.winshop.com.au /annew/Dubhe.html   (447 words)

  
 ISIS: Mysticism Magick Dictionary on ISIS
The ("Thousand-Named") Egyptian Goddess, whose aspects are also the cow-headed Hathor and the hippopotamus goddess, Taurt (the first deity of magic).
She was originally a mortal sorceress who desired to become a goddess.
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www.experiencefestival.com /a/ISIS/id/192431   (701 words)

  
 Forbes.com: BP Egypt <BP.L> makes gas find in Nile Delta region   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The firm said in a statement that the Taurt discovery well, 70 km (44 miles) northeast of Egypt's Mediterranean city of Port Said, tested at 22 million cu feet (623,000 cu metres) a day but said this was constrained by the capacity of the test equipment.
The well in the Seth development lease of the Ras El Barr concession was drilled in 100 metres (328 ft) of water to a total depth of 1,571 metres (5,154 ft), BP said.
The working interest of the Ras El Barr concession is split 50:50 between BP, the operator, and ENI 's local affiliate IEOC, the statement said.
www.forbes.com /markets/newswire/2004/04/28/rtr1350325.html   (544 words)

  
 BP Egypt announces Taurt discovery in Eastern Nile Delta - Zawya.com | Middle East Business News
BP Egypt has announced the Taurt gas discovery in the Ras El Barr concession in the Nile Delta region.The well lies 70 kilometers Northeast of Port Said in the Seth development lease of the Ras El Barr (REB) concession, approximately 12 kilometers to the Northeast of the Ha’py gas field. 
The proximity of the Taurt discovery to the existing infrastructure reduces the development cycle time and makes this gas extremely cost effective.  Taurt, in addition to our recent Raven Discovery in the Western Nile Delta, confirms BP’s strategic intent and track record to deliver large volumes of natural gas to Egypt.”
The working interest of the concession is split 50/50 between BP, the operator, and ENI’s local affiliate IEOC.  The existing joint venture company, GUPCO, grouping BP and state oil firm EGPC, will operate any development and production.
www.zawya.com /story.cfm/sidZAWYA20040503122614   (203 words)

  
 Egyptian gods: Tauret, Taurt, Thureris, Apet, Ipet, Ipy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Egyptian gods: Tauret, Taurt, Thureris, Apet, Ipet, Ipy
Tauret (in Greek: Thueris) came from Thebes and she took care of childbirth, children and motherhood.
She can be seen as a parallel to the mother goddess Mut.
www.nemo.nu /ibisportal/0egyptintro/1egypt/gudasidor/tauret.htm   (133 words)

  
 HiddenMysteries Author's Corner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
So it has been ordained for all time.
The physical mother is but the surrogate for the Universal Mother, the supreme Genetrix called by the ancients - Taurt, Isis, Maat, Sophia, Demeter, Gaia, or Mara, etc,.
The number 2 has very interesting properties that are worthy of consideration.
www.hiddenmysteries.org /author/tsarion/highpriestess.shtml   (3889 words)

  
 Mari Noerr's Tenth Page of Wonders!
In the meantime, Ra decided he liked a goddess names Hathor.
They had Bastet and Taurt and Horus the Elder and Ihy and Maat.
Taurt is also called Taueret and Ta-werat and Thoeris and Rert and Reret.
members.tripod.com /marinoerr/index-10.html   (1130 words)

  
 RPG Top Sites - Top 100 Site contests
Well come and make a stay at Taurt Ra University for the Magically Gifted.
Located on an oasis resort next to the Egyptian Red Sea, Taurt Ra is a fresh new place for young adults to learn and maybe more.
With classes needing teachers, students needed to fill the rooms of the school and town, new shops to be open and adults… to you know, be adults; it is to start over again and make new.
www.rpgtopsites.com /list.php3?list=1004109592   (1565 words)

  
 TAWERET - Gods from Egyptian Mythology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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Very popular with those expecting a blessed event, she comes in the form of a pregnant hippopotamus.
When crocodiles come into the equation as with TAWERET and RERET and you get Crocopotamuses and Hippodiles, we tend to take the rest of the day off.
www.godchecker.com /pantheon/egyptian-mythology.php?deity=TAWERET   (249 words)

  
 Taweret : Taurt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Taweret : Taurt
Taweret : Taurt
article at Free Euro Online Encyclopedia
It uses material from the wikipedia article Taweret : Taurt.
www.eurofreehost.com /ta/Taurt.html   (133 words)

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