pschent

A gold ring with an engraved portrait of w:Ptolemy VI PhilometorPtolemy VI Philometor (c. 186–145 BCE), a king of Egypt of the w:Ptolemaic dynastyPtolemaic dynasty, wearing the pschent. The ring dates to between the 3rd and 2nd centuries BCE.

Meaning

Noun

  • The double crown of ancient Egypt, combining the white crown of Upper Egypt with the red crown of Lower Egypt, worn by pharaohs after the union of the two kingdoms in around 3000 BC.

Origin

  • From Ancient Greek ψχέντ, from , from pꜣ + sḫmtj, dual of sḫmt, from sḫm.

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