The Sma
represented the union of the kingdoms of upper and lower Egypt, and
occasionally stood in for the axis mundi, or earth-axis. It is described
variously as the lungs and attached windpipe, or genitals in sexual
union, and appears to have been depicted as both at times- the double
meaning is certainly intentional.
An
emblem of rulership, the sma was placed on the chest of a mummy to give
it breath (life) in the underworld. The sma was also used as a charm
for fidelity in love.
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