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May He Live Every Day Like Ra

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

Today π“‡π“‡‹π“ˆ–π“‡³ we are going to look at one of my absolute favorite  wooden 𓆱𓏏𓏺 coffins π“‹΄π“…±π“Ž›π“π“†± from the Middle Kingdom! The art of ancient Egypt really started to develop during the Middle Kingdom times, and the beautifully 𓄀𓆑𓂋 painted wooden 𓆱𓏏𓏺 coffins π“‹΄π“…±π“Ž›π“π“†± and their hieroglyphic π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ inscriptions π“Ÿπ“›π“₯ are just captivating! The paint 𓇨𓂋𓅱𓏭𓏸𓏦 and the colors are just exquisite and have really stood the test of time! 

When I go to the MET, sometimes I just sit on the floor in front of this coffin π“‹΄π“…±π“Ž›π“π“†± to 1) just stare at its beauty 𓄀𓆑𓂋 and 2) to take a break!

This coffin π“‹΄π“…±π“Ž›π“π“†± belonged to Khnumnakht, an individual who lived during the 12th-13th Dynasties (c. 1850-1750B.C.E.). Khnumnakht is known only by the name π“‚‹π“ˆ– on his coffin π“‹΄π“…±π“Ž›π“π“†±; Egyptologists don’t know anything else about him or his life π“‹Ήπ“ˆ–π“!Β 

May He Live Every Day Like Ra
May He Live Every Day Like Ra

Let’s read some hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ! Here is what the inscription π“Ž˜π“…±π“Ž– says: 

π“‹Ήπ“˜ – May He Live 

π“‡³π“Ίπ“ŽŸ – Every Day

𓏇𓇳𓏺 – Like Ra

The little β€œstrokes 𓏺” within the symbols are not technically part of the words and they are not pronounced! They are there for aesthetic purposes to make sure all of the hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ are spaced out correctly and appear in even lines on the coffin π“‹΄π“…±π“Ž›π“π“†±! 

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