Wadjet at Buto
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Portrayed as a cobra wearing a Red Crown of Lower Egypt, Wadjet was a symbol of soverignty. She and vulture Nekhbet, symbols of Upper and Lower Egypt, are the protectors of the King. Amulets of King Tutankhamun feature Wadjet and Nebket. Wadjet was worshipped in the ancient city of Buto in the Nile Delta.
She is uraeus on the Kings forehead, ready to spit venom or strike his ememies. One of the Pharaohs names, the nebty or "two ladies" name, refers to these two goddesses, Wadjet and Nekhbet. The Five Names of the Pharaoh From the New Kingdom, the King of Egypt had five names, composed for his coronation. The following table shows the title of the "Name" and the Names of Tutankhamun as an Examples.
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