deshret

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English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Egyptian
d
S
r
t
S3
(dšrt), from
d
S
rG27
(dšr, red) with
S3
as determinative +
t
(-t, feminine ending), thus literally meaning “the red one”.

Noun

deshret (plural deshrets)

  1. A red crown of Ancient Egypt symbolizing control over Lower Egypt.
    Synonym: Red Crown
    • 2007, Michael Cox, “King Tutankhamunruler of every subject under the sun!”, in Tutankhamun and His Tombful of Treasure (Horribly Famous), London: Scholastic Children’s Books, published 2012, →ISBN, page 57:
      Deshret This red, chair-shaped crown indicated that Tut was ruler of Lower Egypt. Gods and goddesses also wore deshrets, but without the cobra. Tut would mainly wear his deshret to really important ceremonies (he would certainly never be seen wearing it to do the dishes).
    • 2010 March, Graham McNeill, “Skarssen / The Demands of War / Wyrdmake”, in A Thousand Sons: All Is Dust… (The Horus Heresy; 12), Nottingham, Notts.: Black Library, →ISBN:
      The deshrets of the rest of the Legion were polished and plumed with gold and amethyst.
    • 2019, Rand Flem-Ath, Rose Flem-Ath, “The Widow’s Son”, in The Murder of Moses: How an Egyptian Magician Assassinated Moses, Stole His Identity, and Hijacked the Exodus, Rochester, Vt.: Bear & Company, →ISBN:
      She [Neith] was a war goddess and huntress whose regalia included a deshret, or red crown, which symbolized Lower Egypt and the fertile Nile basin.
    • 2022 May–June, “Narmer: First Pharaoh of Egypt”, in Amy E. Briggs, editor, National Geographic History, volume 8, number 2, Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Partners, LLC, →ISSN, page 20, column 2:
      On the other side, the ruler sports a deshret from Lower Egypt as he surveys his fallen foes.

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