Mandjet was the name of the solar boat used by the Egyptian sun god during the daytime journey.
Egyptian religion imagined the sun crossing the sky in a divine barque. The day boat was called Mandjet, often translated as the “Boat of Millions of Years,” while the night boat was called Mesektet in a common tradition.
This boat imagery connected the daily movement of the sun with the afterlife. The sun’s setting represented entry into the underworld, and its sunrise represented renewal. Deceased kings could hope to join this eternal cycle.
Names and spellings vary because Egyptian terms are transliterated in different ways. Mandjet is also rendered in forms such as Matet or Mandjet, so it is important to distinguish the daytime vessel from Mesektet, the nighttime boat.