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The left wedjat eye, symbolizing the Eye of Horus. The Eye of Horus, also known as left wedjat eye or udjat eye, specular to the Eye of Ra (right wedjat eye), is a concept and symbol in ancient Egyptian religion that represents well-being, healing, and protection. It derives from the mythical conflict between the god Horus with his rival Set ...
The sekhem scepter is a type of ritual scepter in ancient Egypt.As a symbol of authority, it is often incorporated in names and words associated with power and control. The sekhem scepter (symbolizing "the powerful") is related to the kherp (ḫrp) scepter (symbolizing "the controller") and the aba scepter (symbolizing "the commander"), which are all represented with the same hieroglyphic ...
The djed, an ancient Egyptian symbol meaning 'stability', is the symbolic backbone of the god Osiris. The djed, also djt (Ancient Egyptian: ḏd 𓊽, Coptic ϫⲱⲧjōt "pillar", anglicized /dʒɛd/) [ 1 ] is one of the more ancient and commonly found symbols in ancient Egyptian religion. It is a pillar -like symbol in Egyptian hieroglyphs ...
Tyet. The tyet (Ancient Egyptian: tjt), sometimes called the knot of Isis or girdle of Isis, is an ancient Egyptian symbol that came to be connected with the goddess Isis. [1] Its hieroglyphic depiction is catalogued as V39 in Gardiner's sign list.
Ptah is one of the deities mentioned in Giuseppe Verdi 's opera Aida. He is invoked in a chorus, "Possente Fthà" ("O Mighty Ptah"), in Act 1, scene 2; this chorus is reprised as "Immenso Fthà" ("Immense Ptah"), at the end of the opera as the protagonists Aida and Radamès die. 5011 Ptah is an asteroid named after the Egyptian god.
A ram-headed bird representing the ba of Ra with shen rings in its grasp. (Louvre Museum) In ancient Egypt, a shen ring was a circle with a line tangent to it, represented in hieroglyphs as a stylised loop of a rope. The word shen itself means "encircling" in ancient Egyptian, while the shen ring itself represents eternal protection.
Crook and flail. The crook and flail (heka and nekhakha) were symbols used in ancient Egyptian society. They were originally the attributes of the deity Osiris that became insignia of pharaonic authority. [1] The shepherd's crook stood for kingship and the flail for the fertility of the land. [1]
Nemes, striped head cloth (crown as determinative) in hieroglyphs. Nemes in hieroglyphs. Nemes (/ ˈnɛmɛʃ /) consisted of pieces of striped head cloth worn by pharaohs in ancient Egypt. [ 1 ] It covered the whole crown and behind of the head and nape of the neck (sometimes also extending a little way down the back) and had lappets, two large ...