ḥḏt

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ḥḏt is the ancient Egyptian term for the White Crown symbolizing the kingship of Upper Egypt.

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Label Occurrences
ḥḏt canonical 1

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian crown ⓘ
royal regalia ⓘ
symbol ⓘ
appearsWith Horus name of the king ⓘ
royal titulary ⓘ
associatedWith Upper Egypt ⓘ
category ancient Egyptian royal crowns ⓘ
combinedToForm pschent ⓘ
contrastedWith dšrt ⓘ
culture ancient Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
depictedIn royal statuary ⓘ
temple reliefs ⓘ
tomb paintings ⓘ
etymology Egyptian word related to whiteness or brightness ⓘ
function mark of royal authority ⓘ
symbol of territorial rule over Upper Egypt ⓘ
hasColor white ⓘ
hasDeterminative crown determinative ⓘ
hasNameInEnglish White Crown ⓘ
hasTransliteration ḥḏt ⓘ
iconographicFeature slightly bulbous top ⓘ
tall conical shape ⓘ
material originally probably made of organic materials ⓘ
politicalRole emblem of Upper Egyptian monarchy ⓘ
region Nile Valley ⓘ
religiousRole linked to divine kingship ⓘ
scriptDirection written in right-to-left or left-to-right depending on context ⓘ
symbolizes kingship of Upper Egypt ⓘ
timePeriod Early Dynastic Period of Egypt ⓘ
Late Period of Egypt ⓘ
Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
usedBy king of Upper Egypt ⓘ
pharaoh ⓘ
wornByDeity Horus ⓘ
Nekhbet ⓘ
wornOn head ⓘ
writingSystem Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ

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