Memphis, Egypt
Depictions of a goddess in inscriptions from Dynastic Egypt, thought to be Canaanite since she is referred to as "Qdš" (often transliterated in English as Qedesha, Qudshu or Qetesh), show a woman in the nude, with curly hair and raised arms carrying lilies and serpents. "Qdš" is also depicted in the pantheon of gods at Memphis, Egypt possibly indicating worship of her as independent deity there. The word "qdš" also appears in the Pyrgi Tablets, a Phoenician text found in Italy that dates back to 500 BCE.