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CROZIER-SCEPTRE [1 record]

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Record 1 1996-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
DEF

One of the insignia of Osiris. It was held in the left hand of both the god and the king. It takes the form of a short staff ending at the top in a crook bent inwards and outwards.

CONT

The crozier-sceptre which figures among royal and divine insignia may go back to the boomerang-like object which was a prominent weapon in antiquity. It appears in old Babylonia as a curved stick, and, like the club, is a distinctive symbol of god and king. It resembles the sceptre curved at the end, which was carried by old Hittite gods.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
DEF

Bâton de commandement, signe d'autorité suprême.

Spanish

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