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Staff held by a ruler to symbolize authority

For other uses, see Sceptre (disambiguation).

A sceptre (or scepter in American English) is a staff or wand held in the hand by a ruling monarch as an item of royal or imperial insignia, signifying sovereign authority.

Antiquity

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Further information: Pharaoh § Scepters and staves

Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia

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The Was and other types of staves were signs of authority in Ancient Egypt. For this reason they are often described as "sceptres", even if they are full-length staffs.

One of the earliest royal sceptres was discovered in the 2nd Dynasty tomb of Khasekhemwy in Abydos.

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Kings were also known to carry a staff, and PharaohAnedjib is shown on stone vessels carrying a so-called mks-staff. The staff with the longest history seems^{[clarification needed]} to be the heqa-sceptre (the "shepherd's crook").

The sceptre also assumed a central role in the Mesopotamian world, and was