nsw-bity

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nsw-bity is the ancient Egyptian royal title commonly translated as "King of Upper and Lower Egypt," signifying the pharaoh’s sovereignty over the unified kingdom.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
nsw-bity canonical 1
nswt-bity 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian royal title ⓘ
throne name element ⓘ
appearsIn pyramid texts ⓘ
royal cartouches ⓘ
royal inscriptions ⓘ
temple reliefs ⓘ
associatedWithRegion Lower Egypt ⓘ
Upper Egypt ⓘ
category Egyptian royal titulary ⓘ
componentOf fivefold titulary of the pharaoh ⓘ
denotes political authority of the pharaoh ⓘ
territorial unity of Egypt ⓘ
etymologyElement bity (bee, Lower Egypt) ⓘ
nsw (sedge, Upper Egypt) ⓘ
hasMeaning He of the Sedge and the Bee ⓘ
King of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ
language Ancient Egyptian ⓘ
refersTo pharaoh ⓘ
relatedConcept Two Lands ⓘ
pharaonic kingship ⓘ
relatedSymbol Double Crown of Egypt ⓘ
roleInIdeology expressing divine and earthly authority of the king ⓘ
script hieratic ⓘ
hieroglyphic ⓘ
signifies rule over Lower Egypt ⓘ
rule over Upper Egypt ⓘ
sovereignty over unified Egypt ⓘ
symbolFor unification of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ
timePeriod Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ
usedBy Late Period pharaohs ⓘ
Ptolemaic pharaohs ⓘ
kings of the Middle Kingdom ⓘ
kings of the New Kingdom ⓘ
kings of the Old Kingdom ⓘ
usedFor formal designation of the reigning king ⓘ
usedIn royal titulary of ancient Egyptian kings ⓘ
usedInContext coronation formulas ⓘ
monumental titulary lists ⓘ
royal decrees ⓘ
writtenWith bee hieroglyph ⓘ
sedge hieroglyph ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Qa'a → royalTitle → nsw-bity ⓘ
Peribsen → royalTitle → nswt-bity ⓘ
linked to: nsw-bity