Nemes
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For other uses, see Nemes (disambiguation).
The nemes is the striped headcloth worn by pharaohs in ancient Egypt.[1] It covered the whole crown and back 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] It was sometimes combined with the double crown,[3] as it is on the statues of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel. The earliest depiction of the nemes, along with a uraeus, is the ivory label of Den from the 1st Dynasty. It is not a crown in itself, but still symbolizes the pharaoh's power.
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Nemes in hieroglyphs |
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Gallery[edit]
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Statue from Abu Simbel, wearing the double crown, the uraeus, and the nemes.
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The Younger Memnon, wearing only the nemes and uraeus (the crown may have been lost)
Further reading[edit]
- Toby A. H. Wilkinson, Early Dynastic Egypt, Routledge 1999
- Bruce Graham Trigger, Ancient Egypt: A Social History, Cambridge University Press 1983
- Fragment of a basalt Egyptian-style statue of Ptolemy I
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Media related to Nemes headcloth at Wikimedia Commons
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