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‖ uræus Egyptian Antiq.|jʊˈriːəs|
Pl. uræi |jʊˈriːaɪ|.
[A modern Latinization of οὐραῖος, given by Horapollo as the Egyptian name for the cobra (now transliterated as ἰꜥr·t), perhaps influenced in form by the Gr. adj. οὐραῖος, f. οὐρά tail.]
A representation of the sacred asp, snake, or serpent, or of its head and neck, employed as an emblem of supreme power, sometimes spec. as worn on the headdress of ancient Egyptian divinities and sovereigns.
1832G. Long Egypt. Antiq. I. xi. 254 The snake called Chnuphis or Uræus, the symbol of royalty found so often on the monuments of Egypt. 1847J. Leitch C. O. Müller's Anc. Art §232. 205 The Sun-god..with the head of a hawk..with the sun's disc, upon it an uræus. 1890Rider Haggard & A. Lang World's Desire i. vi, I will..stake the sacred circlet upon my brow, against the Royal uraeus on thine. 1904Budge 3rd & 4th Egypt. Rooms Brit. Mus. 116 A canopy of a bier..ornamented with a row of uræi wearing disks.
attrib.1858Birch Anc. Pottery I. 20 Figures of vultures, of the uræus serpent, and a scarabæus. Ibid 89 The crocodiles of Sabak, uræi or cobra-capella snakes, emblems of the gods. 1889Rider Haggard Cleopatra ii. ix, The sceptre in her hand, and on her brow the uræus diadem of gold. |