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Egyptian hieroglyphs include at least 5 different "sceptre" signs, all with different meanings.
One of these is the jackal- or dog-headed sceptre with a straight shaft and a forked lower end; this has the tri-consonant value w3s (3 being a sound not found in English). It has the basic meaning of power or authority and it helps to spell words such as wsr "powerful".
The same sceptre sign with a feather attached spells wsrt"Thebes".
The same sceptre but with a wavy shaft has the tri-consonant value dj+'+m.
There are several more sceptre signs.
The crook (the question-mark shaped staff) is used to catch sheep. The flail is an agricultural instrument to beat wheat or other crops. They have been used throughout time by all civilizations (for example, the flail is a very well known weapon of the middle ages, useful for bypassing the shield from the top and striking to the back of the head. It was often used by peasants drafted in the military by the lord, who had it available anway).
In ancient Egypt they had other meanings too, especially in the hands of the Pharaoh or the clergy. For example the crook hieroglyphic value was "rule", while the flail was used to prepare incest and other herbs for ceremonies and was connected to the clergymen. You can read more here:
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