Back التاج الأحمر Arabic Deşret AZ Дешрет Bulgarian Dešret Czech Rote Krone des Nordens German Deshret English Deshret Spanish دشرت FA Decheret French Desyret Malay
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Deshret was the name for the Red Crown of Lower Egypt. When joined with the Hedjet, the White Crown of Upper Egypt, it forms the Pschent. This double crown was called the sekhemti in ancient Egyptian. Deshret was also the name for the desert Red Land on either side of the Nile river.
The Red Crown in Egyptian language hieroglyphs became the vertical letter "n" . The old "n" hieroglyph from the Predynastic Period, and the Old Kingdom was a sign showing ripples in water.