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Uadj See DJET.

Uadjet See WADJET.

uatcht This was the ancient Egyptian name for an
AMULETmade of green stone. The stone itself was called
uatchtor wadj.Such amulets were believed to be particu-
lar repositories of MAGICand were designed according to
the various cults of the land.

Uat-Ur (Wadj-Wer) This was the Egyptian name for
the Mediterranean Sea, translating as the “Great Green.”
The Mediterranean was depicted in reliefs and paintings
as a man with breasts for nurturing. The skin of the
Uat-Ur figures in such displays was covered in a wave
design, representing the vast sea. Uat-Ur was often
portrayed with the NILERiver, HAPI (1).The Mediter-
ranean Sea was part of the Egyptian transportation system
in early eras. Naval forces were designed for use in the
transportation of troops or for the TRADEexpeditions that
set out on the Mediterranean from various Delta sites.

Uben This was the Egyptian name of the spiritual bod-
ies deemed responsible for each new dawn on the Nile.
They brought the brightness of day, welcoming the rising
sun as special agents of light. The dog-faced BABOON, the
Hedjwereu, “the Great One,” was depicted as greeting the
sun in reliefs and paintings. Temples, particularly those
dedicated to the god THOTH, kept baboons to welcome
the dawn and these spiritual beings each day.

Udimu See DEN.

Udjaharresnet(fl. sixth century B.C.E.) Official in the

Persian Twenty-seventh Dynasty

Udjaharresnet served CAMBYSES(r. 525–522 B.C.E.) and

DARIUS I(r. 521–486 B.C.E.) as CHANCELLOR and chief

physician. He erected a STELAcommemorating the arrival

of Cambyses, the Persian conqueror who founded the

alien dynasty. Udjaharresnet had served Egypt in his

youth as a commander of ships and as a physician. During

the reign of Darius I, he was directed to refurbish and

restore the PER-ANKH, the research and educational institu-

tion of Egypt. This official was buried in a shaft at ABUSIR.

Udjashu (fl. fourth century B.C.E.) Royal woman of the

Thirtieth Dynasty

She was the consort of NECTANEBO I(r. 380–362 B.C.E.)

and probably the mother of TEOS, the heir.

Uer-khorphemtiu This was the ancient name for the

high priest of PTAHin MEMPHIS. The title roughly trans-

lated as “the Great Chief of Artificers (of MAGIC).”

Uer-Ma’a (Mer-ma’a) This was the high priest at

HELIOPOLIS. This priest was “the Great Seer,” the prophet

of the cultic celebrations of RÉ.

Ukh-hotep(fl. 20th century B.C.E.) Priestly official of

the Twelfth Dynasty

Ukh-hotep served SENWOSRET I(r. 1971–1926 B.C.E.) as

the hereditary ruler of ASSIUTand as the superintendent of

the prophets in the Assiut temples. He was associated

with the cult of HATHOR. The son of another Ukh-hotep

and Lady Mersi, Ukh-hotep was buried at MEIR, near