Crowns may have been temple property, after all the pharaoh was crowned by the High Priest.

This official State item was not retained by dead pharaohs as personal possessions, and had to be passed along to a successor.

Tutankhamen's tomb, discovered largely intact, did contain his crook and flail, but not a crown.

It is noted that despite of widespread depiction in royal portraits, no ancient crown ever has been found,.

They also wore other regalia connected to their divine power and authority such as crowns, flails and crooks.

Pharaohs wore and were buried with the religious Magical Amulets that protected them from evil powers.

Subject to criticism during and after his rule Occurred when dead Pharaohs were defamed by succeeding rival Pharaohs such as Worshipped during his reign and after his death, never judged - few exceptions Responsible for state affairs according to mandate, but performanceĬonstantly monitored by the people and State institutions

Making sufficient offerings and otherwise satisfying the gods so that they would bless Egypt with a bountiful Nile flood.įailure at these tasks meant a weakening of the state,Īnd in some cases, such as at the end of the Old Kingdom, this failure lead to a complete collapse of the country. He was tasked with keeping the order and defeat the enemies of the country. The Pharaoh was subject to grave responsibilities, In Egypt a whole range of titles were used for a full statement of a Pharaoh's name and The title of 'Pharaoh' actually comes to us from the Greek language and its use in the Old Testament. The kings of Egypt were not called Pharaohs by the Egyptians. These god Pharaohs usually commanded tremendous resources, was the head of the civil administration and the supreme warlordĭistribution of power between different State institutions

Supreme Power, the Pharaoh himself was the figure upon whom the whole administrative structure of the state The ascent of the throne was the succession of the eldest son of a dead Pharaoh, Sometimes the heir's coronation as a co-regent prior to the father's death was performed The pinnacle of Egyptian society, a god in Earth - an incarnation of Horus the falcon god Comparison between Egyptian Pharaohs and democratic Presidents Criteria

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