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Keeping a Person’s Name Alive

π“ˆ–π“―π“ˆ–π“ˆ–π“― – Nonno ❀️

This was my Christmas gift to myself this year – it is a bracelet 𓂝𓏠𓆑𓂋𓏏𓇛 that says Nonno π“ˆ–π“―π“ˆ–π“ˆ–π“― in hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ. I can now carry his name π“‚‹π“ˆ– with me every day. I love this bracelet 𓂝𓏠𓆑𓂋𓏏𓇛 and I’m so happy I was able to have it made for myself and for my sister π“Œ’π“ˆ–π“ too.

Talking about my Nonno π“ˆ–π“―π“ˆ–π“ˆ–π“― and saying his name π“‚‹π“ˆ– is so important to me. Wearing his name π“‚‹π“ˆ– has been so important to me – Nonno would not have been happy with me getting a tattoo (πŸ˜‚) so this bracelet 𓂝𓏠𓆑𓂋𓏏𓇛 is perfect. My students know all about Nonno π“ˆ–π“―π“ˆ–π“ˆ–π“― too and I will talk about him any chance I get to anyone who will listen! I want everyone to know who he was and what an absolutely incredible person he was.

I have likened this account to a Stela π“Ž—π“…±π“†“π“‰Έ in the past, but I also truly believe in the Egyptian cultural aspect of the importance of a person’s name π“‚‹π“ˆ–, and it being essential to them living on. Me wearing his name π“‚‹π“ˆ–, speaking his name π“‚‹π“ˆ–, and writing about him is how I help my Nonno to live on even if he isn’t here with me presently (which really really hurts – the grief has been unimaginable).

In ancient Egyptian culture, a name π“‚‹π“ˆ– was considered the most essential part of the person because the other four 𓏽 elements could not exist without the name π“‚‹π“ˆ–. If a person wanted to survive after death 𓅓𓏏𓏱, not only was mummification essential, but even more so was preserving the name π“‚‹π“ˆ–. If a name π“‚‹π“ˆ– was removed from a monument or forgotten, it meant that the person was deprived of their entire existence.

I don’t want my Nonno’s name to ever be forgotten. Thank you all for listening to me and helping me to have Nonno’s name live on!