She of Nekheb

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She of Nekheb is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian vulture goddess Nekhbet, the protective deity of Upper Egypt and royal patroness often depicted as a vulture spreading her wings over the pharaoh.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Lady of Nekheb 1
She of Nekheb canonical 1
“Lady of Nubia” 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf epithet
associatedDeityType vulture goddess
associatedWithCity Elkab NERFINISHED
Nekheb NERFINISHED
associatedWithConcept kingship
protection
royal power
associatedWithRegion Upper Egypt NERFINISHED
associatedWithRole guardian of kingship
protective deity
protector of the pharaoh
royal patroness
associatedWithRoyalInsignia White Crown of Upper Egypt NERFINISHED
associatedWithSymbol vulture
associatedWithTitle Lady of Nekheb NERFINISHED
category ancient Egyptian deity epithet
culture ancient Egyptian religion
epithetOf Nekhbet NERFINISHED
hasGender female
iconography vulture spreading wings over the pharaoh
languageOfName ancient Egyptian
pairedWithDeity Wadjet NERFINISHED
refersTo Nekhbet NERFINISHED
timePeriod Early Dynastic Period NERFINISHED
Late Period
Middle Kingdom NERFINISHED
New Kingdom NERFINISHED
Old Kingdom NERFINISHED
Pharaonic Egypt NERFINISHED
worshippedIn Nekheb temple NERFINISHED

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Nekhbet epithet She of Nekheb
subject linked to: vulture goddess Nekhbet
Anuket epithet “Lady of Nubia”
linked to: She of Nekheb
Nekhbet title Lady of Nekheb
linked to: She of Nekheb