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Hieroglyphs on Mummification Vase

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

Today π“‡π“‡‹π“ˆ–π“‡³ we are going to be looking at an inscription π“Ÿπ“›π“₯ that is on a blue 𓇋𓁹𓏏𓄿𓏸π“₯ faience π“‹£π“ˆ–π“π“Έπ“Ό vase π“ π“ˆ–π“‡‹π“‹ that might have been used during the mummification π“‹΄π“‚§π“π“…±π“Ž process! This vase π“ π“ˆ–π“‡‹π“‹ is dated to the 19th Dynasty. How do we know it’s from the 19th Dynasty? We can look at the hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ that show the throne name and birth name of the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 Rameses II π“‡³π“„Šπ“§π“‡³π“‰π“ˆ–!

Mummification Vase
A Mummification Vase with the cartouches of the pharaoh Rameses II (19th Dynasty)

We are going to start reading from the middle-left column!Β 

π“ŽŸπ“‡Ώπ“‡Ώ – Lord of the Two Lands

π“‡³π“„Šπ“§π“‡³π“‰π“ˆ– – Usermaatre setep en Ra (Throne Name of Rameses II which translates to β€œThe Justice of Ra is powerful, Chosen of Ra.”)

𓏙𓋹- Given Life

The left column:Β 

π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“‡³π“Ί – Amun-Ra

π“‡“π“π“ŠΉπ“¦- King of the Gods

π“ŽŸ – Lord

π“Šͺ𓏏𓇯 – Sky

π“ŒΈπ“‡Œ – Beloved

The middle-right column:Β 

π“ŽŸπ“ˆπ“₯ – Lord of Appearances 

π“©π“›π“ˆ˜π“„Ÿπ“‹΄π“‡“ – Ramessu mery Amun (Birth Name of Rameses II which translates to β€œRa has fashioned him, beloved of Amun.”)

𓇳𓏺 – Ra

𓏇 – Like

𓆄 – Truth (Maat) 

This last part would translate to β€œTruth Like Ra.” 

The right column:Β 

π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“‡³π“Ί – Amun-Ra

π“ŽŸπ“ŽΌπ“ŽΌπ“ŽΌπ“‡Ώπ“‡Ώ – Lord of the Thrones

π“ŒΈπ“‡Œ – Beloved