Nesu-bit (King of Upper and Lower Egypt)

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Nesu-bit (King of Upper and Lower Egypt) is the ancient Egyptian royal title signifying the pharaoh’s sovereignty over both Upper and Lower Egypt.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Egyptian pharaonic title
ancient Egyptian royal title
appearsIn royal titulary
appliesTo reigning king
associatedWith unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
category royal styles and titles
componentOf fivefold titulary of the pharaoh
contrastedWith other royal titles in Egyptian titulary
culture ancient Egypt
denotes sovereignty over Lower Egypt
sovereignty over Upper Egypt
sovereignty over both Upper and Lower Egypt
domain Lower Egypt NERFINISHED
Upper Egypt NERFINISHED
governs unified Egyptian state
hasMeaningRelatedTo kingship over the Two Lands
language ancient Egyptian language
politicalRole legitimization of pharaonic rule
refersTo King of Upper and Lower Egypt
region Nile Valley NERFINISHED
relatedConcept Two Lands of Egypt NERFINISHED
Upper and Lower Egypt NERFINISHED
religiousRole sacral aspect of kingship
script Egyptian hieroglyphs NERFINISHED
symbolizes kingship
political unity of Egypt
royal authority
timePeriod Dynastic Egypt NERFINISHED
Pharaonic period
titleFor pharaoh of a unified Egypt
usedBy pharaoh
usedFrom Early Dynastic Period (approximate) NERFINISHED
usedIn monumental texts
official royal protocol
royal inscriptions

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