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 Was-sceptre on Wikipedia
 
Figurine of a was-sceptre

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Egyptian wꜣs (was-sceptre, rule), compounded with sceptre.

Noun

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was-sceptre (plural was-sceptres) (British spelling)

  1. (Egyptology) a type of sceptre with an animal head and a forked tail appearing in Ancient Egyptian art and hieroglyphs

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