The crook, a symbol of rule
A symbol of ancient slavery
The attributes of the deity, an insignia of authority
The ruler's crook stood for kingship
Power of life and death in the hand
Beneficence and intimidation
The crook and flail
The crook and flail
The flail, goading slaves
A symbol of the coercive power
The flail for the fertility of the land
A shepherd of the flock
Complete enslavement
The ruler restraining the slave
Symbol of their control over the slave
The ruler as a shepherd
The crook and flail
The crook and flail
Power of life and death in the hand
Beneficence and intimidation