“É un capolavoro” – (It) Is a masterpiece! Anyone who has been following me knows that I love nothing more than the white limestone 𓇋𓈖𓈙𓌉 statue 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾 of Hatshepsut 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓎹𓏏𓄂𓏏𓀼𓏪 at the MET! Seeing this statue 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾 in the museum gives me so much joy 𓄫𓏏𓄣 each time! Yesterday I was teaching my 8th graders about different sedimentary rocks 𓇋𓈖𓂋𓈙𓏦, and of course I used pictures of this statue 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾 as an example of what limestone 𓇋𓈖𓈙𓌉 could look like! Hatshepsut’s birth name, 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓎹𓏏𓄂𓏏𓀼𓏪, and throne name,𓇳𓁦𓂓, both appear on this statue 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾! Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 and take a look at what her names mean! Her birth name – 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓎹𓏏𓄂𓏏𓀼𓏪 𓇋𓏠𓈖 – Amun 𓎹𓏏- United with (Khnemet) 𓄂𓏏 – Foremost (Hat) 𓀼𓏪 – Noble Women (Shepsut) So Hatshepsut’s birth name 𓂋𓈖 translates to “United with Amun, Foremost of the Noble Women.” Her throne name – 𓇳𓁦𓂓 𓇳 – Ra 𓁦 – Maat (Truth) 𓂓 – Ka (Soul) So Hatshepsut’s throne name “Maatkare 𓇳𓁦𓂓” translates to “Truth is the Soul of Re.” (As a side note, “Capolavoro” is my favorite song from Sanremo 2024 and @ilvolomusic is one of my absolute favorite groups! I have been listening to their music for longer than ten years and knew I had to use this song with this piece!!) Follow me to learn all about ancient Egypt, hieroglyphs, Egyptian mythology, art, culture and more! This is my personal video and original text. DO NOT repost. #ancientEgypt#hatshepsut#ilvolo#hieroglyphics#egitto#egyptianhistory#anticoegitto#metropolitanmuseumofart#metmuseum#egyptology#ancientegyptblog @ilvolomusic @Ginoble Gianluca
It’s no secret 𓃀𓋴𓆟𓏛 that the White Limestone 𓇋𓈖𓈙𓌉 Statue 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾 of Hatshepsut 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓎹𓏏𓄂𓏏𓀼𓏪 is my absolute favorite artifact that has ever been found in Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖! This is the piece that captured my imagination and I’ll never forget the first 𓏃 time I saw this statue 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾 with my Nonno!
Nonno was always so excited to tell me about Hatshepsut 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓎹𓏏𓄂𓏏𓀼𓏪, because she was the most successful female pharaoh 𓉐𓉻. Her twenty 𓎆𓎆 year rule 𓋾𓈎𓏏 was marked by big building projects (her mortuary temple 𓂦𓂋𓂦𓏥𓉐), economic prosperity (the expedition to Punt 𓊪𓃺𓈖𓏏𓈉) and peace!
Not only is this White Limestone 𓇋𓈖𓈙𓌉 Statue 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾 of Hatshepsut 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓎹𓏏𓄂𓏏𓀼𓏪 just absolutely stunning 𓄤, I love the hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 on it because Hatshepsut 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓎹𓏏𓄂𓏏𓀼𓏪 refers to herself using the female form of words in the inscriptions 𓏟𓏛𓏥! These were also some of the first inscriptions 𓏟𓏛𓏥 I learned how to read, so they are very special to me!
White Limestone Statue of Hatshepsut at the MET
Check out this post for a more in-depth look at this beautiful 𓄤 statue 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾! No matter how many times I see it, I am still in awe of its beauty 𓄤!
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