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.
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
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Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldBy | pharaohs of unified Egypt ⓘ |
| language | Egyptian language ⓘ |
| linkedToSymbol |
Double Crown of Egypt
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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
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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
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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
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royal cartouches ⓘ royal inscriptions ⓘ temple reliefs ⓘ |
| usedSince | Early Dynastic Period of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedThroughout |
Late Period of Egypt
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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.