Nemes
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Nemes (Template:IPAc-en) 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] 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.
Modern Recreations
The occult society "The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn" used headwear similar to ancient Egyptian nemes, which they spelled "nemyss", as part of their "traditional ceremonial garb".[4]
Gallery
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modern drawing of a pharaoh with a nemes
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Upper part of portrait statuette of pharaoh Amenemhat III, wearing a nemes, c. Template:Trim – c. 1805 BCEScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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The back and upper part of portrait statuette of pharaoh Amenemhat III, wearing a nemes, c. Template:Trim – c. 1805 BCEScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Amenhotep II wearing a nemes, KV35, Valley of the Kings c. Template:Trim – c. 1401 BCEScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Profile of a statuette of Akhenaten wearing a nemes, c. Template:Trim – c. 1332 BCEScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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The golden mask from the mummy of Tutankhamun wearing the nemes, c. Template:TrimScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Ramesses I wearing a nemes, KV16, Valley of the Kings c. Template:Trim – c. 1290 BCEScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Relief from the Sanctuary of Khonsu Temple depicting Rameses III wearing a nemes
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Ushabti of Ramses IV with a nemes, c. Template:Trim – c. 1136 BCEScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Miniature metal nemes
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CE 1st-century Roman emperor as pharaoh (Louvre)
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Further reading
- 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
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- ↑ Kathryn A. Bard, Encyclopedia of the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt, Routledge 1999, p.412
- ↑ Watson Early Mills, Roger Aubrey Bullard, Mercer Dictionary of the Bible, Mercer University Press 1990, p.679
- ↑ Max Pol Fouchet, Rescued Treasures of Egypt, McGraw-Hill 1965, p.208
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External links
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