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Egyptian history
djew
History; Egyptian history
This means mountain. The Egyptians believed that there was a cosmic mountain range that held up the heavens. This mountain range had two peaks, the western peak was called Manu, while the eastern ...
djed column
History; Egyptian history
It is believed that the Djed is a rendering of a human backbone. It represents stability and strength.
divine adoratrice
History; Egyptian history
Chief priestess of Amun in Thebes, an office known from the New Kingdom through the Late Period. The office was an important vehicle of political control.
khepresh
History; Egyptian history
Beginning in the 18th Dynasty, pharaohs sometimes wore a crown with the appearance of a flanged helmet of cloth covered with golden discs.
double crown
History; Egyptian history
Once Upper and Lower Egypt were unified, the King wore the Double Crown which combined the elements of the White and Red crowns.
demotic
History; Egyptian history
A form of ancient Egyptian writing which was developed in the 7th century BC and used for everyday writing in the Late and Graeco-Roman periods.
