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image of the Khat headdress The Wilbour Plaque, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E., 16.48, Brooklyn Museum; On the left is the head of a king, most probably a representation of Akhenaten, who wears the baglike khat headdress with a royal uraeus. Opposite him is the head of a queen wearing the ovoid cap crown often worn by Nefertiti, also with a uraeus.
Khat (Catha edulis), also known as Bushman's tea, especially in South Africa, is a flowering plant native to eastern and southeastern Africa. [2] It has a history of cultivation originating in the Harar area (present day eastern Ethiopia) and subsequently introduced at different times to countries nearby in East Africa and Southern Arabia, most notably Yemen. [3]
Khat: Bands and Uraeus: Nobility and Pharaohs, typically: The Wilbour Plaque, c. 1352–1336 B.C.E., Brooklyn Museum 16.48, probably depicting Akhenaten and Nefertiti. On the left, the Pharaoh wears the Khat headdress, and on the right, the queen wears the Cap crown. Khepresh (Blue crown or War crown) Uraeus: New Kingdom Pharaohs in battle and ...
Sample of ancient Egyptian linen from Saqqara, dating to 390-343 BC (Late Period) Modern illustration of a man's tunic in the style popularized in the New Kingdom. In ancient Egypt, linen was a common textile as it helped people to be comfortable in the subtropical heat.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt. Vol. 1. Oxford, UK / New York, NY / Cairo, EG: Oxford University Press / The American University in Cairo Press. pp. 47– 48. Žabkar, Louis Vico (1968). A Study of the Ba Concept in Ancient Egyptian Texts. Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization. Vol. 34. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
In Egyptian mythology, these powerful gods were considered the original holders of royal power and the first rulers of the Nile Valley. As successor to the gods, the pharaoh never appeared bareheaded in public, given his sacrosanct function. In Egyptian iconography, royal attributes appeared as early as the dawn of civilization.
Nemes (/ ˈ n ɛ m ɛ ʃ /) consisted of pieces of striped head cloth worn by pharaohs in ancient Egypt. [1] It covered the whole crown and behind of the head and nape of the neck (sometimes also extending a little way down the back) and had lappets, two large flaps which hung down behind the ears and in front of both shoulders. [2]
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo retained only a few objects from the tomb, keeping one of the two lamp stands, loaves of bread, three blocks of salt, and nineteen pottery vases. [42] Maspero's reasons for allowing nearly the entire contents of this intact tomb to leave Egypt are unknown. Maspero was a friend and former mentor of Schiaparelli.