Shebyu

Shebyu


 * Meaning of Name:**

"Gold of Honor"

Egyptian high officials were rewarded for their service to the pharaoh with the //Shebyu//, a type of collar made of gold disks or beads strung on a cord. Taking place in the treasury of the palace, depictions of the scene show the recipient standing before the pharaoh in one vignette, and then is shown again in a second, standing in front of an official who ties the collar around his neck.

The public awarding of a //Shebyu// was a great honor, indicating a promotion to a high office, and afterwards the recipient was escorted home by a parade of servants bearing palm branches, a symbol of pleasure and praise.

Egyptian Symbols