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Sekhem sceptre

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An Egyptian sceptre of power, a named staff-type of office. Not the was-sceptre, and not a generic staff.

Egyptian religion

  • Sekhem sceptre appears in Egyptian religion.

    The Book of the Dead’s office and power speech includes the sekhem-sceptre among staffs of authority. A named Egyptian power-sceptre of that corpus, not the was-sceptre and not a generic staff.

    from Raymond O. Faulkner (translation) · Book of the Dead, New Kingdom spells; Faulkner trans. 1972

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sources

  • Book of the Dead · Raymond O. Faulkner (translation)

    Raymond O. Faulkner, The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead.