Djom scepter
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Djom / Djam Ḏˁm Djom / Djam scepter |
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The Djom scepter , also Djam scepter or Dam scepter , functioned in Egyptian mythology as a shepherd's staff and divine scepter , which was also used as a burial object.
It symbolized , derived from the ancient Egyptian name djom / djam, a sky support made of white gold , which refers to its mythological role as “bearer of the sun”. In this context, the Djom scepter has further mythological connections to the serpent-neck panther and the uraeus snake .
literature
- Rainer Hannig : Large concise dictionary of Egyptian-German. (2800–950 BC) (= cultural history of the ancient world . Vol. 64). Marburg Edition, 4th, revised edition. von Zabern, Mainz 2006, ISBN 3-8053-1771-9 , p. 1073.
- Wolfhart Westendorf : snake neck panther (mythological). In: Wolfgang Helck , Eberhard Otto : Lexicon of Egyptology. Volume 5: Building a pyramid - stone vessels. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1984, ISBN 3-447-02489-5 , Sp. 653.