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.

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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.

Two Ladies honorificTitle Nebty
this entity surface form: The Two Ladies, Wadjet and Nekhbet