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The pschent ( skhemty ) is the Greek name of the double crown carried by the Pharaon S of the old Egypt. It is formed of the enshrining of two distinct crowns:

  • the white crown or Hedjet . Oblong white miter, crown of the old kingdom of the south (High-Egypt), associated to the god Seth.
  • the red crown or Desheret . Crown punt at raised bottom, crown of the old kingdom of north (Low-Egypt), associated to the god Hor (Horus).
The Egyptian name of this double crown is skhemty , which will become “pschent” by deformation of “Pa-skhemty”, “the two powerful ones”.

Back part of the red crown emerges a stem in spiral curved forwards, named the Khabet . On Pschent is placed a cobra ready to strike, symbolizing Ouadjet (goddess of Low-Egypt) and a vulture for Nekhbet goddess of High-Egypt.

This double crown is a powerful political symbol, proclaiming the union of both Égyptes which during the predynastic period and the first period intermediate clashed with many recoveries. It gives to the king his legitimacy on the Northern as on the Southern and presents it like the guarantor of this union without which the Egypt cannot thrive. It seems that Ménès is at the origin of the first unification at the end of

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