ROYAL SYMBOLS Flashcards
The Headdress:
__________ _______headdress (‘pschent’) represents the
kingship of the 2 lands, Upper and Lower Egypt. The
white crown (‘hedjet’) is for Upper Egypt and the red
crown (‘deshret’) for Lower Egypt.
Double Crown
The Headdress:
________ ________ is a striped head cloth worn almost
exclusively by the king in representations like a sphinx
or falcon.
Nemes Crown
____ __ ________ symbolizes protection & royal power.
Eye of Horus
_____________ is a rope enclosing a royal name thereby serving as
the protector of that name.
Cartouche
___ _______ symbolizes power and dominion.
This _______ has a stylized animal head on top and a forked end.
It was a visual representation of the concept of “power” or “dominion.“
Was Scepter symbolizes power and dominion.
This scepter has a stylized animal head on top and a forked end.
It was a visual representation of the concept of “power” or “dominion.“
___ _____represents the sun god Ra and the divinity of the
Pharaoh.
Sun Disk
________ and _____ are symbols of royalty, kingship, majesty and
dominion. The crook is a scepter symbolizing government.
These are the 2 most prominent in the royal regalia or insignia.
Crook and Flail
________ symbolizes royal protection.
Uraeus
_________ is for divine kingship. They also represent the unification
of Lower Egypt (_______) and Upper Egypt (______).
Falcon is for divine kingship.
Lower Egypt (cobra) and Upper Egypt (falcon).
_____ is the key of life and associated with Anubis,
the authority over life and death.
Ankh
_________ symbolizes life, death and resurrection
Scarab