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    Look up sistrum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A sistrum (plural: sistra or (in Latin) sīstra; from the Greek σεῖστρον seistron of the same meaning;...
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    imagery of Bat persisted throughout the history of ancient Egypt on the sistrum, a sacred instrument that remained associated with religious practices...
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    from alabaster. The goddess was sometimes depicted holding a ceremonial sistrum in one hand and an aegis in the other—the aegis usually resembling a collar...
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    the ancient Egyptian sistrum. Others[who?] do not go quite so far, referring to the triangle as being "allied" with the sistrum throughout history, but...
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    (nbt-t3wy) Lady of the Rattle and Mistress of the Sistrum Prophetess of Hathor Princess-child of Horus [Sistrum player] of Mut Chantress of Mut Menit player...
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    portrayed with the sistrum. This is in allusion to his mother Hathor who was associated with the instrument. Ihy's symbols are the sistrum and a necklace...
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    commonly carried a sistrum or a menat necklace. The sistrum came in two varieties: a simple loop shape or the more complex naos sistrum, which was shaped...
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    Statue of syncretic Goddess Persephone - Isis with a sistrum, Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete...
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    1842 Ricinula undata (Dillwyn, 1817) Sistrum indica Nevill & Nevill, 1875 Sistrum undatum (Dillwyn, 1817) Sistrum undatum var. kieneri Dautzenberg & Fischer...
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    sometimes represented the sistrum, a musical rattle that was sacred to Hathor and was carried by her priestesses. The sistrum had a metal loop with jingles...
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