King of Upper and Lower Egypt

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King of Upper and Lower Egypt is the traditional royal title of ancient Egyptian pharaohs signifying their sovereignty over the unified regions of Upper and Lower Egypt.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
nswt-bity (King of Upper and Lower Egypt) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian royal title
monarchical title
appearsIn royal titulary
associatedWith pharaoh
category Ancient Egyptian titles
denotes supreme rulership over Egypt
equivalentTo dual kingship title
genderForm can be borne by female pharaohs
hasPart Lower Egypt NERFINISHED
Upper Egypt NERFINISHED
heldBy pharaohs of unified Egypt
language Egyptian language
linkedToSymbol Double Crown of Egypt NERFINISHED
Red Crown of Lower Egypt NERFINISHED
White Crown of Upper Egypt NERFINISHED
oftenRenderedAs King of the Two Lands
partOf fivefold titulary of the pharaoh
relatedConcept Golden Horus name NERFINISHED
Horus name
Nebty name
Throne name
Two Ladies title
signifies rule over unified Egypt
sovereignty over Lower Egypt
sovereignty over Upper Egypt
symbolizes dual kingship
political unification of Egypt
usedBy Akhenaten NERFINISHED
Cleopatra VII NERFINISHED
Djoser NERFINISHED
Hatshepsut NERFINISHED
Khufu NERFINISHED
Narmer NERFINISHED
Ramesses II NERFINISHED
Thutmose III NERFINISHED
Tutankhamun NERFINISHED
usedIn ancient Egypt NERFINISHED
usedInContext official decrees
royal cartouches
royal inscriptions
temple reliefs
usedSince Early Dynastic Period of Egypt NERFINISHED
usedThroughout Late Period of Egypt NERFINISHED
Middle Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED
New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED
Old Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED
Ptolemaic Kingdom NERFINISHED
Roman Egypt NERFINISHED
writtenIn hieroglyphs

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shebitku hasTitle King of Upper and Lower Egypt
Unas hasTitle King of Upper and Lower Egypt
Den usedDoubleTitle King of Upper and Lower Egypt
this entity surface form: nswt-bity (King of Upper and Lower Egypt)
Amasis II usedTitle King of Upper and Lower Egypt