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Two Ladies

Two Ladies proper noun: the Egyptian goddesses Wadjet and Nekhbet.

Proper noun

Two Ladies

  1. the Egyptian goddesses Wadjet and Nekhbet
    • The Two Ladies painted on a coffin: On the left Nekhbet as a vulture wearing the White Crown; on the right Wadjyt as a cobra wearing the Red Crown.1999, Geraldine Harris, Delia Pemberton, Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
    • In this case, the label attests to the existence of the Two Ladies, and their close connection with the kingship, from the very beginning of the First Dynasty; but it does not prove the existence of the Two Ladies’ title at this stage, nor does it have any bearing on the identification of the...2002, Toby A.H. Wilkinson, Early Dynastic Egypt

Origin of Two Ladies

Calque of Egyptian nbtj, from the dual of nbt (“mistress, lady”).

Words formed from Two Ladies

Questions about Two Ladies

What does Two Ladies mean?
Two Ladies means the Egyptian goddesses Wadjet and Nekhbet.
What part of speech is Two Ladies?
Two Ladies is a proper noun.

Words near Two Ladies in the dictionary

  1. Two Knights Defence
  2. Two Knights Defense
  3. Two Knights' Defence
  4. Two Knights' Defense
  5. two L
  6. Two Ladies
  7. Two Ladies name
  8. Two Ladies names
  9. two lamps burning and no ship at sea
  10. two left feet
  11. two left hands

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