Nebty
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Nebty is an ancient Egyptian royal epithet invoking the protective goddesses of Upper and Lower Egypt, Nekhbet and Wadjet, as a unified symbol of kingship.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Two Ladies, Wadjet and Nekhbet | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptian royal title
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian royal epithet ⓘ |
| associatedSymbol |
cobra of Wadjet
ⓘ
vulture of Nekhbet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | pharaonic kingship ⓘ |
| category | ancient Egyptian royal titulary ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | expression of territorial unity of Egypt ⓘ |
| denotes | the Two Ladies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epithetOf | king of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| function |
to express legitimacy of the ruler
ⓘ
to invoke divine protection over the king ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
goddess of Lower Egypt
ⓘ
goddess of Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| invokesDeity |
Nekhbet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wadjet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| politicalContext | unification of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| refersTo | protective goddesses of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| region |
Lower Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Two Ladies (Egyptian goddesses)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
nswt-bity (King of Upper and Lower Egypt) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| religiousRole | link between king and protective goddesses ⓘ |
| role | protective aspect of kingship ⓘ |
| symbolizes | unified kingship of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Pharaonic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Egyptian pharaohs ⓘ |
| usedIn | royal titulary formulas ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Two Ladies, Wadjet and Nekhbet