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This is an ointment jar that was found amongst many other artifacts in the foundation deposits of Hatshepsutβs ππ ππΉππππΌπͺ temple πππ at Deir el-Bahri. While foundation deposits can be traced all the way back to the 3rd Dynasty, putting ointment jars in them date back to the 12th Dynasty. There are fourteen foundation deposits associated with Hatshepsutβs ππ ππΉππππΌπͺ temple πππ! In Hatshepsutβs ππ ππΉππππΌπͺ time, the temple was referred to as π¦ππ¦π₯π or the βHoliest of Holiesβ (or djeser-djeseru). There are many different hieroglyphic πΉππͺ variations of the word as well!
Letβs read some hieroglyphs πΉππͺ!
ππΉπ€ – The Great Goddess
πππΏπΏ – Lady of the Two Lands
π³π¦π – Maatkare
πΉπ – May She Live!
ππ π – Amun
π
– In
π¦π¦π
±π – Holiest of Holies
πΊππ – Beloved
So all together, the inscription πππ₯ reads: βThe Great Goddess, Lady of the Two Lands, Maatkare, May She Live! Beloved of Amun who is in the Holiest of Holies.β
Fun fact about the word βπ !β This one symbol, usually associated with the modern letter βm,β can have many meanings such as: in, as, by, with, from, when, through, and what!