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“Given Everlasting Life for All Eternity”

π“™π“‹Ήπ“†–π“Ž›π“‡³π“Ž› β€œGiven Everlasting Life for all Eternity.”

This is one of my absolute favorite Egyptian phrases – it appears a lot in hieroglyphic inscriptions π“Ÿπ“›π“₯ whether its on stelae π“Ž—π“…±π“†“π“‰Έπ“ͺ or tomb/temple walls. The Egyptians π“†Žπ“π“€€π“π“ͺ spent their time on Earth preparing for the afterlife and their journey to the Underworld 𓇼𓄿𓏏𓉐 to meet Osiris π“Ήπ“Š¨π“€­. I interpret the phrase β€œπ“™π“‹Ήπ“†–π“Ž›π“‡³π“Ž›β€ two 𓏻 different ways. When they died, the Egyptians π“†Žπ“π“€€π“π“ͺ wanted to be remembered, hence the purpose of stelae π“Ž—π“…±π“†“π“‰Έπ“ͺ. Also, they believed death was the beginning of a journey to eternal life 𓋹𓆖.

𓏙 – Given
π“‹Ή – Life
𓆖 – Everlasting/Eternal
π“Ž›π“‡³π“Ž› – Eternity