Definition of Sistrum. Meaning of Sistrum. Synonyms of Sistrum

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Definition of Sistrum

Sistrum
Sistrum Sis"trum, [L., fr. Gr. ???, from ??? to shake.] (Mus.) An instrument consisting of a thin metal frame, through which passed a number of metal rods, and furnished with a handle by which it was shaken and made to rattle. It was peculiarly Egyptian, and used especially in the worship of Isis. It is still used in Nubia.

Meaning of Sistrum from wikipedia

- Look up sistrum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A sistrum (plural: sistra or (in Latin) sīstra; from the Gr**** σεῖστρον seistron of the same meaning;...
- imagery of Bat persisted throughout the history of ancient Egypt on the sistrum, a sacred instrument that remained ****ociated with religious practices...
- portra**** with the sistrum. This is in allusion to his mother Hathor who was ****ociated with the instrument. Ihy's symbols are the sistrum and a necklace...
- (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...
- 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...
- a Hathor head. Two kinds of sistrum are attested, naos-shaped and hoop-shaped; the latter became the more common. Sistrum decorated with a Hathor face;...
- 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...
- the dead, grain, and spring Statue of syncretic ****phone-Isis with a sistrum. Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete Abode The underworld Symbol Pomegranate...
- sometimes represented the sistrum, a musical rattle that was sacred to Hathor and carried by her priestesses. The sistrum had a metal loop with jingles...
- of the 7th Nome of Upper Egypt. The nome was referred to as Sesheshet (Sistrum). The main city was referred to as Hu(t)-sekhem (Ancient Egyptian: Ḥw.t-Sḫm)...