Hereβs a video on the Maned Sphinx ππ ±ππ€ of Hatshepsut π³π¦π!
Letβs read some hieroglyphs πΉππͺ!
(π³π¦π) – Maatkare
ππ π – Amun
πΊππ – Beloved
πΉππ- Life Given
π – Eternity (Forever)
βMaatkare, Beloved of Amun, Given Life for Eternity.β
I know this is strange, but βGiven Lifeβ is written backwards! It should be βππΉβ not βπΉπβ as itβs written (this inscription is read from right to left).
Thereβs also an added π, which makes it the feminine form! Thereβs a second sphinx ππ ±ππ€ just like this one in the Cairo Museum, and on that sphinx ππ ±ππ€, there is no added π! Why would one sphinx ππ ±ππ€ use the feminine form and one use the masculine?! We will probably never know!