How exciting! This is the first hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช lesson on the new website!
โGiven Life, Stability and Strength for (all) Eternityโ is one of the most common phrases you will see in hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช! Variations of this phrase can be found on so many different types of artifacts – from stelae ๐๐ ฑ๐๐ธ๐ฆ, to statues ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ๐ฆ, to false doors, amulets ๐๐ช๐ , sarcophagi ๐๐น๐๐๐ญ๐ฆ and more!
Letโs breakdown the phrase symbol by symbol!
๐ – Given
๐น – Life
๐ฝ – Stability
๐ – Strength
๐ – Eternity
๐๐น๐ฝ๐๐ is very much like a blessing, ensuring that the person being spoken about in the inscription is all of these qualities! This phrase can be used with both the living and the dead! A shortened version, ๐๐น, or โGiven Lifeโ also appears frequently!
Something thatโs really great is that once you can recognize some of these common symbols and their meanings, you can go to museums and start to recognize the phrases on the monuments! One of the best ways to learn hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช is to just start reading and keep practicing!