Blue Crown

proper noun

A crown of Ancient Egypt, thought to have been worn in battle or used as a Ramesside substitute for the White Crown, among other functions.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A crown of Ancient Egypt, thought to have been worn in battle or used as a Ramesside substitute for the White Crown, among other functions.

    Like many other head-dresses, the Blue Crown is worn by the king when presenting offerings.

    2003, Tom Hardwick, “The Iconography of the Blue Crown in the New Kingdom”, in Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, volume 89, page 117
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    I have not found the Blue Crown on the head of any figure in the Twenty-first Dynasty, though I cannot account for its absence.

    1979, Beatrice L. Goff, Symbols of Ancient Egypt in the Late Period: The Twenty-first Dynasty, page 202

    The Blue Crown (ḫprš), thought to be a war crown, first makes its appearance early in Dynasty XVIII (B).

    1989, Eleni Vassilika, Ptolemaic Philae, page 92

Origin

From blue + crown.

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APA

Blue Crown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blue%20Crown

MLA

“Blue Crown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blue%20Crown. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Blue Crown,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blue%20Crown.

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