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'''Nebu''' is the [[Egyptian mythology|Egyptian]] [[symbol]] for [[gold]]. It depicts a golden collar with the ends hanging off the sides and seven spines dangling from the middle.
[[Ancient Egyptians]] believed that [[gold]] was an indestructible and [[heaven]]ly [[metal]]. The [[sun god]], [[Ra]], was often referred to as a [[mountain]] of gold. The Royal Tomb, in fact, known as the "[[House]] of Gold". The [[Pharaoh]]s of the [[Old Kingdom]] were called the "Golden [[Horus]]". The [[skin]] of [[deity|gods]] and other [[deities]] was said to be golden.
==Sources==
*[http://www.egyptianmyths.net/gold.htm GOLD (nebu)]
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