Sekhemti means "the Two Powerful Ones" in ancient Egyptian
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The Double Crown of Egypt was the royal headdress symbolizing the unification and dual sovereignty of Upper and Lower Egypt under a single pharaoh.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sekhemti means "the Two Powerful Ones" in ancient Egyptian canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian royal crown
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symbol of kingship ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Double Crown of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsOn | royal cartouches and scenes ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Egyptian concept of kingship
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Horus NERFINISHED ⓘ royal iconography ⓘ |
| combines |
Red Crown of Lower Egypt
NERFINISHED
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White Crown of Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian civilization ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
ancient Egyptian reliefs
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ancient Egyptian statuary ⓘ royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| etymologyComponent | sekhem (power, might) ⓘ |
| function |
marker of legitimate rule over all Egypt
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visual emblem of the pharaoh ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | the Two Powerful Ones ⓘ |
| iconographicColor |
red for Lower Egypt component
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white for Upper Egypt component ⓘ |
| languageOfName | ancient Egyptian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | originally depicted as woven or metal crown ⓘ |
| numberOfComponents | two ⓘ |
| regionRepresented |
Lower Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
rule over Lower Egypt
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rule over Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| representsConcept |
pharaonic authority
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political unity ⓘ territorial integrity of Egypt ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
dual sovereignty over Upper and Lower Egypt
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unification of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Late Period of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | ancient Egyptian royal regalia ⓘ |
| wornBy | pharaoh of unified Egypt ⓘ |
| wornDuring |
coronation ceremonies
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state rituals ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Double Crown of Egypt
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Sekhemti means "the Two Powerful Ones" in ancient Egyptian
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