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Scarabs of Hatshepsut

Here are some more scarabs 𓐍π“Šͺ𓂋𓂋𓆣π“ͺ of Hatshepsut π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“ŽΉπ“π“„‚π“π“€Όπ“ͺ from the MET! The MET has so many of these beautiful π“„€ scarabs 𓐍π“Šͺ𓂋𓂋𓆣π“ͺ and I honestly love looking at them! I really like tiny things, so scarabs 𓐍π“Šͺ𓂋𓂋𓆣π“ͺ and other amulets π“Šπ“Šͺπ“…†π“ͺ are some of my favorite pieces to see in museums!

These two 𓏻 scarabs 𓐍π“Šͺ𓂋𓂋𓆣π“ͺ both show Hatshepsut’s throne name Maatkare 𓇳𓁦𓂓 in between the Red Crown of Lower Egypt π“‚§π“ˆ™π“‚‹π“π“‹”. The name π“‚‹π“ˆ– Maatkare 𓇳𓁦𓂓 translates to β€œTruth is the Soul of Ra.”

The Red Crown π“‚§π“ˆ™π“‚‹π“π“‹” is also known as the Deshret, which can also translate to β€œred land π“… π“‚‹π“π“ˆŠ.” The word Deshret π“… π“‚‹π“π“ˆŠ referred to both the crown (π“‚§π“ˆ™π“‚‹π“π“‹”) and the desert (π“… π“‚‹π“π“ˆŠ) on either side of the Nile π“‡‹π“π“‚‹π“…±π“ˆ—π“ˆ˜π“ˆ‡π“Ί. While the words are written differently in hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ, they are pronounced the same.

The fertile soil along the Nile π“‡‹π“π“‚‹π“…±π“ˆ—π“ˆ˜π“ˆ‡π“Ί was referred to as Kemet π“†Žπ“…“π“π“Š–, or β€œblack land.”