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The ancient Egyptian red crown of the North has so far been associated with traditional Lower Egypt since the pre-dynastic period. There is no doubt symbolized the red crown of the North until the first dynasty under Wadji with geographical expansion and Lower Egypt.

Background

Earlier assumptions

In Egyptology based on the assumption that the red crown was already in primeval epochs of Lower Egypt, on the representations of Narmer in his unification. Narmer wearing the red crown there, while he examined the supposedly defeated Among Egyptians.

The conclusion of Narmer's announcement that he struck the inhabitants of the later Harpunengaues, was transferred in Egyptology as a conjecture is equivalent to the whole of Lower Egypt. Demonstrable evidence that it is representative acted to Lower Egypt in the defeated people, however, are still lacking.

Evidence

In prädynastischer time the red crown of the North is still available for the Upper Egyptian Naqada region. It is already there ( around 3800 BC) is on a vessel fragment of the Naqada I culture. In the special circumstance that the red crown of the North in the early days meant the north of Upper Egypt, for example, points Jochem Kahl. In addition, this region was a direct connection to Seth, since Naqada was his main cult.

The under King Wadji (around 2880-2870 BC), first introduced under Egyptian equation is documented in the changed appearance of the Nebtinamens. While the crown goddess Nekhbet is seen on an annual tablet of Wadji that represented Upper Egypt, the native of Buto serpent goddess Wadjit was replaced by the red crown of the North.