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Footnotes

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The “two lands” are Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt, or Northern and Southern Egypt respectively (from the “upper” Nile and the “lower” Nile).

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Ka means something like “life force” or “essential vitality.” The active presence of Ka distinguishes a living person from a dead person.

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The nebty name places the king under the guidance of both the vulture goddess Nekhbet, protector of Upper Egypt, and the cobra goddess Wadjyt, protector of Lower Egypt.