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“May He Live Every Day Like Ra”

“May He Live Every Day Like Ra” in Hieroglyphs

Let’s read some hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ! These hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ are from the wooden 𓆱𓏏𓏺 Coffin π“‹΄π“…±π“Ž›π“π“†± of Khnumnakht, an individual who lived during the 12th-13th Dynasties (c. 1850-1750 B.C.E.)

Here is what the inscription π“Ž˜π“…±π“Ž– says:
π“‹Ήπ“˜ – May He Live
π“‡³π“Ίπ“ŽŸ – Every Day
𓏇𓇳𓏺 – Like Ra

The little β€œstrokes 𓏺” are not technically part of the words and they are not pronounced! They are there for aesthetic purposes to make sure all of the hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ are spaced out correctly and appear even/in lines on the coffin π“‹΄π“…±π“Ž›π“π“†±!

I have posted a bunch of inscriptions π“Ÿπ“›π“₯ from this coffin π“‹΄π“…±π“Ž›π“π“†± because it is just so beautiful π“„€! The wooden 𓆱𓏏𓏺 coffins π“‹΄π“…±π“Ž›π“π“†± from the Middle Kingdom are truly something else! The paint 𓇨𓂋𓅱𓏭𓏸𓏦 and the colors are just exquisite and have really stood the test of time!