Nekhbet was the Egyptian white vulture goddess and guardian of Egypt and Pharaoh. She was called "the mother of the mother who existed from the beginning". She was the guardian goddess of the upper Egyptian city Nequeb (modern El Kabu), from which her name was derived. Nekeb was the temple site of the goddess and the oldest oracle in Egypt. Nekhbet was also the guardian of nature and childbirth and he was portrayed as a nurse of the future king in his childhood.
