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Nekhbet (/ ˈ n ɛ k ˌ b ɛ t /; [1] also spelt Nekhebit) is an early predynastic local goddess in Egyptian mythology, who was the patron of the city of Nekheb (her name meaning of Nekheb). Ultimately, she became the patron of Upper Egypt and one of the two patron deities (alongside Wadjet ) for all of Ancient Egypt when it was unified.
Several Egyptian gods, such as Nekhbet and Horus, are seen in some drawings and carvings wearing the Hedjet. Images of this crown have been found in Ta-Seti (Northern Nubia in 3500–3200 BCE), [citation needed] a tomb in Deir-el-Bahari, the Narmer Palette, and on a statue of Pharaoh Sesostris I. [citation needed]
The Vulture crown was an ancient Egyptian crown worn by Great Royal Wives and female pharaohs. It was depicted as a headdress in the shape of a vulture draped over the head, with its wings hanging down on the sides. [1] It was a symbol of protection associated with the vulture goddess Nekhbet, who often wore this crown when depicted in a human ...
The pschent (/pskʰént/; Greek ψχέντ) was the double crown worn by rulers in ancient Egypt. The ancient Egyptians generally referred to it as Pa-sekhemty (pꜣ-sḫm.ty), the Two Powerful Ones, from which the Greek term is derived. [1] It combined the White Hedjet Crown of Upper Egypt and the Red Deshret Crown of Lower Egypt.
The earliest depiction of the red crown appears on pottery found at Naqada (Nubt) and dated to the Naqada I period (3800 / 3500 BC). The earliest depiction of the white crown is on a censer found at Qustul in Lower Nubia (circa 3150 BC), a locality linked to the Egyptian city of Nekhen from which the unifying will of Egypt originated. As a ...
The nebty name, literally meaning "Two Ladies", is one of the titles of an Egyptian pharaoh, following the standard naming convention used by the Ancient Egyptians. The name was associated with the patron goddesses of Upper and Lower Egypt: Nekhbet, patron deity of Upper Egypt, was represented as a griffon vulture, and
The cobra image of Wadjet with the vulture image of Nekhbet represent the unification of Lower and Upper Egypt. The Uraeus ( / j ʊəˈr iː ə s / ) [ 1 ] or Ouraeus ( Ancient Greek : Οὐραῖος , Greek pronunciation: [οὐραῖος] ⓘ ; Egyptian : jꜥrt , "rearing cobra", plural: Uraei ) is the stylized, upright form of an ...
The Nebty name was the second part of the royal titular [4] [3] of Upper and Lower Egypt. [2] This name placed the king under the protection of two female deities, Nekhbet and Wadjet [4] and began sometime towards the end of the First Dynasty as a reference to "The one who belongs to Upper and Lower Egypt", along with mention of the Two Ladies. [2]