shendyt

English

Men wearing shendyt

Alternative forms

• shenti, schenti

Etymology

From Egyptian šnḏyt.

Noun

shendyt (uncountable)

1. a type of loincloth worn in Ancient Egypt
   • 2021 July 19, Giorgia Cafici, The Egyptian Elite as Roman Citizens: Looking at Ptolemaic Private Portraiture‎^[1], BRILL, →ISBN, page 87:

     By contrast, the shendyt kilt is well attested on Egyptian sculptures of all periods. It was originally used only in royal representations but, from the Old Kingdom, its use extended to private statues.

   • 1989, Eleni Vassilika, Ptolemaic Philae‎^[2], Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 96:

     The shendyt is thought to be derivative of an early hunting skirt that allowed freedom of movement, yet its method of draping has not been satisfactorily explained.

Related terms

• sindon

 

Further reading

• shendyt on Wikipedia.Wikipedia