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Pschent , Pschent
The single most important piece of headwear in all of Egyptian history was the pschent, the crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. Historians believ… Uraeus , uraeus (pl. uraei). Representation of the sacred asp, cobra, or serpent, e.g. on the Nemes headdress of Ancient Egyptian divinities and sovereigns, o… Memphis (egypt) , Memphis (Egypt)
Memphis (city, ancient Egypt)
Memphis (mĕm´fĬs), ancient city of Egypt, capital of the Old Kingdom (c.3100–c.2258 BC), at the apex of… sacred , sacred connected with God or a gods; deserving veneration.
sacred cow an idea, custom or institution held, especially unreasonably, to be above criti… Headdress , Egyptian aristocrats and pharaohs, or emperors, wore a wide variety of headdresses. Egyptians often wore wigs to protect themselves from the heat of… Substance , No common statement on the nature of substance is acceptable to all philosophers, the more famous of whom range from a full treatment of its nature t…
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