Abstract
Nekhbet was an early Predynastic local divinity in the Egyptian mythology. Her ancient Egyptianname meant She of Nekheb, she was the patron deity of the city of Nekheb. Ultimately, shebecame the tutelary deity of Upper Egypt and one of the two patron deities for all of AncientEgypt when it was unified. Nekhbet and her Lower Egyptian counterpart Wadjet often appearedtogether as the Nebty name which meant [he/she] of the Two Ladies. It is one of the five titles ofeach ruler. This study aims to shed more light on the cult of goddess Nekhbet throughout hernames, titles and iconographies appeared on royal monuments during the fifth and sixthdynasties. Geographical epithets of Nekhebet were the most common and important ones,especially those that connected with the III
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