Editing Wadjet (section)

== Protector of country, pharaohs, and other deities ==
Wadjet was associated with the Nile Delta region and was more associated with the world of the living. She was closely linked to pharaohs as a protective deity.[[File:KomOmboMedic-PM228-229.jpg|thumb|Depiction of pharaoh presenting the Wadjet eyes (this portion no longer survives), to the god Haroeris so that he will ritually cleanse them. This is found within an inscription within the relief. From the [[Temple of Kom Ombo]].]]

Wadjet is found in several different burial sites of both Kings and Queens in order to symbolize protection. Notably, she is found in Queen consort [[Nefertari]]'s tomb in a rearing position wearing a double crown, or [[Pschent]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Egyptian Museum in Turin |date=March 17, 2024 |title=East outer thickness of Gate C in the tomb of Queen Nefertari |url=https://thebanmappingproject.com/images/musturvoq00232 |access-date=March 17, 2024 |website=Theben Mapping Project}}</ref> The Pschent depicts the unity of Lower and Upper Egypt into one. These crowns are usually found in the tombs of royalty in order to show control over the entirety of Egypt.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Society |first=The Egypt Exploration |title=The royal crowns of Egypt |url=https://www.ees.ac.uk/resource/the-royal-crowns-of-egypt.html |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=www.ees.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref> Along with her double crown, Wadjet is posed holding a [[Was-sceptre]], a valued symbol of authority or divine power.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Gordon |first1=Andrew H. |last2=Gordon |first2=Andrew A. |last3=Schwabe |first3=Calvin W. |date=1995 |title=The Egyptian wȝs-Scepter and its Modern Analogues: Uses as Symbols of Divine Power or Authority |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40000838 |journal=Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt |volume=32 |pages=185–196 |doi=10.2307/40000838 |jstor=40000838 |issn=0065-9991}}</ref> All of these sacred items Wadjet is posed with help to provide protection over the royal family, and in this case, the royal family is of King [[Ramesses II|Ramsses II]] and Queen consort [[Nefertari]].

Aside from Nefertari's tomb, Wadjet is also found in King [[Seti I|Sety I]]'s Tomb, along with her sister [[Nekhbet]]. The two sisters are seen on each side of King Sety's name, providing full protection to him as he rules over Egypt.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dzikowski |first=Francis |date=April 2001 |title=Sety I's names flanked by Nekhbet vulture and Wadjet cobra |url=https://thebanmappingproject.com/images/16187jpg |access-date=March 17, 2024 |website=Theben Mapping Project}}</ref> The unification of the sisters shows Sety I's control over all of Egypt, not just of Lower or Upper Egypt.[[File:Kom Ombo Temple Surgical instruments.JPG|thumb|Engraving of surgical instruments including the Wadjet eye, from the [[Temple of Kom Ombo]].]]Wadjet, as mentioned above, is often depicted as a winged cobra. These wings serving a dual purpose as a protective embrace and being capable of creating the breath of life often connected to the image of the [[Ankh]] that she is often depicted with. Both of these uses are vital in surviving the afterlife.<ref name="Bianchi-2022" />

From the Temple of Kom Ombo an engraving depicts surgical equipment among which is a set of Wadjet eyes denoting its uses as a medical item and Wadjet's role as a protector deity. Within the wider relief it contains a depiction of a Roman pharaoh offering the Wadjet Eyes to [[Haroeris]] and Senetneferet (meaning the good sister), his consort. While only the lower portion of the relief remains, its inscription describes the pharaoh's desire for Haroeris to cleanse the eyes symbolizing the two halves of Egypt and in turn restore Egypt itself. Once again this denotes Wadjet's role as a protector and unifier of Egypt.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Coppens |first1=Flip |last2=Vymazalová |first2=Hana |title=Medicine, Mathematics and Magic Unite in a Scene from the Temple of Kom Ombo (Ko 950) |date=2010 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/26292902 |journal=Anthropoligie |volume=48 |issue=2 |pages=127–132 |jstor=26292902 }}</ref>