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“Venerated Before…” in Hieroglyphs

Let’s read some hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ! Also, how gorgeous π“„€ are the colors on this sarcophagus π“ŽŸπ“‹Ήπ“ˆ–π“π“Š­?!

This is another inscription π“Ÿπ“›π“₯ that you will find on sarcophagi π“ŽŸπ“‹Ήπ“ˆ–π“π“Š­π“ͺ or other funerary objects, like stelae π“Ž—π“…±π“†“π“‰Έπ“ͺ. While the phrase may not be as common as some others (like the Offering Formula), it does pop up fairly frequently and it’s a good one to know!

π“„ͺπ“π“‡Œ- Venerated
𓐍𓂋 – Before
π“Š¨π“π“Ί – Isis (her name is usually written as π“Š¨π“π“₯, but the determinative is missing most likely due to the amount of space available on the sarcophagus.)

Since β€œVenerated π“„ͺπ“π“‡Œβ€œ is just another way to say β€œrespect,” this phrase means that the deceased 𓅓𓏏𓏱 person was held in high regard by the goddess π“ŠΉπ“ Isis π“Š¨π“π“₯! That is certainly a position that an ancient Egyptian π“†Žπ“π“€€π“ would want to be in!

Now, Isis π“Š¨π“π“Ί isn’t the only goddess’ π“ŠΉπ“ name π“‚‹π“ˆ– that is used in this phrase; Anubis π“‡‹π“ˆ–π“Šͺ𓅱𓃣 and Osiris π“Ήπ“Š¨π“€­ are popular to find as well! This is because all three 𓏼 of these deities π“ŠΉπ“ŠΉπ“ŠΉ are associated with death 𓅓𓏏𓏱 and the afterlife 𓇼𓄿𓏏𓉐!

π“„ͺπ“π“‡Œπ“π“‚‹π“‡‹π“ˆ–π“Šͺ𓅱𓃣 – Venerated Before Anubis
π“„ͺπ“π“‡Œπ“π“‚‹π“Ήπ“Š¨π“€­ – Venerated Before Osiris

I hope this has been helpful in your hieroglyph journey!