Meanings
plural Two Ladies names
- historicalThe second of the five names of the pharaonic titulary, traditionally preceded by or incorporating the word nbtj.
The Two Ladies name (nebty) identifies the king with the vulture goddess Nekhbet and the cobra goddess Wadjet, representing Upper and Lower Egypt respectively.
1989, Daphna Ben-Tor, The scarab: a reflection of ancient Egypt, page 152 more examples
The fourth king of the line, Senusret II, held a Two Ladies name in which for the first time the Two Ladies cannot be part of the name and must then be a title.
1990, Stephen Quirke, Who Were the Pharaohs?: A History of Their Names with a List of Cartouches, page 29Some of the kings repeated part of their Horus name in their Two Ladies name, indicating that, at this time, the titulary essentially remained an elaboration of a single concept.
2013, Ronald J. Leprohon, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, page 27Synonyms: Nebty name
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe second of the five names of the pharaonic titulary, traditionally preceded by or incorporating the word nbtj.
Origin
From Two Ladies + name, where Two Ladies refers to the word nbtj that traditionally precedes the name.
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