Crowns of Egypt

Today for RandomShite:

White Crown: Hedjet

The White, or Bright One

-The pharaoh’s control over Upper Egypt

-Fabric or leather….

-Color associated with the light of celestial bodies

-Uraeus (Wadjet) is the little snake in the front of the crown

Red Crown: Deshret

-Lower Egypt control

-Gods and Goddesses wear the Deshret without a Cobra

Double Crown : Pschent

-Represented Lower and Upper Egypt

 Blue Crown: the Khepresh

-Blue cloth or leather headdress decorated with broze or gold discs.

-Worn in battles as well as on ceremonial occasions.

-Military headdress….Lower and Upper Egypt represented

Atef Crown

-Looks like the white crown but decorated with ostrich feathers

-Important religious rituals (Lower and Upper Egypt)

Nemes Headdress

-Most famous one

-Blue and gold striped head cloth

-Shown with Nebty meaning (two ladies)

-Together they meant the rule of Lower and Upper Egypt

-Wadjet-Cobra goddess (Lower E.)

-Nekhbet-the vulture Goddess (Upper E.)