Letโs read some Hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช! Here is Week 4 of my Hieroglyphic Vocabulary Word of the Day stories from Instagram all compiled into a video! This week we focused on some of the pharaohs ๐๐ป๐ฆ whose names ๐๐๐ฆ you will commonly see in inscriptions ๐๐๐ฅ!
Here are the names ๐๐๐ฆ we learned this week:
Maatkare ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ (Hatshepsut Throne Name)
Hatshepsut (Foremost of the Noble Women) ๐๐ ๐๐น๐๐๐๐ผ๐ช (Birth Name)
Menkhepperra ๐ณ๐ ๐ฃ (Thutmosis III Throne Name)
Rameses II ๐ณ๐๐ง๐ณ๐๐ (Throne Name)
Rameses II ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ด๐ (Birth Name)
Amenhotep III ๐ณ๐ง๐ (Throne Name)
Akhenaten ๐๐๐๐ณ๐ ๐๐ (Birth Name Variant)
Learning any language – including hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช/Middle Egyptian doesnโt have to be difficult! Learning how to read the names ๐๐๐ฆ of the pharaohs ๐๐ป๐ฆ in their cartouches ๐ ๐๐๐ท๐ฆ is a great place to start because not only do their names ๐๐๐ฆ appear frequently, but itโs a great way to practice the meaning of the hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช!
Letโs read some Hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช! Here is Week 4 of my Hieroglyphic Word of the Day stories all compiled into a video! This week we focused on some of the pharaohs ๐๐ป๐ฆ whose names ๐๐๐ฆ you will commonly see in inscriptions ๐๐๐ฅ! Here are the names ๐๐๐ฆ we learned this week: 1. Maatkare ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ (Hatshepsut Throne Name) 2. Hatshepsut (Foremost of the Noble Women) ๐๐ ๐๐น๐๐๐๐ผ๐ช (Birth Name) 3. Menkhepperra ๐ณ๐ ๐ฃ (Thutmosis III Throne Name) 4. Rameses II ๐ณ๐๐ง๐ณ๐๐ (Throne Name) 5. Rameses II ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ด๐ (Birth Name) 6. Amenhotep III ๐ณ๐ง๐ (Throne Name) 7. Akhenaten ๐๐๐๐ณ๐ ๐๐ (Birth Name Variant) Learning any language – including hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช/Middle Egyptian doesnโt have to be difficult! Learning how to read the names ๐๐๐ฆ of the pharaohs ๐๐ป๐ฆ in their cartouches ๐ ๐๐๐ท๐ฆ is a great place to start because not only do their names ๐๐๐ฆ appear frequently, but itโs a great way to practice the meaning of the hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช! This is my personal photographs/video and original text. DO NOT repost. #ancientegypt#egyptianhistory#egyptologist#letsreadsomehieroglyphs#hieroglyphs#hieroglyphics#languagelearning#egypt#pharaoh
Did you know that the word for โcow ๐ค๐๐๐๐โ and โbeautiful woman ๐ค๐๐๐๐โ are the same in hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช/the Middle Egyptian language? Well now you do! This is one of my absolute favorite โfun factsโ about hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช and it has been since I was a little girl!
Did you know that the word for โcow ๐ค๐๐๐๐โ and โbeautiful woman ๐ค๐๐๐๐โ are the same in hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช/the Middle Egyptian language? Well now you do! This is one of my absolute favorite โfun factsโ about hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช and it has been since I was a little girl! The root of both of these words is โ๐ค๐๐โ which would probably be pronounced like โnefer.โ This word could mean perfect, beautiful, or good in Middle Egyptian! Adding the โ๐โ to the end of the word makes it feminine, and then the determinative symbol distinguishes the meaning! So โ๐ค๐๐๐โ could also mean a beautiful woman or beautiful/perfect! Both โcow ๐ค๐๐๐๐โ and โbeautiful woman ๐ค๐๐๐๐โ would have probably been pronounced like โneferetโ due to the addition of the uniliteral phonogram of โ๐โ which would have been pronounced like a โt.โ In order to make words pronounceable in modern times, a lot of Egyptologists/linguists will add a soft โeโ sound in between the consonants! This is my personal video and original text. DO NOT repost. #ancientegypt#egyptianhistory#egyptologist#letsreadsomehieroglyphs#hieroglyphs#hieroglyphics#languagelearning#egypt#hathor#metropolitanmuseumofart#historytok
The root of both of these words is โ๐ค๐๐โ which would probably be pronounced like โnefer.โ This word could mean perfect, beautiful, or good in Middle Egyptian! Adding the โ๐โ to the end of the word makes it feminine, and then the determinative symbol distinguishes the meaning! So โ๐ค๐๐๐โ could also mean a beautiful woman or beautiful/perfect!ย
Both โcow ๐ค๐๐๐๐โ and โbeautiful woman ๐ค๐๐๐๐โ would have probably been pronounced like โneferetโ due to the addition of the uniliteral phonogram of โ๐โ which would have been pronounced like a โt.โ In order to make words pronounceable in modern times, a lot of Egyptologists/linguists will add a soft โeโ sound in between the consonants!
I love learning little things like this about the culture of ancient Egypt! It’s incredible what a language can tell us!
Did you know that the word for โcow ๐ค๐๐๐๐โ and โbeautiful woman ๐ค๐๐๐๐โ are the same in hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช/the Middle Egyptian language? Well now you do! This is one of my absolute favorite โfun factsโ about hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช and it has been since I was a little girl! The root of both of these words is โ๐ค๐๐โ which would probably be pronounced like โnefer.โ This word could mean perfect, beautiful, or good in Middle Egyptian! Adding the โ๐โ to the end of the word makes it feminine, and then the determinative symbol distinguishes the meaning! So โ๐ค๐๐๐โ could also mean a beautiful woman or beautiful/perfect! Both โcow ๐ค๐๐๐๐โ and โbeautiful woman ๐ค๐๐๐๐โ would have probably been pronounced like โneferetโ due to the addition of the uniliteral phonogram of โ๐โ which would have been pronounced like a โt.โ In order to make words pronounceable in modern times, a lot of Egyptologists/linguists will add a soft โeโ sound in between the consonants! This is my personal video and original text. DO NOT repost. #ancientegypt#egyptianhistory#egyptologist#letsreadsomehieroglyphs#hieroglyphs#hieroglyphics#languagelearning#egypt#hathor#metropolitanmuseumofart#historytok
Week 2! Letโs read some Hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช! Here is Week 2 of my Hieroglyphic Word of the Day stories all compiled into a video! Learning the language of ancient Egypt can be so fun!! Here are the words we learned this week: 1. Eternity ๐, ๐๐ณ๐ 2. Scribe ๐๐ 3. Given Life ๐๐น 4. Perfect God ๐น๐ค 5. Son ๐ ญ, ๐ ญ๐ 6. Ushabti ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ, ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ 7. Ptah ๐ช๐๐๐ฑ, ๐ช๐๐, ๐ช๐๐๐ญ, ๐ช๐๐๐ฐ Let me know if there is a word you want to see next week! This is my personal photographs/video and original text. DO NOT repost. #ancientEgypt#egyptology#hieroglyphics#letsreadsomehieroglyphs#egyptologist#hieroglyphs#languagelearning
Come on a trip to Barnes & Noble with me (one of my favorite places) to look for Ancient Egypt books!
I always head to the ancient Egypt ๐๐ ๐๐ books section and the Star Wars section when I go book ๐ ๐๐๐ shopping!
I was so surprised to see the hieroglyphs book at Barnes & Noble because I have never seen it there before ๐น๐๐ช! That book is always my number one recommendation for people that want to learn to read hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช! I also went to my other favorite section – the Star Wars section! I love reading Star Wars books and I am a huge fan!
There are so many beautiful ๐ค images ๐ ฑ๐๐ ฑ๐ช of the gods ๐น๐น๐น on this mummiform coffin ๐ ฑ๐๐พ! Who are some of the gods ๐น๐น๐น and goddesses ๐น๐น๐น๐ you can see?! Let me know in the comments! This coffin is made of cartonnage, which is a material that is made when linen ๐ฑ or papyrus ๐ฏ๐ mixed with plaster! This is from the Third Intermediate Period, and dates from the 22nd – 25th Dynasties. This mummy case ๐ ฑ๐๐พ belonged to a priest ๐น๐ named Nespanetjerenpere. While to many the images ๐ ฑ๐๐ ฑ๐ช may seem like random pictures of the gods ๐น๐น๐น, it is actually a collection of carefully selected religious symbols meant to help guide Nespanetjerenpere on his journey to the afterlife ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ and and ensure rebirth ๐๐ฟ๐ ฑ. This is my personal video and original text. DO NOT repost. #ancientEgypt#egyptology#ancientegyptblog#hieroglyphics#egitto#์ด์งํธ#egyptianhistory#anticoegitto#egyptologist#egyptianmythology#brooklynmuseum
There are so many beautiful ๐ค images ๐ ฑ๐๐ ฑ๐ช of the gods ๐น๐น๐น on this mummiform coffin ๐ ฑ๐๐พ! Who are some of the gods ๐น๐น๐น and goddesses ๐น๐น๐น๐ you can see?! Let me know in the comments!
This coffin is made of cartonnage, which is a material that is made when linen ๐ฑ or papyrus ๐ฏ๐ mixed with plaster! This is from the Third Intermediate Period, and dates from the 22nd – 25th Dynasties.
This mummy case ๐ ฑ๐๐พ belonged to a priest ๐น๐ named Nespanetjerenpere. While to many the images ๐ ฑ๐๐ ฑ๐ช may seem like random pictures of the gods ๐น๐น๐น, it is actually a collection of carefully selected religious symbols meant to help guide Nespanetjerenpere on his journey to the afterlife ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ and and ensure rebirth ๐๐ฟ๐ ฑ.
This large red granite ๐ ๐ณ๐๐ถ statue ๐๐ ฑ๐๐พ of Hatshepsut ๐๐ ๐๐น๐๐๐๐ผ๐ช is large and majestic and one of the most beautiful ๐ค๐๐!ย
The most striking aspect of this statue ๐๐ ฑ๐๐พ besides the size is the fact that Hatshepsutโs ๐๐ ๐๐น๐๐๐๐ผ๐ช face, which displays feminine features, remained pretty much intact! Many of Hatshepsutโs ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ statues ๐๐ ฑ๐๐พ๐ช have the faces destroyed, possibly in an attempt to destroy her image ๐๐ ฑ๐ so she would be forgotten from history.
Hatshepsut ๐๐ ๐๐น๐๐๐๐ผ๐ช is in a kneeling position holding a nemset jar ๐๐บ in each hand ๐ง๐๐บ. In ancient Egypt ๐๐ ๐๐, kneeling is considered a worshipping ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ข/offering ๐ต๐๐ช๐๐๐ฆ position. A pharaoh ๐๐ป only kneels to another god ๐น, who in this case is probably Amun-Ra ๐๐ ๐๐ณ๐บ.
Hatshepsut ๐๐ ๐๐น๐๐๐๐ผ๐ช is depicted wearing the nemes ๐๐ ๐ด head cloth and the false beard which was typical fashion for a pharaoh ๐๐ป!
The hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช on the back of the statue ๐๐ ฑ๐๐พ show her throne name, Maatkare ๐ณ๐ฆ๐.
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Only here on ancientegyptblog will you hear someone say โLook at how gorgeous this is ๐ค๐๐๐ ฑ๐ญ๐๐โ about a coffin ๐ ฑ๐๐พ or other type of funerary object! Be sure to watch the video to see all of the details on the front of this wonderful coffin ๐ ฑ๐๐พ!
There are so many beautiful ๐ค images ๐ ฑ๐๐ ฑ๐ช of the gods ๐น๐น๐น on this mummiform coffin ๐ ฑ๐๐พ! Who are some of the gods ๐น๐น๐น and goddesses ๐น๐น๐น๐ you can see?! Let me know in the comments! This coffin is made of cartonnage, which is a material that is made when linen ๐ฑ or papyrus ๐ฏ๐ mixed with plaster! This is from the Third Intermediate Period, and dates from the 22nd – 25th Dynasties. This mummy case ๐ ฑ๐๐พ belonged to a priest ๐น๐ named Nespanetjerenpere. While to many the images ๐ ฑ๐๐ ฑ๐ช may seem like random pictures of the gods ๐น๐น๐น, it is actually a collection of carefully selected religious symbols meant to help guide Nespanetjerenpere on his journey to the afterlife ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ and and ensure rebirth ๐๐ฟ๐ ฑ. This is my personal video and original text. DO NOT repost. #ancientEgypt#egyptology#ancientegyptblog#hieroglyphics#egitto#์ด์งํธ#egyptianhistory#anticoegitto#egyptologist#egyptianmythology#brooklynmuseum
There are so many beautiful ๐ค images ๐ ฑ๐๐ ฑ๐ช of the gods ๐น๐น๐น on this mummiform coffin ๐ ฑ๐๐พ! This coffin is made of cartonnage, which is a material that is made when linen ๐ฑ or papyrus ๐ฏ๐ mixed with plaster!
This is from the Third Intermediate Period, and dates from the 22nd – 25th Dynasties.
This mummy case ๐ ฑ๐๐พ belonged to a priest ๐น๐ named Nespanetjerenpere. While to many the images ๐ ฑ๐๐ ฑ๐ช may seem like random pictures of the gods ๐น๐น๐น, it is actually a collection of carefully selected religious symbols meant to help guide Nespanetjerenpere on his journey to the afterlife ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ and and ensure rebirth ๐๐ฟ๐ ฑ.
Mummy case of Nespanetjerenpere at the Brooklyn Museum
The ram headed pendant on his chest is meant to represent the sun ๐ณ god ๐น Raโs ๐ณ๐บ๐ journey across the sky ๐ช๐๐ฏ during the day ๐๐๐บ๐ณ – and through the netherworld ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ at night ๐ผ๐๐๐. The images ๐ ฑ๐๐ ฑ๐ช of the gods ๐น๐น๐น can almost be thought of as the picture-book version of the Book of the Dead ๐๐๐๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐บ๐ผ๐บ.
While the images ๐ ฑ๐๐ ฑ๐ช of the gods ๐น๐น๐น are so delicately drawn, the hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช going down the middle of the coffin ๐ ฑ๐๐พ seem to be unfinished and roughly done.
Mummy case of Nespanetjerenpere showing the hieroglyphs and images of the gods.
The hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช show the very standard offering formula:
๐๐๐ต๐ – An Offering the King Gives
๐ฉ๐น – Osiris
๐ – Foremost
๐๐๐๐ – West
The inscription reads: โAn Offering the King Gives Osiris, Foremost of the West.โ
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In order to celebrate his Heb Sed Festival ๐๐๐ด๐ง๐๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช, the pharaoh ๐๐ป Amenhotep III ๐ณ๐ง๐ built a new palace ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ which was referred to as โThe House of Rejoicingโ at present day Malqata in Egypt ๐๐ ๐๐. The Heb Sed Festival ๐๐๐ด๐ง๐๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช, also known as the โ30 Year Jubilee,โ was meant to celebrate the 30th year of a pharaohโs ๐๐ป reign ๐พ๐๐. In this display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, there are many different amphoras ๐ ๐๐๐๐ช! Amphoras ๐ ๐๐๐๐ช are a special type of pottery ๐ ๐๐๐ that have a pointed bottom and two ๐ป handles that were used for the storage and transport of various things in the ancient world! Ancient Egyptian amphoras ๐ ๐๐๐๐ช, such as these one found at Malqata, were usually made of red ๐ง๐๐๐ clay ๐ช๐๐ด๐ and then covered with a cream colored coat. They were then painted ๐๐ with blue ๐๐น๐๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฅ, red ๐ง๐๐๐ , or black ๐๐ paint ๐จ๐๐ ฑ๐ญ๐ธ๐ฆ. You can also see various wall paintings that once adorned the palace ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ walls at Malqata! I canโt even imagine how beautiful ๐ค๐๐ and colorful this palace ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ once was! I hope you enjoyed seeing these objects from Malqata! This is my personal video and original text. DO NOT repost. #ancientEgypt#egyptianhistory#egyptianmythology#metropolitanmuseumofart#metmuseum#egyptology#ancientegyptblog#anticoegitto
In order to celebrate his Heb Sed Festival ๐๐๐ด๐ง๐๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช, the pharaoh ๐๐ป Amenhotep III ๐ณ๐ง๐ built a new palace ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ which was referred to as โThe House of Rejoicingโ at present day Malqata in Egypt ๐๐ ๐๐. The Heb Sed Festival ๐๐๐ด๐ง๐๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช, also known as the โ30 Year Jubilee,โ was meant to celebrate the 30th year of a pharaohโs ๐๐ป reign ๐พ๐๐.
In this display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, there are many different amphoras ๐ ๐๐๐๐ช! Amphoras ๐ ๐๐๐๐ช are a special type of pottery ๐ ๐๐๐ that have a pointed bottom and two ๐ป handles that were used for the storage and transport of various things in the ancient world!
Ancient Egyptian amphoras ๐ ๐๐๐๐ช, such as these one found at Malqata, were usually made of red ๐ง๐๐๐ clay ๐ช๐๐ด๐ and then covered with a cream colored coat. They were then painted ๐๐ with blue ๐๐น๐๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฅ, red ๐ง๐๐๐ , or black ๐๐ paint ๐จ๐๐ ฑ๐ญ๐ธ๐ฆ.
You can also see various wall paintings that once adorned the palace ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ walls at Malqata! I canโt even imagine how beautiful ๐ค๐๐ and colorful this palace ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ once was! I hope you enjoyed seeing these objects from Malqata!
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Wooden ๐ฑ๐๐บ Ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ of Rameses II ๐ณ๐๐ง๐ณ๐๐ (New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, c. 1292-1190 B.C.E.). The text ๐๐๐ฅ on the ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ is a version of the โShabti Spellโ from Chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead. This spell gives the ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ the power to complete tasks (farming, manual labor, etc) for the deceased ๐ ๐๐ฑ in the Field of Reeds ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ ฑ๐ฐ๐. This ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ is mummiform meaning that it looks like a mummy/the god ๐น Osiris ๐น๐จ๐ญ! The ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ is holding a holding the crook ๐พ and flail ๐ and is wearing the nemes head cloth ๐๐ ๐ด. Rameses IIโs ๐ณ๐๐ง๐ณ๐๐ tomb ๐๐ซ๐๐ was plundered in the 20th Dynasty, and only three ๐ผ of his wooden ๐ฑ๐๐บ ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ figures remain! In 1049 B.C.E., the High Priest of Amun ordered Rameses IIโs ๐ณ๐๐ง๐ณ๐๐ mummy ๐๐น๐ ฑ๐พ be moved from his original tomb ๐๐ซ๐๐ and to the Royal Cache, a place where many royal ๐พ mummies ๐๐น๐ ฑ๐พ๐ช were re-buried in order to protect the mummies ๐๐น๐ ฑ๐พ๐ช from tomb robbers. While the provenance of this ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ is unknown, it is assumed that it was originally from Rameses IIโs ๐ณ๐๐ง๐ณ๐๐ original tomb ๐๐ซ๐๐ (KV 7). This is my personal video and original text. DO NOT repost. #ancientEgypt#ancientegyptblog#egyptology#egitto#egyptianhistory#anticoegitto#egyptologist#brooklynmuseum#egyptology#ushabti#shabti
The text ๐๐๐ฅ on the ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ is a version of the โShabti Spellโ from Chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead. This spell gives the ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ the power to complete tasks (farming, manual labor, etc) for the deceased ๐ ๐๐ฑ in the Field of Reeds ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ ฑ๐ฐ๐.
Me with the Wooden Ushabti of Rameses II at the Brooklyn Museum
This ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ is mummiform meaning that it looks like a mummy/the god ๐น Osiris ๐น๐จ๐ญ! The ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ is holding a holding the crook ๐พ and flail ๐ and is wearing the nemes head cloth ๐๐ ๐ด.
Rameses IIโs ๐ณ๐๐ง๐ณ๐๐ tomb ๐๐ซ๐๐ was plundered in the 20th Dynasty, and only three ๐ผ of his wooden ๐ฑ๐๐บ ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ figures remain!
In 1049 B.C.E., the High Priest of Amun ordered Rameses IIโs ๐ณ๐๐ง๐ณ๐๐ mummy ๐๐น๐ ฑ๐พ be moved from his original tomb ๐๐ซ๐๐ and to the Royal Cache, a place where many royal ๐พ mummies ๐๐น๐ ฑ๐พ๐ช were re-buried in order to protect the mummies ๐๐น๐ ฑ๐พ๐ช from tomb robbers.
While the provenance of this ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ is unknown, it is assumed that it was originally from Rameses IIโs ๐ณ๐๐ง๐ณ๐๐ original tomb ๐๐ซ๐๐ (KV 7).
Wooden Ushabti of Rameses II on display at the Brooklyn Museum
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These wooden ๐ฑ๐๐บ models were found in the tomb ๐๐ซ๐๐ of the Royal Chief Steward Meketre who lived during the reign ๐พ of Montuhotep II ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ ฑ๐ต๐๐ช and possibly Amenemhat I ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ which was during the Middle Kingdom. Meketreโs high status as an official ๐ด๐๐ is why he was able to afford so many wooden ๐ฑ๐๐บ models and such an elaborate burial. The first wooden ๐ฑ๐๐บ model is of a โPorch and Garden ๐๐๐ช๐โ that has a pool ๐๐ in the center that could have been potentially filled with water ๐! The second wooden ๐ฑ๐๐บ model is of a bakery ๐๐ ๐๐ and brewery ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ช. The third wooden ๐ฑ๐๐บ model is of a granary ๐๐๐. The โtopโ section of the model is of the actual granary ๐๐๐, where the grain ๐๐ฟ๐ ฑ๐ธ๐ฆ was stored. The โbottomโ section is of the accounting area, where scribes ๐๐๐ช are seen keeping records with supplies such as papyrus rolls ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ and wooden boards. The fourth wooden ๐ฑ๐๐บ model is of a slaughterhouse. Cows ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐ฆ and geese ๐๐๐ ฌ๐ฆ are being slaughtered by butchers, and dried out meat ๐๐ ฑ๐๐น can be seen hanging above them. The fifth wooden ๐ฑ๐๐บ model is of a โModel Cattle Stableโ in which workers are feeding cattle ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐ฆ in order to fatten them for slaughter. There were 24 ๐๐๐ฝ almost perfectly preserved models found in the tomb ๐๐ซ๐๐ of Meketre. Half of the models are at the MET, while the other half are at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo! I love the wooden ๐ฑ๐๐บ models so much – as a kid, they looked like dollhouses to me! My sister ๐ข๐๐๐ loves these models too and are one of her favorite things to see in museums! This is my personal video and original text. DO NOT repost. #ancientEgypt#egyptianhistory#egyptianmythology#ancientegyptblog#anticoegitto#egyptology#metropolitanmuseumofart#metmuseum#egitto
These wooden ๐ฑ๐๐บ models were found in the tomb ๐๐ซ๐๐ of the Royal Chief Steward Meketre who lived during the reign ๐พ of Montuhotep II ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ ฑ๐ต๐๐ช and possibly Amenemhat I ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ which was during the Middle Kingdom. Meketreโs high status as an official ๐ด๐๐ is why he was able to afford so many wooden ๐ฑ๐๐บ models and such an elaborate burial.
The first wooden ๐ฑ๐๐บ model is of a โPorch and Garden ๐๐๐ช๐โ that has a pool ๐๐ in the center that could have been potentially filled with water ๐!
Porch and Garden Model from the tomb of Meketre
The second wooden ๐ฑ๐๐บ model is of a bakery ๐๐ ๐๐ and brewery ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ช.
Model of a bakery and brewery from the tomb of Meketre
The third wooden ๐ฑ๐๐บ model is of a granary ๐๐๐.
Model of a granary from the tomb of Meketre
The fourth wooden ๐ฑ๐๐บ model is of a slaughterhouse. Cows ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐ฆ and geese ๐๐๐ ฌ๐ฆ are being slaughtered by butchers, and dried out meat ๐๐ ฑ๐๐น can be seen hanging above them.
Model of a slaughterhouse from the tomb of Meketre
The fifth wooden ๐ฑ๐๐บ model is of a โModel Cattle Stableโ in which workers are feeding cattle ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐ฆ in order to fatten them for slaughter.
Model of a cattle stable from the tomb of Meketre
There were 24 ๐๐๐ฝ almost perfectly preserved models found in the tomb ๐๐ซ๐๐ of Meketre. Half of the models are at the MET, while the other half are at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo!
This is my personal video and original text. DO NOT repost.
