▁the ▁West ▁Sem it ic ▁counter part ▁of ▁An u . ▁ ▁In ▁Egypt ian ▁sources ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁during ▁the ▁E igh teenth ▁D ynast y ▁of ▁Egypt , ▁a ▁Sem it ic ▁god dess ▁named ▁Q etes h ▁(" hol iness ", ▁sometimes ▁re construct ed ▁as ▁Q ud sh u ) ▁appears ▁prom in ently . ▁ ▁Some ▁think ▁this ▁is ▁Ath irat / A sh rat u ▁under ▁her ▁U gar it ic ▁name . ▁This ▁Q etes h ▁seems ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁either ▁ ʿ As ht art ▁or ▁ ʿ An at ▁as ▁both ▁those ▁god d esses ▁appear ▁under ▁their ▁own ▁names ▁and ▁with ▁quite ▁different ▁icon ography , ▁yet ▁is ▁called ▁" Q ud sh u - A star te - An at " ▁in ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁p ict orial ▁representation , ▁apt ly ▁named ▁the ▁" Tri ple ▁God dess ▁Stone ". ▁ ▁But ▁in ▁the ▁Pers ian , ▁H ellen istic , ▁and ▁Roman ▁periods ▁in ▁Egypt ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁strong ▁t endency ▁of ▁syn cret ism ▁towards ▁god d esses , ▁and ▁Ath irat / A sh rat um ▁then ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁disappeared , ▁at ▁least ▁as ▁a ▁prominent ▁god dess ▁under ▁a ▁recogn izable ▁name . ▁ ▁Relig ious ▁scholar ▁Sa ul ▁M . ▁O ly an ▁( author ▁of ▁Ash er ah ▁and ▁the ▁Cult ▁of ▁Y ah we h ▁in ▁Israel ) ▁calls ▁the ▁representation ▁on ▁the ▁Q ud sh u - A star te - An