Atef
Feathered white crown of Osiris, symbol of the underworld ruler.
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In ancient Egyptian iconography, the headdress known as the Atef crown serves to identify the god Osiris.[1] Two ostrich feathers flank a tall, bulbous white central element that forms the crown's structure.[1]
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- Ancient Egypt, Upper Egypt
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Key facts and history
The central white bulbous portion of the Atef crown resembles the plain white crown called the Hedjet.[1] The Atef crown differs from the Hedjet primarily by the addition of the two ostrich feathers.[1] The 1912 reference work "The Americana" describes the Atef crown as part of Osiris's regalia.[1] In ancient Egyptian painting, the Atef crown is most frequently linked to the god Osiris.[1]
What the cited sources add
That source explicitly states the feathers represent truth and justice, a detail not elaborated elsewhere in the evidence.[1] That same source points out the Atef crown's resemblance to the Hedjet, thereby connecting it to the earlier white crown of Upper Egypt.[1]
References
- Wikipedia, "Atef" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Beach, "The Americana: a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world.", Scientific American Compiling Dept., 1912, p. 990 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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- Wikipedia: Atef (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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