The Tendrils of the Bat Emblem

Authors

  • Andrea Rodríguez Valls Universidad de La Laguna

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25145/j.TdE.2018.09.06

Keywords:

Bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria), circumnutation, cucurbits, kingship, melon (Cucumis melo), plant elements, Pyramid Texts, Red Crown, spirals, stylized horns, Uadjet standards, White Crown

Abstract

The written documents referring to the Bat emblem do not provide enough details to properly identify its features. In the study of this sacred element, it is convenient to undertake an iconographic analysis of its depictions in order to determine its spheres of influence. This paper focuses on the two spiral-shaped elements that are present in the upper part of this emblem, which displays a possible connection with plants, particularly those of the Cucurbitaceae family.

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Published

2023-05-17

Issue

No. 9 (2018)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Rodríguez Valls, Andrea. 2023. “The Tendrils of the Bat Emblem”. Trabajos de Egiptología. Papers on Ancient Egypt, no. 9 (May): 161-70. https://doi.org/10.25145/j.TdE.2018.09.06.