Egyptian pharaohs were considered to be divine deities, or gods, who were also mortal men or women. Egyptian rule was supposed to be passed down from father to son, but there was a lot of blood involved in royal affairs. many were murdered or disappeared, said to be claimed by the desert. the title "pharaoh" means "great house", which refers to the palace in which they rule. Pharaohs were the kings or queens of the land, but they were also the religious leaders. Pharaohs typically wore ten different articles of clothing to symbolize their power. The white crown is a crown they wore to deal with the affairs of upper Egypt. The red crown was a symbol of lower Egypt and was worn to the affairs of lower Egypt. They wore the double crown to symbolize control over upper and lower Egypt. The double crown was the white crown inside the red crown. The blue crown was a crown was made of leather or cloth, and was worn into battle mostly. The Atef crown was made of white material with a sun disc at the top, and was worn in religious rituals. The Nemes headdress is the stereotypical headdress people think of when they think of Egyptian pharaohs. It has a gold and blue head cloth that falls down the front of each shoulder, and one down the back. most pharaohs wear this headdress when they are set into their sarcophagi. (singular sarcophagus; coffin) The crook is a small staff with a hook at the end of it. pharaohs cross this over their chests when they are depicted in a statue and/or hieroglyphics. pharaohs also have the flail crossed over their chest along with the crook. pharaohs also carried small loops of rope with them called a cartouche. these knots of rope had the pharaohs names inscribed in hieroglyphics on them, and it meant "encircled by the sun." This symbolized that the pharaoh ruled everything under the sun. the last article of clothing that pharaohs wore is the Serekh. This was a symbol that resembled a palace, and stood for the pharaohs kingship.
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