Serekh
Type of ancient Egyptian heraldic crest / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the character in the Schechter Letter, see Serakh.
In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a serekh is a rectangular enclosure representing the niched or gated façade of a palace surmounted by (usually) the Horus falcon, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name. The serekh was the earliest convention used to set apart the royal name in ancient Egyptian iconography, predating the later and better known cartouche by four dynasties and five to seven hundred years.
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Serekh in hieroglyphs | |||||
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(Unicode: 𓊁 ) srḫ/ serekh façade (of the palace) | |||||
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