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Reading Hieroglyphs

Amun-Ra, “Lord of the Thrones”

Let’s read some hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ!

TodayΒ π“‡π“‡‹π“ˆ–π“‡³ we are going to be looking at an inscriptionΒ π“Ž˜π“…±π“Ž–Β that includes the name π“‚‹π“ˆ– of a god π“ŠΉ, and the honorific that follows the name π“‚‹π“ˆ– of the god π“ŠΉ!Β 

Here’s a breakdown of the inscription π“Ž˜π“…±π“Ž–: 

π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“‡³π“€­ – Amun-Ra

π“ŽŸ – Lord 

π“ŽΌπ“ŽΌπ“ŽΌ – Thrones

So the inscription fully reads β€œπ“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“‡³π“€­π“ŽŸπ“ŽΌπ“ŽΌπ“ŽΌ – Amun-Ra, Lord of the Thrones.” β€œLord of the Thrones π“ŽŸπ“ŽΌπ“ŽΌπ“ŽΌβ€ was a popular honorific to use after the name π“‚‹π“ˆ– of a deity π“ŠΉ like Amun-Ra π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–𓇳𓀭 because as he rose to popularity during the New Kingdom, he was considered to be the King of the Egyptian Gods. Amun-Ra π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–𓇳𓀭 was also referred to as the β€œSupreme God” and is the combination of the individual deities Amun π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ– and Ra π“‡³π“œ. 

Here are some variants of Amun-Ra’s name π“‚‹π“ˆ– in hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ: 

π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“‡³π“€­

π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“‡³π“Ί

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