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Egyptian Artifacts Reading Hieroglyphs

Shrine or Pylon Stela

While this piece doesn’t look like a regular stela π“Ž—π“…±π“†“π“‰Έ (stone, rounded top), it is still considered to be one! This stela π“Ž—π“…±π“†“π“‰Έ has taken the shape of a shrine π“π“Šƒπ“…“π“‚œπ“‰ or pylon π“ƒ€π“π“ˆ–π“π“‰ and that’s what makes this wooden 𓆱𓏏𓏺 piece very unique! I also love this stela π“Ž—π“…±π“†“π“‰Έ because it shows the two 𓏻 sisters π“Œ’π“ˆ–π“π“π“ͺ Nephthys 𓉠𓏏𓆇 and Isis π“Š¨π“π“₯!

On the left, we see an image 𓏏𓅱𓏏 of the goddess π“ŠΉπ“ Nephthys 𓉠𓏏𓆇, and on the right we see an image 𓏏𓅱𓏏 of the goddess π“ŠΉπ“ Isis π“Š¨π“π“†‡. Part of a spell π“Ž›π“‚“π“› recited by the two 𓏻 sisters π“Œ’π“ˆ–π“π“π“ͺ are located in the middle of the stela π“Ž—π“…±π“†“π“‰Έ. I love how symmetrical ancient Egyptian art is!

The crowns on their heads is one of the hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ that is used in their names π“‚‹π“ˆ–π“¦ (𓉠and π“Š¨), which makes both Isis π“Š¨π“π“†‡ and Nephthys 𓉠𓏏𓆇 very easy to identify in Egyptian art.

You can also identity Isis π“Š¨π“π“†‡ and Nephthys 𓉠𓏏𓆇 by reading the hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ! Let’s read some hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ! 

Starting on the left:

π“†“π“Œƒπ“‡‹π“ˆ– – Words Spoken By

𓉠𓏏𓆇 – Nephthys

Now on the right:

π“†“π“Œƒπ“‡‹π“ˆ– – Words Spoken By

π“Š¨π“π“†‡ – Isis

𓅨𓂋𓏏 – Great One

The Middle:

π“†“π“Œƒπ“π“₯π“ˆ– – Words Spoken By

π“…’ – The Two Ladies (Nekhbet and Wadjet)

𓇅𓏏𓏭𓇅𓁐𓁐 – The Two Crowns (𓇅𓇅𓏏𓏭𓁐𓁐 and π“‡…π“‡…π“π“­π“†˜π“†˜ is another way to write this)

π“ŽŸπ“²π“¦ – Lords/Master

𓉐𓏺 – House

𓆖 – Eternity

This piece is dated to the Ramesside Period (19th-20th Dynasties, c. 1295–1070 B.C.E.).