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Pharaoh Horemheb with the God Amun

My Nonno took this picture!! This is a statue of the Pharaoh Horemheb π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“ŒΊπ“„Ώπ“‹”π“π“Ž± with the god π“ŠΉ Amun π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–. Amun π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ– is pictured as larger than the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻. The gods π“ŠΉπ“ŠΉπ“ŠΉ were always depicted bigger to symbolize the fact that they were more important than the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻. The only being a pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 ever bowed to was a god, since the pharaohs themselves were gods π“ŠΉπ“ŠΉπ“ŠΉ on Earth.

Amun π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ– was the King of the Gods (kind of like Zeus). As early as the 11th Dynasty, Amun π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ– was the patron god π“ŠΉ of Thebes. At the start of the 18th Dynasty, the god π“ŠΉ Amun π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ– gained great national importance in the pantheon and this is illustrated with Amun’s fusion with the sun god Ra (Amun-Ra π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“Ίπ“‡³).

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

On the left side of the statue, the hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ read: π“„€π“ŠΉ π“ŽŸπ“‡Ώπ“‡Ώ(π“‡³π“‚¦π“†£π“Όπ“‡³π“‰π“ˆ–)π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“Ίπ“‡³ π“Œ»π“‡Œπ“™π“‹Ή – this translates to: β€œThe great god, lord of the two lands, Djeser Kheperu Re, beloved of Amun-Ra, given life.”

While on the right side, the hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ read: 𓅭𓇳 π“ŽŸπ“ˆπ“₯(π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“ŒΊπ“„Ώπ“‹”π“π“Ž±) π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“Ίπ“‡³ π“Œ»π“‡Œπ“™π“‹Ή -this translates to: β€œSon of Ra, lord of appearances, Horemheb, beloved of Amun-Ra, given life.”