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atef-crown

[ ah-tef-kroun ]
/ ˈɑ tɛfˌkraʊn /
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noun
a symbolic headdress of certain Egyptian gods, as Osiris, and of Egyptian kings, consisting of a tall conical cap flanked by two plumes and bearing representations of the uraeus and the sun.
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Origin of atef-crown

atef, vocalization of Egyptian yt father + the f-symbol (a horned viper), originally taken as part of the word, but now thought to be a nonphonetic determinative

Words nearby atef-crown

ate, at each other's throats, A Team, at ease, Atebrin, atef-crown, atelectasis, atelier, ateliosis, atemoya, a tempo
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How to use atef-crown in a sentence

  • I was crowned with the Atef crown with the serpents, I bound on the crown with plumes, like Tatenn.

    The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians|E. A. Wallis Budge

  • Osiris is generally represented with his whole body shrouded in a covering and his head surmounted by the atef-crown; thus, .

    The New York Obelisk|Charles E. Moldenke
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