She of Nekheb

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She of Nekheb is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian vulture goddess Nekhbet, the protective deity of Upper Egypt and royal patroness often depicted as a vulture spreading her wings over the pharaoh.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Lady of Nekheb 2
She of Nekheb canonical 1
“Lady of Nubia” 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf epithet
associatedDeityType vulture goddess
associatedWithCity Elkab
Nekheb
associatedWithConcept kingship
protection
royal power
associatedWithRegion Upper Egypt
associatedWithRole guardian of kingship
protective deity
protector of the pharaoh
royal patroness
associatedWithRoyalInsignia White Crown of Upper Egypt
associatedWithSymbol vulture
associatedWithTitle Lady of Nekheb
linked to: She of Nekheb
category ancient Egyptian deity epithet
culture ancient Egyptian religion
epithetOf Nekhbet
hasGender female
iconography vulture spreading wings over the pharaoh
languageOfName ancient Egyptian
pairedWithDeity Wadjet
refersTo Nekhbet
timePeriod Early Dynastic Period
Late Period
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Pharaonic Egypt
worshippedIn Nekheb temple

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nekhbet epithet She of Nekheb
subject linked to: vulture goddess Nekhbet
Anuket epithet “Lady of Nubia”
linked to: She of Nekheb
Nekhbet title Lady of Nekheb
linked to: She of Nekheb
She of Nekheb associatedWithTitle Lady of Nekheb
linked to: She of Nekheb