Nekheb

Japanese: Nekheb
Nekheb

…the vulture-like goddess of Nekheb (now El-Kab), the capital of the third nome of Upper Egypt. The second title of the Egyptian kings (Nebtina) was a vulture riding a basket and a coiled cobra, which referred to the gods Nekhbet of Upper Egypt and Wadjet of Lower Egypt.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Nekheb" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…上エジプト第3ノモスの主都ネケブNekheb(現在名エル・カブ)のハゲタカの姿をした女神。エジプトの王の第2の称号〈ネブティ名〉はバスケットに乗ったハゲタカととぐろを巻いたコブラで表されるが,これは上エジプトの神ネクベトと下エジプトの神ウアジェトを示すものであった。…

※「Nekheb」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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