Ames+Scepter

The //Ames// Scepter


 * Other Names:**

//Ama// Scepter, //Hm// Scepter


 * Hieroglyphics:**



A type of mace or club, the //Ames// Scepter was a originally a weapon, but with the passing of time its use became symbolic. A symbol of royal might, it was made of wood, alabaster, clay, or gold, and believed to invest the king with the air of invincibility, crushing all his enemies. Thutmose III boasted that "It was my mace which felled the Asiatics, it was my //Ames// scepter that struck the Nine Bows" (forces of chaos.)

Being involved in the making of the //Ames// was of some consequence - the statue of the Old Kingdom prince Rahotep bears the following titles: "Great Prophet of Heliopolis, unique one of festival, Craftsman of the //Ames// Scepter." The Ames Scepter was sometimes held by gods, such as Tatenen, Montu, or Wepwawet. Horus was known as the "Lord of the //Ames// Scepter."

An inscription from the Pyramid of Unas states: "Sit on the throne of Osiris, your //Ames// Scepter in your hand, so that you give orders to the living, your Lotus Scepter in your other hand, so that you give orders to those whose seats are hidden (the dead)."

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